Toras Imecha Parsha Parenting

An important message in this week's Parsha for us and our kids.

A timeless lesson for parents in shema.

Moshe explained the Torah in 70 languages before we entered Israel. How is this a message to parents today?

Moshe criticized Bnei Yisroel gently and in a way that protected our dignity. How can we bring this lesson into our homes?

Reuvein and Gad asked Moshe a request, but Moshe taught them a lesson about the priority of family. We too need that reminder as our days rush by with many competing pulls.

Our Parsha teaches us to appreciate and savor the process of growing and living, not just the end product. Enjoy each stage while we're in it instead of waiting for it to end.

Even in counting the people, the Torah teaches us the importance of family.

Hashem tells Moshe to tell Yehoshua two very different things about the Jewish nation before he becomes their leader. Which is it? How do they both impact our parenting?

Jewish homes are called tents in this week's Parsha. What does that connote and how can we make our homes like tents?

Some thoughts on the value of privacy and how to teach it to our children.

Children understand Hashem through the way they relate to their parents.

Why isn't Hashem angry at the manner in which Bnei Yisroel demanded water? Food for thought for parents!

Parenting requires us to speak to and approach each child uniquely as they are in each moment instead of one size fits all.

Resistance to authority and rebellion against leadership can be all too familiar to mothers. How can we learn to navigate these situations gracefully?

There are two reminders in Parshas Korach that a parent's influence can span generations. We parent with the long term in mind.

How can we help our children stay true to themselves when they are influenced by those closest to them, their siblings?

Yehoshua received a bracha to assist him in standing apart from the majority viewpoint of the ten spies. Peer pressure is subtle and real and we can assist our children to recognize it and learn how to be true to themselves at all times.

The way we perceive ourselves affects others' views of us too. However our children's self image is heavily influenced by how we see them and how they perceive we see them.

Moshe couldn't care for the nation alone because he wasn't their parent. What does that mean for us, who are parents?

Lessons from the Parsha on how to leave school for the year without fleeing.

What was Manoach's parenting conundrum that compelled the angel to return and clarify his instructions to the parents of Shimshon?

Why is each shevet's korbanos repeated over and over when they were identical? How can our parenting decisions look the same while in truth they are utterly unique?

Shavuos may seem like the "easy" Yom Tov for the Jewish homemaker, but it's really quite intense! What else fits this model?

There is a part of Torah that speaks to each person. We have a responsibility to help find and connect our children to the Torah that is theirs.

This Parsha includes the tochacha, terrible curses that ate the result of us walking with Hashem with "keri". What is that and how can it apply to our families?