Back-To-School: Getting Kids Back Into Homework Mode
NEW YORK (CBS 2) – A lot of kids start school next week, and education experts say switching from the lazy days of summer back to homework mode can be tough. CBS 2′s Cindy Hsu found out what parents...
View ArticleA Guide To Choosing A Pediatrician
By Nancy Johnson Horn Choosing a doctor for your child is an important decision. Here at CBSNewYork, we’re giving you some practical advice to finding a good pediatrician for your kids. We spoke to...
View ArticleBest Family And Child Yoga Classes
New York City offers plenty of places to practice yoga. These are our 4 favorite places with programs for children – youngsters and older kids alike. Yoga For Two (file photo) Pure Yoga East 203 East...
View ArticleA Guide To Choosing A Family Doctor
Living in and around New York City has many perks, but one of the most frustrating yet amazing aspects is access to medical care. With some of the world’s top hospital and physicians are located right...
View ArticleNeed Parenting Tips? There’s An App For That…
NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — Parenting just got a whole lot easier with a little help from iTunes. We’re used to parenting books as a source of help when raising our kids, but now there’s a parenting app for...
View ArticleAbercrombie Bikini Top Controvery Sparks Debate On Parenting And Child Fashion
NEW YORK (WCBS 880) - Abercrombie & Fitch has really become popular with the younger end of the teenage market. This spring, the store was selling a new bathing suit with a fully padded Victoria...
View ArticleWhat Moms Really Want for Mother’s Day
credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images By Alma Schneider May 8th is Mother’s Day. There’s not as much pressure for my poor husband to make it special (such as on my birthday), but there’s some pressure...
View ArticleTop Mom Myths
credit: clipart.com We agree that most of the time, mothers do know best, but they’re not always right. Remember those motherly words of wisdom when you were growing up that just didn’t sound, well,...
View ArticleArianna Huffington Launches New Huffington Post Sites For Women, Parents
NEW YORK (WCBS 880) - Arianna Huffington and her Huffington Post have launched two new websites. Huffington tells WCBS 880′s Pat Farnack that she sees HuffPost Women and HuffPost Parents as not only...
View ArticleFed Up Mom Deals Peculiar Punishment To Troubled 14-Year-Old Son
NEW YORK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A Fort Wayne, Indiana mother’s unconventional form of discipline is sparking a debate. How far is too far when it comes to punishing your child, particularly, in public?...
View ArticleAsk Asa: Testing Products That Fight SIDS
NEW YORK(CBS2) – The spectre of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is a parent’s worst nightmare. Mattress covers, crib bumpers, sleep positioners, baby monitors and a number of other new products that claim...
View ArticleStories From Main Street: Nyack Mom Develops Playdate Planet To Help Get Kids...
NYACK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) - Life is hectic. Sometimes there isn’t much time for the little ones to play, let alone for mom and dad to make the arrangements. That’s where Playdate Planet comes in. WCBS...
View ArticleBest Childbirth Classes In New York
With so much new-baby information available, and so many resources at their finger tips, it’s easy to overwhelm moms to be. Finding the right child birth class can also be confusing at a time when...
View ArticleThe Art Of Parenting: Raising Kids In A High Tech Society
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – It’s not easy raising kids – especially in the increasingly high-tech, competitive environment we live in. Dr. Mark Brenner is a family expert and author of ‘When ‘No’ Gets You...
View ArticleRaising Sons
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - It’s clear that raising kids is hard, period. In a culture of consumption and competition, not to mention the power of social media, being a parent is not easy. According to...
View ArticleKids & Technology: When To Unplug
NEW YORK (WLNY) – It’s a big issue for modern day parents. When do you “unplug” your kids from technology? A recent study by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that nearly half of kids ages eight to 18...
View ArticleParenting & Bedroom Blues: Spice Up Your Sex Life
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – According to a new Parenting magazine survey, parents say they are having less sex – and a whopping 72 percent say they wish they were having more. Love and relationship guru...
View ArticleCollege Dating 101: What Parents Need To Know
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – It’s a fact parents would probably rather ignore. Most college students are going to spend more time figuring out the campus dating scene than cramming for their humanities...
View ArticleParenting Advice From A Psychologist: How To Raise Successful Kids
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – It goes without saying that we want our children to succeed. But new research shows that by pushing kids to achieve, we could be causing them to fail. It’s the subject of a new...
View ArticleCouch To School: Emotional Preparedness For School
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – We’re not only getting the kids ready for when classes start, but parents also need to prepare. Gena Jefferson, licensed clinical social worker, spent 20 years with the...
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