Building a Relationship with your child

At the core of the foundation of parenting is the relationship a parent has with their child. A parent’s effectiveness in raising their child is dependent on the level of their relationship, making it the first of our topics. Being a parent is one of the most rewarding jobs in the world but it takes time and patience to build your relationship with your child, here are our tips to help.

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Building a Relationship with One’s Child – Basics – Rav Eisenstein
Episode 1 Building a Relationship with One’s Child – Basics – Rav Eisenstein

Today we have a great pleasure to talk to Rav Eisenstein and hear his profound thoughts about raising our Jews Next Dor. We’ll address some very important questions on...

Building a Relationship with One’s Child – Practical – Elana Mizrahi
Episode 2 Building a Relationship with One’s Child – Practical – Elana Mizrahi

Welcome back to another amazing episode! We are so excited to talk to Elana Mizrahi, who is, among other things, a great parenting coach. We’ll hear her advice on...

3. Building a Relationship with One’s Child – Intervention – Devorah Weiss (3/4)
Episode 3 3. Building a Relationship with One’s Child – Intervention – Devorah Weiss (3/4)

Today we have the great pleasure to talk to Mrs. Devorah Weiss, a social worker and a certified parent and teen coach, who mostly works with parents of challenging...

4. Building a Relationship with One’s Child – Wrap-up (4/4)
Episode 4 4. Building a Relationship with One’s Child – Wrap-up (4/4)

We learned so many foundational ideas, on a basic level, a practical level, and intervention when it's not working, to create a relationship with one's child. Sometimes we don't...

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Parenting the Stiff Necked Child from the Stick Necked Nation – Ki Tisa – Rav Mordechai Burg
February 28, 2024 Parenting the Stiff Necked Child from the Stick Necked Nation – Ki Tisa – Rav Mordechai Burg

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהֹוָ֖ה אֶל־משֶׁ֑ה רָאִ֨יתִי֙ אֶת־הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה וְהִנֵּ֥ה עַם־קְשֵׁה־עֹ֖רֶף הֽוּא: And the Lord said to Moses: "I have seen this people and behold! they are a stiff necked people. (Shemos 32:9) וַיְמַהֵ֖ר...

Hearing the Cries of Our Children for Connection – Parshas Vayeshev – Rav Mordechai Burg
December 8, 2023 Hearing the Cries of Our Children for Connection – Parshas Vayeshev – Rav Mordechai Burg

וַיֹּֽאמְר֞וּ אִ֣ישׁ אֶל־אָחִ֗יו אֲבָל֘ אֲשֵׁמִ֣ים | אֲנַ֘חְנוּ֘ עַל־אָחִ֒ינוּ֒ אֲשֶׁ֨ר רָאִ֜ינוּ צָרַ֥ת נַפְשׁ֛וֹ בְּהִתְחַֽנְנ֥וֹ אֵלֵ֖ינוּ וְלֹ֣א שָׁמָ֑עְנוּ עַל־כֵּן֙ בָּ֣אָה אֵלֵ֔ינוּ הַצָּרָ֖ה הַזֹּֽאת: And they said to one...

I Learned It From You – Ben Sorer U’Moreh Part 11 – Rav Mordechai Burg
September 22, 2023 I Learned It From You – Ben Sorer U’Moreh Part 11 – Rav Mordechai Burg

Thus far the Sugya of Ben Sorer U’Moreh has yielded some incredible parenting strategies and thought provoking ideas. Let us once again examine these wonderful pesukim in order to...

Being a Father, Not Just a Provider – Ben Sorer U’Moreh Part 9 – Rav Mordechai Burg
September 8, 2023 Being a Father, Not Just a Provider – Ben Sorer U’Moreh Part 9 – Rav Mordechai Burg

With Hashem’s help we have already gleaned so many invaluable Chinuch lessons from the Sugya of Ben Sorer U’Moreh. Let us once again delve into the waters of this...

You won’t hear what’s going on over Monday night dinner. Try this instead – Mindi Zissman
July 18, 2023 You won’t hear what’s going on over Monday night dinner. Try this instead – Mindi Zissman

Last year one of my kids told me a secret he’d been harboring for a while, all alone. While it didn’t surprise me, but you couldn’t have paid me...

Building Meaningful and Lasting Relationships with Our Children – Dr. Chaim Y. Botwinick
June 13, 2023 Building Meaningful and Lasting Relationships with Our Children – Dr. Chaim Y. Botwinick

"There are three partners in the making of a person: the father, the mother and HaShem” (Kiddushin, 30b) As we know, one of the most critically important challenges facing parents...

The Soil We Plant Our Children In – Rav Mordechai Burg
June 8, 2023 The Soil We Plant Our Children In – Rav Mordechai Burg

As we marvel at a majestic oak tree, we would do well to remember that it was once but a small acorn. It’s hard to imagine that all that...

When Teaching Our Children is Only Half the Answer – Rabbi Dr. Dovid Lessin
May 14, 2023 When Teaching Our Children is Only Half the Answer – Rabbi Dr. Dovid Lessin

At last year's Agudath Israel of America convention, Rabbi Joey Haber addressed the audience on raising children in the age of technology. Rabbi Haber pointed out that roughly every...

3 Lessons from Rabbi Shlomo Wolbe: Advice from a Master Educator by Rabbi Leib Kelemen
March 8, 2023 3 Lessons from Rabbi Shlomo Wolbe: Advice from a Master Educator by Rabbi Leib Kelemen

Rav Shlomo Wolbe. Illustration by Ilan Block, created with permission of original image owner AE Photos. Ilan developed a unique painting style based on...

Resilience by Rabbi Shaul Rosenblatt
March 8, 2023 Resilience by Rabbi Shaul Rosenblatt

When children break their legs or arms, it is usually what is known as a greenstick fracture. Their bones do not snap; rather, they bend. This is paralleled...

What You Can Do To Raise Resilient Children
March 8, 2023 What You Can Do To Raise Resilient Children

By Zahava Farbman As told to Steve Lipman The pandemic definitely played and continues to play a large role in the mental health of our children. We’re going to be...

Creating a Relationship With a Child – Rabbi Yair Menchel
February 7, 2023 Creating a Relationship With a Child – Rabbi Yair Menchel

When thinking of a parent creating a relationship with a child, I immediately think of my own relationship with my parents. I have always felt extremely fortunate to have...

Two Simple Ways to Be a Great Parent – Adina Socolof
February 20, 2023 Two Simple Ways to Be a Great Parent – Adina Socolof

So often I hear parents saying, “I am such a bad mother/father!” “My kids are always misbehaving!” This kind of talk can make parents feel hopeless. Being a great parent does...

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3. Building a Relationship with One’s Child – Intervention – Devorah Weiss (3/4)
February 27, 2023 3. Building a Relationship with One’s Child – Intervention – Devorah Weiss (3/4)

What is control? How does it effect our relationship with our children, and especially our teens? Today we have the great pleasure to talk to Mrs. Devorah Weiss, a...

Building a Relationship with One’s Child – Basics – Rav Eisenstein
February 14, 2023 Building a Relationship with One’s Child – Basics – Rav Eisenstein

What does it mean to be fair, firm and friendly when it comes to parenting? How do we deal with adolescents who are pulling away? Today we have a...

Building a Relationship with One’s Child – Practical – Elana Mizrahi
February 13, 2023 Building a Relationship with One’s Child – Practical – Elana Mizrahi

Welcome back to another amazing episode! We are so excited to talk to Elana Mizrahi, who is, among other things, a great parenting coach. We’ll hear her advice on...