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Off to A Good Start: Getting Kids Ready for School
Toddlers and Technology: Smart Tips for Parents

Toddlers and Technology: Smart Tips for Parents

With the influx of technology, parents have more decisions to make than ever before. Once, decisions regarding play revolved around when their child was old enough for toys with small pieces, and decisions regarding learning centered around whether or not they would choose to send their children to preschool. Now, they must decide if – and more likely, when – they will first expose their children to technology.

Busy Parents Will Love These 8 Quick Dinner Recipes for Kids
The Power of Positive Discipline
NewYork-Presbyterian Opens New Hospital for Women and Newborns

NewYork-Presbyterian Opens New Hospital for Women and Newborns

NewYork-Presbyterian celebrated the opening of the NewYork Presbyterian Alexandra Cohen Hospital for Women and Newborns today, which officially opened on Aug. 2. The facility is dedicated to providing exceptional, individualized care to pregnant women and their newborns before, during, and after childbirth. This includes advanced care for high-risk pregnancies and newborns who need extra support. 

Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: My Niece’s Unpleasant Behavior

Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: My Niece’s Unpleasant Behavior

I’m having a really hard time with something. My sister Elaine and her man split up when their daughter, Carmella, was four; she is now 12. His mom (Carmella’s grandmother) has stepped in a lot to help with Carmella; I just wish she wouldn’t let Carmella buy whatever she wants. Meanwhile, Elaine — who had some stints traveling, got married and then divorced from a different man, a guy no one liked — has kind of backed off in interacting with Carmella.

Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: Young Granddaughter Dresses Sexy

Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: Young Granddaughter Dresses Sexy

I am bothered by the way my 12-year-old granddaughter, Barbara, and her friends dress. They wear skimpy, low-cut tight tops, often exposing their cleavage and tummy area, with equally skimpy, tight shorts. I asked my daughter-in-law what she thought of Barbara’s style of dress, and she said, “What are you going to do? This is […]

Picky Eating during a Pandemic: Simple Ways to Keep Food Fun