Our Favorite Parenting News Stories Of The Week

overschedHelicopter parents, cancel that violin class! Studies show that overdoing it isn’t actually that beneficial, so it’s okay to relax a bit. (The Economist)

Could morning sickness actually be a good thing? A new study found that women who suffered from it had fewer miscarriages and gave birth to bigger, healthier babies. (The Wall Street Journal)

One dad wants to ban play dates, which raises the question: are play dates a necessity or are they just another way parents are over-scheduling their children? (TODAY)

A combat veteran muses on which is harder: war or raising children. He gives 5 interesting similarities between leadership and parenting. (Forbes)

A 6-year-old boy who was born without most of his right arm hugged his mom for the first time ever, thanks to his new 3D-printed arm! Watch the video! (The Huffington Post)

Making parenting a bit easier? There’s an app for that. (Pix11)

Is society’s constant obsession with parenting and parenting styles getting out of hand? (The Conversation)

Congrats to the beautiful actress Zoe Saldana–the “Avatar” star is reportedly is pregnant with her first child. (Fox 50)

Infuse your summer with some East End fun for the whole family! (Elizabeth Street)

Treating childhood seizures with medical marijuana? Maybe not as crazy an idea as it sounds–read on to see how some parents are fighting to expand the drug’s legal use for kids. (Mashable)

 

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Polaris Productions Theater Camp

<p>Kids will learn, rehearse, and perform the wonderful Maurice Sendak and Carole King musical, Really Rosie. For 10 weekdays, campers will take part in physical and vocal warm-ups and learn choreography, staging, and vocal parts. They’ll develop skills in acting, singing, character development, and more. This camp will ignite your child’s imagination and passion for performing, build their self-esteem, and help them form lasting friendships. They’ll have fun! At camp’s end, the kids will perform Really Rosie for family members and friends. Kids of all levels of experience, ages 8 through 13, are welcome to join.</p>

Speakitaly NYC

<p>SPEAKITALY NYC offers stimulating and entertaining lessons for children 0 to 16 years through a wide combination of activities based on the communicative approach anchored in the Common European Framework of Reference: active learning (group work, role plays, etc.) and practice exercises aimed to improve listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Kids will start speaking and using Italian in a very natural way.  Small classes capped at 6 students to make sure each one gets the needed attention and facilitate learners' progress. </p> <p>Our method is driven by a didactic method that is the result of constant updates, professional certifications and more than 10 years of experience in working with non-native speakers from different native languages and levels of knowledge.</p> <p>Our aim is to develop a range of Italian language skills while improving accuracy that will enable the students and participants to interact without stress or feeling rushed. We want to help those in the community really embrace not only the true culture in Italy but the Italian culture within New York City… Who doesn’t love what Italy represents in the kitchen, in history & in the arts?</p> <p>Speakitaly wants to support multilingual families who want to learn a new language or pass along their ancestor’s heritage and culture. Raffaella, the founder said: "We see language awareness and intercultural sensitivity as the milestones for an inclusive society. Italian, like all other languages, is an enrichment and a growth in every way. Vi aspettiamo!"</p>

Plugged in Band

<div>Plugged In is a nonprofit program that offers online programs to student musicians (Ages 10-18) in a non-competitive environment and provides band and individual performance opportunities in support of community and charitable causes.</div> <div> </div> <div>Our programs include:</div> <div> </div> <div>Rock Band Classes</div> <div>Private Music Lessons</div> <div>Summer Camp</div> <div>Digital/Audio Production</div> <div>Songwriting and Recording Workshops</div> <div> </div> <div>Oh and hey parents, we are now offering private music lessons and our rock band program for adults too. Reach out to us for more information. </div>