World’s safest spoon?

Spuni inventors Marcel Botha and Trevor Hardy have done the seemingly impossible: they have invented a more efficient spoon for babies transitioning to pureed foods. Dubbed “the first latching spoon for infants,” Spuni’s original design encourages babies to suck food off its surface, which is made from a medical grade thermoplastic elastomer outer layer. (It’s the same material used for pacifiers and bottle nipples.) Designed in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the utensil features a long, pliable neck and a tapered, squarish bowl. Our 10-month-old tester, Parker Pettenato, was able to get more food into his mouth with each Spuni-ful, and was soon opening wide in anticipation of the next scoop. Spunis come in sets of two: neon and playful pink; bouncing blue and oops! orange; bubbly blue and lucky lemon; and giggly green and peekaboo purple. Now, who wants to open up for the chew-chew train?

Set of 2 Spuni, $18, www.spuni.com.

The Gillen Brewer School

The Gillen Brewer School is a private special education school on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, NYC, serving children ages 2.8 to 11 years old. Our mission is to educate and support students to become confident, independent, and engaged learners.&nbsp; Our individualized, academic-therapeutic approach to education incorporates speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, counseling, and social groups throughout each child&rsquo;s daily schedule. Students are immersed in learning which is developmentally appropriate and socially engaging.&nbsp; &nbsp; Our teachers and therapists are cross-trained in each academic and therapeutic speciality in order to provide a holistic and integrated program. Students benefit from small class sizes, and enjoy specials such as art, music, physical education, science, and technology.&nbsp; &nbsp; Central to our program is the home-school partnership, in which Gillen Brewer staff work closely with families to support the whole child in achieving their goals.&nbsp; Our Admissions Team is here to discuss how The Gillen Brewer School can partner with your family. Contact us at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> to schedule an in-person tour today!

Westchester School for Special Children

The&nbsp;Westchester School&nbsp;is a New York State approved, non-public&nbsp;school&nbsp;that provides educational and therapeutic services to students from New York City,&nbsp;Westchester&nbsp;County, Long Island, and Connecticut.&nbsp; The school views all children, regardless of functioning level or handicapping condition, as children with potential for growth and development. Historically, educational programming, particularly for the severely handicapped was primarily concerned for easing the burden of those who cared for these children. Changes in legal standards and socio-philosophical perspectives made this an excessively limited and limiting approach. The rational for program and selection of educational objectives is based upon the developmental needs of the individual child.

Windward School

A coed, independent day school exclusively for students with dyslexia and language-based learning disabilities, The Windward School enrolls students in grades one through nine. 98% of Windward students move on to mainstream schools after completing The Windward School's academic program. The Windward School is nationally recognized for its development of instructional programs designed specifically to help students achieve language proficiency. The School&rsquo;s academic curriculum is research-based and multisensory in nature and is designed to give students the skills they need to succeed in school and return with confidence to mainstream educational settings.