Chaya is frightened of being like her mother whom she considers a push-over. She prefers to be like her father who is the dominant one in the family.
Is mirror imaging something that is important for child development?
Children learn more from what we do than from what we say.
Ultimately we don't truly understand Hashem's plan. All we can do is our hishtadlus.
My wife comes from a dysfunctional home where her mother always put her father down.
Young people today do not realize how bad anti-Semitism can be.
Many people have told me that they wished they would have purchased life insurance when they were younger and in better health.
.He tells me he feels terrible and does not mean to hurt me.
You are now being challenged to believe in Hashem and to daven even though you are in great pain.
My mother-in-law and I have had our problems since the beginning of our marriage.
Often people think that when yo hit rock bottom, divorce is the only option.
I feel terrible for her and I tell her to relax, but she is a perfectionist. The baby and her schedule drain her completely.
Their response changed his life.
Where is her empathy and understanding for me?
I so wish my husband respected and appreciated me for what I do...
Sometimes when looking at our lives we see nothing but an empty box, but if we look deeper, we will find the kisses.
Having a constant critic around is like having someone hitting you over the head on a regular basis.
Their constant favoring of our family only breeds jealousy and hostility.
...Israel is a beacon of light in a sea of Islamic darkness...
How you feel is up to you.
Company can rob your children of special attention and time with you.
It was our worst Purim ever.
I am now engaged to a loving, wonderful woman who is really not my imago.
The conversations always start with "Do you have kids?"
Maybe my letter with inspire people to appreciate what they have.
Being in a warm and welcoming community is so important.
For years now, I have disagreed with him and despised his every word and action.
Whenever we are together, I come home sad.
It seems as if all we are doing is copying the ways of other nations.
We have been made to feel socially isolated and only marginally important.
After struggling with depression for many years, I realized that my family was filled with toxic people.
Children who grow up with a parent who functions this way will often have issues of childhood abandonment, and live in a sort of black and white world.
I love them all, but having 10 grandchildren under the age of 10 means it gets really wild.
It takes only one click to reach an inappropriate website and be exposed to...
How could they have just sent him back with a warning?
Having a strong and positive relationship with your children is like an insurance policy.
Not having kids right now has not been a matter of choice for us.
The fighting is out of control and upsets my wife very much.
Our children started acting out in ways we didn't understand.
Life may be challenging, but the light of Torah and Yiddishkeit will shine in you.
The purposely look down and away if I try to smile in their direction.
By Leah Field
Crying is the body’s natural way of releasing painful emotions and then healing.
We went for therapy many years ago and today people refer to us as a couple with a very good marriage.
I want us to be able to grow together and get closer to Hashem.
Orphans need someone whom they can really pour their heart out to.
The phone was clearly a privilege and it's important for teenagers to learn about consequences, accountability and trust.
By Alanna Fine
A large part of me was left wondering why his parents didn’t explain what divorce was and why we had to be his introduction to the topic.
They see these sites and all the other avenues available on the web as part of a fantasy world and convince themselves that they will not be held accountable for their actio
A "party" atmosphere has invaded our celebrations.
My husband and I found something that really shocked us.
To us it sounded like a reasonable plan and though her principal thought we were being naive, she acquiesced to our wishes.
Affluenza is not about wealth. It is about a generation of parents who want to make their children so "happy" that they fail them miserably.
While it is imprtant to think out of the box, we must also be cognizant of people's wants and needs.
My love for my sister is very deep and I want her to learn to enjoy her life.
One reason that G-d waited to create Eve was because it was not enough for G-d to know that man needed a wife.
We have the same ridiculous fights over and over again...
Please, Dr. Respler, tell people to mind their own business.
Often a child's worst fears emerge right before sleep.
How could he fight with someone who wasn't fighting back?
People who have higher credit scores are more likely to form committed relationships.
Quality time means giving your undivided attention to your spouse.
Average intelligence does not connote mediocrity and people are frequently mistaken when they think that someone with average intelligence is not going to really succeed in life.
The brain has two major functions and they are, put simply, “Am I Safe,” or “Am I in Danger?”
When you tell a shadchan that you want a young man with a plan or an idea of how he will support his family, the conversation is over.
Since most women do not have a clue what to do when they receive a hazmana, we will try to allay the fears they might have.
I think it's time that we as a community reconsider our shidduch situation.
Realistic expectations are integral as they help children feel confident when they are successfully met.
It was a terrible and horrifying experience for me that I will never forget.
Unconditional love is something we all crave. We resent feeling that we are loved because of our achievements or the money we earn, and the roots of this message start when children are young.
I realized that this change is a good thing and I should be happy.
The most powerful message you gave me was to think about how to make the person I am dating feel special when he is around me.
I think the only way to reach your husband is through positive reinforcement.
I can't seem to say anything and I do not know what to do.
Marriage is hard work. My husband and I both had to change the way in which we behaved.
He constantly bad mouths me and encourages them to disobey me.
We must compliment our children on their internal beauty so they will feel that their character has worth and value.
My granddaughter is in the basement for six hours, never taken outside and never held.
There is halacha and then what is in the spirit of halacha.
Arguments against giving any vaccines are naive and hollow.
Don't focus on the negatives, that's the easy thing to do.
By Dr. Judith S. Bendheim Guedalia
What in my experiential memory can help me understand what is being said to me and some of the wound beyond the bandages I see?