When a child learns how to do something for themselves, they feel accomplished. A Montessori inspired gift is a simple way to foster independent thinking and behavior. These thoughtful items will be the most used items in your home!
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Baby-Led Weaning (or BLW) is something we loved and had great success with. It makes life a lot easier because you're not making different meals for your baby; they can eat whatever the family is eating or even eat...
May is National Water Safety Awareness Month. Water safety is a topic that impacts all families. Every adult who supervises children needs to know basic information on how to keep kids safer in and around water.
When it comes...
During my childhood, school was a safe haven. It was easy, and I knew exactly what to do to succeed. No surprise then that at 21, I became a teacher myself. What was a surprise, and remains one, is...
My kids love swimming. I mean, seriously they'd swim every day year round if they could. Problem is, the weather gets in the way. Cold temperatures or precipitation are kind of a downer when you're looking forward to perfecting...
The sun is shining, the flowers are in full bloom, and we are all struggling to figure out the next best thing to keep these kids busy! Where there is a will there is a way mamas! Social distancing...
I had no idea what I was getting into having my first child; naïve was commonly used to describe me. But a year in, I felt like I got it, a little internal confidence that you hide from everyone...
Tweens and cell phones can give you added responsibilities and headaches, on their own or together. If my daughter read this, she would correct me and say, “Teens and cell phones, mom.” She is right. She is 13 years...
Like most moms, you can find me riding around town in my minivan bouncing from field to field throughout the year. Whether it be football, lacrosse, or soccer my kids’ schedules keep us constantly on the go.
Being a...
I am an alumni interviewer for a prestigious college in the Northeast. I continue to be baffled by how students come into these interviews completely unaware of interview etiquette. I of course blame it on today's society, where kids...
In + Around Westchester
A Guide to Pediatric Care in Westchester County
Once we become moms, caring for our babies encompasses our whole world. We want to support our children in every way possible. From pediatricians...
