Our Favorite Parenting Stories Of The Week

Tired of your child being wait-listed for private schools, dance classes, or summer camp? You’re not alone in NYC. (New York Times)

“Would you like to try an apple?” What New York cafeterias are doing to help your child make healthier nutrition choices. (Baby Center)

Lesson number one this writer learned from her mother: babies are resilient. From neurotic to more relaxed parenting, Jessica Grose rests assured that your kid will survive your parenting style. (Motherlode)

We’ve all seen the renowned “Evolution of Dance” video on YouTube. But have you seen “Evolution of Mom Dancing” with Michelle Obama and Jimmy Fallon? (Buzzfeed)

These 5 open-ended questions will lead to honest answers about your kid’s internet use. From Facebook, Twitter, to Snapshot–know it all, to keep your kids safe. (Huffington Post)

The FDA advises against use of codeine in children after surgery to remove tonsils, adenoids, or both. The combination can have deadly consequences. (Reuters)

We all want to instill good self-esteem in our children. This article considers the right kind of feedback parents can provide and in what doses it’s appropriate. (Wall Street Journal)

For a healthy, full-term babies, research suggests avoiding caffeine. (New York Times)

Babies are booming in the entertainment world! With Jenna Dewan-Tatum flaunting a lace-covered bump at the Academy Awards, it seems like celebrities everywhere are readying themselves for parenthood. (People)

Share your inner nerd with your kid with these 20 delightfully geeky baby toys. (Mental Floss)

It’s hard enough to let your teenager grow up and start dating, let alone worry about abuse. But it’s important to recognize signs of abuse in romantic relationships between tweens and teens. (New York Times)

Some parenting stories are better than others. One writer reminds us of some atypical stories that demonstrate the power of parenting. (The Atlantic)

Ever think of banning the word “busy”? Read how this mom took “busy” out of her small-talk vocabulary and how doing so can have a positive impact. (BlogHer)

Should we be able to test our children for potential diseases they could develop later in life? The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics put forth their first statements on the matter in over 15 years. (TIME)

Rapper Wiz Khalifa and fiancee Amber Rose today welcomed their son, Sebastian Taylor, into the world. (People)

Moms and dads of special needs children have long looked for advice and encouragement on how to be there for their kids. Liane Kupferberg Carter, a blogger and mother of an autistic boy, offers ten parenting tips to consider. (Huffington Post)

This Is Cooperstown

Nicknamed America's hometown, Cooperstown has small-town charm and world-class attractions including the National Baseball Hall of Fame &amp; Museum, a must-see for fans of the game and the ultimate homage to America's Pastime. Discover fine, folk, and Native American art at Fenimore Art Museum, acclaimed and varied performances at the Glimmerglass Festival, craft beer at Brewery Ommegang and Red Shed Brewery, fresh cider from the Fly Creek Cider Mill, great restaurants, four-season events, and outdoor fun.

The Language Workshop For Children

After offering both group and private lessons for many years and analyzing the results over&nbsp;time, The&nbsp;Language Workshop for&nbsp;Children, founded&nbsp;in1973, has decided&nbsp;to emphasize private remote lessons at shorter intervals.&nbsp;Our skilled educators&nbsp;will&nbsp;focus their attention exclusively on the&nbsp;unique needs, learning style, and interests of your child.&nbsp;This allows a&nbsp;bond&nbsp;to develop&nbsp;between teacher and student, which&nbsp;has been&nbsp;shown to&nbsp;drastically improve retention.&nbsp; OUR METHOD&nbsp; Developed by the pioneers of language education for children, our programs bring decades of&nbsp;experience to your living room with individualized, active language classes. Each lesson is based on proven methods and materials perfected to capture your&nbsp;child&rsquo;s attention during the ages when he/she absorbs information the fastest. &nbsp;&nbsp; While other online language classes rely on videos for passive learning, we deliver interactive, and engaging lessons with native-fluent teachers. In addition, all our teachers are certified in the Thibaut&nbsp;Technique which has been featured&nbsp;in the New York&nbsp;Times, the&nbsp;Wall Street Journal, and many other well-respected&nbsp;publications.&nbsp;&nbsp; Our short one-on-one lessons give kids the chance to focus, hear pronunciation clearly, and practice speaking in their target language.  THE PROCESS&nbsp; First, students have a short meeting with our Director&nbsp;Francois&nbsp;Thibaut, in&nbsp;English, with&nbsp;their parent(s)&nbsp;present.&nbsp;Mr. Thibaut&nbsp;will determine&nbsp;the best course of study, including&nbsp;class length and&nbsp;frequency, the&nbsp;right&nbsp;teacher, lesson&nbsp;format and materials (or action games for younger students.) Then the learning&nbsp;begins!&nbsp;Mr. Thibaut will continually check in on your child&rsquo;s learning to assure they are getting the most&nbsp;of&nbsp;their&nbsp;classes.&nbsp; OTHER OFFERINGS&nbsp; We can also help your child prepare for: the French subject tests for SAT, AP &amp; CLEP, the European DELF/DALF, the Canadian TEF and other standardized testing, college entry exams, studying or traveling abroad,&nbsp;cultural changes when moving abroad,&nbsp;and much more!&nbsp; &nbsp;