Aloha! I am writing to you from sunny Hawaii. I am here with my boys, the grandparents and the cousins to watch my husband compete in the Hawaii Ironman this Saturday. What the heck is an Ironman? Well, it starts off with a 2.4-mile swim, next comes a 112-mile bike ride and it finishes with […]
Tag: Activities
There are so many activities associated with motherhood – both for mom and baby. Being a mom is wonderful and complex, miraculous at difficult, frustrating and fun – sometimes all at the same time. Our articles discuss not only activities associated with your role as a parent – and tips on rockin them – but also provide plenty of things for you and your littles to do. If you’re looking for events in NY for kids, check out our events page.
On the Field and Off
The start of school brings many new, exciting, and sometimes stressful changes for kids, including getting up early, daily homework, reconnecting with friends, and beginning fall sports. For those who play contact or collision sports, like football and soccer, this can be a time of great excitement and anxiety for parents as well. The concussion […]
Who Will See Our Photographs in 100 Years?
I have done research for myself and my clients to find out the ways we can preserve our precious photos. When I go through the photographs that I have done for a client, I ask myself which are the ‘winners’ and should be preserved. I then wish to make prints right away. However, I know that […]
Camping
Today’s kids are more scheduled than ever before, and there are so many options of how to spend their free time, with multiple sources of technology topping the list – TV, computer, iPad, iTouch, iPhone to name a few. Whatever happened to the days of kids playing sports in the yard with neighborhood friends, or […]
Just Playing?
To honor and celebrate the many children who started school for the very first time this week, I thought I would share an excerpt from a poem called “Just Playing” by Anita Wadley: When I am building in the block room, Please don’t say I’m “Just Playing.” For, you see, I’m learning as I play […]
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: Philanthropic Grandparents Can Make a Difference
Dear Readers, The exact number of grandparents involved in philanthropic activities is not known, but it is an undisputed fact that multitudes of grandparents are performing charitable acts in numerous ways, e.g., volunteering, making donations, starting their own organizations. Grandparents become involved with charitable organizations for a variety of reasons, for example, they want to: […]
Blueberry Yogurt Scones
Have some blueberries and extra yogurt in the fridge? Don’t have any fresh blueberries, use frozen! Make these delicious blueberry yogurt scones for breakfast. They are sweet, moist and full of juicy blueberries. According to Allison Topilow, MS, RD, CDN, Nutrition Consultant, “Berries are fiber rich fruit that taste and look great in baked goods! […]
Making A Difference One Step At A Time
One of my proudest moments was “running” the Boston Marathon with my dad in 2007 as part of the Leukemia Society’s Team In Training. You’ll notice that running is in quotations because running would be a very generous description of how I walked/shuffled the course to make it to the finish line. Luckily, I had […]