PARENTING
FOR LARGE FAMILIES
Encourage friendships between your children
- It is definitely possible for siblings to be friends
- With a sibling as a friend, each child will always have a support system
- Children tend to pair off with the sibling closest in age
- Reinforce these bonds by spending time with them as pairs of children
- Play games for three, take a nature walk, or make an impromptu picnic in a favorite spot
Give each child his or her due
- Children don’t want to be one of many, even if the concept gets them every bit as much attention as it gets their mom
- Every child needs some individual attention
- Tale 1 child at a time with you for pizza or to the park
- Make an album for each child with photos, their drawings, awards & if they’re old enough
let them help you - Remind them of important events in their life such as when they took their first steps, what
was their first word, their favorite color as a toddler, etc. - Children who go to Jewish day schools or yeshivas will learn about doing mitzvahs in school
- If your children go to public school, you can buy Jewish children’s books on-line if there is no Jewish book store where you live
- Children who see their parents do mitzvahs will inspire them to do similar acts of kindness
- When they become teens
1. There are many mitzvah opportunities available within every community
2. They can work with the disabled, visit an elderly neighbor, water a neighbor’s plants
while they’re away, etc.
Every child wants to know their ‘history’
Involve them in good deeds (mitzvahs)
Offer teens an easy way to speak their mind
- Don't succumb to the temptation to organize everything for teens so you can move on to the next family issue
- Tackling the issue with your full focus is the surest way to drive a wedge between parent
& teen - It will be easier for your teen to open up & talk about what's bothering them, if you keep
things light & casual - Instead of asking questions outright while looking at your teen's face
1. Talk to a teen while doing the dishes or working on your computer with your back to them
2. This allows a teen to talk more freely because they doen’t feel as though they’re under
your scrutiny.
Don’t compare
- Don't compare yourself to other moms even on your worst parenting days
- Remember that we all have off days
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