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In Print / Marriage and Relationships

Dating After Divorce

By Henni Halberstam

If someone interesting is suggested and he sounds promising to you, go out on a date. Date with honesty and integrity, and expect the same from the men you are set up with.

In Print / Parenting Our Children

Burnout: A Women’s Epidemic?

By Rifka Schonfeld

What happens if the stressor is not a lion? What happens if the stressor is a really rude boss?

In Print / Marriage and Relationships

The Numbers Game

By Henni Halberstam

Unless your crystal ball works better than mine, no one can predict the future of any couple or knows what life may bring.

In Print / Parenting Our Children

Shutting Down

By Rifka Schonfeld

If the thoughts that are keeping you awake are tasks you need to complete, write them down. This way, you know you won’t forget.

In Print / Marriage and Relationships

Chivalry Is Not Dead

By Henni Halberstam

Eating at a restaurant can be expensive, but by paying the bill you are showing the girl that while you know that she may be able to afford her own meal, you don’t want her to.

In Print / Parenting Our Children

Why Do Today…

By Rifka Schonfeld

The best way to not fall back into bad habits is to avoid those triggers to begin with.

In Print / Marriage and Relationships

The Waiting Room

By Henni Halberstam

If you happen to be traveling to another city and someone wants to set you up while you are there, go out on a date.

In Print / Parenting Our Children

Dis-Organization

By Rifka Schonfeld

It’s very possible that you are disorganized because you simply have never tried to be organized.

In Print / Marriage and Relationships

Name Shame

By Henni Halberstam

It is disturbing that so many boys and girls continue to be careless with their casual chatter about the people they have dated.

In Print / Parenting Our Children

Gifted And Struggling

By Rifka Schonfeld

If NVLD is misunderstood, these children can develop more serious emotional problems such as depression, anxiety, and phobias.

In Print / Marriage and Relationships

Skin Deep

By Henni Halberstam

With more urgency, people started coming over to take a peek inside the box. The more we “oohed and aahed,” the more people rushed to look.

In Print / Parenting Our Children

Job Prep

By Rifka Schonfeld

Ask someone you trust to play the part of the interviewer. Then, spend time rehearsing questions and answers with that person.

In Print / Marriage and Relationships

Single And Stuck

By Henni Halberstam

Perhaps they see your dating as an affront to your siblings, or they are worried that people might think that something is wrong with the older two if they focus on you.

In Print / Parenting Our Children

Teaching Gratitude

By Rifka Schonfeld

Research shows that children can learn to say “please” and “thank you” from the age of eighteen months; however, true gratitude and appreciation takes time to grow and blossom.

In Print / Marriage and Relationships

Be A Winner, Not A Whiner

By Henni Halberstam

Now is the time for you to focus on what you have to offer to this world, to your community, and to a spouse.

In Print / Parenting Our Children

Adults And Friendships

By Rifka Schonfeld

When still in school, it’s easier to make friends because you are forced into social situations. As an adult, making friends can be harder – especially because your life is busy.

In Print / Life Chronicles

Life Chronicles

By dvora

I just came home from seminary and am already regretting it. 

In Print / Marriage and Relationships

Brain Freeze

By Henni Halberstam

When you find that flavor, whether it’s cookies and cream or butter pecan, you need to order the cone.

Parenting Our Children

Academic & Social Skills Insights #39

By Rifka Schonfeld

When you see your daughter acting in a positive way, let her know.

Parenting Our Children

The Joy Around You

By Rifka Schonfeld

As I delved deeper into these findings, joy started to become less amorphous and abstract to me and more tangible and real.

Marriage and Relationships

Flying Solo

By Henni Halberstam

So, while you are likely a wonderful girl, sitting at home waiting to win the Powerball is not a viable plan.

Parenting Our Children

No Hard Feelings: Only Soft Skills

By Rifka Schonfeld

Suppression and avoidance might seem to be the easiest answers. “Let’s go back to checking our emotions at the door.” But this attitude is counterproductive.

Marriage and Relationships

Travel Trouble

By Henni Halberstam

Politically correct wording and trending topics aside, every woman’s objective must always be to find her bashert so she can create an everlasting Jewish home in which she can raise her children.

Parenting Our Children

Meetings 101

By Rifka Schonfeld

If the key to good meetings or gatherings is purpose, how to do we figure out if we have one?

Parenting Our Children

The Growing Phenomenon Of Unmotivated Boys

By Rifka Schonfeld

Research shows that girls and boys brains develop in different sequences.

Marriage and Relationships

Out-Of-Control Parents

By Henni Halberstam

Consider the information that they have received. Is it from a reputable source and is the information current?

Parenting Our Children

A Step-by-Step Guide To Resilience

By Rifka Schonfeld

For adults, this twelve-step guide can certainly be helpful in building new pathways in the brain to create resilience. But, what can you do for children?

Marriage and Relationships

Pressing Pause

By Henni Halberstam

Take the time to concentrate on your emotional and physical well-being – and summer is the perfect time.

Marriage and Relationships / Parenting Our Children

The Midlife Blah?

By Rifka Schonfeld

With the passing of time people begin to look back on previous years and feel dissatisfaction (even if this is completely subjective and someone on the outside would think that they were doing great).

Marriage and Relationships

Only Doctors Or Lawyers, Please

By Henni Halberstam

What about a guy with a startup, an entrepreneur, or a tech guy who has created a business on his own? So many are achieving great success, their smarts undisputed, but you will have discounted them because they don’t fit your mold.

Parenting Our Children

Embracing The Ups Of Down Sydrome

By Rifka Schonfeld

The assumption was that children with Down Syndrome are globally delayed, but what Professor Buckley recognized is that these children have a particular profile of learning delays and relative strengths.

Parenting Our Children

Getting To Dry Causes and Treatment for Bedwetting

By Rifka Schonfeld

It is important that your child not feel ashamed. He should understand that it is something you will work with him to overcome.

Parenting Our Children

How Can My Son Develop Confidence?

By Eilon Even-Esh

A child who is not assertive and accepts bullying is in danger of growing up to be an adult who is not assertive and accepts bullying.

Marriage and Relationships

Family Matters

By Henni Halberstam

You are at a point where you need to make an informed decision, and you are worried about a variable that cannot be changed.

Parenting Our Children

I Think I Can’t: Learned Helplessness And Academics

By Rifka Schonfeld

It’s easy to “misdiagnose” this condition and call it laziness, but that would be a terrible shame.

Marriage and Relationships

Buckle Up For The Ride

By Henni Halberstam

A new chapter can be scary when you are unsure of what to expect or when preconceived notions and previous negative experiences are holding you back.

Parenting Our Children

Stop and Smell the [Academic] Roses

By Rifka Schonfeld

Is it any wonder that so many children do not measure up to the heavy expectations placed on their young shoulders?

Marriage and Relationships

The Single Mingle

By Henni Halberstam

It can feel impossible to be sufficiently witty and clever in the five-minute time slot allotted during a speed-dating round.

Parenting Our Children

Academic & Social Skills Insights #38

By Rifka Schonfeld

All children, especially those with ADHD, crave routine.

Parenting Our Children

Academic & Social Skills Insights #37

By Rifka Schonfeld

Not only do children who read proficiently have an easier time in all academic areas, they also are more capable in social situations.

Parenting Our Children

Academic & Social Skills Insights #36

By Rifka Schonfeld

If she has required summer reading, be sure to balance the books she is interested in with those on the list.

Parenting Our Children

Academic & Social Skills Insights #35

By Rifka Schonfeld

Behavioral issues come into play, frequently turning twice exceptional children into “problem students” – even as they are head and shoulders above the crowd intellectually.

Parenting Our Children

Academic & Social Skills Insights #34

By Rifka Schonfeld

For those who are introverted, being with people often feels like it is sapping their energy – even if they themselves have great social skills.

Parenting Our Children

Academic & Social Skills Insights #33

By Rifka Schonfeld

Many doctors and psychologists describe this anger as an integral part of growing up.

Parenting Our Children

Academic & Social Skills Insights #32

By Rifka Schonfeld

Often, teenagers need to see beyond their own lives; doing community services is a great way to broaden their horizons and do some good!

Parenting Our Children

Academic & Social Skills Insights #31

By Rifka Schonfeld

Many of the characteristics you describe: repetitive physical behaviors (blinking or closing his eyes), social isolation, and violence against himself and others are symptomatic of autism.

Parenting Our Children

Does Childhood Depression Exist?

By Rifka Schonfeld

Whatever the numbers, anxiety and depression in a person of any age are conditions too serious to ignore.

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