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You’re not my first toddler, so I know that this is a temporary, if aggravating stage

Oh, I know all about looking odd; I’m the oddly chubby daughter of a fit and fabulous mother

“Seriously, Ma, couldn’t you find someone to name me after?”

“In the scheme of things, this is the kind of thing a yeshivah like this kicks kids out for”

And I can’t help but wonder: Is Torah really at the core of all this?

How the positive psychology component of raising well-adjusted children dovetails with the teachings of Chazal