“I hate school lunches,” she said, as she came through the front door. “I HATE school lunches,” she said a bit louder this time, making sure her mother knew she’d come home from school. Slamming her school books and other random stuff on the dining room table, she headed into the kitchen. There you were, […]
Parenting Education and Mentoring
Archive
Antibiotic Misuse: Why You Need To Care
Antibiotic misuse, using antibiotics for the wrong sort of illness, or using the same antibiotics for the same ailment over and over again, is something you may have heard about. Still, you shrug off that thought as you consider your child, wailing in pain and tugging on her ear. You just want her pain to be […]
Domestic Violence and Abuse: You’re Not Alone
Domestic violence and abuse happens when one partner or spouse acts to boss, intimidate, manipulate, and control the other. Sometimes domestic abuse is carried out with words (verbal abuse). The abuser may work to damage the victim’s self-worth (emotional abuse). When the abuser uses physical violence against a spouse or partner, it is called domestic violence. […]
The Terrible Twos And You
The terrible twos are no joke. You had this really nice toddler and suddenly, he or she is one big ball of NO. She just defies everything you ask her to do. Does the opposite of what you ask her. Has tantrums. In public. And yet it’s a perfectly normal period of development. Just really, […]
Peanut Bans: Are They Doing More Harm Than Good?
Peanut bans were unfamiliar to me until I visited The Zone, a summer camp facility partially funded by Kars4Kids. I was accompanying a van full of teenagers on a daytrip to Albany, New York, and the girls were hungry. A counselor was about to open a jar of peanut butter, then hesitated and asked me […]
Should You Let Baby Cry It Out?
Should you let baby cry it out? Babies cry. Everyone knows it. Parents, on the other hand, may wildly disagree about whether or not it is okay to let a baby cry it out. Some parents think that letting a baby cry is good training. They think that a baby left to cry will learn to […]
Keeping Kids Quiet During Services
Keeping kids quiet is never easy. Which is why some people think parents shouldn’t bring children with them to worship in a synagogue or church. It’s just a child’s nature to talk, and a baby’s nature to cry. Now up to a certain age, we encourage our children to make sounds like “mama” and “dada” […]