I’m hoping that you’ll join me in the next couple of months for online events. The two coming up are focused on raising children. BUT please tell me what other topics you’d like to discuss. (Jewish) Life with Children We made plans and agreed how to raise our kids, but things have happened – can…
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Let’s think about babies and toddlers The first three years of life are rarely remembered by the child. But by four or five years of age memories are beginning to “stick”. You really get a long neutral period to figure out what you want to incorporate into your home life. What will you teach your…
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Every child needs to understand where they come from. If you are raising your child as a Jew, but one parent is not Jewish it is essential that you teach your child about that side of their family. This is half of them! They need to be comfortable with how they put these parts together…
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My dear friend, Karen, is again offering a Baby and Me group – one of those memorable parenting steps that help new parents to understand and adapt to the brand new world of PARENTHOOD! Here are the details: Are you a new parent? Was your baby born between September 1, 2023 and March 1, 2024?…
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I have meant to share this with you for some time. Working with Dr. Bruce Phillips to prepare a lecture for the Union for Reform Judaism we presented data from our interviews with adults from interfaith families. Our Jewish world – in this case the Reform movement – is woefully lacking in honest assessment and…
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(Image: Guinness Hamentashen for Irish Jewish kids!) What about the children? If you are in an interfaith/intercultural family then your children have family members who are not Jewish, who may follow other religions or traditions, yet these people are an important part of your child’s life. How can you recognize and honor this part of…
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