Category: Parenting

In the previous parenting article, we explored Rabbi Wolbe’s concepts of Planting and Building in education.  One of the areas that us parents often fail in is mistaking a “planting” moment for a “building” moment. Our child displays an undesirable behavior in front of our eyes and our knee jerk reaction is to want to fix it right now – to change the behavior instantaneously and “re-program” the child’s external actions! Continue reading “Parenting Through Fogged Up Windows”

Our role as parents is to bring up each one of our children to fulfill his or her unique potential, to imbue them with values and get them into healthy and productive habits along the way. How do we do that? Continue reading “Parenting – Planting And Building”

Parenting is one of the most challenging areas of our lives. A parent might be top in their career field, might have been a Grade A student in school and college, and may have breezed through many other areas of their life. But when one becomes a parent,  it is never an easy ride! Continue reading “Parenting – Providing The Palette For Their Self Portrait”