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Lost

Lost

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My son wasn't the only one who got lost that night

Surviving Your Adolescent

Surviving Your Adolescent

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7 important tools for navigating this trying phase.

8 Nights, 8 Heroes

8 Nights, 8 Heroes

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Inspiring stories to share around the Chanukah lights.

Blended Love

Blended Love

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Blended is a misnomer for our family. We are a lumpy family -- chunks remain, and pieces need chewing before we can swallow.

iPod's for Chanukah?

iPod's for Chanukah?

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How to balance your kids' high tech hankerings.

An Open Letter to Sarah Palin

An Open Letter to Sarah Palin

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From one parent of a child with Down syndrome to another.

Back to School Sanity

Back to School Sanity

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Jewish wisdom to keep your family sane, happy and healthy this back to school season.

Wild Boys

Wild Boys

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Help! My kids are out of control and I'm a stress case because of it!

Mommy I'm Bored!

Mommy I'm Bored!

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Five ways to beat the Summer Blahs.

Serve Warm

Serve Warm

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How to give constructive criticism to your children.

Home Engineering

Home Engineering

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A lot of our parenting meltdowns are due to our own poor planning.

A Family Spiritual Countdown

A Family Spiritual Countdown

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Infusing your children with the essence of the Omer.

Tantrums

Tantrums

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Teaching children how to communicate respectfully no matter what they are feeling.

9 Lessons My Baby Taught Me about God

9 Lessons My Baby Taught Me about God

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My new paradigm for relating to God.

Short and Sharp: Raising Kids without Raising Your Voice Short and Sharp: Raising Kids without Raising Your Voice

Short and Sharp: Raising Kids without Raising Your Voice

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Help! My two-year-old is biting!

Drills

Drills

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What to do in case of an earthquake and other household emergencies.

I Don't Argue with You: Raising Kids without Raising Your Voice I Don't Argue with You: Raising Kids without Raising Your Voice

I Don't Argue with You: Raising Kids without Raising Your Voice

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Practical rules for engagement.

Tales Out of School

Tales Out of School

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Three important parenting lessons.

Sit Down and Talk

Sit Down and Talk

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How to replace the Internet as your child's primary source of information.

The 90/10 Rule: Raising Kids without Raising Your Voice The 90/10 Rule: Raising Kids without Raising Your Voice

The 90/10 Rule: Raising Kids without Raising Your Voice

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How to have a great relationship with a teenager.

Disciplining Two Year Olds: Raising Kids without Raising Your Voice Disciplining Two Year Olds: Raising Kids without Raising Your Voice

Disciplining Two Year Olds: Raising Kids without Raising Your Voice

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Pour on the positive attention and distractions.

Stop Interrupting!: Raising Kids without Raising Your Voice Stop Interrupting!: Raising Kids without Raising Your Voice

Stop Interrupting!: Raising Kids without Raising Your Voice

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How to teach your child to tune into another person's feelings.

When the Bough Doesn't Break

When the Bough Doesn't Break

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My life changed when instead of looking at my son as a punishment, I began looking at him as a blessing.

Sensitivity Training: Raising Your Kids without Raising Your Voice Sensitivity Training: Raising Your Kids without Raising Your Voice

Sensitivity Training: Raising Your Kids without Raising Your Voice

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How to teach your child to tune into another person's feelings.

Bad Words: Raising Your Kids without Raising Your Voice Bad Words: Raising Your Kids without Raising Your Voice

Bad Words: Raising Your Kids without Raising Your Voice

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How to react when you kid starts using bad words.

Raising Resilient Children

Raising Resilient Children

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How do we help our children feel safe when the world feels so unsafe?

Raise Your Kids without Raising Your Voice: Emotional Coaching Raise Your Kids without Raising Your Voice: Emotional Coaching

Raise Your Kids without Raising Your Voice: Emotional Coaching

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Acknowledging your child's emotional universe.

Raise Your Kids without Raising Your Voice: The Misbehaving Child Raise Your Kids without Raising Your Voice: The Misbehaving Child

Raise Your Kids without Raising Your Voice: The Misbehaving Child

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Getting out of the downhill cycle.

Because I Said So

Because I Said So

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Leave the automatic pilot switch off when your kids ask, "Why not?"

Secrets from a Wannabe Balabusta

Secrets from a Wannabe Balabusta

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Some easy tips for turning yourself into a home management guru.

Raise Your Kids without Raising Your Voice: Comment, Label, Reward Raise Your Kids without Raising Your Voice: Comment, Label, Reward

Raise Your Kids without Raising Your Voice: Comment, Label, Reward

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How to correct your child in a positive manner.

Raise Your Kids without Raising Your Voice:The $100 Ticket Raise Your Kids without Raising Your Voice:The $100 Ticket

Raise Your Kids without Raising Your Voice:The $100 Ticket

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How do you get your child to listen to you?

Avoiding Mother Burn-Out

Avoiding Mother Burn-Out

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Practical advice for getting out of the "If only someone would notice" syndrome.

Tell a Story, Raise a Child

Tell a Story, Raise a Child

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No matter how much my kids resent my daily barrage of "no's," I still have that special bond that happens every night when I tell them a story.

Seeing the Stars

Seeing the Stars

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Holidays are not about escaping reality. They are about finding the inner beauty of our lives.

Sticky Situation

Sticky Situation

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A High Holiday ethical dilemma to read and discuss with your kids.

Let Your Children Know You

Let Your Children Know You

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Letting our children know us will help keep them close, even in difficult times.

Diamonds In Your Stroller

Diamonds In Your Stroller

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God is always watching His children. Are you?

Mothering with Maturity

Mothering with Maturity

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Waking up from the dream of our own omnipotence.

Adopting Love

Adopting Love

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Why Jim and Yael Putney adopted four special needs Jewish children and moved to Israel.

Prisoner

Prisoner

by Elise Dolman

Grappling with my father's mental illness.

Creating Through Love

Creating Through Love

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Give your children the most important thing they need: your love.

My New Dad

My New Dad

by Debbie Fisch

Real change is possible after 50. I know because I saw it happen.

My Father, the Hassid

My Father, the Hassid

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Most parents will embarrass their children. The question is: how?

Bar Mitzvah Highlights

Bar Mitzvah Highlights

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Extracting the significance behind the party.

Making House a Home

Making House a Home

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My mother raised two rabbis and the Emmy-award winning creator of the hit show House. What was her secret?

Gaining Cooperation

Gaining Cooperation

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How to get your kids to help with chores and household responsibilities.

Love is not a Luxury

Love is not a Luxury

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Our love for our children -- and our ability to express that love -- will ultimately make them or break them.

Hit and Run

Hit and Run

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Surviving adolescence with two words.

Hide and Seek

Hide and Seek

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Suddenly, my son and I were once again embroiled in a power struggle.