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

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...

Originally published: Feb 2017 Leah [pseudonym] is a 21 year old assistant preschool teacher in a beis yaakov school and part time...

*This originally appeared as a column in the Five Towns Jewish Times Dear Elisheva, Our oldest daughter just returned home from her year...

“He’s smarter than I am now…” The thought darts through my mind from time to time, punctuating our evolving conversations. My almost 17...

Lately, there has been a specific kind of backlash on social media against social media about social media, where people take to social...

In my work as a therapist serving an almost completely religiously affiliated population, one issue that arises very, very often, is the...

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...

“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...

A local teacher once called me to talk about some frustrating feedback she had gotten at work. Apparently, a parent had called the...

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...

Have you ever noticed that some people will swear that therapy totally changed their lives for the better, and others will say they’ve...

It’s September, and children everywhere are yanking out their uniforms, knapsacks, paperwork, and supplies, packing up lunches and...

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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....

What if we covered a little less math, and instead teach kids what really counts. Less social studies, and more social skills. Less...

So we find ourselves suddenly spending more time at home with our families than we ever have before. Trying to juggle parenting,...

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...

A teacher in my neighborhood once called me to talk about some frustrating feedback she had gotten at work. Apparently, a parent had...

“My Principal Wouldn’t Let the Other Girls Talk to Me” A courageous letter from a girl who was deliberately ostracized, to the principal...

In some ways, choosing a career can be more confusing and overwhelming than ever before in human history. There are more options and...

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“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....

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...

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Leah [pseudonym] is a 21 year old assistant preschool teacher in a beis yaakov school and part time college student. Sweet, social, and...