parenting

When I think of annoying, I imagine a tiny mosquito hovering around my head in the dark, as I’m trying to sleep. Apparently, the drone of a mosquito doesn’t even come close to how annoying I was to my then fourteen year old. I know…

Raising kids in an interfaith family

March 25, 2013

Articles

There are a few times during the year that different religious holidays overlap. For example Passover sometimes overlaps with Easter or Christmas with Channukah. One of the benefits of being a child of an interfaith couple is that there may be no debate about which…

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How do I instill the importance of personal hygiene?

February 14, 2013

Parents Canada

Article in Parents Canada about kids’ personal hygiene

Gratitude can't be imposed

October 12, 2012

Articles

Thanks + giving = Thanksgiving. Time to reflect on what you’ve been given and to give thanks back. That’s the idea anyway but gratitude isn’t something that can be imposed. Children are born not wanting more than to be loved, given nourishment, kept safe and…

Driving me crazy - coming to terms with your teen behind the wheel

September 4, 2012

Articles

What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever done as a parent? For me, it’s adapting to being a passenger or observer to my daughter behind the wheel of a car, nervous about her driving on roads alongside people who may not be quite as vigilant as…

"Make your bed!"

April 1, 2012

Articles

You wonder why something that requires as little physical effort as lifting, shaking and smoothing out a duvet cover would warrant as much nagging effort on your part every morning. Yet each day you play out the same tired old scenario. You walk past your…