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Me and my big mouth
*This was originally published as a schmoozeletter email in 2022 Decades ago when I was in high school, we had a school-wide assembly...

Elisheva Liss
Sep 19, 20243 min read
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Will my kids be spoiled?
Dear Elisheva, My husband and I were raised very differently, in a lot of ways. One way that comes up deeply for us, in our parenting, is...

Elisheva Liss
Jul 10, 20236 min read
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Education without soul
Originally published: Feb 2017 Leah [pseudonym] is a 21 year old assistant preschool teacher in a beis yaakov school and part time...

Elisheva Liss
Feb 16, 20234 min read
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Was My Kid Brainwashed in Seminary?
*This originally appeared as a column in the Five Towns Jewish Times Dear Elisheva, Our oldest daughter just returned home from her year...

Elisheva Liss
Jul 20, 20227 min read
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Fireworks and Fireflies
“He’s smarter than I am now…” The thought darts through my mind from time to time, punctuating our evolving conversations. My almost 17...

Elisheva Liss
Jun 15, 20225 min read
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"Virtue Signaling" Re-examined
Lately, there has been a specific kind of backlash on social media against social media about social media, where people take to social...

Elisheva Liss
Mar 14, 20223 min read
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Sacrificing Souls on the Altar of Modesty
In my work as a therapist serving an almost completely religiously affiliated population, one issue that arises very, very often, is the...

Elisheva Liss
Jan 18, 20223 min read
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Problem with my Kid's Rebbe
This post originally appeared as a column in the Five Towns Jewish Times: Dear Elisheva, We think we may have an issue with our son and...

Elisheva Liss
Jan 13, 20226 min read
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Don’t even TOUCH it… How making fake rules can lead to disaster: A Chinuch Message
“I think it was the earrings that were the final straw for me.” The young woman is explaining to me how she went from being a...

Elisheva Liss
Oct 1, 20214 min read
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Hey, Teachers- Your Students Have Issues
A local teacher once called me to talk about some frustrating feedback she had gotten at work. Apparently, a parent had called the...

Elisheva Liss
Aug 15, 20213 min read
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What's the Difference Between a Therapist and a Coach?
Is it just me or does it feel like there are ads for coaching everywhere lately? Do you ever wonder what the difference is between...

Elisheva Liss
Dec 9, 20205 min read
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Why Do Some People "Do Better" in Therapy Than Others? 7 Factors Satisfied Therapy Clients Share
Have you ever noticed that some people will swear that therapy totally changed their lives for the better, and others will say they’ve...

Elisheva Liss
Dec 5, 20203 min read
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Coping with Back to School Season Overwhelm
It’s September, and children everywhere are yanking out their uniforms, knapsacks, paperwork, and supplies, packing up lunches and...

Elisheva Liss
Sep 9, 20203 min read
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Thinking about Homeschooling in the 11th Hour?
Hey, parents! How are you holding up?? With schools scrambling to formulate and convey their plans to reopen, many parents find...

Elisheva Liss
Aug 19, 20202 min read
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No Camp? What Are We Supposed to Do??
Are you one of the many parents who thought they were finally going to get a much-needed break from 24/7 parenting by sending your kids...

Elisheva Liss
Jun 21, 20202 min read
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This Is Not Homeschooling
Parents keep commenting to me: “Wow- this is so hard! I don’t know how you do this all the time.” And I answer: “We don’t. We homeschool....

Elisheva Liss
Apr 21, 20203 min read
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What to Teach Kids Right Now (And Always)
What if we covered a little less math, and instead teach kids what really counts. Less social studies, and more social skills. Less...

Elisheva Liss
Mar 23, 20201 min read
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How to Run Family Meetings
So we find ourselves suddenly spending more time at home with our families than we ever have before. Trying to juggle parenting,...

Elisheva Liss
Mar 22, 20203 min read
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Why It's Important to Teach Kids Accurate Names of Body Parts
Tzivi came home from preschool and told her mom that her Morah had gotten upset at her that day. “Morah said I used a bad word. But I...

Elisheva Liss
Dec 5, 20194 min read
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Hey Teachers Your Students Have Issues
A teacher in my neighborhood once called me to talk about some frustrating feedback she had gotten at work. Apparently, a parent had...

Elisheva Liss
Aug 29, 20193 min read
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"My High School Principal Nearly Destroyed Me"
“My Principal Wouldn’t Let the Other Girls Talk to Me” A courageous letter from a girl who was deliberately ostracized, to the principal...

Elisheva Liss
May 22, 20197 min read
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How to Choose A Career (Including My Own Story of How I Became a Therapist)
In some ways, choosing a career can be more confusing and overwhelming than ever before in human history. There are more options and...

Elisheva Liss
Apr 2, 20199 min read
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Could We Please Stop Telling Young Women that Marrying a Yeshiva Guy Is the Only Way to Get a Good Husband
This will be a short, not-so-sweet, but to-the-point post (bordering on rant). To some, what I’m about to say might be obvious, but to...

Elisheva Liss
Nov 26, 20182 min read
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My Kid “Frummed out” in Israel:Should We be Glad or Concerned?Seven Talking Points for Parents
“It’s not that I mind Rachel becoming more religious; we expected that to a degree, when we allowed her to go to Israel for the year....

Elisheva Liss
Jun 7, 20187 min read
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Rethinking the Phrase: “Off the Derech”
Have you ever heard another Jew described as going “off the derech”? What did that mean to you? How did that make you feel? I’m having a...

Elisheva Liss
Nov 2, 20173 min read
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Teaching Children about “The Birds and the Bees”
There are, essentially, only two ways for kids to hear about sex: their parents, and Someplace Else. While that “someplace else” may be...

Elisheva Liss
Jul 28, 20174 min read
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Education Without Soul
Leah [pseudonym] is a 21 year old assistant preschool teacher in a beis yaakov school and part time college student. Sweet, social, and...

Elisheva Liss
Feb 23, 20174 min read
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