One of the many struggles we parents face is determining how to set clear boundaries for our children and still allow them space to make

Reuven, a 6th grader, is assigned a school project. He comes home and tells his mother about the project: Reuven: “Today, I received a very

Any reader who has attended one of my parenting workshops will be surprised to hear me touting the word no. My usual mantra, after all,

I went through many phases of “what I wanted to be when I grow up.” Loved dogs, so thought I wanted to be a veterinarian.

I am not a big fan of animals. I don’t really have the time to dedicate to grooming, cleaning, buying supplies, or feeding them, and

“It is the best Yom Tov gift that I could have gotten!” That is the way one prominent talmid chacham expressed his joy at the

Consider the following exchange between Jack and his mother: Jack:I would really like to go to Brian’s house for a sleepover. A few other kids

Dear Rabbi Sam, I am a single mom with two teenage sons, ages 15 and 18.  My problem is that my oldest son who only

Summer is a great opportunity for parents and children to spend time together without having to worry about completing homework.  This time can be spent

I did not go to sleep away camp. Well, truthfully, my parents sent me once. It was the summer after eighth grade, when apparently girls

In the early stages of my parenting, when my first child was a young baby, I recall waiting in the pediatrician’s office in our former

Over the years, I’ve frequently had occasion to consider the act of lying. I myself sometimes told lies when telling the truth was probably a