Parenting Our Children

The best part of the toolbox (and a point that Ness emphasizes in her book numerous times) is that it’s not about innate knowledge, talent or intelligence.

Some say listening works best While others like observing the rest. Some students say they focus more When music, talking, or moving is in store. Others like to sit down and write Knowing the details is what makes them bright.

If you have a learning disabled child I don't have to tell you about the myriad direct and indirect related challenges and associated frustrations. No doubt, you know them all too well.

This year, with most camps closed and several months with no school, siblings have already spent lots of time together. This can make the conflict even more pronounced.

“Your job is to give information,” I said, “but there are a lot of reasons why children don’t pay attention. It isn’t always about whether they ‘want’ to. Maybe they are afraid of failure, maybe they have learning disorders. As a teacher, you can motivate and inspire them to achieve.”

What do you do with that failure? How do you learn from it and attempt the seemingly impossible again?

Parents fight a daily internal battle to “attain a balance between teaching children that they must do their best, and teaching them that they are ‘the best’ regardless of what they do…

In the past several articles we have discussed the importance of parents taking an active role in teaching their children Torah ideas about sexuality and modesty. This is because it is essential that the first images to that fill their developing minds on these concepts must be appropriate ones. There is so much invasive exposure they experience from secular culture, and much to be concerned about in regards to the existence of sexual predators in our midst. If children do not possess clear knowledge and an age-appropriate understanding of the parts of their body and how they can be used or misused it is hard for them to protect themselves.

Many times, people might have the ability to make friends, but fail to maintain them because they lack the skills to translate the subtleties of language.

Shame is often confused with guilt and humiliation.

Most of us instinctively know what good parenting looks like. And yet…

Research has indicated that children with learning disabilities often fail to pick up social skills and experience more difficulty making and keeping friends than young people without these problems. Yet, quite often children who academically are well within the mainstream, suffer from these disadvantages as well.

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

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.

What is Selective Mutism? It is a child suffering in silence.

According to many, self-discipline is the single most important factor in determining a person's overall success.

As a global crisis forces us to reevaluate our ethos and values, perhaps this is the time to focus on our elderly...

The basic approach of the Love and Logic method is to love your child enough to allow her to learn from her own decisions… and mistakes.

The only thing we can be sure of as a constant is change. Change is hard and we are often resistant.

On a much more serious note, Judaism prescribes many rules that we follow that involve both moral and religious codes.

For children, summer means outdoor sports, picnics, and of course, no school! Teachers and students work hard all year long – and everyone deserves a break from education over the summer. However, this two-month break can often have some pretty devastating consequences.

When I became the mom of a blended family more that fifteen years ago, I imagined that there were only two possible options: either we blended or we didn’t, and blending was the definitive goal.

Dear Rabbi Horowitz: We were taken aback when our 18-year-old son just called us from Eretz Yisrael (we live in Europe) and told us that he was coming home and wants to immediately go to work. He said that he is wasting his time in yeshiva, and just can't take it anymore. He said that he will "run away from home" if we don't allow him to go to work.

Years ago, a young man, who I will call Baruch, came to see me as his parents were concerned about his recent test scores.

When verbalized in connection with parenting, the idiomatic expression, on the same page, at times, is misunderstood. Some people believe the term implies total agreement where one of the spouses gives up his/her right to disagree on an opinion, decision or direction s/he wishes to follow. In truth, while "agreement" is definitely implied, the undercurrent is one of a supportive nature.

To what extent is your child displaying defiance?

How could they not know how we wish for a child who wakes us up in middle of the night?

"I've collected that data all along, and what I've learned about surviving hurt has saved me again and again. It saved me and, in the process, it changed me.”

Nechama is one of countless singles whose shidduch prospects are being limited by a lack of social skills. Such skills run the gamut from communication skills and grooming to anger management and stress control. And while social skills issues plague people of all ages, they are particularly damaging to singles on the shidduch scene.

Toxic Language Tishrei -- and the yom tov pattern returns! Of which pattern am I speaking, you ask? If we were to identify the main aspects...