Family Life
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5 Necessities for Raising Emotionally Healthy Children
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It’s not easy—raising happy children takes work—but the first step is knowing what it will take to be successful. From the moment a new mother lays her eyes on her bundle of joy for the very first time, all she wishes is for the child to live a long, healthy, and happy life. While the…
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I Run an At-Home Business. And I’m a Yiddishe Mama.
A Yiddishe Mama. Definition: A woman who bakes homemade cookies for her hungry children while wearing an apron and worries if they ate them or not. Or is it? No, I am not wearing an apron as I write this. Actually, I don’t think I even own an apron. I consider myself a “modern” woman:…
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Fear Not. Here’s Sarah Chana Radcliffe’s 4 Tips for Calming an Anxious Child
Children often have fear and anxiety. What’s the right way for a parent to handle an anxious child? Be Accepting It’s normal to be nervous at times; don’t try to talk your child out of nervous feelings. Instead, validate them: “Yes, being nervous on the first day of school is very normal.” When a…
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12 Book Series for Your Elementary Age Child
Book series are great because they keep a child busy for a long, long time. We’ve made recommendations and provided the information on each series listed below on kosherbooks.org to let you, the parent, make the choice. When we first set out to give our kids pre-checked, appropriate reading material, we focused on the most…
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20+ Great Upsherin Gifts for That Adorable Three-Year-Old Boy
Don’t know what to buy that upsherin boy? These are proven gifts and toys that little boys love. Updated for 2026.
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60 Parenting Advice Gems from Experts & Other Parents Like You
Sometimes, there’s just that one piece of advice that becomes *that” gamechanger for you. We asked our readers for their top parenting tip. Here’s our favs. Every parent has an area where they shine, and we all have experiences we can share with each other. In the quotes below, parents of all types of families,…
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Great Card Games for On-the-Go Fun
We’re Playing Games! Card Games are the Best Portable Fun for Family Time There’s lots of family time on the horizon and whether you’re home or away, card games are a great portable way to have some family fun. We pulled together a list of some of our kids’ favorites. Each of these is a…
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Top Seven New Jewish Children’s Series for Your Elementary Age Kids
Wish there was finally quality Jewish literature that enhances your child’s reading skills? There is now! Check out these fantastic series. Yom Tov is coming…and that means if I want to have a tranquil Yom Tov…we need new books! That’s because a child with a good book at his side is never bored (and so…
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Be Prepared to Spend Pesach with Your Family
Are your young married children coming for Pesach? Are you heading to your parents or in-laws? Here’s what you both quietly wish the other knew. by Ella Rosenberg (and her sisters who are hosting their married children) This site is read by 22-year-old newly marrieds and 50+ mothers who are hosting those newly marrieds. Which…
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Take Two: Is The Surrendered Wife Approach Consistent with Torah Values?
In some ways it is, in some ways it isn’t. Relationship coach Chaya Juravel explains the areas in which the Doyle approach does not work for the Jewish wife… Chazal say that he who loves his wife, he will call and Hashem will answer; that if a couple is has a strong loving bond, Hashem…
Filed under: Marriage
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