Parenting Our Children

When asked about concerns they have about returning home after their year, one of the most popular responses is something like, “I am dreading all the questions about my skirts and sleeve length."

If you want to be a leader, you need to make connections. People need to see you as an individual with imperfections and vulnerabilities.

We all have small parts of us that don’t showcase us in the best light. Bits and pieces that when highlighted detract from our positive qualities.

Both instilling motivation and creating a safe space are integral parts of learning, helping students feel that they both want to learn and that the conditions are right for learning.

What doctors and teachers call hyperactivity can also be called exuberance.

If you have just moved or are entering a new community, the section on representing yourself as an individual can shed light on social interactions.

We need to remind ourselves constantly why we are taking the precautions we are taking. Remembering the reason gives us the strength to move forward.

What can we do to raise confident daughters – daughters who are proud of who they are and not what they look like?

Part of being productive is knowing what to do with all the ideas floating around your head and world.

Turns out, there’s actually quite a lot that you can do about overthinking.

Whether you or your child is suffering from an anxiety disorder or just plain old anxiety, there are still many things you can do in order to help control the anxiety.

The shidduch process has many challenges both for individuals and for communities as well.

Emotional intelligence therefore grounds children as people who can interact positively with others and continue to develop even as the playing field gets more difficult and challenging. This extends to shidduchim as well.

Of course, everyone is reading and writing about productivity today in a world that doesn’t sleep, and perhaps Duhigg’s book is an oversimplification of our daily race against the clock.

Children will often get caught up in a power struggle: you pushing and them resisting. Your anxiety about the consequences of their actions will only teach them either how to appease you or resist you.

It’s hard for people to understand children can have a learning disability that affects only writing. Most people assume if you have no trouble reading, then writing should be a cinch.

What if your child is not simply a late bloomer? What if he needs early intervention in order to help him attain language?

If you are experiencing crippling anxiety, there are four different approaches that you can take in order to make your life more manageable and enjoyable.

We all start life the same way – as babies completely dependent on others for even our most basic needs... The older we become, however, the more control we gain. We learn to communicate, move, and interact with others.

Though you might not like to admit it – there is a chance that your child’s stubbornness is genetic.

Creating schedules and setting timers can help those with ADHD harness their natural energy and direct it towards their passion.

Well, Nachi, if you don’t know how to put your shoes on, then we won’t be able to go to your friend’s birthday party. We can’t go outside without shoes on.

Girls use relationships to bully each other. This starts as early as preschool, when a girl realizes the supremacy of “I won’t be your friend anymore.”

Using your successful relationship with your parents as a guide, you will be better equipped to maintain long-term relationships in the future.

Out of nowhere, Ruti would feel herself growing annoyed without even understanding why she was upset.

Pay attention to what your daughter is learning in school. Are women represented? See if there is a way to incorporate more positive role models.

You might wonder why someone in my field is writing about this topic. The truth is that we have all seen that isolation is rampant and a secondary symptom of this pandemic.

It is human nature to look forward to a milestone, to say, “by next Pesach, we will be back to normal and celebrating together.” The problem with that is when next Pesach comes and things remain the same, you will feel crestfallen and distraught.

While those who suffer from SAD syndrome generally begin to feel the effects once we change the clock and the days get shorter, these symptoms have been intensified by Covid-19 and the way that the pandemic has changed our life.

Some of the anxiety associated with math comes from the need to be perfect, to always get the right answer.