This ball is great fun for parties! Plus, you can prep ahead and it’s ready to toss around once Chanukah arrives. Your kids and guests will love! This one is a no brainer. It’ll keep the kids delighted and busy. While this might seem similar to the “pass the present” concept, we like it even…
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Three Tips to Tame Your Toddler’s Tantrums
In the moment, you’re not quite sure what to do when deal with a child’s tantrum. Remember these three steps. You’ve spent the last three hours wrangling your kids into bed, and just as you’re nearing the finish line, your toddler throws himself onto the floor, wailing because he wanted to take his socks off….
3 Ways to Connect to Your Teen
There’s so much potential in developing the relationship between you and your almost-adults. These are three easy ways that work wonders. Teens and preteens have always gotten a bad rap. Everybody knows that teenagers are their own separate creation. These days, however, many parents are finding it harder to relate to their teenagers than ever…
Did Your Child Misbehave at School?
Do you side with the child or the school? What is the appropriate way to respond? And how do you prevent these occurrences (that form a pit in your stomach) in the future? This is a guide for handling typical school misbehavior situations when they arise. It happens to the best of us. A child…
How to Make Long Motzei Shabbos + Sundays Work for Your Family
Often, the most challenging days are those without structure–Sundays, yes, but also those long motzei Shabbos winter evenings. How do you give structure and make the most of them? There’s something about those long unstructured days that can sometimes feel frustrating. It can be the long motzei Shabboses in the winter, or Sundays all year…
9 Winter Wins for Your Marriage
How do you keep things fresh and exciting when there’s so much routine in the days ahead? Now that we’ve changed the clocks and have long months and nights ahead, we’re faced with a looming question: What do we have to look forward to? Oh, just a loooooong, cold winter. Doesn’t that sound exciting? Well,…
The Aleph Bais Practice Game
If your child is getting stumped or needs extra Aleph Bais practice, this game that encourages repetition of the harder letters, may do the trick. I remember when the kindergarten teacher of one of my older children told me, “He picks up each letter right away. It’s such a beracha.” I thought, “It is? What’s…
Having a Baby? What to Pack in Your Hospital Bag
If it’s your first time, or even if you simply need a reminder during the 9th month brain fog, this list will help you be organized and ready when it’s time to go to the hospital to have a baby. Over the years on BCP, we’ve had a few mothers write, based on their own…
Help! My Baby Hates Tummy Time!
You know it’s important, but you’re too tired to fight the tummy time fight! Our tips, below. Does your baby cry every time you put him down on his stomach? Do you give it a half-hearted attempt before scooping him back up? You know he needs tummy time…but maybe you’ll try again tomorrow. Why babies…
Top New Jewish Book Picks for Sukkos
It’s a great time for a new book – here’s our reviews on all the latest releases for every single age range. In many families, an upcoming Yom Tov means it’s time for a new book. It’s the perfect time–there may be more downtime for reading, plus it’s something that gets children (and adults too!)…
