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The up-and-down market: Is this the time to buy?
As the stock market continues on a somewhat rickety rollercoaster ride, some of us have bailed out a...
Throned and Dethroned: The Birth Order MatrixHow Do the Roles Played By Siblings Define Children’s Lives?
No matter how many children you have, don't have, or are planning to have, your mother-in-law, the c...
International Adoptive Parents Stoic in Face of SARSMany See China Trip as Essential
Most parents will agree that the journey to becoming a family is a complex mosaic of uncertainties a...
When Is Your Child Ready for. . . SPORTS?
Whether your child likes to run, jump or make a splash, there’s an athletic activity that’s right fo...
Tutoring, A to Z
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), a federal law, requires that school districts spend abo...
Antidepressants Safe for Mother and Child, Study ShowsBut doctors urge caution
Conventional advice used to steer pregnant women away from antidepressant drugs, but new research su...
Arsenic in the Playground:Vital tips for families
If you’ve been feeling guilty that you can’t bring the kids to the park as often as they’d like, tak...
No More Periods!Menstruation Cessation a Real Possibility
Menstrual periods may soon be passé, according to several leading women’s health experts. Sound too ...
Pollution May Put NYC Newborns at Risk of ComplicationsStudy Cites Low Birth Weight, Smaller Heads, and Lower I.Q.
Environmental pollutants in New York City — including combustion by-products and a commonly used pes...
Gone Up In Smoke
The bars on the zoos’ monkey cages are rattling, city unions are on the defensive as the threat of l...
Women as Entrepreneurs“When mom feels good, everyone feels good.”
Sonja Becker introduced the Women’s Entrepreneur School to New York this past September. Before that...
THE REFORMED PROM - Is The Party Over? Drinking, excessive cost, and social exclusivity spur new guidelines for Prom 2003
High school prom procedures are undergoing reviews and revisions across the county, as districts try...
Vision, Hearing, OrthodonticsIs Your Child Ready for a First Check-up?
It’s important to know when your child is ready for treatment. Is a child ever too young? Here are s...
Is my child lazy...Or is it 'Output Failure'?Noted pediatrician offers a new kind of diagnosis
Your child is lounging the entire length of the sofa, eyes glued to a seemingly mindless TV program....
TV-Turnoff Week: April 21-27, 2003Tune out TV: Turn on Life!
Last April, hundreds of thousands of children across the country participated in TV Free Week. They ...
NYC Pediatricians Report Shortage of Meningitis Vaccine
New research that shines light on an ongoing national shortage of the vaccine that prevents meningit...
Hot To Talk to Children about War and Terrorism:Tips for Parents and Teachers
Once again, parents and teachers are faced with the challenge of discussing the threat of terrorism ...
True Stripes
A good zoo exhibit isn't just improvised by luring lions and tigers through a gate with White Castle...
Gliding to Glory: Ice Skating
On a recent Tuesday evening, the ice rink at Riverbank State Park is swarming with young figure skat...
Having a Baby?Relax ….
: “Through labor, I felt no pain at all,” says Amy Moore of Riverside, describing the delivery of he...
Slumber Parties, A to Zzzzzz
Hosting an overnight party can be an eye-opener. Slumber is rarely on the agenda. So if there’s a ni...
Birthday Parties: A Grab Bag of Ideas
Birthday party! When these two words are heard by children, they are usually met with cries of excit...
Soccer Dad!
Standing on the edge of a soccer field in a rugby shirt and sweats, cleats and shin guards at the re...
Senorita Cinderella
In a small way, seeing the new bilingual play Cenicienta/Cinderella will prepare kids for going to t...
Are There Toxins in the Toy Box? Petition to ban PVC in children’s products denied
Are toys made with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) safe? No doubt many parents have heard the claim that th...
Bal Harbour Bellissima!
On the ocean, halfway between Fort Lauderdale and Miami (each is roughly a 30-minute drive away), Ba...
Club Med Sandpiper'Country Club' Sans Attitude
Twenty-five hours after our train left Penn Station and started south through snow-crusted New Jerse...
Somewhere between the surreal and the sophisticated:
Shrunken heads, waxen gangsters, a carousel, street magicians, ice cream, and lots of reptiles. Just...
Vacationing — close to home
Very long journeys with young children may be taxing for all family members, but shorter, well-plann...
For Feline Lovers — a New Cat in Town
It may not come as a big-time revelation to hear that cats are outnumbering dogs these days as the c...
Northern Exposure: Family Activities at Wave Hill
Non-New Yorkers may not believe that large grasslands of culture lie within the confines of the conc...
All Good Karma
These days, yoga is much more than just focused breathing and awkward poses. It is relaxing, centeri...
THE TWO BIOLOGICAL CLOCKSDoes time run out at 40 … or can you keep on trying?
When Sylvia Ann Hewlett’s book, Creating a Life: Professional Women and the Quest for Children, was ...
When Shyness Becomes a VeilAs Many As 5 Percent of Kids Suffer from Social Phobias
The teacher calls to say your son seems withdrawn and never raises his hand. Your daughter gets a st...
Feeling Scattered:The Mother Muddle
Many mothers attest to never feeling quite as ‘together’ as in their pre-baby days. But those who se...
For older foster kids,Finding a Way Home
By the time he was 15, Robert had lived in seven foster care homes and one residential treatment fac...
Exposure to Other Children Linked to Asthma
Children who attend day care or have many siblings may have a lower risk of developing seasonal alle...
A Good Night’s Sleep!
We’ve heard that massage can help babies relax and decrease colic. A small study is now showing that...
When Your Child Wets The BedRx: New treatment options + a good deal of patience required
If your child has begun wetting the bed, you're not alone in your concern. Primary nocturnal enuresi...
Tools for Fun
In a bit of serendipity, the Brooklyn Children’s Museum has opened Toolville while our new house is ...
Minor Skin Injury or Abuse?
Intentional injury of the skin in children (including bruises but beyond temporary redness) should a...
Words on War — For KidsDad’s Activity Book Offers Children a New View on WWII
Richard Panchyk's book, World War II for Kids (Chicago Review Press, $14.95), has an excellent gloss...
RED ROCKS AND GLORYSedona and Grand Canyon National Park
Planning a week-long family vacation in Arizona, I worried that our teenage daughters would be bored...
The Land of Enchantment — Family-Style
The art, the culture, the fine dining, the music of Santa Fe. It's without a doubt one of the great ...
On the Wings of Imagination
On page 11 of “The Bird of Imagining”, there's a marvelously expressive pastel drawing by a kinderga...
Fatigue, mood swings, dry skin, weight gain:Annoyed with your Thyroid?
During my pregnancy, a routine blood test revealed that my cholesterol was above normal. A year afte...
Just the (Arty) Facts
When my husband and I first started visiting The Brooklyn Museum, 17 years ago, the place often rese...
The Broadway Kids: A Stage of Their Own
Making it on Broadway is tough enough, but surviving there is equally hard — especially for kids, wh...
Reach for the Moon
In a small cozy theater in Chelsea that holds about 125 people, the TADA! Theater Company puts on cr...
How To Keep Camp Talk ... Positive!
You have carefully anticipated every need your child may have and every scenario that she may encoun...
It’s a Strike!New recreational facility entertains New Hyde Park families
Let’s say you’re planning a family outing and hubby wants to go bowling but the idea doesn’t fly wit...
RE-THINKING TEAM SPORTS: Keeping Teens in the Game with a New Approach
A mother in a Larchmont sports store that caters to local young athletes’ popular team sports needed...
Sleep disorders:When things go bump and grind in the night
The sight of a sleepwalking child can be a frightening experience for any parent. Your first instinc...
Nicotine and SIDS
Researchers at a hospital in Queensland, Australia, recently found that babies exposed to cigarette ...
Kids Can Help with Seizures
A seizure can be a pretty scary thing to watch, especially for a child who has never seen one before...
Skip a Step
Baking cookies with the kids? Raw eggs in unbaked cookie dough pose a significant risk of salmonella...
Mozart, Magic and Marionettes!
Puppetworks often serves as a young child’s introduction to theater. Its new show, The Prince & The ...
Two Steps Forward for Preemie Blindness
Doctors are exploring two promising new ways to save premature babies’ eyesight: giving babies an im...
Skill, Discipline, Appreciation — THE ARTSIs Your Child Ready for Lessons?
But how do you know when your child is ready to fully benefit from a structured class or lesson? ...
A Queens Childhood Remembered:Bestselling author teaches “the importance of friendship”
After 20 years teaching children to read in the classroom, it’s reasonable to expect an educator mig...
Big Hit: Little Maestros
The news on the street — among parents, at least — is that Little Maestros is the hottest new class ...
A Mom’s Calling (for Song) Comes Through Her Window
Changing the details of a nursery rhyme may not seem important on the surface, but it does undermine...
Helping Children Find When They Search
The good news: the answer to every question your child will ever ask is available on the World Wide ...
Dental Sealants: a primer for parents
What are dental sealants and when and where are they applied?...
Depo-Provera and Bone Density
`` Researchers at the University of Washington examined 182 women aged 18 to 39 between 1994 and 199...
Parents are the Problem
This month Westchester Parent takes a look at some of the most effective strategies local communitie...
A Literacy Program Where Everybody Wins
In today’s hectic world, many children are left behind without proper role models, or the educationa...
Taking the ‘LEAP’
Arts Ed. Program Diversifies Student Learning ...
In Search of Eloise
“I am six…I am Eloise…I am a city child…I live at the Plaza” declares Kay Thompson’s Eloise. My daug...
Seeing Family Court at work,Long Island Mom Turns Children’s Advocate
How far will a mother go to protect her child from a sexual predator? What happens when the abuser i...
Eastern Heritage Comes Home
When I first heard about the Children's Galleries for Jewish Culture, a new museum in Chelsea, I tho...
Growth: How Does Your Child Measure Up?
While there are some children who start life smaller than others, most of them usually catch up very...
A Whale of a Renovation
When the American Museum of Natural History's Hall of Ocean Life reopens in May after more than a ye...
The Jewish Children's Museum to open in Brooklyn
Brooklyn seems to be the place reaping the richest benefits from the children's museum boom. As muse...
Lighten Up the Juice!
Grape, prune and other dark colored juices may decrease kids’ ability to absorb iron, according to a...
New Website Unites Kids with Community Hundreds of volunteer opportunities available in Queens
When you're genuinely interested in doing something, turning up a good resource is just about as exc...
Are Boys Born Later Than Girls?
A new report suggests that male babies are more likely to be born from a prolonged pregnancy than fe...
Miscarriages Linked to Low Folic Acid Levels
Many women know that taking folic acid, or folate, before and during early pregnancy can help protec...
New Thoughts on Morning Sickness
For nausea and vomiting associated with pregnancy, first try changing your diet, says Jennifer Nieby...
Small town big fun
Designed to imitate the layout of a small town and featuring the elements of a global village, the C...
Banking on the Future — with CORD BLOOD BANKS
If you're pregnant or have had a child in the past few years, you've probably heard about cord bloo...
Are Parents in the Dark About Children’s Sexual Activity?
A baby is born, and invariably the first question focuses on its gender....
THE DAY CARE DILEMMANoted pediatrician calls “90 percent of day care inadequate
Whether it’s because of economic necessity, or a desire to get youngsters into a group setting for l...
The Power of Language — in the First Three YearsAAP supports new early language program
Responding to alarming new research that shows more than one-third of children are developmentally u...
Breastfeeding and the Workplace: NY Laws Rounding the Curve
Four years ago, Laurie Fett, a vice president at the midtown Manhattan office of the cable network, ...
Our 18th Anniversary List ofTHE TOP 18 THINGS YOU SHOULD DO WITH YOUR KIDS IN NEW YORK CITY
As we mark our 18th Anniversary, we marvel (as we do every year) on how fast the years have flown by...
Protecting Children from Financial Fraud
It seemed simple enough for Jake’s parents. Eager to teach their 8-year-old son about saving money, ...
Tonsils: Should you have them out?
I thought that people didn’t get their tonsils out any more? I heard this frequently once we schedul...
Health Hazards on the School BusNew Report Shows Children Exposed to Dangerous Toxins Daily
Last September, around the same time school bells across the nation began to ring in a new academic ...
Optical illusions and tiny houses
From M.C. Escher to miniatures to Monet, the current exhibits at the Bruce Museum of Arts and Scienc...
Ooh, aah … Ommmmmmm!The yoga craze moves into motherhood
A couple of months ago, I had heard two fabulous but scary words: “You’re pregnant!” Fearing the wei...
How Sweet It Is! A Lolli-Pops Concert
Make no mistake: Taking a 3-year-old to a classical music concert is hard work. Really hard work if ...
When a Mammogram is Inconclusive:New Miraluma Test offers a closer look
When it comes to her health and well-being, Alsuna Roland, a 49-year-old Staten Island-based nutriti...
From salons to sherpas
If you missed it in its seven-year location at 601 Fifth Avenue, make a note to visit the relocating...
