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DEAR RABBI DRAIMAN, My daughter Malky* is a “with it” kid who naturally gravitates to some of the cooler children in the class. We raise our children in a Torah home with strong values and practices that some other children may not follow. My concern is with play dates, es- pecially on Shabbos. The kids in the neighborhood who are more aligned with our family’s hashkafa tend to be quieter and less enjoyable for Malky, and while we try to encourage her to play with them, she would be resentful if we restricted her only to that group and not allow her to play with the oth- er children. Our home is also smaller, which makes bringing them here diffi- cult. While I am not aware of anything particularly alarming happening, she is young now, and I am concerned as she gets older the exposure may be dam- aging as they get into other matters. How should we navigate this? Sincerely, Fearful of friendships
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