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Is Being PERFECT a Good Thing?

Is Being PERFECT a Good Thing? By: Rifka Schonfeld, Director S.O.S (Strategies for Optimum Success) Q: I always try to be perfect. I wish it was easier for me, but...

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Compliments and Criticism

Compliments and Criticism By: Rifka Schonfeld, Director S.O.S (Strategies for Optimum Success) Q: Why is it so hard for me to accept criticism? I feel like it will help me...

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Making Friends as an Adult

Making Friends as an Adult By: Rifka Schonfeld, Director S.O.S (Strategies for Optimum Success) Q: Recently, you answered a question from a mother concerned about her daughter’s lack of friends....

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ADHD and Dyslexia

ADHD and Dyslexia By: Rifka Schonfeld, Director S.O.S (Strategies for Optimum Success) Q: My child has been struggling with reading for a while, but now she seems to be struggling...

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Join the Social Skill Challenge!

Join the Social Skills Challenge By: Rifka Schonfeld, Director S.O.S (Strategies for Optimum Success) It’s back to school time, but are we teaching all of the important subjects? Yes, we’ve...

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Who’s in Denial? Not Me!

Who’s in Denial? Not Me! By: Rifka Schonfeld, Director S.O.S (Strategies for Optimum Success) Author C.S. Lewis once famously said, “Denial is the shock absorber for the soul. It protects...

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Who Likes Criticism?

Who Likes Criticism? By: Rifka Schonfeld, Director S.O.S (Strategies for Optimum Success) I’ve been graded, rated, and ranked. Coached, screened, and scored. I’ve been picked first, picked last, and not...

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Trigger Some New Habits

Trigger Some New Habits By: Rifka Schonfeld, Director S.O.S (Strategies for Optimum Success) These past 18 months have seen the world reevaluate all sorts of things that we once deemed...

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The Power of Birth Order

The Power of Birth Order By: Rifka Schonfeld, Director S.O.S (Strategies for Optimum Success) Moshe, Yechezkhel, and Dovid were playing in the living room while their mother made dinner. Eight-year-old...

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STOP Stopping Yourself…

STOP Stopping Yourself… By: Rifka Schonfeld, Director S.O.S (Strategies for Optimum Success) I recently wrote an article about overthinking that I called “Get Out of Your Own Head” but what...

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