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The Charlotte Jewish News -January 2015 - Page 24 The World’s Toughest Job JLI Presents New Course on “Navigating Parenthood” Parenting is quite possibly the most diffieult job in the world, yet it’s one for whieh most reeeive lit tle or no preparation. Children do not eome with instmetion manu als, and the awesome responsibil ity of raising them to be well-ad justed, moral, and produetive members of soeiety falls squarely on their parents’ shoulders. urnTTrnriTBBja 1 r I I I I i~r n-rmirn-ri-T-rrn-rnn-r Yours Truly Needlepoint and Knitting Handpainted Needlepoint Canvases TTT All New Canvases — Free lessons — Unique Gift Ideas — New and Old Customers Very Welcome Best Selection in Charlotte All Proceeds Go to Local Charities 3802 Columbine Circle 704-366-6765 Open Thursdays 9 a.m.-5 p.m. So, in a world of conflicting theories, where experts with im peccable academic credentials each offer up their own diverse paths to parental bliss, where does a parent turn for direction? Should parents be emulating Captain Von Trapp from The Sound of Music, summoning their children with the sharp blast of a whistle? Or maybe the 1960s commune approach works better, with children taking the reins and educating them selves by way of their own trial- and-error. How does one strike a balance between these two ex tremes? Whichever route is chosen will have long term effects on the child. No pressure. In order to help parents navi gate the stormy waters of child- rearing, beginning Tuesday January 20, the Jewish Learning Institute of Charlotte will present The Art of Parenting, a new six- week winter course which ex plores parenting principles and techniques rooted in millennia of Jewish wisdom. This course will be available in three unique set tings. Rabbi Yossi Groner of Congre gation Ohr HaTorah will conduct the six course sessions at 9:15- 10:45 AM on Tuesdays at the Charlotte Jewish Day School and at 7:30-9 PM at Congregation Ohr HaTorah on Sardis Road. Rabbi Shlomo Cohen of Ohr Ha Torah will conduct the course on Wednesdays beginning on Janu ary 21, for six consecutive Wednesdays at the Board Room at the J at Shalom Park from 11AM- 12:30 PM. “As parents, we are constantly being bombarded with various ed ucational approaches and meth ods,” explains Rabbi Zalman Abraham of JLI’s New York head quarters. “How do you strike the correct balance between discipline and freedom? This course answers these great questions by looking to the timeless teachings of the Torah.” From questions of how chil O Warm and Caring Staff O Awesome Trips Swimming ^ Arts'n'crafts Kosher Cooking Exciting Activities Team Sports Before & After Care Available AGES 2-12 I THE FUN BEGINS JUNE 29 - JULY 17 EKciting, rea^eaUmall odutUkA imbmd wiUij^wbh Pridz & Cudure FOR MORE INFORMATION I 704 246 8881 @ WWW.CGIBALLANTYNE.COM INFO@JEWISHBALLANTYNE.COM jEW'ItvH r.t'.AKNlNO iNSTmCTi; ^ — dren and parents should relate to each other, to how to help a child cultivate a healthy self-esteem. The Art of Parenting provides a solid foundation anchored in the eternal wisdom of Jewish thought and practice for parents to explore and develop their own parenting philosophies and techniques. “Empires and civilizations have come and gone, but the Jew ish people have survived,” says Rabbi Yossi Groner, who also di rects Chabad in the Carolinas. “This course taps into the great Jewish parenting success story that is our people’s survival, against all odds, over the course of thousands of years.” The course has drawn praise from educational experts such as Paul A. Flexner, co-editor of What We Now Know About Jewish Ed ucation. “Over the past 100 years, the American family and the Jewish American family has transformed itself from a close knit group of parents, children, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins living in close proximity to independent family units,” explains Flexner, an instructor at the Department of Educational Psychology and Spe cial Education at Georgia State University in Atlanta. “Parents today are very much on their own; they receive little guidance on how to raise their children. Chil dren today have nowhere to turn other than their parents for sup port, guidance, and advice. For the first time in history, parents and children are left to their own devices to figure out how to make the experience meaningful and positive. By creating opportuni ties for parents to learn together and to share the experience of par enting with like-minded peers, the JLI is offering a much needed re source that meets the concerns of the 21 st century. “The real beneficiaries of such a program will be the children who will learn and grow in a stronger, more supportive com munity.” Like all previous JLI programs. The Art of Parenting is designed to appeal to people at all levels of Jewish knowledge, including those without any prior experi ence or background in Jewish learning. All JLI courses are open to the public, and ahendees need not be affiliated with a particular synagogue, temple, or other house of worship. Fee for class is $95 for single or $175 for couples. Special dis count for parents who have chil dren enrolled in JPS, CJP, or CJDS - $80 per single and $155 for couples. Interested students may call the Lubavitch Education Center at 704-366-3984 or visit www.myJLI.com for registration and other course-related informa tion.^
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