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A Parenting Mishna

By Rabbi Yitzchak Shmuel Ackerman, LMHC
I recently received this request: “I would like to read your thoughts on ase lecha Rav and how you’ve seen thi...

School Rules

By Rabbi Yitzchak Shmuel Ackerman, LMHC
Who rules your child? Who decides what she is going to do and what she is not going to do? Do you as parents make these determinations? Does...

A Hidden Source

By Rabbi Yitzchak Shmuel Ackerman, LMHC
We assume that there is a mitzvah to raise children to become bnei and bnos Torah, a mitzvah of chinuch habanim. Is there such a mitzvah, an...

It Wouldn't Work in My Home

By Rabbi Yitzchak Shmuel Ackerman, LMHC
It is very gratifying to me to see more and more FJJ columnists addressing parenting concerns.  The various techniques and reassurance ...

Why “Thank You” Is Not Enough

By Rabbi Meyer Laniado
How can we instill genuine gratitude in our children? We teach them to say “thank you,” ...

The Starting Point

By Rabbi Yitzchak Shmuel Ackerman, LMHC
There are so many things you want your child to learn.  So many possible places to begin to hel...

Unconditional Love

By Rabbi Yosef Churba
There was a father who was very giving and loved his children. He would truly do anything for them. ...

Destructive Tears

By Moshe Don Kestenbaum
Human nature is to view a person suffering as an innocent victim. After all, even if he or she may b...

The Secret of Children's Education: Loving Preperation

By Mr. Avi Fishoff
There is a story that is told of the Alter of Slabodka who noticed that one of the yeshiva students ...