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Your Guide to a Remote Snow School Day (and all the fun things to do in the snow!)

Your Guide to Remote Snow School Day (and all the fun things to do in the snow!) As many parents know, snow days have been a thing of the past since the pandemic. Many parents will be reminded of this today. Expecting an upcoming snowstorm, the Mayor’s office announced on Monday February 12th that all New York schools will be remote in anticipation of the predicted 3 to 5 inches (or more!) in the city and additional inches upstate. While some kids are pros at this remote thing now, you may need to catch up. The good news is schools are prepared…
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Connecting with Moms and finding your “people”

Connecting with Moms and finding your ‘people’ “Parenting is lonely,” they said. By they, I mean everyone I encountered when pregnant with my first son in 2018. Among the many nuggets of unsolicited new-parent advice I received from well-meaning friends, family, and strangers, this one I took to heart. I worried about feeling happy after…
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10 Checklist for First Time Overnight Camp Parents

10 Checklist for First Time Overnight Camp Parents Sending your child to overnight camp for the first time is an exciting time for your family and of course, you want it to be a successful summer. Here are some tips on how you can help make your child’s first year away a great one! Label everything – If it is going in the trunk, it should be labeled! Camp life means there are a bunch of kids all living together and items are sure to be mixed up from time to time. Making sure to label all items—from clothes to…
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Overnight Camp Questions to Ask (and this Weekends Free Camp Fairs!)

5 Overnight Camp Questions a Parent Should Ask When beginning your search for an overnight camp, there are many things to consider before registering your child. Besides asking questions about safety procedures and the activities offered, there are questions that you won’t necessarily find answers to on a camp’s website yet are important to inquire…
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Family-Friendly Valentine’s Day Events in NYC & Tri-State Area

Family-Friendly Valentine’s Day Events in NYC & Tri-State Area Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and it’s the perfect time to spend some quality family time celebrating the season of love. Whether you’re in NYC or exploring the nearby areas, there are fun, family-friendly events all around. We’ve rounded up a list of…

Brooklyn United Academy Celebrates National Women and Girls in Sports Day at the New York Stock Exchange

Brooklyn United Academy Celebrates National Women and Girls in Sports Day at the New York Stock Exchange There was a time when women had to fight for their right to participate in sports. Thanks to past and present sports advocates, young girls have more opportunities. As NYC parents, we know how important it is to get our daughters involved in activities like sports. They learn how to work as a team, make new friends, and build confidence. To celebrate National Women and Girls in Sports Day the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) invited Deep Blue, a new company that aims…
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20 Lessons From Summer Camp We Use Every Day

20 Lessons From Summer Camp We Use Every Day If you’ve ever been a camper, counselor, worked at a camp, or knew someone who did, you know there’s something special about the anticipation of summer camp. Many live 10 months for two, waiting for the minute they can fling off their school backpacks and run full speed ahead toward their summer home. Sleepaway evenings are spent around a campfire. Day camp afternoons are filled with special activities and snack-time galore. There’s canteen and cabin nights, swimming and sports competitions, whimsical adventure and waterfront fun. Ask those of us who went…
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Guide to Staying Safe Online For Parents and Families

Guide to Staying Safe Online For Parents and Families In this day and age, the internet is pretty inescapable. Kids are starting to go online at younger and younger ages. With this in mind, staying safe on the internet is more important than ever. The idea of letting kids go on the internet can be pretty nerve-wracking, especially when the internet is so huge and there’s so much out of our control. But there are ways to make surfing the web safer for kids and steps you can take as a parent to make the experience safer. Here are some…
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Beauty In the Age of Filters: Reflections on Aging

Beauty in the Age of Filters: Reflections on Aging Every night, I look in the mirror at the 39-year-old woman staring back at me. I am not young. I am not old. But things are changing. I pluck a gray hair and wonder, do I have jowls? Are my lips wrinkling, or am I just…
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Op-Ed: What Would Martin Luther King Jr.’s Response be to Current Anti-Semitism?

The image is chilling in its overt and malevolent celebration of the brutal Hamas attack of October 7, in which more than 1,200 Israeli civilians died. Released by the national office of Black Lives Matter (BLM) in Chicago and featured on X, with the slogan “I Stand With Palestine,” the meme portrays a Hamas fighter on a paraglider on his way to participate in the murderous mission last fall. Separately, The Movement for Black Lives, a coalition of more than 50 Black liberationist organizations – including BLM – released a statement condemning “the deadly, racist attacks against the Palestinian people…