The Last-Minute Pajama Party
Lisa Frydman Barr
July 22, 2004
The Last-Minute Pajama Party, preparation process.
Category
Parenting
Is Indoor Play Good for Your Kids?
Adam Wills
July 22, 2004
Structured indoor learn-and-play venues have become increasingly popular as children lead more regimented lives. Academic expectations and after-school activities chew up free time for outdoor exploring, which was once the mainstay of childhood. Experts agree that the amount of play time available to the average child has been dramatically reduced to an hour or less each day. Factor in that many households require both parents to work and it\’s easy to understand why indoor play areas are gaining in popularity among young families.
Prefer Your Teen to Smoke or to Cheat?
Dennis Prager
July 24, 2003
Decades of lecturing around America and of speaking with parents on my radio show have led me to an incredible conclusion: More American parents would be upset with their teenage children if they smoked a cigarette than if they cheated on a test.
Going Forth as a Driver
Jane Ulman
June 19, 2003
On May 7, exactly 16 years minus 5 1/2 hours after his birth, my son, Gabe, took his driving test at the Winnetka Department of Motor Vehicles office.
ADD, ADHD — Life in the Fast Lane
Wendy Mogel
June 19, 2003
Two forces in our culture are at odds here — the desire to respectfully accommodate differences, and the ease with which we claim victimhood for ourselves and for our children.
Hair Apparent
Soriya Daniels
May 15, 2003
According to Rabbi Tuvia Teldon, director of Lubavitch of Long Island, the root of this custom is a verse in the Torah that compares man to a tree. In Deuteronomy, it states, \”A person is like the tree of a field.\” Just as a tree grows tall and with time, produces fruit, so it is hoped that a little boy will grow in knowledge, good deeds and, eventually have children of his own.
It Takes a Village Glen
Wendy J. Madnick
November 7, 2002
It\’s break time in a sixth-grade classroom at Village Glen School in Sherman Oaks. Two boys play chess with an air of serious concentration, ign oring a small group of 12-year-olds talking and joking nearby.
Mother Knows Best
Beverly Levitt
June 27, 2002
My mother is 85. But she doesn\’t look a day over 70. She takes no prescription drugs, no hormones; her memory is razor sharp.
The ‘Uglification’
Jane Ulman
June 27, 2002
"So, how\’s the \’uglification\’ of the house coming along?" Gabe asks as he walks in the front door.
Summer Fun For Kids
Sharon Schatz Rosenthal
June 27, 2002
School\’s out and the kids are home. Unless you happen to run a summer camp, chances are you\’re in need of some serious kid-friendly activities. So, before your child memorizes the daytime line-up on Nickelodeon, check out these low-cost summer events for families.
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