by Carla Naumburg | Nov 12, 2013 | Kveller.com
Two years ago, I wrote these words in a post for Kveller: “We’re trying something new this year. Instead of giving gifts, we’re going to focus on experiences that honor Hanukkah for what it is, and don’t try to make it into something it’s not.” Last year, I wrote a...
by Carla Naumburg | Oct 29, 2013 | PsychCentral.com
In my last post, I wrote about why parenting when you were under-parented can be so hard. It’s harder because those of us who grew up in chaotic homes may want to raise our children in drastically different ways, which means we’re basically reinventing parenthood as...
by Carla Naumburg | Oct 28, 2013 | PsychCentral.com
“On a deeper level, parenting when you yourself were under-parented can be triggering in surprising and frightening ways. I am a clinical social worker and therapist—I have spent years of my life studying and working in the field of human relationships—and I...
by Carla Naumburg | Oct 12, 2013 | Jewish Daily Forward
According to the results of the most recent Pew survey of Jewish America, I represent the best hope for the future of the Jewish people. I guess I’d better explain that one. The Pew survey found a significant rise in those who are not religious, marry outside the...
by Carla Naumburg | Oct 4, 2013 | Kveller.com
I had been thinking about it all week. Josh was out of town for work, and for the first time in a long time, he wouldn’t be home for Shabbat. It would be my job to make Shabbat. Seeing as how Josh and I have been lighting candles on Friday nights since we first moved...
by Carla Naumburg | Oct 2, 2013 | Kveller.com
“Thank you. Thank you for going away. It was really nice for me to be able to spend so much time with the girls. We had a great time.” My husband said those words to me last week, as we were discussing the week before, when I had been away for four and a half days on...
