As the end of the school year is upon us we think about summer fun, new adventures and change. Change? Yup. Summer and fall seem to bring about big life changes. Life changes like moving. Perhaps your family is the one on the move or your child’s friends are moving away. What do you do? Here are a […]
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.
Preventing Summer Injuries
It’s the end of the school year – a time to celebrate and enjoy long days of outdoor play. Unfortunately, more play sometimes results in more pains, strains, muscle pulls and playground and sports-related injuries. SafeKidsUSA found that 40 percent of all injuries occur at the beginning and the end of the school year – and […]
Real Food, Real Dinners – Family Time
We ate dinner, prepared by my mother, as a family virtually every night of my childhood. Mom, Dad, little brother, little sister and me. Seated around a table, assuming our family roles, bickering, fidgeting, conversing, engaging and of course, eating. This was a nightly ritual. We almost never ordered in and going out to a […]
Recipe for Bonding With Your Child This Summer!
This summer, use the time to bond with your child! There is one secret ingredient to developing a solid bond with your children – spend time with them! Children remember quality time spent with their parents, no matter what the activity is. They get a little piece of their parents by spending time with them […]
The End Of The School Year
The end of the school years brings with it a lot of mixed emotions for parents. On the one hand, we’re excited for the lazy and luxurious days of summer – the unrushed, unhurried days when it seems perfectly acceptable to eat ice cream for dinner, stay up a little later, play a little longer, […]
Encourage Creative Summer Reading
It’s a well known fact that children who don’t read, or don’t read “enough”, during the summer can lose up to three months of progress made over the school year. This loss can have a cumulative, long-term negative effect. So what to do? Get creative. Common at this time of year are many articles encouraging […]
Secrets Of An Organized Mom: Teleclass Re-cap
Mothers can feel like life is running on a never-ending loop. Just when one problem or responsibility is overcome, another trips us up. Barbara Reich shared her strategies for staying ahead of the curve in her highly informative teleclass last week: 1. purge 2. design 3. organize 4. maintain The keys to Barbara’s success are […]
Changing The World On A Bus
Scout’s honor – the story I am about to tell you is true. I was on the crosstown bus last week with my younger son. The bus was crowded and hot. Everyone (including me) was grumpy. The woman next to me was annoyed that I kept bumping her with my bag and the man near […]