By Lisa J. Curtis
New & Noteworthy: The Irish Fairy Door Company has created the interactive Worry Plaque, to encourage children to surrender their concerns to a winged magical creature.
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By Alison Arden Besunder, Esq.
By Alison Arden Besunder, Esq.
Ask an Attorney: Legal expert Alison Arden Besunder explains how to make sense of assessing ownership to real property and how titles are transferred.
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By Terri Schlichenmeyer
The Book Worm: Give your 8- to 14-year-old “The Book of Heroes” by Crispin Boyer and “The Book of Heroines” by Stephanie Warren Drimmer for pages full of inspirational people he or she can look up to.
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Pre-Schoolers: Your 4- to 8-year-old will love the sweet story filled with affection in “I’ll Hug You More” by Laura Duksta.
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Get creative and think outside the box when it comes to serving up healthy treats for your kids.
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Here are a few guidelines to help you steer clear of screen time — and tantrums and pushback — when your family is stuck inside.
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By Lee Chabin, Esq.
Divorce & Separation: Our fictional couple Bill and Angela have reached the end of their mediation.
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Travel: Exploring lesser-known cultural institutions while in a familiar city makes the destination feel fresh again.
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Good Sense Eating: What, exactly, is clean eating?
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By Lisa J. Curtis
New & Noteworthy: Celebrate the 20th anniversary of Laurie Berkner’s popular “We are the Dinosaurs” song with an a-roar-able picture book published by Simon and Schuster this month.
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Featured Event: Children will be introduced to handmade instruments and original songs on March 26.
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By Danielle Sullivan
Remembering the joy of homemade decorations for every holiday in the year.
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Featured Event: Help Holmes and Watson solve the case on March 26.
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By Danielle Sullivan
Healthy Living: The crucial relationship between gut health and thyroid health.
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David Okada
Featured Event: Children of all ages will enjoy this high-energy performance on March 25.
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By Lisa J. Curtis
New & Noteworthy: The set of handsome wood numbers from Marbotic can be used with three of its iPad apps for hours of educational play.
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Featured Event: Children of all ages will sing and clap along to this interactive performance of new songs on March 26.
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Residential summer camp can foster independence and friend-making and much more.
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Justina Wong
Featured Event: Children 3 to 9 years old will enjoy this presentation by the City Parks Foundation.
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Travel: Get a taste of Southern charm in this historic city that boasts plenty of activities, including 40-plus free attractions.
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Featured Event: Irish eyes will be smiling in Park Slope’s St. Paddy’s Day cavalcade on March 19 and Bay Ridge’s procession on March 26.
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By Allison Plitt
Mental Health: Author Penelope Leach explains her theories about how to help children through their parents’ separation.
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Ian Douglas
Featured Event: Philosophy 101 is on the table for children 5 to 12 years old at this March 19 event — and no parents are allowed.
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By Lyss Stern
Got a case of spring fever? Hit these new Manhattan businesses for fitness, cookie dough, lingerie, and more.
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By Judy M. Miller
Adoption: No one ever feels quite ready to parent a teenager. And parenting an adopted teen requires even more preparation.
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Featured Event: Families will enjoy this marionettte adaptation of the classic French fairytale performing now through April 9.
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Featured Event: The Latin American singing sensation entertains the little ones with his exciting new songs on March 18.
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By Tammy Scileppi
Loss & Grieving: Second Saturday divorce workshop addresses the main issues women struggle with during the divorce process.
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By Carolyn Waterbury-Tieman
Raising Girls: Placing gender expectations on our children is typical of our deeply entrenched, patriarchal system.
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Featured Event: Families can enjoy a fun-filled carnival celebrating the Jewish holiday on March 12.
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By Pramod Narula, MD, Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics, New York Methodist Hospital
Family Health: Outdoors and indoors, winter can be rough for children with asthma.
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Rosalie O’Connor
Featured Event: Children 4 years and older can enjoy a ballet performance on March 11 and watch a workshop where they can ask questions.
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Richard Termine
Featured Event: This delightful version of the classic ballet on March 12 is complete with magic clocks.
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Featured Event: Families with special-needs children can explore the museum on March 11 and create art projects to take home.
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Working Moms: More and more, people are working flexible schedules to allow for work-life-family balance. With these flexible hours, parents may neither need nor want a full-time caregiver.
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Featured Event: Explore your artistic side in this family-friendly workshop on March 5.
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Featured Event: Little lassies and lads of all ages will enjoy this performance by dancers from the Mulvihill-Lynch Studio of Irish Dance, as well as a tour of the historic site and face painting, on March 5.
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Featured Event: Children of all ages will enjoy this new kind of circus with an amazing juggling and balancing act at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts on March 5.
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Bjorn Bolinder
Featured Event: All you need is imagination, a little music, and some mime skills with these short plays on March 4.
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Featured Event: Come and join the rangers on a journey through the solar system on March 4.
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By Lisa J. Curtis
New & Noteworthy: Every kid-folk song on “Best of Hullabaloo: Volume Two” delights children and parents alike.
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By Susan Weiss-Voskidis
Letter from the Publisher: Now’s the time to sign up for camp and look for good summer vacation deals.
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