Q: Chazal say that Yakov Avinu waited until right before he died to give his children mussar. How could he raise his children all those years without giving them any mussar?
Tag: Chinuch
Rav Avigdor Miller on The Caress and the Potch (April 2000)
Q: How do I communicate with a child who is just not listening and doesn’t want to communicate?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Saying “Please” To Your Child
Q: The Rav mentioned earlier that a parent should use the word “please” when speaking to a child. But doesn’t saying the word “please” imply that the fulfillment of the request by the child is really only going to be a favor on the part of the child?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Har Sinai – The Antidote to the Yetzer Ha’Rah
Q: How can a parent help prepare his teenage children to resist the יצר הרע?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Going to Seminary in Eretz Yisroel
Q: Is it proper for girls to be going to Seminary in Eretz Yisroel?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Dealing With a Difficult Child
Q- What should a parent do with a child who who doesn’t speak nicely and doesn’t seem to be getting better?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Whom Does Hashem Really Love?
Q: Should we teach our children that Hashem loves all Jews or that He loves frum Jews?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Children and Luxuries
Q: Is there a problem with taking children to concerts where shomrei Torah u’mitzvos will be singing kosher songs?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Summertime Fishing
Q: When I take my child fishing is it better to emphasize the idea of tza’ar ba’alei chayim or to emphasize the concept that it is a zchus for the fish to be eaten by an oived Hashem who will use the energy obtained, to serve Hashem?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Hitting Children
Q: The Rav has taught us that criticism, and even physical punishment, is a positive thing and can be a great benefit. Does that mean that we should criticize and hit our children?