Be prepared and you won’t waste another chance to reconnect on your next phone call. Some kids are just not good at phone calls. Chances are they’re not very good at responding to your questions about their day in person either, but when they’re living at home there’s a good chance you’ll get some conversation…
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Help! My Child Won’t Taste Any New Food
It’s super helpful to understand why your children only want the same foods. It’s also great to have some useful tools for getting those picky kids to widen their palate. You can probably relate to this. You offer your child something new to taste and they tell you right away that it’s yucky, gross, and…
10 Things Not to Do When Your Kid Complains
It’s really not fun to listen to a child complaining. But it’s more manageable when we know how to handle it. I’ve always had a hard time with my kid’s complaints. It brought up a lot of feelings, unpleasant feelings such as, “I didn’t do enough.” Or, “I’m spoiling her. Can’t she just get on…
Why Even a Mess Is a Blessing
This is my new perspective on dealing with all the bumps that come with motherhood. On a recent Motzaei Shabbos, I experienced an epiphanic moment. I had just finished reciting G-tt fun Avraham, the tefillah where I beseeched the Ribono shel Olam to send us a week of bracha, hatzlacha, and an array of blessings….
A Child Went Behind His Mother’s Back. Rabbi Brezak Explains How to Respond.
If your child is doing dangerous things, often punishing doesn’t work. This is what does. Parenting Challenge: We allow my seven-year-old to ride his bike near the house. Our street is very long, and we let him go down the entire street; but he knows he has to stay near the house and come home…
How to Toilet Train Your Toddler
Practical tips and steps to make the process stress-free for both of you. I never thought I would write a post on toilet training.Before I start, while training has gone smoothly for most of my children, there was one time that it didn’t. That one child completely demoralized my confidence in my ability to train…
Does Your Child Always Complain, “I’m Bored!”
Maybe now you’ll have a response. If you type the word bored in the bcp search bar, the first few posts include ways to entertain bored kids. We have a post on a bored jar, ideas for a bored tween (written by a tween), ideas of things for bored kids to do on vacation, and…
How to Handle That Dinnertime Tantrum
Your child is throwing a fit because he doesn’t like your dinner and he won’t eat it. So, what do you do? What is the most effective way to parent in the following scenario? A seven-year-old boy consistently “drives his mother crazy.” He came home one night and asked what was for supper. “Chicken and…
This is the Best Way to Say “No” to a Child
There’s a reason why we tell our children “No.” And it’s not because we’re a mean Mommy. One day last year, my friend and I were walking home from the park together with our kids. As we strolled and chatted, the little ones started running ahead. When they approached the one street we needed to…
Have a Parenting Question? Need Personal Guidance? This is the Number to Call
For decades, Susan Lamm and Sterna Lerman of Torah u’Mesorah’s Counterforce have been guiding parents. Now, they’ve launched a new helpline to give you the tools you need to deal with any issue, big or small. Lots of us attend parenting classes. But what do you do when you need more personal attention, and a…
