HOME & FAMILY

Malka Yadler sat on the hard wooden bench in the doctor's waiting room. In spite of acute stomach cramps, she was able to see what was happening in the room and was alert to her surroundings. She heard the loud cries of the little girl sitting opposite her and noticed the fidgetings of the young woman sitting next to her, apparently her mother. She held the crying child close to her heart and soothingly caressed her long thin braids.

The Pintele Yid
by A. Reader

"Daddy, why can't we go to shul? Please, Daddy, please, why don't we go to shul like Sandra's Dad? Pleeese..."

"Why don't you stop sucking your thumb, Lisa?" answered her father irritably.

PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE
To Make a Contract
by R' Zvi Zobin

I have to know

What I'm agreeing to

What I have to do

If I'm going to be able to do it

How I'm going to feel while I'm doing it

Sensitivity
by A. Ross, M.Ed.

The Spartans were proverbial for their indifference to pain or death. They were trained to be tough, hardy, rigorous and frugal. There is an enormous difference between being stoic towards one's own pain and indifferent to the pain of others. Some of our Torah giants who were so sensitive to the feelings and pain of even complete strangers, certainly did not pamper their own bodies.

CREATIVITY CORNER
Non-Pressured Times
by Devora Piha

Remember the excitement of getting a box of 48 or 64 Crayola crayons? And reading the exciting names and shades of their rainbow colors -- periwinkle blue, forest green, terra cotta?

Take time out from goal orientation. Relax. Recapture the elemental joy of coloring, through

Your Medical Questions Answered!
by Joseph B. Leibman, MD

We just completed our series on pregnancy and it would be a logical continuation to speak about children, a subject we have spoken about in the past. But it is worthwhile reviewing.