by CZShefer | Jul 13, 2023 | English, Uncategorized
Summer vacation. One would expect it to be the best of times. Yet, sadly, it is perceived to be the worst. Parents are stressed out and worried about how to keep their kids occupied and/or…out of trouble. What do ‘keeping kids occupied’ and ‘keeping...
by CZShefer | Jul 13, 2023 | English, Uncategorized
A few days ago I posted a story about how a mom (and her daughter) dealt positively with the repercussions of the teachers’ strike. In a nutshell: the daughter had baked a cake for an end-of-year party which was canceled due to the strike. Mom suggested they bring the...
by CZShefer | Jul 13, 2023 | English, Uncategorized
The norm nowadays is that moms and dads juggle between home and workplace. The word ‘juggle’ says it all. No need for me to expound. Notwithstanding the importance of jobs and careers, being a parent is still probably the most significant role...
by CZShefer | Jul 13, 2023 | English, Uncategorized
One of the most common questions that parents ask me is: What if I make mistakes? My reply: Parents don’t make mistakes, because there isn’t a right or wrong way to parent. Who decides what’s a mistake? What is often considered a...
by CZShefer | Jul 13, 2023 | English, Uncategorized
With all due respect to cheesecake recipes, I’d like to dwell on another aspect of the upcoming Shavuot holiday, ‘Matan Torah’. The people of Israel were liberated from slavery in Egypt. 49 days later they received the Torah. To the onlooker it would...
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