Parenting in New York City: Tips, advice and helpful resources

Special Needs

10 Things to Consider in Your Special Needs School Search

Michaela Searfoorce

Parenting

Parents must be vigilant against ‘pretty poisons’

By Robert Morton

Parenting

When a Wedding Invitation Is Something More

Rachel Aydt

Mamas We Love

A Trip to the New Legoland Discovery Center in Yonkers

NYMetroParents Staff

Mamas We Love

Value Your Children for Who They Are–Not Who You Need Them to Be

NYMetroParents Staff

Education

Sleep no more

By Aglaia Ho

Special Needs

Cleary School for the Deaf Introduced Transition Program for Students

Taylor Paraboschi

Mamas We Love

Graduating from Asking for Advice to Giving It—Now That’s a Good Thing

Sarah Birnbaum

Parenting

How to Help Build Your Son’s Self-Esteem When He Has ADHD

James W. Forgan, Ph.D., and Mary Anne Richey

Parenting

10 Ways to Help Build Your Son’s Self-Esteem When He Has ADHD

James W. Forgan, Ph.D., and Mary Anne Richey

Special Needs

The Links Among Autism, Epilepsy, and Behavior

Rachel Nuwer

Parenting

How To Talk To Your Kids About Their Meds

Kaitlin Bell Barnett

Babies & Toddlers

Class Of The Week: Karma Kids Yoga

By New York Family

Mamas We Love

Playing Princess

By Liz Gumbinner

Parenting

Collaborative divorce: Part II

By Lee Chabin, Esq.

Special Needs

Attention deficit medications for some, not all

By Pramod Narula, MD, Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics, New York Methodist Hospital, Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Weill Cornel Medical College

Babies & Toddlers

How Frequently Should A Woman In Labor Have An Internal Exam?

By Debra Flashenberg

Babies & Toddlers

A Few Of Baby’s Favorite Things

By Elle Belle

Parenting

An A-Plus Sensibility

The Best of the Rest of the Web: Parenting with Depression, Spending More Family Time, and (Not) Shedding That Baby Weight

Relevant Directory Listings

Purchase College Youth and Precollege Programs

Fieldston Summer Camps

LIC Stars

Magic Day Camp

10 Things to Consider in Your Special Needs School Search

Parents must be vigilant against ‘pretty poisons’

When a Wedding Invitation Is Something More

A Trip to the New Legoland Discovery Center in Yonkers

Value Your Children for Who They Are–Not Who You Need Them to Be

Sleep no more

Cleary School for the Deaf Introduced Transition Program for Students

Graduating from Asking for Advice to Giving It—Now That’s a Good Thing

How to Help Build Your Son’s Self-Esteem When He Has ADHD

10 Ways to Help Build Your Son’s Self-Esteem When He Has ADHD

The Links Among Autism, Epilepsy, and Behavior

How To Talk To Your Kids About Their Meds

Class Of The Week: Karma Kids Yoga

Playing Princess

Collaborative divorce: Part II

Attention deficit medications for some, not all

How Frequently Should A Woman In Labor Have An Internal Exam?

A Few Of Baby’s Favorite Things

Things to do with kids in NYC

Slime Studio
Jewish Children’s Museum

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are In A Play!”
Atlantic Stage 2

Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum – Girl Scout Programs!
Walt Whitman Birthplace

Bronx Charter School Fair & Kids Activity Expo
Gauchos Gym

New York Family Ultimate Camp Fair & Activity Expo – Upper East Side
Allen-Stevenson School

Brooklyn Family Ultimate Camp Fair & Activity Expo – Park Slope
Congregation Beth Elohim

NEW DATE: Long Island Family Ultimate Camp Fair & Activity Expo – Cradle of Aviation
Cradle of Aviation Museum

Staten Island Parent Ultimate Summer Program & Activity Expo
Fastbreakers of New York Inc.

New York Family January 2026