Parenting

There’s no shortage of B’nai Mitzvah gift guides out there in the world, but the average Jewish person will go through a whole spectrum...

A new mother shares the lessons learned from traveling with multiple generations of her family. Sometime between the Occitane poem and the lute-and-recorder serenade, my...

Because family is everything in Israel, kids are welcome everywhere — making the country a great family vacation destination.  The first time I realized the...

The "Screen For Nineteen" awareness program aims to convince prospective parents to test for common genetic diseases before they have children so they can make informed...

A mother describes how a JEVS Human Services' initiative has given her hope that her daughter can live independently despite her disabilities. Let me tell...

One parent in West Bloomfield, Mich. wrote a frustrated essay explaining why he has decided not to send his kids to Jewish day school. Read the...

An insider's view of what can go wrong — and right — after adopting a child from Eastern Europe. There we were, on our winter...

Your children are going to learn fiscal responsiblity one way or another; it is up to you to make sure it's the easy way. Ari...

With the prospect of a U.S. Senate debate over a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriages hovering in the not-so-distant future, researchers and...

The Delaware Valley's assortment of family-friendly activities has exploded in recent years. See if some of them are right for you. The average kid complains...