Choosing the Right School
Breslev Israel is delighted to introduce “Decisions for a Lifetime,” a new series that portrays the traditional Chassidic outlook on child education, by the Melitzer Rebbetzen.
Decisions for a Lifetime
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The Role of the Home
Parents' beliefs and values are a child's principles and his starting point in life; children are usually the product of the home they were raised in.
The Best Atmosphere
Peace in the home is the very best atmosphere for raising and educating successful and emotionally-healthy children; without peace, confusion overrides clear thinking.
A Shadow of Mommy
Since children absorb impressions from a very young age, their surroundings should reflect the way you want them to grow up; this includes refined speech and modesty...
Developing Good Habits
Something done continuously in a specific way becomes internalised in children and second nature to them. Trying to change a behaviour pattern later will be a struggle...
Not a Peer Pal, but Mom
A mother should have a close, warm, loving relationship with her children; but in a mother-child relationship there are boundaries which may not be crossed...
Happy and Proud
Despite losing their jobs for refusing to work on the Sabbath, those dedicated Jews showed their children that they were happy and proud to observe Hashem’s laws...
The Right Influences
All the principles our mother taught us were never forced upon us, but transmitted through stories, conversations and behaviour that was reinforced by what we learnt in school.