Summer is quickly approaching, leaving moms and dads everywhere scrambling to find ways to fill the time for their kids and teens. Not to mention that “summer brain drain” is a thing. So, to keep… Read More »5 Reasons Why Your Kids Should Attend a STEM Camp (Sponsored)
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.72″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid”] Each year, more and more children are starting early childhood programs and tapping into their educations at an early age. In 2016, about 54% of early childhood education… Read More »How to Pick the Best Preschool for Your Child
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.72″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid”] There’s snow place like the Y this winter! Join the Prospect Park Y and Park Slope Armory for a season full of healthy fun for the whole family.… Read More »Top Ten Reasons to Spend Winter at the YMCA (Sponsored)
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.72″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] Is it strange that the best parenting advice I’ve received so far came via my psychic? It was from a very dear and deceased family friend whom I saw as a… Read More »Who Did You Share With? Who Did You Help?
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.72″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid”] [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.72″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid”] We know many parents are focused on planning for the summer break* and it’s easy to forget about the many shorter school breaks… Read More »2019 Winter School Break Camps
Here in New York City, a lot of our kids are being put into larger classes within the public school system. Although this can feel depressing and overwhelming for us parents, we must concentrate on… Read More »Finding Success in Large Class Sizes: Three Ways to Supplement Your Child’s Education
We’re halfway through the school year. Are your children starting to drown in peanut butter sandwiches and pretzels in their school lunch? A few years ago, our former Editor-in-Chief shared her tips, tricks, and recipes for… Read More »Beat the Winter School Lunch Blues
The library recently broke my heart. To explain it, I have to start from the beginning. A Library Saved My Life I grew up with a single mom who made just a few cents over… Read More »My Library Heartache – Is This the End of My Love Affair?
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.72″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.72″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid”] This last Sunday, we held our second annual 2’s and 3’s fest for parents looking for programs and schools for pre- pre-k. This time the event was… Read More »Our Fantastic 2’s and 3’s Fest and Participants
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.72″ background_repeat_1=”no-repeat” custom_margin=”||0px|” custom_padding=”||0px|” padding_bottom_1=”0px”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.72″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid”] by Ana Fox Chaney, LREI Middle School Principal Confidence and fluency in writing is one of the most essential and valuable skills a… Read More »Why Writing Skills are Important (Sponsored)