barbaraharcaviCelebrate the Child you haveOne of the greatest lessons I learned in parenting is to let go of the child I thought I'll have, and CELEBRATE the one I have. We all...
barbaraharcaviWhich kind of partner are you?"Be the kind of partner you want your kid to have as their own partner one day" is probably the best advice I received from my own...
barbaraharcaviOur children are learning about relationships by watching usChildren learn about relationships by observing their parents. Think about your daily interactions with your partner: How do you disagree...
barbaraharcaviMy brother, my best friend....From the time they are born, our brothers and sisters are our collaborators and co-conspirators, our role models and cautionary tales....
barbaraharcaviRaising TeenagersAs I am already in the teen years with my 3 boys, I would like to write a few of my personal insights on “RAISING BOYS”…. 1. Boys who are...
barbaraharcaviA new Baby in the Family...“Try to imagine a woman whose husband tells her: Honey, I’ve got new better-looking wife coming along, and you’ll be moving to a room...
barbaraharcaviHow does your Child feel at Home?“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel”. Maya Angelou...
barbaraharcaviBrother's LoveFive ways to build a stronger sibling bond: 1. COOPERATIVE TASKS – Give them joint projects or assignments, like tidy up together, plan a...
barbaraharcaviDon't make your Children's lives easyDon’t handicap your children by making their lives easy. Robert A. Heinlein We love our children so much, and we certainly want them to...
barbaraharcaviSex EducationSmartphones, pornography and violence are unfortunately linked today…. By the end of third grade (age 8) 75% of the Israeli children have...
barbaraharcaviWhat do Siblings fight about so much?They fight over “property” – toys, tablets, the remote control… They fight about space – I was sitting here, this is my spot, this is my...
barbaraharcaviRaising BoysI’m a mom of boys, a mother of three boys, with close age gaps. Having a child every 2 years means I haven’t slept through the night for...
barbaraharcaviHow much do your Kids fight?Siblings from 2 to 4 years old fight every 9.5 minutes, and siblings from 3 to 7 years old fight an average of once every 17 minutes…....
barbaraharcaviWhy should we NOT force our Children to apologize?We have all been in that situation - we see our child quarreling with another child about a toy, or any other issue, and suddenly our...