Parenting
Get to Know More about Ivy Rehab for Kids in Yorktown Heights
Looking for physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy for your kids? Enter Ivy Rehab for Kids, a pediatric physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy outpatient clinic where children can come who have orthopedic, neurological and/or...
Meet a Mom: Elizabeth Berkley Lauren of Saved by the Bell
Have you been watching the new “Saved By the Bell”? To put it simply, this is the show 2020 needs—a healthy dose of humor and nostalgia, and a perfect choice to watch together as a family. We spoke with Elizabeth Berkley Lauren, who became a familiar face to 80s and...
Transitional Tutoring: Helping your New College or High School Student Stay on Track
This story was provided and sponsored by Alliance Tutoring. According to a report put out by the ACT, a college testing agency, the national average in the United States for college freshman retention rate is 65.7%. That means that more than one third of college...
A Black Mother’s Cry: An Essay by Sara Hood
Thank you to The Local Moms Network contributor Sara Hood for sharing this powerful and personal essay. Where do we go from here? What’s the solution? Why did it take this particular moment in time for everyone to wake up? Did the [COVID-19] pandemic and our lack of...
7th Annual Pregnant Island Local Parenting Event
Join Slumberland Solutions for the 7th Annual Pregnant Island Local Parenting Event on Sunday, May 17th at 12pm EST. Learn from professional speakers specializing in preconception health to early childhood from the comfort of your own home at this online LIVE...
How to Identify & Treat Pediatric Migraines
We often hear about migraines in adults. But children can also experience them. We spoke to Dr. Kate Mullin with the New England Institute for Neurology and Headache about what to do and how to know if your child is experiencing migraines. Click here for what you need to know.
9 Home Organization Tips You Have to Know
Get ready for an organized year ahead with these home organization tips. These tips and advice will have you ready to stay in track into the new year.
EWG’s 2019 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce
Kale has higher pesticide residues than nearly all other produce found on supermarket shelves,
Screenagers’ Tech Talk: To Track Your Kids, Or Not Track, That Is the Question
To track or not to track. That is the question. GPS and cell phone technology has made following our kids every move possible. Just because it is available, is it ok to do it? Recent data found that a quarter of parents track their kids but only 15% of teens actually think their parent do so.
What You Need To Know about Digital Parenting
Check out the latest tools to keep your kids’ digitally safe.
Meet A Mom
Meet a Mom: Jessica Fountas, Founder of the Mothering From The Inside Out
It can be really challenging to "find your people" when you become a parent. All of a sudden you're thrust into this new world with a new little person to take of -- where you may or may not have a tribe or people you can turn to. Local mom Jessica Fountas is...