Treat Yourself: Mark your calendar for Disney’s “The Lion King”—and the other Broadway shows coming to Syracuse in 2025November 26, 2024
Reaching a Milestone: Now the largest chapter in the country, Special Olympics New York is celebrating 50 yearsMarch 30, 2020
Child Development Free Time: Overscheduling kids stifles their developmentBy Cary and Tonja RectorOctober 1, 20140 Children need to play—for social, physical and emotional development, and for mental health. As a matter of fact, play is…
Activities Brick Heads: More than a toy, Legos have become a gateway to engineering, robotics and moreBy Aaron GiffordOctober 1, 20140 With a half-dozen two-by-four Lego bricks, a child literally has millions of different creations at his or her fingertips. A…
Activities Into the West: A Rochester jaunt offers many possibilitiesBy Eileen GilliganOctober 1, 20140 Most Central New York parents know about the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester. But the Flower City offers…
First Person How to Satisfy a Teen’s Hunger: A chicken-wing makeover removes fat but retains heatBy Chris XaverOctober 1, 20140 Anyone who has seen a teenage boy eat knows they are voracious. Inactive teen boys from ages 14 to 18…
First Person The Trouble With Friends: Lessons from mean girlsBy Linda LowenOctober 1, 20140 That shelf of books on mean girls and childhood friendships? I read them all and still screwed up. For years,…
Child Development The Coping Toolbox: Good habits help kids deal with anxietyBy Laura Livingston SnyderSeptember 1, 20140 Stress is everywhere and affects everyone. Children are no exception. But unlike adults, kids are rarely mature enough to explain…
First Person What Not to Say: Remarks heard while out and aboutBy Deborah CavanaghSeptember 1, 20140 No one ever said “She just loves children” to describe me in my youth. Santa brought me Baby Alive for…
Child Development Wanting to Learn: Encourage children to pursue their passionsBy Cary and Tonja RectorSeptember 1, 20140 A number of years ago we had the opportunity to visit an alternative school that individualized curriculum to meet specific…
Education Bus Drivers Make Safety Their Rap: Samar Moseley and Tyrone Jackson are 1306By Tammy DiDomenicoSeptember 1, 20140 Hip-hop music doesn’t typically call to mind the description “kid friendly.” But Syracuse musicians Samar Moseley and Tyrone Jackson have…
First Person Note to Self: As I teen, I didn’t listen to my mom eitherBy Maggie SimoneSeptember 1, 20140 When my kids were babies, I related to them as a mother; it was the only frame of reference I…
