Where What WhenArticles about FamilyEven if we parents do not know how to draw a stick or play a tune, many of us hope that our children will develop those skills. Schools are great for academics, but extracurricular activities enrich a child's life in many way ............Read More By WWW Volume: February 2010 It's Summer Time: Do You Know What Your Children Are Reading? The "Secular Book List," a list of over 2,000 secular children's books ... each book by title, author, and grade level, give it a rating according to criteria they developed, and often add comments about the book. ............Read More By Elaine Berkowitz Volume: July 2009 Twenty-First Century Parenting What's amazing about these classes is that they take advantage of teleconferencing technology to allow mothers to listen to a live class and ask questions along with women all over the world, as if they were all sitting together in one room. ............Read More By Devorah Schor Volume: July 2009 The Where, What, and When of Chol Hamoed Everyone agrees that one of the best things about Yom Tov is spending time with your family, including grandparents, cousins, and married children. ............Read More By Devorah Schor Volume: April 2009 The best part about Quarry Lake, right off Greenspring Avenue, is that you don't have to drive miles out of the city to find nature. It's a perfect trip for Chol Hamoed or any time. ............Read More By Aviva Adler Volume: April 2009 Taking care of SeniorsMom, I didn’t know things had gotten so bad. Of course you can come be near us. This must have been a hard decision to make, moving out after 60 years. But you’ll be fine. You’ll be great. Baltimore has great services for seniors. ............Read More By Menachem Taragin Volume: November 2008 Letterboxing - Family Summer Fun This past summer, we were introduced to a sport called “letterboxing,” which fulfills the above requirements, and more!This past summer, we were introduced to a sport called “letterboxing,” which fulfills the above requirements, and more! ............Read More By Morris Family Volume: June 2008 Whadda We Doing, Ma? It’s Chol Hamoed! The real challenge of Pesach is Chol Hamoed!With a little creativity, and patience you really can plan a fun-filled, exciting Chol Hamoed experience together with your children. Hiking, biking, boating, or fruit-and-vegetable picking at a nearby farm create wonderful memories that last a lifetime. ............Read More By Shevi Frank Volume: Passover April 2008 Son in Yeshiva who hates English He sees no purpose to the secular subjects and doesn’t put in any effort at all. I tried to encourage himI have a son in yeshiva who is a good student and doing very well in the limudei kodesh program. However, he absolutely hates English. He sees no purpose to the secular subjects and doesn’t put in any effort at all. ............Read More By Yehuda Weisbord Volume: February 2008 Zir Chemed Provides Hope for Infertility Fifteen percent (yes, fifteen percent!) of all couples face the heart-wrenching journey of infertility.From his work in the field of infertility, the Doctor became keenly aware of the need for a medical center offering professional, individualized treatment in a warm and discreet setting, and he shared this vision with Rabbi Tenenbaum. Together, they set out to make the dream a reality. ............Read More By Esther Teichtal Volume: January 2008 The Joys of Daughter-in-Law-Hood What’s in a Name? How to address your mother-in-law.Perhaps you identify with Tsiona, but whether you do or not, read on. The stories you are about to read are true, although some identities have been changed. Some are not so positive. These are not meant to incite or criticize but, rather, to sensitize. It is my hope that they will help your daughter-in-law/mother-in-law relationship blossom (if it has not already) into something truly joyful. ............Read More By Margie Pensak Volume: Chanukah December 2007 Frank Talk About Eating Disorders The following stories were written by two different girls and one of their mothers. One girl is struggling with anorexia, and the other girl is struggling with bulimia.What Is an Eating Disorder? Eating disorders include anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and other, lesser known disorders. Anorexia is when a person refuses to maintain a healthy body weight for her age and height. People who suffer from anorexia are often terrified of gaining weight and have a distorted body image. Bulimia is when a person struggles with the vicious cycle of excessive, often secretive, binge overeating, followed by purging in an attempt to “undo” the binge. ............Read More By Rabbi Dovid Hochberg Volume: August 2007 Getting Help for Learning Disabilities As a school psychologist, parents often ask me about learning disabilities: whether their child has them and what to do about them. Consider this scenario: ............Read More By Dr. Jonathan M. Lasson Volume: June 2007 What does it mean to be normal? According the dictionary, it means “conforming to a type, standard, or regular pattern.” What is that standard pattern? How can I think I am “normal” and you think you are “normal” if we are totally different? ............Read More By Ahuva Klein Volume: June 2007 An Interview with Mrs. Sarah GoldsteinGet a group of mothers together, and the talk naturally turns to giving birth. The miracle and mystery of birth itself, along with the unique ways it happens, make it a topic of endless fascination. ............Read More By Bayla Berkowitz Volume: June 2007 (At Least We Can Try!)Sara R, of Baltimore, has been making Pesach for 30 years, and by now she has it down to a science. The key, she says, is planning ahead and being organized, thinking about where you have to end up and deciding how you are going to get there. “Get a calendar and work backwards, ............Read More By Margie Pensak Volume: Purim March 2007 Planning Your National Park Vacation In our country, we are blessed with incredible national parks. Last month I wrote about our trip to Yellowstone, the first national park. There are many others, all offering great experiences to the visitor. If I approach this topic with a certain religious zeal, it is because I believe that seeing the wonders of creation engenders a certain spiritual growth. ............Read More By Eli Pollock Volume: January 2007 A Family Trip Guide for Chol HamoedOne of the delights of Chol Hamoed is going places together as a family. Aside from real-time excitement and fun, family trips create particularly meaningful memories. It would take a full issue of the Where What When to describe all the places there are to go. In this abbreviated article, I list only some of the parks, farms, museums, amusement establishments, etc. along with their phone numbers and websites. For my complete list, see the WWW web site: www.wherewhatwhen.com. ............Read More By Esther Strauss Volume: October 2006 Dear Mr. Weisbord, Something has been bothering me for a while. I’m a person who knows what’s going on in the world. I know that bad things happen in the general society, and that our frum community is not immune. This in itself is worrisome, but my question is more personal. ............Read More By Yehuda Weisbord Volume: July 2006 t’s 8:03 on a Tuesday morning. Your mind races as you slather peanut butter and jelly on bread at top speed. The good news: You do have enough bread to make a sandwich for each child. The bad news: only if you count the end pieces. ............Read More By Michal Schuchman Volume: July 2006 Some things you see are hard to forget. Twelve years ago, I was standing in a supermarket, when I overheard a father and mother yelling at their whining child in the next aisle. Suddenly, there was a loud crack, followed by stunned silence. ............Read More By Rabbi Dovid Hochberg Volume: June 2006 Health Conference on GeneticsHave you ever wondered about the genetic compatibility of a prospective shidduch? Do you know a couple that sought the advice of a posek about a new genetic test recommended to predict the health of their unborn child? ............Read More By Dr. Ilana Mittman Volume: May 2006 My Crash Course in Domestic Finance 101What is a busy housewife – tasked with running carpools and preparing menus, and possessing no finance background and minimal math skills – doing writing an article dealing with cashflow, refis, HELOCs, investments, retirements funds and other financial esoterica? ............Read More By Menucha Kesafim Volume: May 2006 You, Your Spouse, or Your Children?One of the great benefits of living in the 21st century is the tranquillity that comes with the tremendous advancements in technology. Since we can communicate and conduct our private and public business almost instantaneously, we are able to relax and calmly enjoy our spouses and children without being pulled in a million different directions. ............Read More By Rabbi Dovid Hochberg Volume: Pesach April 2006 Transitions, Feelings, and DreamsSeveral years ago, my friend’s son, who has Down syndrome, was approaching his sixth birthday, ............Read More By Janice Fialka Volume: Purim March 2006 Bittersweet Crumbs in the Bencher Drawer t is late at night. The kids are in bed and my husband is at his shiur. I call an old roommate, as I have heard some troubling news. ............Read More By Sharmaine Palmer Volume: Purim March 2006 A Unique and Wholesome Approach to Summer CampRabbi Noach Weinberg of Aish HaTorah teaches an important lesson. He says there are two kinds of pleasure in the world: genuine pleasure and counterfeit pleasure. And Judaism offers the real stuff. ............Read More By Eli Pollock Volume: February 2006 In the late seventies and early eighties – back in the days when Baltimore rolled up its sidewalks at 9 p.m., and local kosher restaurants were practically nonexistent – newlyweds Joey and Bonnie Pollak would drive from Baltimore to New York and back on a motza’ei Shabbos to grab a bite to eat. ............Read More By Margie Pensak Volume: January 2006 A TIME, an acronym for A Torah Infertility Medium of ExchangeThe realization dawns on you gradually. You celebrate your first anniversary; a week goes by, a month, then another and another. People get a certain look in their eyes when they speak to you. They start the conversations glancing at your stomach. Conversations stop when you enter the room. And one day you realize that you have become a statistic. ............Read More By WWW Volume: Chanukah December 2005 Solving the Social Skills Puzzle Developing Good Social SkillsWe have all heard of the Three R’s of education, but not everyone is aware of the essential fourth – relationships! Good social skills are critical to successful functioning in life. These skills enable us to know what to say, how to make good choices, and how to behave in diverse situations. ............Read More By Rachel Delman Turniansky Volume: November 2005 Raising a Child with a DisabilityPeople often want to know what it’s like to have a child with a disability, and parents often compare it to planning a vacation to one city and ending up unexpectedly in another one. It’s not what you were planning for, but you learn to love it just the same. [See sidebar] Many parents don’t know where to start when they first receive a diagnosis that their child has a disability. ............Read More By Tzipora Frager Volume: November 2005 Three generations, four women, 17 cities, and hundreds of experiences. That is a summary of a 10-day trip to my native Poland this past June. My daughter and two oldest granddaughters joined me for a journey of a lifetime. We arrived in Warsaw on three different planes, on three different schedules, from three different cities and two different continents. ............Read More By Felicia Graber Volume: November 2005 Children With DisabilitiesWhen Hakadosh Baruch Hu grants us children, we imagine all the things they have the potential to become and do. We picture them in various professions, and think about their bar or bat mitzvas, their weddings, and the grandchildren they will bring us. Our mindset is positive, full of hope that their lives will be better than ours. ............Read More By Sharon R. Saroff Volume: Rosh Hashanah September 2005 Back To SchoolIf only summer could last forever. Who doesn’t love the carefree mornings, the leisurely days, the relaxing evenings? How refreshing to go to the park, work on puzzles, bake, draw, swim, and string beads – with no homework to complete and no deadlines to meet. Yet all too soon those sweet summer days ebb away, and the school bell begins to ring. ............Read More By Shira Cohen Volume: Rosh Hashanah September 2005 Above the Clouds and Down to EarthThe writer is a teenager making aliya with her family, Rabbi and Mrs. Avrohom Leventhal. She agreed to keep us, her former neighbors, informed of her thoughts, feelings, and experiences as she progresses from pre-aliya to full absorption into the Israeli scene. ............Read More By Nechama Leventhal Volume: Rosh Hashanah September 2005 |
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