1 SHAMASH.ORG /usr/www/wwwhc/listserv/archives/scj-parenting August 2002 2 40 42_[SCJ-PARENTING:6866] Jewish lullaby music.4_Dave19_dave@mitzvahweb.com28_Sat, 3 Aug 2002 18:01:15 EDT416_- Daughertylr asked where to find Jewish lullaby music.

There's a CD called "From Generation to Generation: A Legacy of Lullabies" by Tanja Solnik (with whom I have no affiliation). The CD includes "Traditional Jewish Lullabies sung in Ladino, Yiddish and Hebrew."

If you visit Tanja's Web page at http://www.tanjasolnik.com, you'll find Real Audio samples of the tracks and ordering information. [...] 43 50 74_[SCJ-PARENTING:6867] 88 websites about Rosh Hashana (Jewish New Year 5763)13_Jacob Richman17_jrichman@jr.co.il28_Tue, 6 Aug 2002 00:15:03 EDT504_- Hi Everyone!

Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year 5763, begins Friday evening, September 6, 2002 and continues until Sunday evening, September 8, 2002.

I posted on my website 88 links about Rosh Hashana, ranging from laws and customs to games and recipes. Parents will find interesting information and pleasant activities for their children to enhance their understanding and celebration. Site languages include English, Hebrew, Russian, Spanish, French, Portugese, German and Italian. [...] 94 43 61_[SCJ-PARENTING:6868] educational guidance for remote families27_Carolyn Stearns & John Jull25_aldergrove@rockisland.com29_Sun, 11 Aug 2002 18:43:30 EDT297_- Help!

We are a Jewish family living in a remote area. For half a year, we commuted to Seattle (by ferry and car) to take our children to Religion School. This was a 12-14 hour day, once a week, which we found un-doable. Hard on the children, hard on the parents, hard on the pocket. [...] 138 43 61_[SCJ-PARENTING:6869] educational guidance for remote families27_Carolyn Stearns & John Jull25_aldergrove@rockisland.com29_Mon, 12 Aug 2002 00:12:52 EDT297_- Help!

We are a Jewish family living in a remote area. For half a year, we commuted to Seattle (by ferry and car) to take our children to Religion School. This was a 12-14 hour day, once a week, which we found un-doable. Hard on the children, hard on the parents, hard on the pocket. [...] 182 34 43_[SCJ-PARENTING:6870] Age starting preschool13_Bernie Hirsch20_bernie06@sprynet.com29_Wed, 21 Aug 2002 18:01:46 EDT466_- Hi,

What age is everyone sending their children to preschool? I'd like to hear recommendations on whether to send our 22 month old girl this year or wait 1 year.

--Bernie



============================================================================== This post reflects the author's opinion; the moderators' opinions may differ. Posters seeking medical or halachic information should consult competent authorities in those fields. [...] 217 92 85_[SCJ-PARENTING:6871] Baby Killed by Bear -- National Park Service Rules Not Effective11_Albert Yale12_ay@aci.qc.ca29_Wed, 21 Aug 2002 18:27:57 EDT602_- First the synopsis:

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) =8B A black bear that killed a 5-month-old girl in the Catskills may have mistaken the infant for food, not recognizing her smell as human, a state wildlife pathologist said Tuesday. Various tests on the 155-pound male bear continued one day after he knocked Esther Schwimmer out of her stroller and carried her into nearby woods, as her mother shuttled her 4- and 2-year-old siblings inside. The 3-year-old bear dropped the infant afte= r witnesses began throwing rocks at it, but the baby died shortly afterward o= f severe head and neck injuries. [...] 310 78 47_[SCJ-PARENTING:6872] Re: Age starting preschool5_Debbi18_daffymom@yahoo.com29_Thu, 22 Aug 2002 10:31:06 EDT424_- Depends on the child. I personally am opposed to preschool until a child is 3. When my daughter was 2 we returned to CA and I had to find a child care situation for her. The preschool at the temple came highly recommended and I enrolled her. She absolutely thrived being in the school enviornment. She is extremely bright, knew all her colors, shapes, letters and could count to 50. She needed the social atmosphere. [...] 389 68 79_[SCJ-PARENTING:6873] Re: Baby Killed by Bear -- National Park Service Rules Not8_Splanche16_splanche@aol.com29_Thu, 22 Aug 2002 10:56:37 EDT364_- >First the synopsis: > >ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) =8B A black bear that killed a 5-month-old girl in the >Catskills may have mistaken the infant for food, not recognizing her smell >as >human,



3 things to say:

1) I am astonished that the OP made it past the moderators as having jewish child-rearing content. [...] 458 64 47_[SCJ-PARENTING:6875] Re: Age starting preschool0_15_Chana34@aol.com29_Thu, 22 Aug 2002 13:52:36 EDT594_-

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"What age is everyone sending their children to preschool? I'd like to hear recommendations on whether to send our 22 month old girl this year or wait 1 year."

I sent my girls at age 3. They went 2 1/2 hours a day, 3 days a week. At age 4, the hours were the same, they went 5 days a week. The temple where we used to live took them potty-trained or not (and they were not.). I would have sent my son, but we have moved and no one here will take him [...] 523 48 47_[SCJ-PARENTING:6878] Re: Age starting preschool13_Kevin Karplus25_karplus@bray.cse.ucsc.edu29_Thu, 22 Aug 2002 21:18:51 EDT620_- In article , Debbi wrote: > Depends on the child.

That about sums it up. We put our son into part-time day-care/preschool starting at 18 months, and he did well. He is now entering first grade, is very social, and is well ahead of grade level academically.

The QUALITY of the day care or preschool matters a lot---we were fortunate enough to be able to get into some of the best programs locally. If we hadn't gotten him into a really high-quality program, we would have kept him at home, since the poor programs don't provide the enrichment and social [...] 572 55 47_[SCJ-PARENTING:6879] Re: Age starting preschool14_Aliza Fischman28_fisch.chips@worldnet.att.net29_Fri, 23 Aug 2002 00:15:20 EDT521_- My daughter started Nursery less than a week before her third birthday. She did REALLY well, bli ayin hara. She is entering Pre-K (4 year old class) soon. Now I am going to take my Mommy hat off and put on my Teacher hat... You really need to look carefully at how your child functions and what he or she enjoys. A child who can not sit and concentrate on even a small project may not be ready for preschool. I have spoken to many parents who, knowing their child as only parents can, held their child back for an [...] 628 29 38_[SCJ-PARENTING:6880] Baby Kosher Food?0_10_mjg@io.com29_Fri, 23 Aug 2002 14:03:50 EDT641_- Can anyone point me to more info about Kosher baby food? My wife heard Gefen is good but I can't find their website. Thank you!



============================================================================== This post reflects the author's opinion; the moderators' opinions may differ. Posters seeking medical or halachic information should consult competent authorities in those fields.

ACKs are handled by an autoresponder. Munged From:/Reply-To: means no ACKs. Use "X-Ack-To: address" to redirect ACKs; it won't show up in the final post. Use "X-Ack-To: none" to suppress Acks. "X-Ack-To:" goes on a line by itself. 658 43 47_[SCJ-PARENTING:6881] Re: Age starting preschool15_Hillary Israeli19_hillary@hillary.net29_Fri, 23 Aug 2002 14:11:15 EDT426_- In <3D614AF2.2632FE08@sprynet.com>, Bernie Hirsch wrote:

*Hi, * *What age is everyone sending their children to preschool? I'd like to *hear recommendations on whether to send our 22 month old girl this *year or wait 1 year.

My son is going to start attending the preschool at our synagogue this September. It starts on the 6th of September and he will turn 2 years old on the 9th. [...] 702 27 42_[SCJ-PARENTING:6883] Re: Baby Kosher Food?5_Yoxar13_yoxar@aol.com29_Sun, 25 Aug 2002 08:55:06 EDT547_- beechnut.com,.earthsbest.com, heinz, etc.

============================================================================== This post reflects the author's opinion; the moderators' opinions may differ. Posters seeking medical or halachic information should consult competent authorities in those fields.

ACKs are handled by an autoresponder. Munged From:/Reply-To: means no ACKs. Use "X-Ack-To: address" to redirect ACKs; it won't show up in the final post. Use "X-Ack-To: none" to suppress Acks. "X-Ack-To:" goes on a line by itself. 730 68 47_[SCJ-PARENTING:6884] Re: Age starting preschool6_Jfer P17_j3fer@hotmail.com29_Sun, 25 Aug 2002 08:57:11 EDT328_- Bernie:

Your question assumes that "everyone," sooner or later, does send their kids to preschool. However, I think it's worth adding here, that, though this is a "general parenting" question, there are several possible Jewish responses -- one of which is that children this age do NOT belong in preschool at all. [...] 799 39 42_[SCJ-PARENTING:6885] Re: Baby Kosher Food?14_Aliza Fischman28_fisch.chips@worldnet.att.net29_Mon, 26 Aug 2002 00:22:03 EDT450_- Most BeechNut baby foods are kosher. All the fruits and veggies are, you just have to be careful with the older stages. Sadly, Gerber is not kosher.

Aliza ----- Original Message ----- From: Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 2:03 PM Subject: [SCJ-PARENTING:6880] Baby Kosher Food?



> Can anyone point me to more info about Kosher baby food? My wife heard > Gefen is good but I can't find their website. Thank you! [...] 839 61 47_[SCJ-PARENTING:6886] Re: Age starting preschool13_Adelle Stavis16_adelle@attbi.com29_Thu, 29 Aug 2002 21:48:16 EDT587_- Hi!

Food for thought:

In Massachusetts, licensed preschools cannot take children until they are 2 yrs. 9 months.

My extremely social older child desired so much stimulation (and needed it from many people) that I found a Chabad preschool that would take her at 2 and a half.

My son wasn't really ready for a group situation until he was 3. He went to our synagogue's licensed preschool. He had a speech problem (Apraxia - neurologically based) and needed to be in a situation where he had to make the verbal effort to make his needs known, but was not [...]