Silverstein: Don’t begrudge an empty nest
Barbara Silverstein opens up about the pangs of having her son move out of the family home.
Jewish Parenting Wisdom: Am I too strict?
I’m scared that if I am too strict with my kids, it will harm my relationship with them. Sometimes, when I tell them off, I seem to make things worse and I just make them more aggressive. What’s the correct approach?
Jewish Parenting Wisdom: How to tame an out-of-control child
My daughter frequently gets into a rage and can’t control herself. How should I respond?
Jewish Parenting Wisdom: When to say ‘no’ to a child who always wants more
Our 11-year-old son is always asking us for money to buy things and we hate to say no. What should we do?
How can Canadian Jewish institutions better serve those without children?
The childless often feel excluded from communal Jewish life. What can be done to make them more welcome?
Parent column: ask Rabbi Anthony Knopf
Having parenting questions? Rabbi Anthony Knopf may just have the answers you are looking for.
Cheque please! Who should pay?
I love having them with us, but always paying sends the wrong message. How will he ever learn to take responsibility if we continue to pay for everything? It’s getting very pricey for us, too. Even though he works, we pay for his car insurance, cellphone and shelter, and we’re saving for a wedding.
PJ Library understands that living Jewish starts at birth
Starting a family and raising children is a wild adventure, something for which we are never really prepared. It’s a life-cycle moment when the norm is disrupted and pathways are altered.
Ever-advancing phones are a blessing and a curse
I can see all the incredible advantages of this form of communication, but I’m also apprehensive about the constancy of availability with these phones.
The top Jewish (and less Jewish) baby names of 2017
From Eliana and Asher to Elodie and Caspian, Kveller and Babycenter‘s compilations of trendy names for 2017 will put you in the baby naming know.
