school / kindergarten 2/2

Here's to new beginnings...

September 1st is right around the corner, and for lots of children (and parents) this is A NEW BEGINNING (to kindergarten, to first grade...

My brother, my best friend....

From the time they are born, our brothers and sisters are our collaborators and co-conspirators, our role models and cautionary tales....

Quality Time

Lots of parenting experts use the term "quality time" or “one-on-one dates” with children… But instead of taking your child once a week...

How does your Child feel at Home?

“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel”. Maya Angelou...

What can you do NOW for your Teenager?

“One day your child will make a mistake or a bad choice and run to you, instead of away from you, and in that moment you will know the...

Boundaries are Love

When you set firm boundaries to your children, you are telling them: You can go up until here, because over there it is dangerous, and I...

Allow your Children to fail

It is not what you do for your children, but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings....

Teaching Independence

ONE SIMPLE RULE : “Never do for a child what he can do for himself” (Rudolf Dreikurs) Do not feed a child that is able to eat on its own....

Sex Education

Smartphones, pornography and violence are unfortunately linked today…. By the end of third grade (age 8) 75% of the Israeli children have...

New Beginnings - Back to School

If your child is enrolling in a new gan, or to first grade, this is for you!!! I compiled 4 tips for “the big start”: 1. START COUNTING...

What do Siblings fight about so much?

They fight over “property” – toys, tablets, the remote control… They fight about space – I was sitting here, this is my spot, this is my...

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Barbara Harcavi