parenting

Paul Morgan-Bentley, author of 'The Equal Parent,' left, with son Solly and husband Robin. (Courtesy)

Pride month

These Jewish gay dads show how parenting benefits from a shifting division of labor

In ‘The Equal Parent,’ UK author Paul Morgan-Bentley argues that parents are already sharing the load in rearing kids, which is great for families – now society needs to adapt, too

June 26, 2023, 3:02 am

These Jewish gay dads show how parenting benefits from a shifting division of labor

In ‘The Equal Parent,’ UK author Paul Morgan-Bentley argues that parents are already sharing the load in rearing kids, which is great for families – now society needs to adapt, too

By Robert Philpot

Clinical social worker and writer Carla Naumburg, author of 'You Are Not a Shitty Parent' (Courtesy)

December 9, 2022, 1:38 pm

Podcast: Parents need to give themselves a break, says self-help writer

Clinical social worker Carla Naumburg speaks about her latest book, ‘You Are Not a Shitty Parent,’ a self-compassion primer and guide

By Jessica Steinberg

Illustrative image: An aggressively protective mom with her newborn (nicoletaionescu via iStock by Getty)

November 22, 2021, 11:46 am

Babies emit smell to get aggressively loyal moms and mellow dads, Israeli study says

Scientists astounded that chemical on newborns’ heads has opposite effect on men and women, but say it’s logical because kids are safest with protective mother, unaggressive father

By Nathan Jeffay

Dasee Berkowitz, center, director of Ayeka's Soulful Parenting program and author of 'Becoming a Soulful Parent' (Courtesy Ayeka)

March 9, 2021, 3:03 am

A parenting book taps into the soulful side of raising a family

Dasee Berkowitz lays out a gentler, more spiritual path to bringing up children, an outgrowth of a popular program pioneered by educational organization Ayeka

By Jessica Steinberg

Stephen Mark Erle (later David Rosenberg) at age six months in 1962. His birth mother Margaret Erle was coerced into signing away her parental rights. This photo was taken during the first of just two meetings Margaret and the baby's father birth father George Katz were allowed with him while in foster care prior to his adoption. (Courtesy of Margaret Erle Katz)

March 5, 2021, 4:46 pm

Tragic Jewish mother-son story spurs exposé of cruel mid-century adoptions in US

In new book, Gabrielle Glaser spotlights Jewish New York’s prestigious Louise Wise Agency as leader in unethical practices targeting newborns, birth mothers, and adoptive parents

By Renee Ghert-Zand

February 14, 2021, 4:54 pm

PODCAST: Daily Briefing, Feb. 14 — Trump’s acquittal, Biden still noncommittal

Tune in Sunday through Thursday to hear ToI editors and reporters quickly catch you up on what’s important today

By ToI Staff

Parenting guru Einat Nathan, author of 'My Everything: The Parent I Want to Be, the Children I Hope to Raise.' (Adi Orni)

February 11, 2021, 3:44 pm

PODCAST: For Family Day, a schmooze with Israeli parenting guru Einat Nathan

Her approach: Go back to basics and allow children to deal with pain and work out their own problems, while supported by ‘reliable, relaxed parents — that are present’

By ToI Staff

From left to right: Leah Schapira, Esti Waldman, Victoria Dwek, Shaindy Menzer, and Renee Muller are the women of Between Carpools. (ESTIphotography for Between Carpools)

January 17, 2021, 1:05 am

These US Orthodox women bloggers prefer not to be seen, but are very much heard

5 mothers in the NY area cast aside gossip and politics to focus on Jewish lifestyle. Though they don’t reveal their faces, their thousands of followers prove the recipe is working

By Cathryn J. Prince

Illustrative: Religious Jewish activists protest same-sex parenting and LGBTQ families, across from LGBTQ advocates in Tel Aviv, December 16, 2018. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

December 17, 2020, 5:53 pm

Leading rabbis protest new gender-neutral terms on some official forms

Religious leaders decry ‘twisted’ move to use ‘parent’ instead of ‘mother’ or ‘father’

By ToI Staff

Boston Jewish community teens. (Courtesy of Jewish Teen Initiative of Boston)

May 27, 2020, 3:39 pm

Virtual initiative promotes teen well-being, mental health in COVID-19 crisis

Families face multiple challenges as they shelter in place together for months and the busy lives of adolescent children are put on hold indefinitely

By Renee Ghert-Zand

Bethany Mandel (left) and Jordana Horn join The Times of Israel Podcast for Mother's Day. (Courtesy)

May 10, 2020, 1:00 pm

LISTEN: Three moms of a total of 16 children talk parenting under coronavirus

Conservative columnist Bethany Mandel speaks about homeschooling, while ‘Call Your Mother’ podcaster Jordana Horn counts the days till school comes back

By ToI Staff

Israelis on their balconies in Tel Aviv on March 19, 2020. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

March 29, 2020, 5:01 am

As coronavirus coops up many at home, ways to find inner peace indoors

A meditation expert, a yoga instructor, a Jewish parenting writer and a mandala artist offers ideas for creating calm during the pandemic

By Jessica Steinberg

March 20, 2020, 11:43 am

Miryam Howard-Meier

Ms. Spaghetti Head

The town is full of coughs and sniffles, with moms and dads and city officials warning all to wash their hands! — A read-out-loud poem for these times

Pediatrician Harvey Karp calms a newborn in Israel, March 6. 2020 (Screenshot Channel 12)

March 8, 2020, 11:25 pm

‘Happy baby’ guru brings his calming message to Israeli parents

Bestselling pediatrician Harvey Karp, who developed the ‘5 S’s’ technique for soothing fussy infants, visits Israel to promote a Hebrew translation of his book

By Simona Weinglass

December 3, 2019, 9:49 am

Calm down everyone, social media is not killing our kids

The moral panic — triggered by flawed science — over the ‘dire’ effects of screen time won’t help address the actual challenges Web use raises for children

By Yaakov Ophir and Hananel Rosenberg