Have you ever considered why is it that mother’s milk cannot be measured? Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to feed the baby and know exactly how much she has eaten? The idea hit me while responding to comment on my posting about my baby’s feeding troubles. All of a sudden I realized that [...]
Posts from ‘November, 2009’
The financial sense of aliyah
This week, our close friends are coming on a pilot trip in preparation for their planned aliyah in the summer. Although the move will involve many challenges, there is one thing they’ll be glad to leave behind – spending over one half of their annual income on kids’ education. While visiting family in the US [...]
Is Israel a High Trust Society?
Lately, I’ve been reading about Francis Fukuyama’s idea of social trust. Fukuyama argues that the degree of social trust between people (beyond family or immediate social networks) in a society has sweeping consequences on its economic prosperity. To demonstrate this, Fukuyama compares countries with high levels of social trust, such as Japan, Germany, and the [...]
On Breastfeeding and Growth Charts
Last week, I posted an item about my baby’s seeming diagnosis of Failure to Thrive (FTT). The dietitian was adamant that I should stop nursing, give her 3 bottles of formula a day, etc, etc. After talking this over with my husband (the most vociferous male supporter of nursing I’ve ever come across), I decided [...]
What in the World do I Feed my Kids? (Part I)
The other day, I took my one-year-old to a pediatric dietitian. Over the last several months, her weight hasn’t been keeping up with her height, so the pediatrician thought it wise to get some nutritional guidance. I got plenty of guidance at that visit, but how do I apply it? The dietitian thought I should: [...]
Is Israel Good Enough for Your Charity
Several days ago, Mother in Israel asked her readers to compare American and Israeli parenting styles. In response, someone mentioned Israelis’ lack of social graces, which has led one reader to make the following comment. …let’s look at the effects of this aspect of Israeli culture. When tourists return from Israel with a bad taste [...]
Juggling the kids
Over at the Dumb Little Man, Ali posted an interesting piece on multitasking. The thrust of the article is the differentiation between tasks that lend themselves to multitasking and the ones that do not. Ali’s first choice for multitasking is childcare (followed by house work and commuting). Some things lend themselves brilliantly to multi-tasking. These [...]
Torah as a self-help book
Are you looking to make your life more fulfilling? Shell out $20 or mosey over to the synagogue near you. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5O4WfyuwCA&hl=en&fs=1&]
