parenting
Packing Tips, Tricks, and Things That Aren’t on the List
As you would imagine, the staff at FJC has packed and unpacked a lot of camp trunks – as campers ...
Who Needs Camp? I’m Guessing Me.
While I enjoy being in the water, backyard swimming pools mostly, I’ve had less success being on it. This is ...
Circumcision: Whose Initiation?
You may know the contemporary arguments for and against a brit milah, ritual circumcision of infant Jewish boys.For: It’s traditional. It affirms a family’s connection ...
S.W.A.K.
My first summer at Camp Nah-Jee-Wah, when I was going into 4th grade, my mother promised me Capri Sun Juice ...
Top 10 Ways to Get Ready for Camp
1. Get Outside and Get Moving. Make sure your camper increases their physical activity prior to camp so that they ...
The Middle School Prayer
Middle school is hard. Bodies betray young people as they lurch uncertainly towards adulthood. Emotions rear up and overtake sensibility ...
A Hovering Mother Reconsiders
Hi Readers: I really enjoyed this Boston Magazine story, by Katherine Ozment. Here’s a snippet from this mom of 2: In my nine ...
Deprogramming our Children as a Means to Jewish Continuity?
I just got back from a weekend “family camp” retreat. One of the most remarkable aspects of the experience was ...
Why I Hate the Photographer at Camp
I hate when my parents ask me on visiting day or after camp “why weren’t you in any of pictures ...
Kveller’s God Month
Full disclosure: Kveller.com is a partner site of our host, MyJewishLearning.In a recent blog post on the Jewish parenting site Kveller, ...