Family WE ARE WHAT WE SAY by: Yosef Farhi Moshe Rabbeinu made a rare display of anger when he was approached by the tribes who wished to settle on the east side of the Jordan River – Gad, Reuven and half of Menashe. He shot back with the rhetorical question: … more Blog this! Digg this …
Category Archives: Parenting 101
The Perfect Parent (Seed 6)
The perfect parent is a parent who’s trying. Blog this! Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace Tweet about it Buzz it up Subscribe to the comments on this post Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend
No Parenting (Seed 5)
In almost all situations, no chinuch is better than bad chinuch (no parenting is better than bad parenting). When in doubt of what to do or how to react, don’t do anything. If the issue is really a problem, it will resurface and you can address it then. If it doesn’t occur again, it wasn’t really an …
No Grey Area (Seed 4)
The Chovos HaLevavos says that there is no grey area when dealing with others. There is only black and white. Thus, a child should only be judged by his actions, not by the intention we project on him. Analyze each situation and focus only on what the child actually did. If what he did was not …
Turning Failure into Success (Seed 3)
Each child should see that he has been given the tools to turn failures into successes. A person who has no failings cannot grow. It’s not the mistake that matters but what he does with it. This world is difficult and there are a lot of hardships along the way. These challenges shouldn’t discourage us or make us …
The Quick Break-Down (Seed 2)
A child should know the difference between right and wrong While your motivating a child to do what’s right, teach him how to use his G-d-given talents and tools — how to put them to good use Every child has been given the talent to turn failure into success Blog this! Digg this post Recommend …
Our Long Term Goal (Seed 1)
To provide each child with the means necessary to freely actualize and reveal their innermost, higher-most selves (to be an eved HaShem). Blog this! Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share via MySpace Tweet about it Buzz it up Subscribe to the comments on this post Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend
