It’s the last week of June, the time of year when many parents across the country are getting their children ready for their imminent departure

Dear Rabbi Sam, I am a bit embarrassed to even have to present this question, but here goes. My wife and I were both raised

Think back to your childhood. Likely most of your fond memories had you digging for worms, finger painting or eating pasta (we called them noodles…)

Watching your children develop can be the most rewarding experience a parent can have.  You develop expectations for your children and hope they will achieve

These words, commonly quoted within the Jewish world, and, I hope, throughout the general population, carry great meaning. As a Self-Esteem Facilitator and psychotherapist, it

Finals season has entered my home. There is lots of “studying” going on in between the Heat advancing to the finals and the Boston Bruins

It was Friday afternoon. My wife was harried as she was working from home while trying to prepare for Shabbos. Being the wonderful husband that

We feel that children are being adversely affected by their involvement in sedentary activities and with toys that are technological in nature that do not

(BPT) – New jobs, first jobs, relationships and looking for a change in weather —these are just a few reasons people have for moving. Most

As a psychotherapist, and one who has facilitated numerous groups for women, both general groups in which some of the women were divorced or divorcing,

My parents really tried with us. Every summer we would pile in the car, my mom and sister in the back, my brother and I

It’s a funny thing how my children are programmed when it comes to playing with a muktzah toy on Shabbat. They know it is not