Parental Self-Care

We're gearing up for an important presentation on parents, burnout, and self esteem. The cry of that old joke resonated in our ears: how many Jewish mothers does it take to change a light bulb? "None, dear. Don't you worry about me; I'll just sit in the dark." But does this self-sacrificing stance of the yiddishe mamma help or hurt in today's parenting world?

Find out in a week....

The Necessity of Bechirot

Hear Rabbi Benzion Twerski in his latest You tube video, on what it is that Bechirot does and why the work we do is so important.

Bullying: Harmless Pranks or Real Problems?

This article from aish.com asks an important question: are pranks played by kids on kids horrors or harmless? Are all the class clowns and troublemakers detined to be bullies? One thing's for sure. We agree with Mrs. Braverman: discretion and wisdom should be the key here. Government rules and zero tolerance policies in schools are the reaction to politics, not policy.

What We're All About

Whether it is their first love, taking their first drink, gambling their first dollar, skipping their first meal, or cheating on their first test, every day our children are faced with hard choices. Many times, in order to cope or fit in, children choose unhealthy behaviors. We believe that learning how to make healthy choices is a skill that should be learned as early as possible. Living is a skill like riding a bike; it takes practice. Your choices become more important and harder to make as you become older. There are many areas in which it can seem quite difficult to make choices, like, I don’t know, dealing with your parents, your teachers, your friends, or yourself?