by Cindy Warren | Nov 12, 2015 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
By: Deborah Abecassis Warshawsky. Genetics are a wondrous thing. The personalities and characteristics our children inherit from us and from their other parent make us swell with pride and drive us crazy. Usually on the same day. And also every day. When my daughter...
by Cindy Warren | Nov 5, 2015 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
By: Deborah Abecassis Warshawsky Do you give your children an allowance? Do they do chores in order to earn that allowance? Do you withhold allowance if they don’t do all the chores every day? Money or stickers or stars or checkmarks are all tangible symbols that...
by Cindy Warren | Oct 28, 2015 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
By: Deborah Abecassis Warshawsky My husband grew up going camping with his family every summer. I did not. We went to Acadia National Park one summer – our second summer married, when I was still a good sport – and spent a few days in a tent. Two...
by Cindy Warren | Oct 22, 2015 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
By: Deborah Abecassis Warshawsky Oprah said, “The best feeling you can ever have is to give to others.” The play date found a package of “Frozen” Jelly Belly jelly beans, a special treat from a good friend out of town, and asked my daughter if she could have one. ...
by Cindy Warren | Oct 21, 2015 | Blog, Expert ED-vice
What should parents look for when choosing an elementary school for their children? The elementary school years span a period of significant development in your child’s life – mentally, emotionally and physically. Your choice of elementary school will help lay the...
by Cindy Warren | Oct 20, 2015 | Blog, Expert ED-vice
What does “life-worthy” learning really mean for today’s students ? At this year’s “name of conference”, the key element identified to ensure our students’ future success was an education that was focussed on “life-worthy learning”, or learning that is relevant and...