b'Jonathan Yoffe Co-Chair of The Associateds Lawyers Division Pikesville resident Jonathan (Jon) Yoffe, 36,good (and necessary) choices. But ofThe pandemic has also highlighted the is dad to six-year-old Adam, three-year-oldcourse, sometimes they just need to getimportance of spending time with family Liora, and one-year-old Benjamin. Sincewhat they wantso Ive learned to pick and friends, and always making time for the start of his parenting journey six yearsmy battles! your spouse. ago, one pearl of wisdom has remainedYoffe admits theres a reason everyone Be generous and inclusive with how true for the father of three and partner atsays time really flies when it comes toyour kids spend time with extended Ezrine, Castro & Stavisky, P.A. in Baltimore. raising childrenbecause its true! Addfamily and friendsits great for Give them everything they need, buta global pandemic to the mix and timeeveryoneand of course, alwaysnot everything they want. seems to have taken on a whole newmake time for date night! While parenting decisions are oftenmeaning for parentswhether its spent difficult, Jon says, examining childrensmonitoring a Zoom class or having a child needs versus their wants helps him makejoin an important client call.38 SHALOM BALTIMORE'