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(Three minute read)Hi! One of my friends and colleagues asked me today if I’m “doing” summer. It took me a moment to catch on. Yes, I’ve been “doing” summer the last four weeks and loving every moment of it! I hope you are, too! Self-care enables us to care better for others! I used to […]

The question is… Whom do I want to be friends with??!!Children can learn to make an informed choice. (Four minute read)Ultimately, we want our children to hang around nice kids who treat them well, make them feel good about themselves, and are positive role models. Similarly, we want our kids to be the same for

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                                                          (One minute read)A friend of mine called me and told me that her 10-year-old daughter has been getting bullied in the bungalow colony. To make matters

                                                  (Three minute read)One of my moms asked me to prepare her daughter for the yomtov of Shavuos since the Pesach prep we had done a few weeks ago really made

                                                             (Two Minute Read) Dilemma:Last week Monday, I had to make a choice: Do I celebrate my birthday with my kids or do I write and

(Two Minute Read) Question:Last week, a question was posed about a third grade student who always argues back when she is reprimanded, and does not accept what the teacher is saying. What can the teacher do? What can the therapist or parent do to get the child to listen to the teacher’s perspective? Answer:When a

(One minute read) Question:I have a third grade student who always argues back when she is reprimanded, and does not accept what the teacher is saying. Shall I teach her to accept? I’m always scared that there’s a 1% chance that my student is right. Should she just learn to swallow? Answer:Whereas we don’t want

(Three minute read) Spending holidays and Yomim Tovim with our children and family can be exciting, spiritually uplifting, AND emotionally draining all at the same time. That’s the reality. Are we normal if we feel all these feelings? Yes!Here is a social behavior story we can read to ourselves to give us perspective. Hopefully it’ll

                                                                  (Two minute read) Traveling with children can be quite a hassle, (unless your kids are angels). Btw, very few kids really are.