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Friday, October 28th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
The mostly Wasp-centric, observational plays of 80 year-old A.R. Gurney are like New York pretzel vendors: if you don’t see one on the block, there
Cafeteria Conundrum—Getting Beyond Fish Sticks
Saturday, October 2nd, 2010
by George Guerin on Living Around
Unless your parents packed your lunch, middle and high school lunches alternated between fish sticks and pizza. Certainly, there were a few more options than
Keep the Living Room the Living Room, Not the Playroom
Sunday, February 21st, 2010
by Joanna Delson on Living Around
It’s winter, it’s cold, and it’s hard to stand out in the park with the children. Ice skating is fun, if the children are old
Hijacked Holidays for Families
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
by BRodstrom on Living Around
Holidays can be so great. Family, friends, parties, pretty decorations everywhere. But for people in the early, or not so early, stages of divorce, holidays
Even When It’s Cold Outside, Children Can Exercise
Sunday, October 11th, 2009
by George Guerin on Living Around
Fall has arrived! Now is the time when many begin to make excuses for going out in the cold to exercise. If children wear the
Physical Training for Kids
Sunday, September 27th, 2009
by George Guerin on Living Around
To many, the idea of physical training for kids seems unnecessary or even unhealthy. When I was a kid, some adults believed that regular, intensive
10 Ways to Minimize Your Child’s Stress
Sunday, August 30th, 2009
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around
By Leslie Gilbert-Lurie In many respects my children are lucky. They have traveled extensively, attended outstanding schools, and have had the occasion to pursue talents
Dealing with Your Child’s Messy Room
Sunday, June 21st, 2009
by Joanna Delson on Living Around
By Joanna Delson School’s out, the children are home and everything from school gym clothes, to art and science projects, to every book and paper
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