Leah is a righteous convert, beautiful inside and out. She is un upright Jew and learned as well. Yet, she can't walk to synagogue or cross the street without suffering verbal abuse. Inane people break her heart. No wonder that we're still in… [Read more...]

Don’t let your child grow up like a mental couch potato. Teach children's minds to be active, not passive. Active brains have the ability to learn quickly and efficiently. The also have cogent powers of understanding and… [Read more...]

In two words, the Torah tells a parent how to educate and raise emotionally-healthy children. The converse of these same two words shows what a parent should avoid doing. Are our priorities in the right… [Read more...]

A distraught teacher was having terrible disciplinary problems with a boy in his class. He sought advice from the great Rabbi Shmuel Halevi Vozner, of blessed memory...… [Read more...]

Today's lesson sheds light on verbal abuse in families. Why do spouses disparage one another? Why do parents tear their children apart with yelling and criticism? Does a family lack an adequate income? Strife in the home is most likely the culprit. Rebbe Nachman says that if you believe you can… [Read more...]

Today’s lesson provides practical tools for parents of special needs children. We learn the type of living emuna that enables the families of a special-needs child to cope with the many challenges they… [Read more...]

Raising a special needs child is not only a tremendous challenge, but a difficult test of emuna as well. Many parents of special needs children ask, "Why me?" Good question! Let's get some… [Read more...]