Family Life
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Take Two: Is The Surrendered Wife Approach Consistent with Torah Values?
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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…
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Why You Should Play Spin the Wheel This Purim
Add a twist of fun to your day with a carnival wheel Do you have a LOT of kids stopping by your house on Purim? Want to make the stop at your house one of the really fun ones of the day? Play spin the wheel! Let them Spin the Wheel!! Instead of handing out…
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Free Download! Along with Adar Comes Our Purim Coloring Page
Kick off Adar by coloring a scene from the Megillah. Download it here for free! Rosh Chodesh is this week. You’ll turn on the music to play “Mishanichnas,” dance around, and then download this coloring page, drawn by Dena Ackerman (@art_by_dena) to get the kids excited and bring in the Purim spirit (and it’s a…
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Should You Censor Your Teen’s Book? (+ Book Recommendations)
As kids get older, it becomes harder to find them appropriate reading material. So what’s a mom of an avid reader to do? To edit or not to edit our children’s reading material. While in the secular world the “c” word is an anathema to many, we in the frum community are caught in a…
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How to Turn Your Doona Into a Double Stroller
Got twins? This may be your go-to double stroller solution. Twins are so exciting! The double fun, double joy, and double trouble. When it came to selecting a carriage I called every twin mother I knew and heard more than double the advice. Some loved their Bugaboo Donkey Twin Carriage, while others complained that it…
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Ice Cream Night! Kids Will Love Making Razzles at Home
Your kids will thank you when “Razzle Night” is the fun at-home activity of the day. We’re huge Razzle fans – I’d gladly trade lunch and dinner for a Razzle. Everyone needs to treat themselves once in a while. When my sister-in-law told me that, for one night of Chanukah, she was making Razzles at…
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Your Kids Will Have a Blast Drawing These Crazy Cartoons
You’ve taken the kids out and about…and now it’s time for a fun at-home activity. The kids will be busy for a while when you download these fun crazy cartoons! Your kids can trace and create endless cartoons with these templates. Download and print, then let them get busy drawing endless fun and silly faces…
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This Pajama Party is the Stuff Memories Are Made Of
Have a cozy night at home that your kids will remember with these fun pajama party activities. As a homebody, I love the cold and coziness of the snow season. For one, I get to do my hibernation thing without it being frowned upon. It also definitely helps that some of my best childhood memories…
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How Your Kid Can Learn To Draw For Free
On this YouTube Channel, kids learn step-by-step how to draw and you (and they) will be amazed at what they can create. A YouTube channel that is actually productive for children? What, where? Art for Kids Hub on Youtube is an amazing channel in which Rob and a child draw a picture, step by step,…
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Is Your Child Naturally Disorganized?
Organizing a backpack may be the first activity that can help your disorganized child learn to focus and organize. An occupational therapist shares the get-organized game plan. A while back, I shared my briefcase organizing technique in this post, where I recommended using the “SPACE” system. Then, one reader wrote to us sharing that her school had…
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