Everything You Need to Know About Campgrounds in New York
Here are 19 campgrounds in New York your family can go visit for a weekend getaway and tips for camp...
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How to Find Childcare in NYC
Securing safe and loving childcare is one of the most complex jobs a parent can face. The choice of ...
Hometown Hero with a Heart: Brooklyn’s Louie Miranda
There’s an oddly memorable feeling most folks have who were born and bred in Brooklyn; it’s an ingra...
Specialty Camps — More Than A Sporting Good Time
Choosing a sports camp can help your child break out of his or her shell, become more fit and confid...
Summer Hair Care for Young Campers and Swimmers
Summer fun can wreak havoc on kids' delicate scalp and hair. Here tips to help make summer hair care...
All Moms Need Support! says artist who draws joy from hardship
At 17, Katherine Arnoldi found herself without a job, without a home, and without much self-esteem. ...
Theme Park Season Begins!
Seeking thrills, a way to cool off on a water slide, a ride down a lazy river? Here’s our roundup...
Pet Turtles Pose Threat
The FDA is reminding people of the risk of salmonellosis associated with pet turtles....
Identity Theft: Kids at Risk
Identity theft is damaging to all its victims, yet when a child is the casualty, it can be especiall...
Infants and Epilepsy
The Epilepsy Foundation has launched a new website about epilepsy and seizure disorders in infants u...
Fear be gone
As a mother of two young boys, Dr. Jamie Johnson felt particularly empathetic when she encountered a...
The How To Summer Guide
Summer has always been the happiest time of year for Chappaqua’s Suzanne Brown....
How To Choose A Great Pediatrician
When you consider that your pediatrician will treat your son or daughter from infancy through adoles...
How To Become Your Child’s Biggest Fan
Congratulations. The sparkle in your eye has become a child athlete! As a result, your parenting re...
Dallas: Living Large for Littler Travelers
For a city known to be big and sprawling, Dallas is surprisingly easy to navigate. ...
Calm Down! Dealing with A Toddler’s Tantrums
Temper tantrums are a part of growing up. As your child moves from babyhood to toddlerhood, she l...
Parties from the Heart
When Joyce Jabbour’s daughter was turning 11, she asked to go on a shopping spree with friends to ce...
The Bumblebee Boogie
Most of us, when under attack by a bee, start performing what I call the “bumblebee boogie”. To he...
For Kids to Eat Healthfully...Parents Must Step Up To The Plate
We keep hearing about childhood obesity. Recent news stories tell us over and over again that......
The Curse of the Traveling Class
When your kids are small, you enroll them in ‘movement’ classes, hoping it will lead to a lifetime o...
To Cave, Or Not To Cave
A new book looks at the push to make consumers out of toddlers....
New Workbook Series Aims at Avoiding the Academic “Summer Slide”
Ah, the lazy days of summer. Kids eagerly await these two months of leisure, when they can finall...
Biker Oasis
One of the pleasures of Fire Island is the car-free bike riding. But you don’t have to schlep all t...
Confessions, from a Partially Rotted Brain
Growing up, I was oblivious to my television addiction. ...
Teenage Overload: Are Kids Being Pushed Too Hard?
When was the last time you had some time to yourself? For most of us, every minute of the day is alr...
A Helping Hand
A new school year presents a shopping list of supplies for back-to-school. For most children, this c...
ABCs of Zs
First Candle, the national infant health organization, has a new initiative, Bedtime Basics, which e...
Paper Bag Pranks: Great Costume Ideas from The Paper Bag Players
Halloween, with its license to be silly, scary, ugly, glamorous or simply outrageous, is a great opp...
Access to Afterschool
If kids look brighter this month, the Afterschool Alliance may just get the credit. ...
Cooking for three or four or five?
When you're home from the hospital with a new baby, priorities change. Sleepless nights throw meal p...
Rocky Mountain Highs
Denver has the perfect blend of culture and the outdoors, in a setting that promises sunny days and ...
Shoplifting vs. Downloading
With an overwhelming majority of children online and concern for their safety paramount, encouraging...
Getting From B to A
Guidelines for parents to help their kids excel in math....
Help Your Child Build Great Homework Skills
By learning specific tools for time management, organization, and general homework skills, students ...
Helping Kids With Handwriting
In today’s fast-paced computer age, handwriting seems like a forgotten art. But the truth is that m...
Caution: Children at Play
Be it soccer or swimming, tennis or baseball, year-round training or participation on too many teams...
Off To a Great Start!
Here are 10 surefire steps to a successful school year... ...
New & Noteworthy
See what's new and noteworthy for the fall!...
My Child Has To Be Tested!
Maybe the teacher has contacted you. Maybe the pediatrician has raised some questions. Now they have...
Sharing the Load
The famous pediatrician Dr. Benjamin Spock used to tell parents, “Trust yourself. You know more than...
Big Apple Parent 2007 Fall Preview
Preview some fall events and activities for the whole family in Manhattan!...
Kidney Stones: On the Increase in Kids
We all know an adult who has suffered the excruciating pain of passing a kidney stone. But until re...
Air(mont) & Space
You’re never too young to learn. As a matter of fact, you’re never too old either ... to become an a...
Kid Ergonomics
When you're fit, you’re more productive. That’s true for children as well. Too-heavy backpacks and ...
Friend or Foe?
Do schools attempt to meet all student struggles from within and reject tutoring as superfluous? Or ...
“New Math”: A Guide Through the Maze
2 + 2 still equals 4, but why does my child’s multiplication look like rocket science? ...
Learning Styles: Which One is Your Child?
When parents observe their children's learning styles, it makes it easier to help them learn. It's a...
Study Habits: Strategies for Success
It’s never too early to develop good study habits. Rather than waiting until it’s too late, improve ...
Homework Help for Kids (and parents, too!)
In an effort to help city kids get their homework done on their own and correctly, the New York Pub...
Playing the Math Game
Developing solid math skills is a necessity for all children. Students who take math early in their ...
Life After School
Many parents enroll their children in afterschool programs, whether they work outside or inside the...
Battle of the Bugs
Bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa constitute the world of germs, and they love to take residen...
River Teacher
For West Nyack mother of two Laurie Seeman, Earth Day doesn’t come around once a year; it’s an every...
Lunchbox Makeover
The school cafeteria is filled with poor diet choices. From franchise fast food offerings to soda ma...
How To Plan a Memorable (Low Stress) Birthday Party
It only happens once a year . . . and you want to make it memorable! Here are some tips for plann...
Singing Mom and her Musical Heirs
Robbi K is not your typical children's performer — her music, which draws from diverse genres includ...
Boost Your Kid!
Even 8-year-olds should be in booster seats in the car, safety experts urge....
Does My Child Need Therapy?
A consultation may bring peace of mind, says Dr. Michael Singer....
Psychedelic Summer
It was a time of peace and love, flower power, feel-good drugs — and the end of an era. If you misse...
Singing with Your Spouse
BETH AND SCOTT BIERKO are a husband-and-wife team of singer/songwriters and arts-in-education specia...
How to Choose an Afterschool Activity for Your Child in NYC!
How to Choose an Afterschool Activity for Your Child in NYC...
Planning Now for an Easier Back-to-School
Whether it's the first day of kindergarten or the first year of high school, a few simple back-to-sc...
New & Noteworthy August 2007
The best new products for parents, kids and families. Editors' picks....
August 2007 Product Reviews
Reviews of books, kids' music, games and toys. Editors' picks....
I Want My Pre-Pregnancy Body Back!
It’s never easy to lose weight after a pregnancy, and the more children you have, the harder it ca...
Last-Minute Mom
You may be reading this issue in 90-degree heat, or at the pool, and you’re thinking, “Back to sch...
New & Noteworthy May 2007
The best new products for parents, kids and families. Editors' picks....
New & Noteworthy June 2007
The best new products for parents, kids and families. Editors' picks....
The Next Big Thing in Theatre: Disney's High School Musical is a Slam-Dunk and the 'Sleeper-Hit' Nobody Saw Coming
In what seems to have happened effortlessly and somehow "under the radar" (highly unusual in the wor...
How To Choose A Day Care Center in NYC
How to find quality daycare...
Hands-on D.C.
One trip is never enough to see all that our nation’s capital has to offer families. Here are some m...
Baseball Players Beware!
How could a Little Leaguer possibly sustain more injuries than a grownup, fulltime pro baseball pla...
Back from the Brink
A not-very-funny thing happened to me on the way to having three children. I had become quite chub...
Soaring in the City
If, like Toby Tyler, you’ve dreamed of joining the circus, the Trapeze School New York is for you...
Beaches in the NYC Area
Round-up of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut area beaches....
How To Grill Safely
The number of bacterial food poisoning cases from E. Coli and salmonella rises in the summer months ...
How to Pack a Perfectly “Green” Picnic
It’s easy to ensure that your summer picnic is gentle on Mother Earth… Like a parade of ants, the...
Lyme Disease: Awareness is the Best Defense
When temperatures rise above 40 degrees, the carrier of Lyme disease — the deer tick — is much more ...
The Great River Row
Twelve high school students will soon be hiking, rowing and canoeing their way from the Catskills al...
Interview: 'Sideways' Star is a Mom Moving Forward
Virginia Madsen, who says she is “not a city girl”, took up temporary residence in New York recen...
Mom’s not happy!
A new survey of 1,062 moms reveals that most mothers today view themselves as the least happy family...
The Joke’s on Brooklyn
The teacher is usually the one on the classroom who has to deal with the class clown. In Steve So...
Countdown To Harry's Hallows
July 21 is the official release date of Harry Potter: The Deathly Hallows. Countdown the days at wit...
Every Kid Gets A Trophy
Aiming for average may actually damage kids’ self-esteem....
Dinnertime Dreams Come True
Imagine … after a long day at work, you step off the train, and like magic, dinner appears! Two W...
Shy Kid? Stressed Mom?
A new study contends that shyness in kids could be related to being raised by stressed-out parents....
Sometimes, kids need a ‘Jumpstart’
Upper East Side mom Crystal McCrary Anthony has had not one, but two successful careers. ...
New program allows families to “teacher share”
Have you ever imagined the benefits to your child of having a classroom-credentialed childcare pr...
It’s a Wrap!
Raegan Moya-Jones is a native of Australia, where swaddling infants is the norm. When she and her fr...
Teen Skin: New products to stem acne
Emotional factors — and seasons — can conspire against teens when it comes to breakouts, says Dr....
Balanced Moms: make it happen!
It’s a pretty well known fact: Moms are pulled in many directions and their to-do lists almost ne...
Keeping up with Pregnancy
There are many petty annoyances of pregnancy — odd cramps, strange cravings, grossly distended bo...
Where to Celebrate July 4 in New York Area!
Family outings for young patriots!...
