The Learning Curve - Mishpacha

Let's Talk Let's Talk The Making Of A Rebbi (feat. Rabbi Yoel Kramer)

In episode nine of The Learning Curve, Rabbi Schonfeld and Rabbi Garfield discuss if you should bribe kids not watch the superbowl, how a parent should approach poor Purim behavior, and welcome Rabbi Yoel Kramer, a chinuch legend, to the podcast to explain what makes a great Rebbi.
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Let's Talk Mailbag

In episode 8 of season 3, Rabbi Garfiel and Rabbi Schonfeld answer reader emails and voicemails, including how rebbeim can assur texting for bachurim when they have texting themselves, whose responsibility is it decide if a child should be medicated for ADHD, and how should someone know if he should go into chinuch?
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Let's Talk Rejection (feat. Rabbi Yosef Sonnenschein)

In episode seven, Rabbi Schonfeld and Rabbi Garfield dicuss navigating the thorny waters of AI, even on a filtered flip phone. They also talk about leaving school punishments in school, and when you need to address them at home. And for the big question: What can a parent do if they did everything right and their child was still rejected?

Let's Talk Gifted Children

In Episode six, Rabbi Garfiel and Rabbi Schonfeld unpack their own eighth grade student experiences, discuss if you should parent someone else's kids, and answer the big question: What should parents do if their child's school is not equipped to handle the services they need?Our guest, Mrs. Devorah Pinkus, can be reached at dpinkusconsulting@gmail.com

Let's Talk To Today's Menahelim

In episode five, Rabbi Schonfeld and Rabbi Garfield record live from the Torah Umesora Convention! They discuss convention takeaways and winter vacation stress, and the big question: If a school wants to medicate a child and the parent doesn't want to, what should you do?

Let's Talk Self Esteem (feat. Mrs. Shaindy Muller, MA LMHC)

In this episode, Rabbi Garfield and Rabbi Schonfeld continue discussing chutzpah, teaching moderation in a modern world, and the big question: how can we foster a sense of self esteem in our children?

Let's Talk Chutzpah (feat. Rabbi Yechiel Spero)

In this episode, Rabbi Schonfeld and Rabbi Garfield talk about if you should encourage your child to go to their bully's simcha, and whether Jewish MP3 players are the best or worst thing that's ever happened to us. And the big question: Are kids today more chutzpadik than ever?

Let's Talk Getting Into Mesivta

In this episode, Rabbi Garfield and Rabbi Schonfeld answer our listeners' amazing feedback on the pressure conversation (and address the now-infamous "elite right" claim). And for the big question: how do we prepare our kids for mesivta?

Lets Talk Students Under Pressure (Feat. Rabbi Aryeh Leib Smith and Mrs. Aliza Feder)

In our first episode of Season 3, Rabbi Schonfeld and Rabbi Garfield discuss kids who have a hard time getting up in the morning and whether schools should use tuition as leverage to allow children back to school. And for the big question, are our boys and girls under too much pressure in school?

Let’s Talk TLC’S Back To School Special (Feat. Rabbi Motty Zeiger and more!)

On this episode, Rabbi Garfield and Rabbi Schonfeld discuss the back-to-school struggle and hear how parents and mechanchim prepare for a new year. Plus: what can a mother do to connect to her mesivta-aged sons? And what should you do if your child is paired up with a teacher who has a difficult reputation?