Sharon Duke Estroff M.A.T.

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Recent Article Publications and Links:

February 2009 "I Was an Undercover Penguin: One Mom's Journey Through Kiddie Cybersocial World" (Good Housekeeping)

05.07.09 Best Bar Mitzvah Theme - Terminator (Intermountain Jewish News)

"A Day in the Life of a Breastfeeding Mom" (Parents)

04.17.09 Shabbat Dinner the Real Happy Meal (Intermountain Jewish News)

11.01.08 Thanksgiving Turkey Hunt (Coastal Living)

12.10.08 Balance Kids' High Tech Hankerings (JTA)

12.10.08 iPods for Chanukah? (Aish.com)

10.01.08 8 Hidden Gifts of the Bar and Bat Mitzvah

10.01.08 All Bar and No Mitzvah (Jewlarious)

9.11.08 Raising Little People of the Book (Jerusalem Post)

9.1.08 Back to School Sanity (Aish.com)

8.27.08 From Net Generation to Net Generation (World Jewish Digest)

7.01.08 This Year in Jerusalem (World Jewish Digest)

05.27.08 A Family Spiritual Countdown (Aish.com)

05.10.08 This Year in Jerusalem: 8 Reasons to Take Your Children to Israel (JewishWoman.org)

05.21.08 Born to Buy (World Jewish Digest)

04.10.08 Don't Passover the Tough Ones (JewishWoman.org)

02.01.08 Mommy 500 (JewishWoman.Org)

02.01.08 Let There Be Light (World Jewish Digest)

01.25.06 When Zoey 101 Becomes Zoey 102 (Connecticut Jewish Ledger)

1.01.08 School of Hard Knocks (World Jewish Digest)

12.28.07 When Tabloid Scandal Strikes (Jewish News of Greater Phoenix)

12.1.07 Circle of Friends (World Jewish Digest)

12.14.07 Tips for Handling Sibling Squabbles (Jewish News of Greater Phoenix)

11.29.07 High-Tech Hanukka (New Jersey Jewish News)

12.01.07 Terminated: The Bar Mitzvah We Won't Be Having (New Jersey Jewish News)

11.01.02 Maturing into Mentsch-hood (World Jewish Digest)

11.02.07 Raising Little People of the Book (Jewish Book Council)

9.7.07 Sukkot: A Post-Pentinence Party (World Jewish Digest)

9.7.07 The Sweet Rewards of Rosh Hashannah Rituals (Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles)

8.20.07 Age-Old Parenting Lessons for a Brand New School Year (MyJewishLearning.com)

8.17.07 My Story: All Bar and No Mitzvah (Jerusalem Post)

7.07 Mantras for the Jewish Mama (Jerusalem Post)

7.03.07 18 Ways to Cure the Summertime Couch Potato Syndrome (World Jewish Digest)

7.07 A Day in the Life of a Breastfeeding Mom (Parents)

6.6.07 Mentches: What We Really Want Our Kids to Be When They Grow Up (Jewish Ledger)

3.28.07 Don't Passover the Tough Ones (Chicago Jewish News)

8.05.07 To Medicate or Not to Medicate: The 6 Step Plan to Solving the ADHD Drug Dilemma (World Jewish Digest)

1.12.07 At Party Time: Candy is Dandy--Charity is Sweeter (Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles)

7.07 Summer Skill Sharpeners (MetroKids)

6.11.07 The Hidden Gifts of the Bar Mitzvah (Cleveland Jewish News)

4.27.07 A Family Spiritual Countdown (World Jewish Digest)

4.27.07 Lessons from a Palm Tree (Jewish News of Greater Phoenix)

4.16.07 The Kindergarten Readiness Shpilkes (Atlanta Jewish Times)

4.1.07 Making Your Seder Kid Friendly (Jerusalem Post)

3.22.07 Ten Tips for Kid-Friendly Seders (World Jewish Digest)

3.22.07 Sedering with Kids: How to Have a Fun and Meaningful Passover Seder (MyJewishLearning.com)

3.20.07 Mentches: What We Really Want Our Kids to Be When they Grow Up (Atlanta Jewish Times)

3.16.07 Helping Our Children Become Menschen (Jewish News of Greater Phoenix)

3.10.07 B'nai Mitzvah Bonanza (Boston Jewish Advocate)

3.9.07 Weathering the Storms of Yetzer Hara (Chicago Jewish News)

3.1.07 Raising Comeback Kids (New Jersey Jewish News)

2.28.07 A Purim Parenting Lesson (World Jewish Digest)

1.31.07 Parenting Lessons: Borrowing a Leaf from a Palm Tree

1.19.07 Extra, Extra, Extracurriculars (Jewish News of Greater Phoenix)

1.19.07 Online Social Scene Clicks with Younger Set (Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles)

1.1.07 Derech Eretz: An Old Parenting Ally for a New Year (World Jewish Digest)

1. 19.06 Mini MySpace (New Jersey Jewish News)

12.29.06 The Hidden Gifts of the Bar and Bat Mitzvah (Cleveland Jewish News)

12.15.06 Solving our Seasonal Santa Stickler (Jewish News of Greater Phoenix)

12.19.06 Mantras for the Jewish Mama (Chicago Jewish News)

11.24.06 Solving Our Seasonal Santa Stickler (JT Voice of Jewish Washington)

12.15.06 Let Them Go to Visit Santa: Kids Will Grow Weary and Retun to Their Jewish Roots Soon Enough (Jewish Independent of British Columbia)

12.1.06 8 Nights of Family, 8 Nights of Fun (World Jewish Digest)

11.09.06 Mantras for the Jewish Mama (Jerusalem Post)

11.1.06 MySpace, Our Problem (World Jewish Digest)

11.01.06 Virtues and Vices of the Bratz Pack (Atlanta Jewish Times)

11.15.06 Helping Kids Cope with Difficult Teachers (Chicago Jewish News)

10.27.06 The Magic Spend/Save/Tzedakah Plan Keeps Kids Thinking (Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles)

11.11.06 Helping Your Kid Be a Happy Camper (Chicago Jewish News)

10.25.06 Homework Repentance (Atlanta Jewish Times)

10.10.06 A Parent's Yom Kippur Homework (Chicago Jewish News)

8.16.06 Dealing with Tough Teachers (Jewish Independent of British Columbia)

8.18.06 The Sweet Rewards of Rosh Hashanah Rituals (World Jewish Digest)

9.08.06 Team with Teacher to Be an A+ Parent (Jewish News of Greater Phoenix)

9.22.06 How to Involve Kids in the High Holidays (Jewish News of Northern California)

7.25.06 Shabbat Dinner: The Real Happy Meal (World Jewish Digest)

8.11.06 Rite of Passage Bestows Bundle of Intangible Gifts (Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles)

7.14.06 Have it Both Ways at Your Child's Bar/Bat Mitzvah (Jewish News of Greater Phoenix)

8.18.06 Helping Kids Cope with Difficult Teachers (Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles)

8.17.06 Talking to Children about the War in Israel (JT News Seattle)

7.7.06 Surviving the Slumber Party (Jewish Independent of British Columbia)

7.07.06 How to Survive Your Kid's Slumber Party (Jewish News of Greater Phoenix)

5.05.06 MySpace Our Problem (Jewish News of Greater Phoenix)

4.05.06 Derech Eretz: Our Parenting Ally (Atlanta Jewish Times)

7.12.06 Serving Kids a Balanced TV Diet (Our Little Net)

4.14.06 Throw a Party with a Purpose (Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles)

3.18.06 Facing Adversity Makes Kids Resilient (Jewish News of Greater Phoenix)

7.07.06 The Slumber Party Survival Guide (Chicago Jewish News)

6.07.06 Send Homesickness Packing this Summer (Cleveland Jewish News)

6.7.06 The Paper Chase: What to Do with Your Kids' Old Schoolwork (New Jersey Jewish News)

3.03.06 Oy! IM Worried (Rhode Island Jewish Voice and Herald)

5.18.06 MySpace, Our Problem (Connecticut Jewish Ledger)

5.12.06 The Magic of the Spend/Save/Tzedakah Plan (Atlanta Jewish Times)

3.08.06 Raising Little People of the Book (Connecticut Jewish Ledger)

1.06.06 The Kindergarten Question (Jewish News of Greater Phoenix)

5.05.06 MySpace Our Problem (Jewish News of Greater Phoenix)

7.05.06 The Truth About Playground Popularity (Our Little Net)

4.29.05 Policing the Bar Mitzvah Crowd (Jewish News Weekly of Northern California)

12.23.05 Best Presents: Rituals and Repetition (Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles)

11.25.05 Reclaiming Perfection (Florida Jewish News)

9.23.05 Give Some Honey to the Apples of Your Eye (Los Angeles Jewish Journal)

7.12.06 Serving Kids a Balanced TV Diet (Our Little Net)

5.27.05 The Pitfalls of Making Playdate Plans (Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles)

4.22.05 How to Make a Seder Child's Play (Cover Story Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles)

12.03.04 Eight Nights of Rituals Make Best Gifts for Kids (Jewish News Weekly of Northern California)

10.29.04 Is it Trick or Treat? (Jewish News of Greater Phoenix)

SHARON DUKE ESTROFF

Sharon Duke Estroff is an award-winning educator and author of "Can I Have a Cell Phone for Hanukkah? (Random House, 2007). Her parenting articles appear in over 100 publications including Parents, Good Housekeeping, and Woman's Day. She is a parenting blogger for Huffington Post. Sharon is the creator of KIDSPLORATIONS enrichment classes, camps, and birthday parties which provide imagination-fueled learning adventures to children.

Contact sharonestroff@sharonestroff.com