Have you been waking up in the dark at 7:00am lately and starting to panic about rolling our clocks back on Saturday? Or is that just us? In any case, Erica Desper of Confident Parenting has some tips… Read More »How To Survive Falling Back on the Clock
October has been deemed National Bullying Prevention Month. As we all know, bullying has extremely negative impacts upon all of our children. Both the bullies and the bullied have issues that are emotionally-rooted and need… Read More »Bullying: Awareness and Prevention
Sugar and spice and everything nice that’s what little girls are made of Sunshine and rainbows and ribbons for hair bows that’s what little girls are made of Tea parties, laces and baby doll faces… Read More »Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice?
How great does it feel to give your child something nutritious and interesting to eat in their school lunch? I am, on a daily basis, trying to find ways for my daughter to eat her… Read More »Amazing School Lunch Ideas
Halloween Eve is such an exciting time for us all- we’ve been planning for weeks, and everyone is revved up, giddy, and on the prowl within a small timeframe for candy and treats. But please… Read More »Staying Safe on Halloween
AltSchool Brooklyn Heights is a new private school that first opened in San Francisco in 2013. Their first Brooklyn location opened this school year and will be expanding to offer Pre-K through 6th grade starting fall 2016.… Read More »AltSchool Brooklyn Heights is expanding to 6th grade
Why Alcohol and Drugs Appeal to Teens When children enter their teen years, one of their parents’ biggest fears is usually alcoholism and drug abuse. Most of us have heard stories of so-called ‘normal families’… Read More »Teens, Drugs, and Alcohol….
The 411 on Sleep and Learning Recent research has confirmed how important sleep is to kids, in particular with regard to their developing brains. The good news: more is known now than ever before about… Read More »Sleep and Learning : A Crucial Connection and Period of "Consolidation"
According to a press release today by the Brooklyn Public Library: “Brooklyn Public Library announced today that it will offer the innovative Beanstack recommendation service to children and families. Beanstack, powered by children’s curation company… Read More »Brooklyn Public Library will Debut Children’s Recommendation and Family Engagement Service
Mother’s stand at the kitchen sink pondering something they never tell. -Anne Carson The Latin culture is largely misogynistic. Being a minority group that already experiences oppression, equality between men and women continues to be… Read More »My Fear as a Stay at Home Mom