18. The Hidden Message Behind “What’s for Dinner?”

There’s a question every home faces almost every day. “What’s for dinner?”

It sounds simple. Maybe even trivial. But in this shiur, Rav SHlomo Katz and the women of Shirat David uncover how that question is actually a gateway into one of the deepest יסודות of parenting.

What happens when a child says, “I don’t like this”?

Do we push? Do we ignore? Do we accommodate?

Rav Shlomo opens up a completely different דרך — one that doesn’t get stuck on the food at all, but sees it as an expression of something much deeper: a child’s עולם הרגשות.

We explore:

Why suppressing a child’s preferences may “work”… but at a cost  The difference between acknowledging and indulging  How food becomes a language for emotional expression  Why children must first feel seen before they can be guided And how to hold the tension between גבולות and רגישות ----------

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Chapters

00:00 Opening Greeting and Shabbat Blessing

01:14 Sponsor Acknowledgments and Memorial Tributes