After my marriage in 1956, I lived in the city of Baku, Azerbaijan, located on the shore of the Caspian Sea. Baku, a place on the border of Europe and Asia, was a beautiful site with many buildings in European and Asian styles. A lot of people of different nationalities lived there, and there were…
Shavuot Values for Preschoolers
Shavuot is a largely ignored and often forgotten Jewish holiday. (Except, of course, for the license it gives to eat dairy products. We’re talking serious cheesecake here.) But the holiday commemorates a very important event: the giving of the 10 Commandments to Moses on Mt. Sinai. The biblical story associated with Shavuot, the Book of…
Four Facts for Food Stamps
When I began my internship with the Solutions to Senior Hunger program last September, all I could have told you about food stamps was that they existed. However, I believe in knowing what I represent, and since my internship with JFS is outreach to help people sign-up for the government’s Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP),…
Developing Your Parenting Roadmap: Part 2
Part 1 can be found here. Being a parent is just plain hard for almost everyone, and our backgrounds directly influence our own ability to parent with confidence and presence. Research shows us that attachment between parent and child is strongest when parents have the capacity to be reflective both about their current emotional states…
Developing Your Parenting Roadmap: Part 1
A Tale of Two New Moms I’ve been thinking recently about two types of moms I encounter in my work as a parent educator and parent coach. The first is well-aware that she has been lucky in life. She has been raised by loving, supportive (though, of course, imperfect) parents who continue to support her…
Caring for an Aging Loved One
Diane Baer, an Illinois native, moved her mother from Chicago to Seattle when she was in her 80’s. When her mom arrived, Diane’s life was very full – career, children and many community involvements, including Temple Beth Am and JFS. Diane talked with us about caring for a loved one through their later years. Tell…
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