Helping Our Children Make ‘Good Choices’: Part 1
As we approach the holiday of Purim, we are once again confronted with the delicate balance between the physical mitzvot of the day and the
As we approach the holiday of Purim, we are once again confronted with the delicate balance between the physical mitzvot of the day and the
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
This wheelchair is meant to look like a cool toy. Virtually every household in Israel has a few Keter brand plastic chairs, so why not
As a breast imaging specialist who has been reading mammograms for almost 20 years, I am bombarded with questions by patients and friends about the
“You’re fine” is what every woman wants to hear after her mammogram. But in 20 percent of those cases, they aren’t fine at all –
Unless you’ve been living under a rock the last few decades, you must have heard about the “evil” that is carbohydrates (aka “carbs”). Made popular
Starting the day with good breakfast is really a good idea. When you start your car every morning, you make sure that the car has
Power, especially absolute and unchecked power, is intoxicating. Its effects occur at the cellular and neurochemical level. They are manifested behaviorally in a variety of
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
“Why doesn’t he think like me?” “How can she not see that she’s wrong?” “How can they be happy living like that?” I’m sure you