Year: 2014
Children need to play—for social, physical and emotional development, and for mental health. As a matter of fact, play is…
With a half-dozen two-by-four Lego bricks, a child literally has millions of different creations at his or her fingertips. A…
Most Central New York parents know about the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester. But the Flower City offers…
Anyone who has seen a teenage boy eat knows they are voracious. Inactive teen boys from ages 14 to 18…
That shelf of books on mean girls and childhood friendships? I read them all and still screwed up. For years,…
Stress is everywhere and affects everyone. Children are no exception. But unlike adults, kids are rarely mature enough to explain…
No one ever said “She just loves children” to describe me in my youth. Santa brought me Baby Alive for…
A number of years ago we had the opportunity to visit an alternative school that individualized curriculum to meet specific…
Hip-hop music doesn’t typically call to mind the description “kid friendly.” But Syracuse musicians Samar Moseley and Tyrone Jackson have…
When my kids were babies, I related to them as a mother; it was the only frame of reference I…