In a previous article we discussed what ADHD is and how to determine if a child has it. Once a child is diagnosed with ADHD, the next step is figuring out how to help them thrive. The best approach usually combines strategies at home, support at school, routines, therapy, and sometimes medication, along with ongoing monitoring and adjustment. Children with ADHD do best when instructions are clear and specific. Instead of saying, “Clean your room,” break it into smaller steps like, “Please put your toys in the bin, then put your clothes in the hamper.” Giving directions one step at a time makes it easier for them to follow through. Positive reinforcement is powerful. Notice your child doing something right and say so, for example, “I love how you started your homework without being asked!” Small rewards, such as stickers, extra playtime, or choosing a family activity, can motivate better than criticism. Predictable and consistent consequences work best too. Saying, “If you throw your toy, it will go on the shelf for the rest of the day,” is more effective than yelling or long lectures, which often leave children feeling discouraged. Children with ADHD also thrive on structure and routines. A daily schedule for wake-up, school, homework, and bedtime, visual charts, checklists, timers for transitions, and breaking tasks into smaller steps can all make life smoother and reduce power struggles. Parenting a child with ADHD can be emotionally taxing, so taking care of yourself is important. Seeing a therapist or joining a parent support group can give you space to process stress and connect with others who understand. Support for yourself helps you stay patient and consistent at home. Since children spend so much time at school, working closely with teachers is essential. Reach out early and advocate for supports such as movement breaks, step-by-step instructions, or seating near the teacher. Other helpful strategies include extra time on tests, visual reminders, and breaking long assignments into smaller chunks. If needed, a 504 Plan or IEP can provide formal accommodations or specialized instruction. Medication may also be helpful if ADHD symptoms significantly affect school, friendships, or home life. It can improve focus and reduce impulsivity, but it works best alongside behavioral strategies, routines, and school supports. Many families try medication for a few weeks and track progress before deciding whether to continue. Simple daily routines, sufficient sleep, regular exercise, and visual schedules or timers also help children stay on track. Behavioral therapy can support social skills, emotion regulation, and problem-solving, and therapy for anxiety or self-esteem challenges can be beneficial too. Children with ADHD need ongoing support. Regularly reviewing progress with teachers and doctors, adjusting strategies as your child grows, and continuing to advocate for help can make a meaningful difference. While supporting a child with ADHD can feel overwhelming, combining home strategies, school supports, therapy, and sometimes medication can help your child build confidence, independence, and the skills they need, while allowing you to take care of yourself along the way. Chayi Hanfling is a licensed clinical social worker who is experienced and passionate in helping individuals, families, and couples. She specializes in couples counseling, EFT, women’s health, anxiety management, OCD, trauma, and other mental health challenges. She can be reached at https://chaicounseling.org or chayi@chaicounseling.org (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)
An Italian Old Master portrait stolen from a Jewish art dealer 85 years ago briefly surfaced in a luxury Argentine real estate ad — only to vanish almost as soon as reporters spotted it. Now Interpol and Argentine police are scrambling to stop it from slipping back into the shadows of Nazi loot. The painting, an 18th-century Portrait of a Lady by Giuseppe Ghislandi, once belonged to renowned Dutch Jewish dealer Jacques Goudstikker, whose entire collection was seized by Nazis in a forced sale in 1940. Goudstikker himself died while fleeing the German invasion, leaving behind a “black book” inventory of nearly 1,000 plundered works. Some 200 were restituted to his heir Marei von Saher in 2006. But this particular portrait — depicting Contessa Colleoni in a green silk gown — was never recovered. Dutch reporters Cyril Rosman and Peter Schouten had been chasing leads for years, following the trail of Nazi official Friedrich Kadgien, a close adviser to Hermann Göring who escaped to Argentina after the war. When Kadgien’s daughter listed the family’s seaside home in Mar del Plata, an eagle-eyed journalist spotted something extraordinary in the background of a glossy property photo: a painting above a green sofa that looked exactly like the missing Ghislandi. Then the listing vanished from the realtor’s website. Kadgien had fled Germany with diamonds and at least two paintings, according to wartime diaries. He died in Buenos Aires in 1978, and his two daughters have lived there since. One has been linked to other suspicious artworks, including a still-life by Abraham Mignon that appeared in her social media posts. When journalists reached out, the daughter brushed them off. “I don’t know what painting you’re talking about,” she replied — before going silent, pulling the ad, and even changing her name on Instagram. With the lead threatening to evaporate, Interpol and Argentine federal police have joined forces with Dutch officials to track the portrait down before it disappears into another private vault. The case has electrified the sluggish world of Nazi art restitution, normally bogged down in court battles and paperwork. For Goudstikker’s heir, 81-year-old Marei von Saher, the sudden glimpse of the portrait is bittersweet. “It is my family’s goal to recover every artwork stolen from the Goudstikker collection,” she told reporters. Experts estimate 600,000 Nazi-looted artworks remain missing. Some hang in museums, others circulate quietly in private hands, surfacing only by accident — as with the Cornelius Gurlitt hoard uncovered in Munich in 2013. Deidre Berger of the Jewish Digital Cultural Recovery Project says many more could emerge “if governments worldwide would digitize and transcribe their archives.” (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)
Israeli tanks and troops are now pushing on the northern edges of Gaza City, pounding neighborhoods with heavy shelling and drone fire, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signals he is ready to greenlight a long-planned offensive to seize Gaza’s largest population center. On Wednesday, Israeli forces rolled into the Ebad-Alrahman neighborhood on Gaza City’s northern flank, blasting homes and sending panicked residents fleeing deeper into the city. “All of a sudden, we heard that the tanks pushed in,” said Saad Abed, 60. “The explosions grew louder and louder… If no truce is reached, we will see the tanks outside our homes.” Another resident, Tala al-Khatib, 29, described an overnight of relentless airstrikes: “Warplanes struck several times, and drones fired throughout the night. Wherever you flee, death follows you.” As the battle grinds on, the IDF is urging civilians to flee before the assault begins in earnest. In a fiery video message, Col. Avichay Adraee, the IDF’s Arabic-language spokesman, dismissed claims that Gaza’s south cannot absorb more people. “The evacuation of residents from Gaza City is inevitable,” he said, pointing to open areas in Al-Mawasi and central refugee camps that, he claimed, are “empty of tents and ready to receive evacuees.” The IDF says it is racing to add two new humanitarian aid centers in southern Gaza, boosting the total to five, as hundreds of thousands continue to flee. UN figures estimate more than 800,000 Gazans have been displaced since the collapse of the March ceasefire. The military push comes as Netanyahu’s government rejects international pleas for a phased hostage release deal with Hamas. Israel insists only a total surrender of hostages and Hamas’s disarmament will bring the war to an end. Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter doubled down in an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper: “We’re looking at what the possibilities are for a ceasefire and a temporary deal, but it has to be very clear — it ends when Hamas ends.” Leiter warned against partial hostage deals, arguing they could doom captives left behind: “We’ll get a few out now, and we’re never going to see the rest again.” He lashed out at Hamas’s foreign backers, blasting Turkey and Qatar for sheltering the group’s leaders. “Where the hell is Erdogan? Why are Hamas leaders sitting in Qatar right now?” Inside Gaza, Israeli forces are intensifying attacks on Hamas strongholds. The IDF said its 99th Division destroyed multiple Hamas observation posts in the past 24 hours, while the 162nd Division fought gunmen in Jabalia. Meanwhile, the 36th Division, backed by air power, struck Khan Younis in the south, killing several operatives and smashing Hamas naval weapons facilities. In a targeted strike, Israel said it eliminated Mahmoud al-Asoud, commander of Hamas’s General Security Apparatus in western Gaza, accusing him of orchestrating militant operations during the war. And in a sign of lessons learned from the grinding urban campaign, the IDF announced it had created a brand-new engineering battalion under the Givati Brigade to dismantle tunnels and terror infrastructure on the front lines. But Israel’s offensive has come at a heavy diplomatic cost. This week, a strike on the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis killed at least 20 people — including five journalists — drawing fierce condemnation. The IDF admitted it had targeted a Hamas surveillance camera on hospital grounds […]
Shortly after an airliner made an aggressive maneuver to avoid colliding with a B-52 last month over North Dakota, the bomber nearly collided with a small private plane as it flew past the Minot airport, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. Investigators released their preliminary report Wednesday on the July 19 incident that happened after the bomber completed a flyover at the North Dakota State Fair in Minot. The close call with Delta Flight 3788 is well known because of a video a passenger shot of the pilot’s announcement after making an abrupt turn to avoid the bomber. But the fact that the B-52 subsequently came within one-third of a mile of a small Piper airplane hadn’t been previously reported. The SkyWest pilot told his passengers that day that he was surprised to see the bomber looming to the right, and the U.S. Air Force also said that air traffic controllers never warned the B-52 crew about the nearby airliner. Officials said at the time that the flyover had been cleared with the FAA and the private controllers who oversee the Minot airport ahead of time. These close calls were just the latest incidents to raise questions about aviation safety in the wake of January’s midair collision over Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people. The NTSB report doesn’t identify the cause of the incidents, but the transcript of the conversation between the three planes, the air traffic controller on duty in Minot and a regional FAA controller at a radar center in Rapid City, South Dakota, show several confusing commands were issued by the tower that day. Investigators won’t release their final report on the cause until sometime next year. With the B-52 and Delta planes converging on the airport from different directions, the controller told the Delta plane that was carrying 80 people to fly in a circle to the right until the pilot told the controller he didn’t want to do that because the bomber was off to his right, so he broke off his approach. “Sorry about the aggressive maneuver. It caught me by surprise,” the pilot can be heard saying on the video a passenger posted on social media. “This is not normal at all. I don’t know why they didn’t give us a heads up.” At one point, the controller intended to give the Delta plane directions but mistakenly called out the bomber’s call sign and had to cancel that order. Less than a minute after the B-52 crossed the path of the airliner, it nearly struck the small plane that was also circling while the bomber flew past the airport on its way back to Minot Air Force Base where 26 of the bombers are based. Aviation safety consultant Jeff Guzzetti, who used to investigate plane crashes for both the NTSB and FAA, said the controller didn’t give the commands for the Delta and Piper planes to circle soon enough for them to stay a safe distance away from the bomber. The transcript shows the local controller calling the regional FAA controller to get permission every time before he issued a command to the planes. Guzzetti said it is not clear whether taking that extra step to consult with the other controller delayed the commands or whether the Minot controller simply didn’t anticipate […]
A new book called How To Defeat Israel, supposedly authored by slain Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, is being sold in bookstores and online in Russia and Belarus, with the official approval of the Russian government, Kan News reported. According to the report, Russian law requires state approval of every new book that is published and distributed in the country. The book was published by Rodina Press, which, according to Kan, has a history of publishing antisemitic material. The book’s description in online bookstores dubs Sinwar “the Palestinian Che Guevara” and states, “Sinwar is one of the most amazing Arab commanders of the new generation. He initiated the ‘Al-Aqsa Flood’ operation (the October 7th massacre) and led the defense of Gaza in the years 2023-2024.” “Despite the Israeli advantage in weapons, Israel failed to conquer all of Gaza. Over 80,000 tons of bombs were dropped on tiny Gaza, but the city survived. In many ways, this is thanks to Sinwar. In this book, the great commander, the ‘General of Free People,’ tells about his life dedicated to the intense struggle for the liberation of Palestine and all Arab peoples.” The propaganda about the murderous Sinwar is expensive—the book costs $46. (YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency is receiving special police protection from Austria following a threat, the Vienna-based organization acknowledged Wednesday, as its inspectors reportedly returned to Iran to monitor a fuel transfer at the country’s sole nuclear power plant. The protection for Director-General Rafael Grossi comes as tensions over Iran’s nuclear program are rising again. France, Germany and the United Kingdom appear poised to declare “snapback” — the reimplementation of United Nations sanctions on the Islamic Republic over its not allowing IAEA inspections, and other concerns. Iran has until Aug. 31 to satisfy those concerns. Questions remain following the 12-day Iran-Israel war in June over the status of Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium, which could be enough for several atomic bombs if Tehran chooses to build them. Iran has maintained that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only. Elite police unit guards Grossi Grossi, who plans to run for United Nations secretary-general, is being protected by an Austrian police Cobra unit. The elite unit under the Austrian Federal Ministry of Interior mainly handles counterterrorism operations, hostage rescues and responses to mass shootings. It also engages in personal protection and the protection of Austrian foreign representations abroad. In Austria, Cobra operatives are known for protecting the president and chancellor as well as the U.S. and Israeli ambassadors. “We can confirm that Austria provided a Cobra unit but we cannot confirm where the specific threat came from,” IAEA spokesman Fredrik Dahl said. The Wall Street Journal first reported on the additional security for Grossi, an Argentine diplomat who has raised the profile of the IAEA with his trips into Ukraine after Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion and the agency’s work on Iran. Israel attacked Iran in June after the IAEA’s Board of Governors voted to censure Iran over its noncooperation with the agency, the first such censure in 20 years. Iran accused the IAEA, without providing evidence, of aiding Israel and, later, the United States in its airstrikes targeting its nuclear sites. Top Iranian officials and Iranian media called for Grossi to be arrested and put on trial if he returned to the country. IAEA reportedly monitors Bushehr refueling On Wednesday, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said IAEA inspectors were at the Bushehr nuclear power plant to watch a fuel replacement at the facility, according to a report by the state-run IRNA news agency. The IAEA has not acknowledged the inspectors’ presence. Bushehr is run with the support of Russian technicians. Araghchi reportedly cautioned that it didn’t represent any breakthrough on the IAEA visit to other sites. A parliamentary law blocked Iran’s government from cooperating with the IAEA until the agency offered security guarantees following the war with Israel. U.S. and European leaders hold call as sanctions deadline looms U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio had a phone call on Wednesday with the foreign ministers of Germany, France and the U.K. after a series of high and low-level meetings with the Iranians over the last week. “All reiterated their commitment to ensuring that Iran never develops or obtains a nuclear weapon,” Tommy Pigott, deputy State Department spokesperson, said in a statement. The call between the Western leaders comes after talks in Switzerland on Tuesday between representatives of the E3 and Iran “ended without a final outcome,” a diplomat with knowledge of the meeting told The […]
A U.S. district court judge has sentenced Abouzar Rahmati, 43, of Great Falls, Virginia, to one year in prison followed by three years of supervised release for spying on behalf of Iran, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. Rahmati, a U.S. citizen who worked as a contractor for the Federal Aviation Administration, pleaded guilty in April to providing Iranian government officials with at least 172 gigabytes of classified information related to U.S. solar energy in 2022. Prosecutors said Rahmati used his position to gain access to sensitive material that was then secretly transferred to Tehran. He had faced a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison under federal law. In a statement, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said Rahmati’s conduct represented a profound breach of trust. “By secretly doing the bidding of the Iranian government, Mr. Rahmati violated the trust placed in him as a U.S. citizen and as a federal contractor with access to sensitive information,” Pirro said. She added that preventing classified material from reaching hostile intelligence services is “one of our highest priorities.” Court records show that Rahmati admitted to maintaining contact with Iranian officials and sending them files tied to solar energy research and infrastructure, a sector the U.S. government has identified as critical for both national security and energy independence. Investigators said the scale of the leak was significant, though they did not disclose details on whether Iran had put the information to use. The case adds to a series of prosecutions in recent years involving U.S. citizens accused of providing assistance to the Iranian regime, which remains under heavy U.S. sanctions and is often accused by Washington of directing espionage and influence operations inside the United States. Rahmati will begin serving his sentence immediately, after which he will remain under federal supervision for three years. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)
There’s a well-known teaching from Chazal: טב למיתב טן דו מלמיתב ארמלו — better to live as two than to live alone. It’s a truth that has guided generations in building Jewish homes. Yet in today’s shidduch world, this simple wisdom is too often pushed aside in favor of an unhealthy fixation on “what will people say?” I recently experienced this firsthand. Under unusual but fortunate circumstances, I met an eligible woman. We spoke for a few minutes, and the interaction was pleasant — enough that she expressed interest in meeting again. Later, while checking with a reference, she inquired of my age. Once she learned the number, she quickly withdrew. What struck me was that my appearance hadn’t been an issue when we met, nor my personality or demeanor in conversation. The only thing that changed was the discovery of my age — as if a number on paper suddenly outweighed all else. Not long after, I invested considerable time and thought into researching another potential shidduch. I weighed the facts carefully, even noting several factors that, objectively, were to her detriment. Still, I saw enough good to give a “yes,” hopeful that the essentials of middos and compatibility could make it work. Within a very short time, however, her answer came back as a firm “no” — again, not for any issue of values, health, or personality, but solely because of the age difference. In earlier times, age gaps were not an obstacle when the fundamentals aligned. There are countless examples, even of the converse with women older than men, where mutual respect, shared values, and a commitment to building a life together mattered far more than the date on a birth certificate. Age could be a secondary consideration — perhaps relevant if health, looks, or energy level came into play — but it wasn’t a non‑starter. When we reject potential shidduchim solely because of how it might look to others, we lose sight of the priorities our mesorah sets for us. Decisions of such importance should be guided by daas Torah, not by imagined whispers from the sidelines. If we truly value building strong, enduring homes, we must be willing to look past arbitrary social norms and see the person in front of us — not just the number attached to their name. Sincerely, An Alter Bochur trying to navigate to the next chapter The views expressed in this letter are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of YWN. Have an opinion you would like to share? Send it to us for review. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)
An Amish woman who told authorities she was testing her faith when she threw her 4-year-old son into an Ohio lake was charged Wednesday with two counts of aggravated murder in the boy’s death. Authorities said Ruth R. Miller, 40, of Millersburg, Ohio, told investigators she believed she was acting at the direction of God when she allegedly killed her son Vincen at Atwood Lake early Saturday. The lead investigator with the Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office, Capt. Adam Fisher, said Wednesday that Ruth Miller repeatedly said in interviews with police that she threw the boy off the dock and into the water to give him to God. “It did not appear that the gravity of the situation had sunk in,” Fisher said. The woman’s husband, Marcus J. Miller, 45, had apparently drowned while attempting to swim to an offshore sandbank hours earlier in another test of faith, Sheriff Orvis Campbell told reporters at a news conference Monday. Their other children, a 15-year-old girl and twin 18-year-old boys, were also directed to perform water-based trials of their belief but survived, Campbell said. New Philadelphia Municipal Court online records indicate Ruth Miller was also charged with domestic violence and child endangerment regarding the older children. Authorities said Ruth Miller was receiving treatment at a secure mental health facility and had not been arrested by late Wednesday afternoon. A message seeking comment was left for her attorney, Scott Fromson. Family members and the Millers’ church said in a statement that the deaths “do not reflect our teachings or beliefs but are instead a result of a mental illness. The ministry and extended family had been walking with them through their challenges, and they had also received professional help in the past.” Campbell said Ruth Miller told investigators she believed she could walk on water but when she tried doing so off the end of the dock, she simply fell into the water. “She and her husband went to this dock and they jumped in the water because God was speaking to them and telling them to do things, things to prove their worthiness to God,” Campbell said. Marcus and Vincen Miller were apparently both dead when authorities were called Saturday morning for a report of a golf cart having gone into the lake. Campbell said Ruth Miller had driven it at a high speed into a stone wall on the lake shore with the three older children on board. The cart ended up fully submerged but visible, and her three children stood on it before getting out of the water. When a rescuer tried to get Ruth Miller out of the water, she told them to “just pray for her,” Campbell said. Park rangers heard “concerning type statements” from Ruth Miller, the sheriff said: “There was a pretty immediate statement made that she had given her son to the Lord.” Authorities soon realized her husband and 4-year-old son were missing. “She began to express more that she had thrown the child in the water to give that child to God,” Campbell said. “But we didn’t know where in the water — it’s a big lake.” He said Ruth Miller was in mental crisis. Searchers focused near the dock where authorities said the Millers had apparently tried to walk on water the night before. […]
CDC Director Susan Monarez ousted weeks after being sworn in • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez has left the role just weeks after being sworn in, the Health and Human Services department said. • Monarez, a longtime federal government scientist, was sworn in on July 31. • Her departure comes at a tumultuous time for the agency, which is reeling from a gunman’s attack on its Atlanta headquarters on Aug. 8.
NISSIM IN SPRING VALLEY: A frightening incident unfolded on Dr. Frank Road when an emergency exit door on a TOR bus unexpectedly opened while driving, causing three children to fall out. Hatzoloh EMS and Spring Valley Police responded to the scene, and thankfully only minor injuries were reported. The three children were transported by Hatzoloh EMS to Hackensack Medical Center.
POLICE CHIEF: “The coward that shot these victims took his own life in the rear of the Church.” “We are also aware of a manifesto that the shooter had timed to be release on YouTube.”
WATCH: Boy says his friend was laying on top of him to shield him from gunfire during the Annunciation Catholic School shooting “He was making sure I was safe & he got hit. That was really brave of him.”
