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...
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...
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...
Glimpse into a Golden Era
The Dahesh Museum of Art’s current exhibit — Stories to Tell: Masterworks from the Kelly Collecti...
Family Financial Update
The financial experts have differing points of view when it comes to kids and allowances — always de...
Health & Technology Computer Ergonomics — important for kids, too!
With increased computer (and video game) usage, children who spend many hours in front of the screen...
Say Goodbye to Birthday Party Tears
Friends’ and schoolmates’ birthday parties can be difficult for shy children. MARTI OLSEN LANEY, Ps...
In the Arts: Be-Bop Babies
Can classes really create mini maestros . . .or even help kids to read? ...
Divorce Dilemma – Can I Still Qualify For A Home Loan?
Jill walked out of the lender’s office with the crash of her collapsing dream ringing in her ears. ...
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands: Kids, hand-helds, and pornography
Parents need to be aware that with the advent of video iPods, portable game players and Internet-...
At the ‘Sesame vacation club’, Life’s a Beach
If our child loves Sesame Street, Beaches’ ultra all-inclusive resorts (with their live Sesame St...
Special Needs Kids: When You First Suspect a Problem
Maybe your baby isn’t rolling over. Perhaps your toddler isn’t meeting your eyes or answering si...
Success at work, struggles at home: DANA BUCHMAN shares her daughter’s story
It is a common lament of parents: To wish you knew then what you know now. Perspective is a seduct...
Avoiding Whiplash: Have you adjusted your car’s head restraints lately?
Most parents wouldn’t consider moving the family car an inch without the kids safely buckled up. ...
Desperate housewives the norm?
Ok, so who are we going to believe? Women cheat as much as men do, and it’s actually harder for a w...
Family Health: Stand Up for Posture and Spinal Health!
I try to teach my teenager to have good posture, but it doesn’t always work. Why is good posture so...
Education: Helping Your Child With Reading That’s Challenging
Even those elementary school students who can easily read a novel often struggle when reading a s...
Editorial: Good Practice
I’m a great believer in the importance of having music in one’s life. This month, music educator...
Top Billing: Singing for Soup!
You don’t just go through 47 years without learning a thing or two … and it’s evident that the Paper...
Outings: Take Me to the River!
Here’s a new kind of outing to delight city kids, and visiting out-of-towners — New York City Audubo...
Technology: Westchester Moms, Staying Connected
In this age of email, instant messaging, chat rooms and blogs, it’s easy to imagine that human conne...
Top Billing: Grand Central Kids
March will be filled with music, thanks to the Kids on Central concerts at the Music Conservatory o...
Parenting Bookshelf: Choice Parenting by Richard Primason, Ph.D.
Ten-year-old Tim Patton* is having trouble in fifth grade — he’s not doing his homework. His parent...
Make a FINANCIAL Resolution:
Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in America, costing $52.6 billion in 2004. The h...
Taking the ISEE?
Before applying to an independent school, students entering grades 5 through 12 must take the Indepe...
