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National Dog Day

National Dog Day Events and Ways Your Family Can Help Pups in Need

a vanilla soft serve ice cream cone and a chocolate soft serve ice cream cone from Carvel, which is offering deals for National Soft Serve Day.

Carvel Offers Ice Cream Deals on National Soft Serve Day

Do Portugal Circus Staten Island

Do Portugal Circus is Coming to Staten Island!

NYC Fairs, Festivals, Carnivals, and Parades: September 2025

Back to School Tips for Families with Kids on the Autism Spectrum

New Business Spotlight: Learn and Discover Playschool

Best Backpacks and Book bags for Back to School 2023

The 11 Best Backpacks for NYC Kids 2024-2025

children and their mother preparing healthy school lunches in the kitchen at home

8 Tips for Preparing Healthy School Lunches

Four kids in a classroom near a window with sun coming through. One is standing and looks like she's starting a new school or class.

Here’s How To Help Ease “New School” Anxiety

Postpartum depression drug for new moms

The New Postpartum Depression Drug & What Moms Need to Know

August Cover: Natasha D’Anna of TwinDollicious

A woman outside with a goat named Hermione, one of the animals at Goat Games 2023.

Support these 17 Animal Sanctuaries at Goat Games 2023

Staten Island Parent August 2023

Read Our August Issue!

An adult human hand holding lithium coin batteries.

Lithium Coin Batteries: What Parents Need to Know About Accidental Ingestions

Benefits of a New York Education (and helpful school listings)

The Best Train Museums in NY and the Surrounding Area

Rendering of Jean and Ric Edelman Fossil Park and Museum, a new fossil museum in New Jersey planned to open next year.

Huge Fossil Museum in New Jersey Set to Open Next Year

The Ultimate Guide to Six Flags Great Adventure for Your Family Trip

Florida mangroves at sunset.

Visiting Florida? Impress Your Kids with these 10 Fun Facts About Mangroves

Staten Island’s Women in Business

child using a stethoscope on a teddy bear; now is a great time to make appointments for back-to-school checkups

3 Important Doctor Appointments to Make for Your Child Before Summer Ends

RSV Shot has been Approved by the FDA and CDC for Infants: What Parents Need to Know

Clothes hanging on a rack at a market, similar to what can be found at an artists market on Staten Island

As Stores Shutter, Artists Market on Staten Island Offers another Shopping Experience

40th Annual New Jersey Lottery Festival of Ballooning: Know Before You Go

Exciting Summer Adventures at Camelback Resort

Mother and child on a lawn reading together. Reading is a way to fight summer learning loss.

Fight Summer Learning Loss (a.k.a. the Summer Slide)

The Threads App (should parents try it?)

Staten Island Academy

Stepping Up to the Mic at Staten Island Academy

Healthcare Associates in Medicine: Staten Island Orthopedic Care

Healthcare Associates in Medicine: Staten Island’s Choice for Orthopedic Care

Staten Island JCC

Staten Island JCC: It’s Time to Try Something New!