When relevant, posts are sponsored or contain affiliate links.When relevant, posts are sponsored or contain affiliate links.Next week (from February 16th -20th), NYC students will have their midwinter recess. To help with ideas to make this time special, FamilyFun Magazine … Read More
I have been sent so many books to read lately that I’m breaking down my “What’s On My Nightstand” posts into two segments this month. (The next one will be on Tuesday 2/24.) Today, I’ll be reviewing Scream Free Parenting … Read More
Recently, we received a post card letting us know that the NYC Department of Education had extended its Gifted and Talented Assessment process for students in pre-k. So, if we were interested, we still had time to test Michael (our … Read More
To make health and nutrition simpler for families, New York Times bestselling cookbook author Phyllis Pellman Good collaborated with the Mayo Clinic on the book Fix-It and Enjoy-It!® Healthy Cookbook. Below, you’ll find 12 “Tips for Helping Children Eat Healthy” … Read More
Lynn Colwell, co-author of Celebrate Green! Creating Eco-Savvy Holidays, Celebrations and Traditions for the Whole Family shared the following ideas from her book regarding how to “green up” Valentine’s Day. (The book itself is packed with quick, easy, inexpensive and … Read More
Recently, I received the Hearts & Crafts activity kit to review from Alex Toys. Although it’s for ages 7+, I think that younger kids can also use it with adult supervision. (My almost 5 years old son enjoyed making a … Read More
Last Saturday, I went to take an Ariel Dance class at Manhattan Movement & Arts Center (MMAC). Let’s just say that I left with a heightened appreciation of the strength that it takes to be an aerial performer! The majority … Read More
A lot has been written lately about the effect of our current economic crisis on women. One group that has especially been noted for getting hit hard is the “Wall Street Wives”. They are the wives (and girlfriends) of bankers. … Read More
(You can read Part I here.) Parents have been taught to focus their love and attention on the very behaviors that drive them crazy. They love their children into behaving badly, and then a doctor diagnoses them with a disorder … Read More
Jacob Azerrad, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist, in private practice in Lexington, Massachusetts, is the author of the books From Difficult to Delightful in Just 30 Days (McGraw Hill) and Anyone Can Have a Happy Child (Warner Books). (You can also … Read More