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Self-Esteem and

Special Interests

By Rifka Schonfeld, Director of S.O.S.
(Strategies For Optimum Success)
Yisroel has been banging on tables with
forks and spoons ever since anyone could so broad that the Menahel and the Reb-
remember. But it took his astute parents
to realize that, despite this annoying habit, with him for stories which they could share
with their talmidim. As a young bochur he
they bought him a bongo which he prac- was already well known as an integral as-

drums and regular lessons. Now Yisroel is
a teen with a talent he is proud of and a These kids, all with varying academic
sense of self-esteem because of the pas- skills and backgrounds, have one thing in
sion that he has developed. common. They all have passion – a spe-

anything. It could be a sport, a musical in-
carefully measuring the ingredients and

from the oven. As she got older, Rina’s
mother let her experiment with recipes -
ergy into learning more about it or excel-
Today she is an accomplished baker who ling at it. The result is a child who is well

with family and friends. -
sion makes a child feel special.
Moshe was always fascinated by stories of
the great Chassidic masters. He would of- I like to encourage the children I work with
ten scour the shelves of the seforim shank to develop a passion of their own. I’ve ob-
for volumes which may contain inspiring served many children with special interests