The other day I was walking my daughter to gan (kindergarten) and as we were walking she turned to me and said, “Ima, how do you say boat in Hebrew?” I looked at her and confidently answered the first word … Continued
Last week, early in the morning, we were helping our children get ready for school. My son (the first grader) was having a difficult time waking up, getting himself out of bed, getting dressed and brushing his teeth. He … Continued
It has been an intense beginning to this new second year. My son started first grade a few weeks ago and I have to admit – I was probably more nervous than he was. We made aliya last year – … Continued
The other day I passed by the Sabra tree here in Israel and I noticed that it was in bloom. We have been living here for a little under a year now so this was my first time experiencing and … Continued
The other day I did a project with my kids to help teach the concept of ‘loving your neighbor as you love yourself.’ I found a nice arts and crafts project on how to make hugging hands on a website … Continued
I have been reading “The Five Love Languages of Children” and I am loving it! Reading it and applying my new learning is significantly impacting the way I show love to my kids. And I am noticing a change in … Continued