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GENEROsITY
Generosity – Chesed and Tzedakah
Acts of kindness and honor uphold our world.
BIG IDEAS TO BRING HOME
Children have unique souls and are not a "second coming" of us, our goals, or our dreams.
Children hold up a mirror to our foibles and what we disown in ourselves. That which makes us crazy is often a disowned quality within ourselves.
Don’t withdraw love and affection when one must (sometimes) withdraw approval.
The best way to raise a mensch is to BE a mensch. The best way to teach values to our children is to be an example and live those values ourselves. Engage your children
from early on in your family's tzedakah giving.
We have different roles at different stages of parenting: When children are young, we are the Director. When they are teenagers, we are the Supervisor. When they are grown, we are the Consultant.
As parents, when you can, open the channels of connection between grandparents and grandchildren. Family stories and relationships that span the generations gives them deep roots from which to grow.
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