Heat wave 2012 is here!Is it warm enough outside for ya? If your fam is feeling a bit overheated, take to the slides, thrills, and spills of some nearby water parks. Water Slide World Splash your heart out at Water Slide World in Lake George, NY, where there are 2 kid-friendly play areas for youngsters and 
With family experiences in mind, we’ve put together a quiz to test how much you really know about the city you’re raising your children in. Jump in, or better yet, share the quiz with your children. Hopefully, it’ll bring back some nice memories and inspire some new adventures. 1. Our zoos and aquariums have lots 
When you have a baby on the way, pampering is definitely your prerogative. But if getting a mani-pedi is one of your favorite ways to relax, better check those polish labels. Various studies have discovered that three chemicals typically found in nail polish may be linked to birth defects. Though more research is needed, it’s 
By Mary DiPalermo After having three kids and a sporadic (but mostly quiet) freelance existence at home for fifteen years, I went back to work last fall. Back to the grind. Up and at it. Forty hours a week. I didn’t plan to return to office life but we really needed the health insurance. And like most of my major 
By Laura Deutsch and Heather Ouida Editor’s note: One of the questions most often asked by parents during the holidays is, when it comes to shopping for our kids, when is enough, enough? Here, Laura Deutsch and Heather Ouida of babybites—an educational and social group for new moms and moms-to-be—tackle the question of materialism and modern parenting. For many families, 
By Heather Chaet My name is Heather and I have a confession. I wear mom jeans. I’m not quite channeling Tina Fey in that “Saturday Night Live” sketch. And my denim isn’t as scary as those Pajama Jeans advertised on TV. Yet, in my jeans, I’m sloppy, dowdy, and frowzy… Yes, rejected Smurf names could describe how I look. I know 
“What would you like to draw today?” The question that art teacher Henry Schaefer-Simmern used to start each lesson is the same that is asked of the Children’s Museum of the Arts (CMA) littlest visitors. The museum’s latest exhibit, “Art Forms: 75 Years of Art Education,” is no exception to that idea. The highly interactive 
Sometimes, the best way to spend a weekend as a New Yorker is to get out of the city! Whether you’re interested in enjoying the great outdoors, taking in some culture, or simply kicking back and relaxing, there’s a day trip that’s perfect for you and your family. To get you started, we’ve compiled nearly 
Not really, but it’s helpful to know the myths and realities of the admissions process With 1.4 million school-aged children, New York City has the nation’s biggest public school system, the densest concentration of private schools, and admissions competition for the under-5 set so intense that it has inspired satirical novels and critically-acclaimed documentaries—while bewildering 
