How long should it take to feel like my normal, productive self again after a baby? I intended to write this article over a month ago. That didn’t happen. I started actually writing it sometime in November. Now it’s December and I am just coming back to (hopefully) finish it. It used to be that…
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23 Ways to Build Confidence in Your Children
A confident child can do anything. And that confidence is in your hands as a parent. Before I sat down to write this list, I discussed with my husband all the things we tried doing for our children, and all the things we always talk about doing. And the most important of them all is…
I’m a Better Parent Because I Know These Three Things
Becoming a good parent is a process. These are some things I learned along the way. I was asked to share my top three pieces of parenting advice with the “Between Carpools” audience. I want to start by saying how honored I am to share my parenting experiences and the things that I’ve learned through…
How to Give Your Child Positive Chanukah Memories Forever
This is one of the best Chanukah gifts you can give your children. And it’s free! The first Chanukah after I was married, we had just returned to Eretz Yisrael from visiting family in the States and I was in a very early stage of pregnancy. Couple that with the long, dark nights that came…
How to Let Your Children Know—Really Know—That You Love Them No Matter What
The one thing only you can give your child is the one thing they need to blossom in life. Love. One evening in June of 2017, I walked into my daughters’ bedroom to catch a glimpse of them before I turned in for the night. I saw two angelic little girls, heads tilted to the…
3 Ways to Make Meal Time with Kids Calm and Relaxing
A calm dinner table? Where everyone is having nice conversations? Doesn’t seem possible? It’s not only possible, but it’s also necessary. Here’s how to achieve it. Good, healthy food nourishes us mentally and physically. But if we can’t digest it and enjoy the time we spend at the table, then it won’t do as much…
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…
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,…
Does Your Child Want a Gift That You Don’t Want to Give?
What to give, when to give, how to give—or whether to give at all. A gift guide My mother is the perfect Bubby. Although my children are growing up 6,000 miles away from her, she never fails to express her love to them, whether through every gift she sends, the attention she doles out over…
How do we raise healthy, confident girls in today’s society?
Girls today get so many mixed messages about health. So, how do we raise healthy, confident girls in today’s society? That’s a pretty loaded question and a very important one. It’s also a question that we’ve come to expect from parents addressing the needs of teenagers. Yet, more and more often, I am getting this…