Our Favorite Parenting News Stories Of The Week

shutterstock_118908841Get ready to LOL and to sympathize, parents! The latest meme going around on the internet is based on foods that picky toddlers refuse to eat! (Mommyish)

Some of the most terribly affected victims of our broken immigration system are the children of families who are already legally in the US–from kidnapping to extortion, the corruption and violence around migrant children seems endless. (The New Yorker)

Parents of special needs kids need to know so much more than other parents. Here are some tips on how they need to prepare financially and otherwise for their child as an adult. (Neurology Now)

Touching video shows bond between young children and their moms. (Yahoo Parenting)

A new study shows that extreme morning sickness is tied to neurological problems in the child later in life. (Reuters)

This video gives both new and more experienced parents a few good ways to end “back talk” at an early age. (Parents)

Ready for some spring cleaning? Here are a series of videos and short articles that describe how to declutter certain rooms in the house just in time for spring. (Family Circle)

We sure do love Tay-tay for being awesome to her mama! Taylor Swift gave her mother an award after finding out that she was diagnosed with cancer about two weeks ago! (BuzzFeed)

If parents do it wrong, their children fear that parents’ love is conditional on their doing well. (The New York Times)

It’s so simple: It turns out that adding smiley faces (with sauce or condiments) really makes healthy foods much more appealing for little kids! (American Live Wire)

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The Ailey School – First Steps and Bounding Boys

<blockquote style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;"> <div dir="ltr"> <div class="m_-3740164643787738207m_4977048992707393770WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0070c0;">At The Ailey School, FIRST STEPS offers a structured creative movement curriculum that allows girls (ages 3-6) and boys (age 3), to develop body awareness and control and learn the basics of dance technique. BOUNDING BOYS (ages 4-6) provides a more athletic experience, and an energetic approach to teaching dance skills.</span></p> </div> </div> </blockquote>

Once Upon A Mattress

<p>Bring your kids.</p> <p>Bring your parents.</p> <p>Bring your favorite pajamas!</p> <p>Once Upon a Mattress is back on Broadway, and it’s “pure let’s-be-kids entertainment” (New Yorker) fit for ages 7 to 107!</p> <p>Two-time Tony® winner Sutton Foster stars as Princess Winnifred the Woebegone, alongside royalty of stage and screen Michael Urie and Queen of Comedy Ana Gasteyer. Adapted for a new generation by Amy Sherman-Palladino (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), this uproarious retelling of The Princess and the Pea introduces the unapologetically eccentric Winnifred to an uptight kingdom, where she charms, delights, and dances her way to the top… of a stack of mattresses.</p> <p>So give the babysitter the night off and your kids a night on the town – you'll all live happily ever laughter!</p> <p>Get tickets at <a href="https://onceuponamattressnyc.com/">https://onceuponamattressnyc.com/</a></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>