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?
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Tag: Parenting
A Random Selection of Short Q & A’s [#5]
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Should I bring my fourteen year old daughter to these lectures?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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Rav Avigdor Miller on Summertime Fishing
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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?
Rav Avigdor Miller on The Laughing Child
Q:
When I tell my little child to thank Hashem for being healthy and having two feet, he looks at me like I just fell off the moon and he laughs. How should I deal with that?