Family Life
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3 Unconventional Steps to Actually Solving Bedtime Battles
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Bedtime was always a struggle, and not getting kids to bed is harder than it ever was. One fine day, BCP and I got a bedtime SOS from a mother (well, to be fair — she contacted them and they forwarded her to me): I have 5 kids 10 and under (10, 8, 6, 4…
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Moms: How Would You React to These Four Scenarios?
In every situation, there’s a positive way to react. These are four ways you can effect positive chinuch lessons in your home despite the trying circumstances. As mothers, we are currently finding ourselves in a very unique and challenging time. Let me give you several chinuch scenarios, as we try to give ourselves a reality…
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These Can Help You Prepare Your Son for His First Haircut
There are always those boys that yell and scream the day that it’s time for their first haircut. You can make sure they’re brave and ready. You know the moment. Just when you want to capture that milestone, they toss their yarmulke and cry and cry while you keep trying to take that photo. One way…
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Make the Most of Staying Home By Learning a Musical Instrument
Wouldn’t it be great to come out of this extended stay at home with a lifetime skill? Introduce a new musical instrument to your child and watch them develop talents they can use forever. Right now, we’re all looking to keep our kids – or ourselves – busy and entertained. By now, most of them…
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How I’m Staying Connected to My Grandchildren
They might not be able to be close by, but I can stay connected to my grandchildren and help out my children during this time—and you can too! Are you watching from afar as your awesome children manage bustling households and wishing you could be “the extra pair of hands” you usually are? Let’s turn…
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How to Childproof a Tablet
It’s a Catch-22. Our children need a tablet for their classes. But we don’t want them exposed to the internet or wasting time playing games. What should we do? A few weeks ago, we posted about this inexpensive tablet which has proven to be a great affordable solution for so many households where there are…
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Schedules Don’t Work. This Might.
Did you find it stressful to get your kids to stick to a schedule? When we first heard our kids were going to be home for a couple of weeks before Pesach a month ago, we all started preparing schedules for our families to keep some kind of structure. We even posted sample schedules and…
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Your Child Can Draw These Jewish Cartoons!
Pick a head, pick the face shape, pick the eyes, nose, mouth, and pick a body…draw your own Last year, we posted these crazy cartoons and your kids loved them! Now, Between Carpools introduces…a new Jewish version! Simply download and print the templates, then place your tracing paper over the templates to draw. No tracing…
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Today’s Activity. New Morning Routine Coloring Pages! Free Download!
Need to keep kids busy while you prepare for Shabbos? Free coloring pages are here. Illustrator Leah Schwed worked on these coloring pages for our BCP readers as a way to contribute to the community. Kids can color – and then turn them into an educational opportunity by asking your children about the scenes (questions…
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Top 14 Skills Your Child Can Learn
Is your child bored? Do they need something productive to do that will make them feel confident? Let them develop and grow by learning a new skill! Kids who have extra time can use it to really thrive. For some kids, school isn’t when they shine–but every child does have a place where they can!…
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