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Habits of Emotionally Strong Families

Resilience is the new buzzword among parents. Parents are constantly being told to do their best to raise children who have grit, the ability to cope with setbacks and a positive “I-can-do-it” attitude. The question is, how? Parenting experts, including Dr. David Pelcovitz, the well-known psychologist and author of Balanced Parenting, and Rabbi Leib Kelemen, a prominent lecturer, teacher and author of the parenting guide To Kindle a Soul, weigh in on this important topic.

In This Section:

What You Can Do To Raise Resilient Children

Resilience by Rabbi Shaul Rosenblatt

Empowering Parents by Leah R. Lightman

Rabbi Leib Kelemen on Rabbi Shlomo Wolbe: Advice from a Master Educator

Q&A with Dr. David Pelcovitz by Binyamin Ehrenkranz

This article was featured in the Spring 2022 issue of Jewish Action.
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