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 ...
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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...
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. ...
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...
Sugarland Express
While some kids dream of becoming astronauts or ballerinas, mine fantasize about being appointed Wil...
Parenting Bookshelf: Squash Your Kids!
If you want to think healthy, think squash. Like the carb-filled vegetable that’s good for the athle...
KICK THAT BALL!
Not far behind the start of school is the beginning of the soccer season. For many parents and k...
A Fight from the Womb: Luke’s Story
A 6 yr-old takes 10 medications/day. He is one of 12.5 million people worldwide with polycystic kidn...
Family Overload!
Fight the Pressure to Over-Schedule: 10 Tips to Take Back Your Family and kids ...
FAMILY CAR BUYING GUIDE—Best Buys in Family Cars
Thinking about buying a car? You’re in good company. According to Media Audit, nearly 21 percent of ...
FAMILY CAR BUYING GUIDE — Understanding vehicle safety ratings
What do all those stars mean, anyway? In a nutshell, the more stars the National Highway Tra...
FAMILY CAR BUYING GUIDE — Keeping Your Car Out of the Shop
Did you know that the single most important tool for keeping your car in good working condition, pro...
FAMILY CAR BUYING GUIDE — Minivan or SUV?
Style and stereotypes aside, both kinds of cars offer great family-friendly options...
FAMILY CAR BUYING GUIDE — Save big on a used car
Suffering sticker shock over new car prices? Want more car for less money? Then think about buying u...
Let’s Re-do Lunch!
The food aisles are stocked to the rafters with lunchbox treats — individually packed granola bars, ...
Raising Kids Bilingually
Studies have shown that early exposure to more than one language helps children outperform their pee...
Mission Nutrition: Eat Your Veggies!
While nutrition experts have yet to agree on what constitutes the perfect diet, there is no doubt th...
At the Crossroads
I just received the high school information packet for my son’s fall semester. In it is a detailed I...
How To Get Involved at School — when time is a problem
As a working parent, I know quite well the challenge of finding the time and place to get involved i...
Home Alone: Is Your Child Ready?
If you are considering leaving your child at home alone for a few hours before or after school, w...
Leave It To The Experts
I don’t remember any debates about homework when I was a kid. You got homework. You did it. ...
A World of Learning
As the school year begins once again, it’s a good time to think about what it is our children really...
Kids as Teachers — in Queens, for real
Many people come to teaching through circuitous routes, but at the Queens High School of Teaching,...
Lighten That Load! What parents should know about backpacks
If your backpack-lugging child looked like Quasimodo last year and has no plans to lighten his load...
Finding the Right Tutor
Like so many specialties, New York City offers a huge range of private tutors and tutoring servic...
20/20 LEARNING: Kids & Vision
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has coined the new term, Computer Vision...
How to Help Your Kids Help Themselves : Homework
How to Help Your Kids Help Themselves ...
Great Tips for Note Taking in Class
Has your child ever come home with a blank page of class notes? Has he complained of not being a...
Beating Summer Brain Drain
Exercises to get kids back into gear for learning ...
Dyslexia - The latest word on this word disability
Bright, receptive and articulate kids can have dyslexia. Gifted kids can have dyslexia. What are th...
5 Tips for Back to School Safety
Here are the top 5 things you can do to start the school year off safely....
Packing the “Right Stuff”
It’s that time of year again…your home is abuzz with talk of new teachers, homework, and of course, ...
Through the Glass Ceiling
The Top of the Rock Observation Deck, at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, re-opened in November, 2005, beckons ...
When Clowns Create
The book of Genesis gets a radical make-over in Creation: A Clown Show — a limited engagement, pl...
PlayWorks Opens at CMOM
The largest public play and learning center for early childhood in Manhattan debuts this month with ...
Pilot Program Targets Asthma in NYC Schools
Asthma affects student performance as well as health. It is the number one cause of school absences...
On the Riviera — Mayan Style
Cancun may be a choice destination for Spring Breakers, and singles, but there’s a resort area a ...
In & Out : An Art Exhibit
An exhibit titled 'Into Me/Out of Me' and encompassing artistic views of the concepts of passing int...
How Safe Is Your Child in a NYC Cab?
In one year, over 2,600 children were injured in taxi-related accidents...
ID Theft, via your computer
Put a security plan into action!...
Baby Shower Redux
Can you stand another baby shower? Cliques of women nattering among themselves until the present...
Phil’s Genesis — Dad & Disney
When you consider that Elton John and Tim Rice began the tradition of Brits on Broadway, at least as...
September Reviews
The latest from Winnie the Pooh and The Big Bad Wolf!...
Go Green
Kids across the country are dragging their parents around the stores (or are parents dragging the...
Soaring Visions
Where can you take the kids to see boats bobbing on water, filled to the brim with vegetables made o...
Surrounded by Squamates
Squeamish about snakes? You may be interested to learn that you are actually afraid of squamates, a...
When Children Have Seizures
When a child has a seizure, it can scare parents and peers. But seizures are actually a fairly c...
Climb Every Mountain
Though few children would beg to wile away an afternoon studying Tibetan painting, the new exhibit a...
The Right Pursuit at the Right Time
As parents, we want to be able to expose our children to the arts, or to sports, but we also want to...
Washington D.C. — A Spy's Eye View
Going to D.C. for the weekend should not be a hard sell to the kids, but a certain 14-year-old prefe...
Arctic in August
Bring the family to Central Park the weekend of August 5 and 6 for the annual "Chill Out!" celebrati...
A Plum Idea
Moms want the best for their kids. When they can’t find what they want, they make their own. That’...
When Reading Is Just Too Hard
Our son, Isaac, was happy in kindergarten at the local public school. Although my husband, Paul, an...
Where The Kids Are
Once your child starts school, you are not even close to being done with making decisions. Aftersch...
IS YOUR TODDLER GETTING ENOUGH CALCIUM?
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is now urging the nation’s pediatricians to start checking ...
CROSS THAT BRIDGE
Most of us think of the Triborough Bridge as a necessary evil, but there was a time when it was t...
A GOOD BOOK
I’ll never forget the day my oldest daughter, Hallie, learned to read. We had planned to go to t...
SEEING THE WHOLE CHILD
Kids are more than the sum of the concerns we have about them. It’s so easy for us to get caught up ...
Pow-Wow!
The Queens County Farm Museum goes Native American again this year as it hosts the Thunderbird Ameri...
Ticked off!
We love summer! We hate having to do tick checks! Dr. Joseph Licata, a Manhattan pediatrician offer...
THE ULTIMATE GIFT
We talk with local specialists for an update on the procedure of EGG DONATION....
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SUMMER OUTINGS — ON THE WATER
Despite living on an island, most NYC residents don’t think of taking to the water for leisure. But...
WELCOME NEIGHBOR
Sesame Street starts its 37th season August 14, focusing on getting preschoolers ready for a clas...
New Kids
The New York Public Library's 115th Street Library just reopened after a $4 million renovation. The ...
Baseball Players Beware! Avoiding Little League Elbow and other assorted injuries
How could a Little Leaguer possibly sustain more injuries than a grownup, fulltime pro baseball play...
Sunscreen safe tips
Some tips from New York City dermatologist and mom, Dr. Nanette B. Silverberg:...
Summer Camp 2006: Off To Camp! The fun, the packing … the fear of homesickness
Your child leaves for camp in just a few weeks. Veteran or first-timer, rituals are an important pa...
Summer Camp 2006: Area Camps Tackle Underage Drinking
Underage drinking in Westchester is an issue that has gained considerable attention in recent years ...
New Kids on the Block - Turning leaves
“Go outside and read” is not a usual suggestion, but New York’s first Reading Garden may inspire kid...
Smile for the Birdy!
Eighteen- and 19th-century Americans of the upper classes mimicked their British and European cou...
All Aboard The State Train
Kids who love trains are in for a special treat starting this month when multiple award-winning illu...
The best in arts & culture - Welcome Back, Mr. Morgan!
If you hadn’t heard that The Morgan Library has re-opened, you’ve probably noticed the crowds linin...
In the Kitchen with Kurihara
Busy families often order takeout, and Asian food is one of the most popular choices. ...
Family Health: Your Child Is What You Eat! Starting early with good eating habits
I want a cookie! I want candy! Do these words sound familiar? What about I want grapes, or I want ...
Family Health: Does your child really have asthma?
Childhood asthma is on the rise. More than 4 million children will suffer an attack this year. Pedia...
Top Billing: Big Adventure for Small Fry
One thing the big red apple needs is a big red dog. The Children’s Museum of Manhattan (CMOM) has ob...
Outings: Down to the River!
Forty years ago, aghast at the condition of the Hudson River, singer, musician, and political activi...
Top Billing - One-Ring Wonderment
Just when you thought you’d broken the kids of all those bad habits, along comes Cirque du Soleil’s ...
Outings: Museum 101
Museum visits are a great way to have fun with your child, as long as you don’t think of them as Int...
Sports: Surviving Little League
Every spring, during Little League season, the parks and ballfields of Westchester County are crowde...
Family Travel: Vermont for all seasons
Going to Vermont in winter is a no-brainer – lots of snow and skiing options. Summer also has its c...
Childcare: Who’s In Charge? Nanny’s Not You!
As more middle class and affluent families become dual-career households, the pressing question aris...
Beware Hot Spot Hackers!
We love wireless technology! From catching up with work in airport lounges, to chilling out with...
HOME IS WHERE THE SCHOOL IS: The Latest in Homeschooling Trends
When the average person thinks of homeschooling, one of the following images probably comes to mi...
Earthplace Expansion
The woods of Westport, Connecticut boast a natural paradise and wildlife refuge known as Earthplace....
Spritz Away!
The phrase, “Necessity is the mother of invention” certainly holds true for one Rockland County m...
GREAT TIPS FOR A GREAT PARTY!
Throwing the best-ever birthday party for your child’s special day takes time and energy — and often...
Kids in the Kitchen: Move over Nigella!
In the past few years, British chefs, from Nigella Lawson to Jamie Oliver, have become popular in th...
Who let the dogs in!
Almost any collection of children’s books includes a few by William Wegman. ...
Mummies, gondolas, and a piazza give Providence getaway appeal
Providence is a city that specializes in throwing festivals....
Great Water Fun at Great Wolf
Weather maybe, but trends don’t usually arrive here from the Midwest. ...
Sarah. Short and Sweet
When some shows are called formulaic, that’s usually an insult. But in children’s theater, adher...
An Informed Kid is a Safe Kid
A NYC police officer and new dad outlines some commonsense rules...
Beyond Layettes and Doctor Visits: Pregnancy Preparedness
Pregnancy is a time of exciting change. Your body is changing, and soon your family life will be jo...
Meeting a Differently-Abled Child: Tips for kids, and their parents
Beautiful; fun-loving; intelligent; joyous. Wheel-chair bound; low-visioned; endocrine imbalanced; s...
Does Your Child Need Medication? Mt. Kisco specialist weighs the risks vs. benefits
My husband likes to tell the story of his old childhood friend whose fourth grade teacher found him ...
What Do YOU Want to Be When You Grow Up?
It’s Never Too Early to Help Children Think About Their Futures...
Top Billing: Chaos for Kids
Many kids like the idea of blowing things up. In the Hayden Planetarium’s new space show, Cosmic Co...
