Parenting

Lesbian couples to be registered as mothers on children’s birth certificates, High Court rules

It was decided that there is no reason to make the distinction on the birth certificate when, in practice, the two are equals as parents.

Data experts say posting pictures and activities of children online is dangerous

Experts say that posting photos on social media of children can create a digital identity for children, facilitating identity theft and distribution of the child's image to unwanted parties.

A de facto single mom holds down fort while husband serves in Gaza

In just a few short hours, a woman became a de facto single mother, raising her child and carrying a new one while her husband was sent to Gaza.

Issue of posthumous procreation within the context of the Gaza war

Israel, still stricken by October 7, deals with a sensitive social parenting issue: The ability to take sperm from the deceased and bring into the world a child in parenthood after death.

By JUDITH MEISELS
07/03/2024

A letter to a precious daughter amid Israel's war in Gaza

If women ran the entire battlefield and not mostly the home front, I have a feeling that this war would have ended already.

By DR. BATYA L. LUDMAN
03/02/2024

Why parents should avoid transferring saliva into their baby's mouth - study

An adult’s mouth is full of a large variety of bacteria and fungi, including harmful pathogens like Candida albicans. 

Diaspora Jews, time to have 'the talk' with your kids on antisemitism - opinion

The time is fast approaching for Jewish parents – especially in the Diaspora – to have their own version of “the talk.”

After Oct. 7, Israeli children at risk need help more than ever

Yehuda Kohn, director of the Bet Elazraki Children's Home in Netanya, spoke at the Jerusalem Post's Israel Summit about their effort to give homes and emotional support to children in need.

Coping with postpartum depression after Oct. 7

New mothers, like most parents in Israel, felt all through October that evil had been unleashed, and no sight was void of it. 

By KEREN HADAD TAUB
09/01/2024

Becoming a de facto single mom amid the Israel-Hamas War - comment

I don’t know when we’re going to get out of this situation. That being said, I hope beyond all hope that my husband, alongside partners of parents near and far, come back home to their families.

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