There was a time, several years ago, when I had only one child, Nikki (her pseudonym of choice). I thus had the luxury of spending

I hate shopping. I have always hated shopping. This could be because my mother and sister love shopping. I would come home from school and

We were packing for vacation and, as always, I made a bag of toys and games for the kids so that during any down time,

“Okay kids, bedtime…” Time for the nightly routine of whisking our children into bed. I turn to our 3-year-old, “Avi, what CD do you want

Those of you that have read my articles know that I mainly write about children and parenting. Having focused on many different topics, I wanted

The year I learned about being late, I was in second grade. I remember being dropped off at school and heading down the long corridor

I know that sentence could be part of a movie where every guy is referred to as dude and each one would be comfortable at

When did society forget that a child’s first teacher is his parent? As a novice kindergarten teacher balancing first year navigations with completing my masters,

Bing! It’s the middle of the day and my iPhone lights up, notifying me that an email has just arrived. I glance at the screen

My son Daniel came home with a gerbil the other day. These kids pick up the weirdest things in school. Yes, his morah sent it

From the moment a child is born, parents tell him or her about the wondrous workings of the world around them. Hopefully, they already begin

We all are very diligent in trying to help our children choose the right spouse. If we are arranging a shidduch for our child, we