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Bar/Bat Mitzvah Planning
Category: Popular Stories Region:A guide to planning every step of your child’s Bar or Bat Mitzvah. By Paula Levenson-MJL The difficult part of preparing for the ceremony portion …
5 Parenting Goals for Every Family
Category: Popular Stories Region:We begin the school year with blank notebooks, pages fresh and clean. Backpacks are free of crumbs and leaked box drinks. Children wake up early …
Helping Your Learning Disabled Child
Category: Popular Stories Region:Children who have learning disabilities may become discouraged about school because they carry a double burden – they must manage all the regular trials of childhood …
8 Ways to Teach Your Children to Respect You
Category: Popular Stories Region:Children need to learn how to be respectful. It seems to be an outdated value but teaching kids to respect their parents helps them feel …
Bilingual children have an edge
Category: Popular Stories Region:Bilingual children show greater cognitive flexibility and have an advantage over kids< who speak only one language, according to University of Haifa researchers. The study …
Making Your Kids Happy
Category: Popular Stories Region:Ask your friends to name their top three parenting goals and I bet most will include “I want my child to be happy.” Makes sense. …
Jewish Newborn Ceremonies 101
Category: Popular Stories Region:By MJL A baby is born or adopted into a Jewish family, and through that, into a covenantal community. From the ancient tradition of circumcision to contemporary, …