This is Us
This is Us – With our two teenagers, one 10-years-old (that behaves like a 17-years-old) and our 2 dogs. I have been trying to be the...
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Barbara Harcavi
Parenting Coach - Couples Counselor - Family Mediator
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Childhood is not a race
Magda Gerber very wisely said that: "Childhood is not a race to see how quickly a child can read, write and count. It is a small window...
Listening to our Children
If you don’t listen to the little stuff when they are little, they won’t tell you the big stuff when they are big…. Sometimes it’s really...
Change the story of your child, by just changing ONE word.
My child is not “stubborn”, he is “determined”. She is not “bossy”, but “a natural leader”… and so forth. Our children learn who they are...
It's not our job to make our kids happy....
It’s our job to hold space for them when they are sad, angry, frustrated or disappointed. It’s our job to set limits, boundaries, and say...
How do I parent my teenager??
Parents of teens sometimes feel confused, helpless, or “what used to work, doesn’t work anymore….”!! We definitely need to recalculate...
Raising Teenagers
As 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...
How 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...
What can you do NOW for your Teenager?
“One day your child will make a mistake or a bad choice and run to you, instead of away from you, and in that moment you will know the...
Boundaries are Love
When you set firm boundaries to your children, you are telling them: You can go up until here, because over there it is dangerous, and I...
Show your Children their Strengths
Our children learn who they are through our eyes…. Be a mirror to your children’s strengths, and they will grow to love themselves....
Sex Education
Smartphones, pornography and violence are unfortunately linked today…. By the end of third grade (age 8) 75% of the Israeli children have...
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