Pregnancy & Parenting
On pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and caring for a newborn during wartime.
On pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and caring for a newborn during wartime.
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Family Care Centers, Mother and Newborn Health Care
Due to the emergency, Tipat Halav clinics provide local and accessible services throughout Israel for anyone who is away from home. For further information, call the Ministry of Health's Hotline… -
Pregnancy and Labor During Wartime
At times of emergency, such as war, we are exposed to stressful situations that affect the health of the mother and the fetus. It is crucial to follow the pregnancy… -
To Breastfeed is to Provide Resilience
Especially during emergency and crisis situations, breastfeeding was found to be especially healthy both for the breastfeeding mother and the nursing baby. All information about breastfeeding during stressful and emergency… -
Traumatic Stress While Pregnant or Breastfeeding
All the information for women who are coping with stress and trauma while they are pregnant or breastfeeding. Tips for coping with stress, emotional support hotlines and more. -
Milk Bank: Donating and Receiving Breast Milk Donations
Which babies are eligible to receive donated breast milk? What are the criteria for donation, and how can someone request a donation? Due to the current security situation, there are… -
Self-Care to Be Able to Help Children
During emergencues, parents have a twofold challenge: function and cope with the situation themselves, so they can support and communicate the situation to their children. This way you can take… -
Staying Home with the Children
Prolonged stay at home with the children may increase both our stress and our children's. Important guidelines for prolonged stay at home and for relieving children's stress and trauma. -
Child and Teenager Online Safety
Especially during war and emergency situations, like the one that we are currently experiencing, the internet provides us with escapism and pleasure, but it may also present us with challenges… -
Screens in Wartime
Everything you need to know about screen time, both during emergency situations and in general. Pros, cons and what is the recommended screen time for every age group. -
Leaving Children Home Alone
According to law, you can leave children alone at home from the age of 6, but it is recommended not to leave them alone before the age of 9, as… -
Parental Guidance on Managing Child Traumatic Stress
Anxiety has different manifestations among children of different age groups and between children of the same age group. All the information and recommendations that parents need for coping with anxiety… -
Helping Children Understand Tragic Events
A couple of tips that will help you if you need to talk to your children about difficult subjects. -
Parents in Active Military Service
How you can help your children cope with the recruitment of a parent to military service. It is important to remember that recruitment causes pressure but it also provides an…
Child and Teenager Online Safety
Virtual space and social networks are an integral part of our lives and the lives of our children. Especially during war and emergency situations, like the one that we are currently experiencing, the internet provides us with relief and pleasure, but it may also present us with challenges and dangers. Especially during these times, exposure to disturbing content may increase stress and feelings like fear and lack of personal security. As parents, you should be involved in your children's online behavior and teach them about safe internet use.
We gathered some tips for you on how to protect your children and teenagers online:
- Fake news: plenty of false information is spread on social media these days, some of it with malicious intent by the enemy. It is recommended that you only consume information from official and reliable sources, like the websites of ministries and the Home Front Command.
- Cyber-attacks: do not open links from sources that you are not familiar with, and set a 2-stage verification process in all applications that allow it.
- When staying in the bomb shelter, talk to your children about their feelings, remain physically close and hug them, and if possible, keep them busy with activities that reduce their levels of stress and panic. Try to avoid scrolling through social media during those times.
- Exposure to traumatizing content: the internet is filled with traumatizing videos and images that children and teenagers should not be exposed to and that are not suitable for their age. Exposure to such disturbing content may cause stress, trauma, eating and sleeping disorders, restlessness, and even physical manifestations such as stomachaches and vomiting. The reason is that your children are not sufficiently developed emotionally and cognitively to process these contents. For your children's safety and resilience, talk to them and tell them not to watch disturbing content. If they have already opened them or taken a peek at them, it is better to turn it off quickly, delete the links or images, and not share them. Do not be angry with your children. Just be alert and seek professional help as necessary.
Remember that the minimum age for social media use is 13.
Further reading (Hebrew): why it is important to follow the minimum age policy for social media use
Hotline 105 for the protection of children and teenagers online is available 24/7. You may either call the hotline or submit the online form in Hebrew, Arabic, and English.