Childcare

Beyond resilience: Israel's traumatized families need support, not just admiration - opinion

We can celebrate courage and still leave room for what comes afterward. Surviving does not tell us how someone is sleeping or whether they feel safe boarding another plane.

The report found that in the half–year following October 7, the health funds and resilience centers provided mental care to less than 1% of Israel's population, while 38% reported significant symptoms
Sad, child and crying on floor in home with mental health, abuse or anxiety from trauma.

Netanya daycare worker sentenced to seven years for abusing 12 toddlers

Israeli daycare-aged children (illustrative). March 24, 2026.

Three Tel Aviv daycare workers indicted over alleged physical abuse of infants, toddlers

Little girl with teddy bear near light wall indoors, back view

Shared vulnerability: Addressing child abuse in diverse Israeli communities


Data experts say posting pictures and activities of children online is dangerous

Experts say that posting photos on social media of children can create a digital identity for children, facilitating identity theft and distribution of the child's image to unwanted parties.

 Is your child using the internet safely? (illustrative)

Israeli kids found wandering alone amid storms, extreme weather

Storms battered the whole country this weekend with nearly 90mm falling in some areas in 24 hours.

 Flooded rivers in Israel's North, February 17, 2024.

Israel charges preschool teacher with hundreds of child abuse counts

The teacher, Rowan Abdel-Hai, worked for several years at HaGan Shel Sigal Preschool in Hod Hasharon.

Preschool-age children accompanied by teacher (illustrative).

'The Sizzling Schnitzel:' A startling summer warning for parents

"The video," United Hatzala explained in a statement, "serves as a powerful reminder of the life-threatening consequences that can result from negligence with regard to leaving children in cars."

 A young child uses a tablet in the back seat of a car (illustrative)

Is Israel’s notorious cost of living really that high?

A slew of economic factors have landed the Jewish state in a fairly expensive position – but how does it compare to other countries?

 ‘In nearly every category, Israelis can buy a lot less with their incomes than the average person in the OECD’

How do you react when your children ask to wear make-up and dress up?

Encouraging your daughter's dress-up delights: How to respond to her desires for spinning dresses, nail polish, perfume, and makeup.


Board games boost math ability in young children - study

Previous research has already proven that board games are a great learning tool to improve a child’s literacy, but this research shows that they are also great for a child’s numeracy skills as well.

 A girl playing a game.

Toddler dies after mother left her alone for 10 days to go on vacation

A woman in the US was arrested for murder after leaving her toddler, just a year and a half old, alone at home for 10 days while taking a vacation.

 Jailyn Candelario was just under two years old when she was left home alone for 10 days by her mother, leading to her death.

Parents of abused toddlers from Eilat demand thorough investigation of daycare

Parents demanded that the court investigate the woman in charge of a daycare, they accuse of abusing their children.

 View of the Eilat Police headquarters, in Southern Israel, April 21, 2022

How should you prepare to leave the house with your newborn?

If leaving the house with your baby for the first time seems intimidating, here are some tips for a fun, successful adventure.

 Mother and baby