In my last article, I listed three situations where parents could consider how to help their children deal with setbacks. The adage “live and learn”
Do you sign up your kid for a team sport because you want him to win the championship trophy? Is it your goal for him
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Autism Spectrum Disorders, Data and Analysis, 2013), an average of 1 in 88 children have some
In Parshat Toldot we read the story of Yaakov and Esav. Yaakov—Ish tam yoshev ohalim, the one who is destined to be one of the
What is mindfulness? It is specific attention to the present. It is actively observing one’s own thoughts and feelings, without passing judgment on them as
My daughter’s sixth birthday is next week. She recently asked me why I forgot to make her a birthday party last year. My heart sank,
I will not be writing about my fabulous vacation to Bermuda. That is probably because I have never been to Bermuda—though I am hoping to
Seventeen years ago, in addition to weighing enough to qualify for heavy weight boxing status, I became a mom. Two weeks late, 22 hours and
I have always attempted to instill in my children a sense of pride in their Jewish heritage. As a Jew living in America, I want
It was Erev Sukkot when I realized I had spent too much time menu planning, food shopping, decorating the sukkah and baking, and had neglected
When my husband and I moved into our home in Bergenfield 14 years ago with two small children, our home seemed huge. Now with a
People are complicated. What we do is even more complex. What you see isn’t always what you get, even though society tries to tell us
