Education Series

In “Fears & Anxiety – The Source of Fear,” Dr. Michael Laitman discusses the various types of fears people have, their source, the growing abundance of fears in our era and why they’re necessary, why children are afraid, the kinds of social influence and education required to alleviate children’s fears, and Kabbalah’s advice for how to use fear to draw the greatest benefit for oneself and others...

In “Types of Fear” Dr. Michael Laitman explains the source of a child’s fear of the dark, how to treat a child’s fear of the dark so that the child overcomes it, the ages children start feeling the fear of failure, the ages children start feeling the fear of not being accepted or not being the best among friends, recommendations for how to treat children’s social fears, and how to use reward and punishment in such situations...

At what stage of a fetus’ development should a mother relate to it, and how? The wisdom of Kabbalah states that firstly, there are no “stages” of development as it’s been commonly understood, but one stream of development that should be approached holistically. Therefore, there should be a constant relationship to the fetus at all times. Dr. Michael Laitman explains how this is expressed in this conversation with Limor Soffer-Fetman and Eli Vinokur...

In “Human Development” Dr. Michael Laitman explains the reason for the increasing gap between children and parents in the current generation, how it manifests and what parents can start doing about it...

Any soon-to-be mother would do well to read this discussion about childbirth. In “Childbirth,” Dr. Laitman places significance on the moment of childbirth, explaining why, from a Kabbalistic perspective, a natural childbirth is preferable to a Caesarean childbirth, and offers advice for what mothers should ideally do immediately after the childbirth and in the first years of the child’s life...

At what age should a child become detached from its mother after birth? In “Nursing and Primary Attachment,” the importance of the nursing relationship between mother and child in the first two years after birth is explained, according to the wisdom of Kabbalah...

At what age should a child start learning how to read and write? Contrary to popular methods of Western upbringing, which state that the age to start teaching reading and writing is five or six, the wisdom of Kabbalah states that a child should ideally start learning reading and writing from the age of three. Dr. Michael Laitman explains why this is the case in this education series with Limor Soffer-Fetman and Eli Vinokur, a series that covers periods of a child’s development, according to the wisdom of Kabbalah...

When should a parent start setting boundaries for their child? Contrary to popular methods of Western upbringing, which state that the age to start setting boundaries for children is two or three, the wisdom of Kabbalah states that a child should have boundaries set from the moment of birth. Dr. Michael Laitman explains why this is the case in this education series with Limor Soffer-Fetman and Eli Vinokur, a series that covers periods of a child’s development, according to the wisdom of Kabbalah.

Dr. Michael Laitman, in a conversation with Limor Soffer-Fetman, educational psychologist and psychotherapist, and Eli Vinokur, education content manager for the Bnei Baruch Kabbalah Education & Research Institute, discuss how the ideal schooling environment should look for children aged 6 to 9...

Dr. Michael Laitman, in a conversation with Limor Soffer-Fetman, educational psychologist and psychotherapist, and Eli Vinokur, education content manager for the Bnei Baruch Kabbalah Education & Research Institute, discuss how the ideal schooling environment should look for children aged 6 to 9...