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Planned (Single) Parenthood
Single mothers bridge the world of play dates and real dates. It can be an emotional balancing act. Elicia Brown Special To The Jewish Week Tue, 12/07/2010It is a brisk afternoon in early November, and...
View ArticleThe Battle Hymn of the Jewish Mother
Deborah Grayson Riegel Special to the Jewish Week How dare she. How dare a mother deny her children playdates, television and even bathroom breaks until they had mastered their musical instruments....
View ArticleWhen Readiness Chooses You
Deborah Grayson Riegel Special to the Jewish Week My ten-year old daughter Sophie paid homage to my recent birthday with the best-worst birthday toast I could imagine: “Happy Birthday to the world’s...
View ArticleThis Land Is Your Land?
Elicia Brown Special To The Jewish Week My long-legged 9-year-old clambers onto my lap, her eye-rolling cynicism suppressed for the moment. Together we wait, staring at the computer screen’s still...
View ArticleThe Promise Of Parenting Portals
When it comes to reaching unaffiliated Jewish parents of young kids, hip and attractive web portals aren’t just a good idea. They actually seem to work.That’s the take-away from two recent reports: an...
View ArticleA Son Who Does Not Know How To Ask
Elicia Brown Special To The Jewish Week It began as the typical nightmare of so many parents, but concluded with an unsettling twist: Danny, age 3, had made his way through the door, down to the...
View ArticleThat's Why They Call It The Bubble
I just got back from Israel. I went as a kind of pre-state pilgrim, but the circumstances and the trappings of the trip were hardly old-fashioned, or pious. My ever-generous in-laws wanted to show off...
View ArticleA Jewish Parent’s Power Toolbox for Helping Kids Cope with Terror In The News
Sharon Duke Estroff Special To The Jewish Week It was a tough week on the news ticker for parents. First came the heinous attack on an Israeli tour bus in Bulgaria, followed only days later by the...
View Article5 Things You Can Say To The Parent Of A Child With Special Needs
As awareness grows regarding a number of disabilities, such as autism and sensory processing disorder, people are talking. Often, they’re talking to the parents who are raising children who struggle...
View ArticleParents Feel Better By Helping Other Parents
With the summer approaching, many parents have spent the last few months planning activities for their children. Some families choose to send their children to camp or specialized programs. Finding...
View ArticleI Stand By My Reasons, And I Try To Transcend Them
Excuse {\ik-ˈskyüs\} Noun: A reason or explanation put forward to defend or justify a fault or offense.read more
View ArticleRaising A Child With Autism? Yes, There's An App For That
Raising a child with a disability is overwhelming. My daughter was three and a half when I finally received her Autism diagnosis, but she’d been in early intervention therapies since she was 8 months...
View ArticleVayikra: Parenting And 'Perfection'
After Moses anoints the Tent of Appointed Meeting and the Priests who will officiate there, God speaks to him:Explain to the sons of Israel the ways of bringing offerings to God. There will be...
View ArticleLooking Ahead: My Son's (And My) Future
My eight-year-old daughter has a clear vision of her life as an adult: she’s going to be a singer-songwriter and live part of the year in Paris, where she will own a boutique selling the accessories...
View ArticleA Letter To My Dad
Dear Dad: We are both deaf and we both know no limits. It is the greatest gift you have given me as my father. As a young child, I watched you coach a deaf water polo team and a deaf basketball...
View ArticleFragile X Awareness: A Parent Speaks Out
In our world of parenting a child with special needs, all you have to do is say “Holland” and everyone knows you are dealing with challenging days and lost dreams. As Emily Perl Kingsley expressed in...
View ArticleThe Broken Sidewalk: A Mother's Day Tribute
Even when I was only 5, my mother, Etta Levy, encouraged me, her blind son, to explore the area near our house. She didn’t allow me to cross the street, but there was still plenty to discover. The...
View ArticleHebrew U Professor Picks Up Baby, Rocks The Web
Hannah Dreyfus Staff Writer What would your professor do? Hebrew University professor Sydney Engelberg encourages young moms to bring their babies to class. That’s why earlier this week when a...
View ArticleAugust Is The Hardest Month: Disability And Parental Loneliness
Today? I want what I can’t have. I want Akiva to sleep late. Really late. So late, that I have to march into his room, check that he’s alive, and wake him up because hey, it’s 1 PM, and I’m your...
View ArticleThree Ways Teachers Can Make Parents Their Partners
Editor's Note: Thanks to Lisa Friedman and Matan for sharing this blog, which originally appeared on the Matan web site. In our Matan Institutes we work with Jewish Educators to guide them in including...
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