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Got teenagers? Staten Island’s St. George Library has some (TOTALLY NOT BORING) programs for them

March 8, 2011 by Melissa Chapman Leave a Comment

My 15-year-old nephew who just months ago was this squeaky voiced tow-headed boy who barley reached my shoulders and never bristled when I charged at him and planted a big, wet kiss on his cheek, has suddenly transformed into this sullen man-child not interested in doing much of anything other than texting his friends and gelling his hair! When I look at the typical teen he's slowly morphing into- … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Bonding with your teens, Getting your kids excited about reading, library events, Melissa Chapman, New York City events, Staten Island, the Staten Island Family

I am a PBS Kids Club 13 Ambassador!

March 4, 2011 by Melissa Chapman Leave a Comment

We are a PBS Kids 13 family; in fact for anyone who asks (and even those who don't) I'm quick toclue them in on the fact that without PBS, I'm not quite sure I could've gotten through both the infancies and toddlerhoods of both of my kids. PBS Kids was my salvation in so many ways. Aside from the fact, that Sesame Street is responsible for teaching both both my kids the alphabet and their counting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Melissa Chapman, New York City events, PBS kids, PBS Kids club 13, the Staten Island Family

Staten Island based organization is all about fun family activities for differently abled kids!

March 4, 2011 by Melissa Chapman 2 Comments

When you make the decision to become a parent, it requires you to take many great leaps of faith; and at the end of your nine-month journey, you hope to be blessed with a baby that is practically perfect in every way. So when a parent is told her child has some form of mental disability, it sends her life in a tailspin. And yet, that "special needs" label doesn't diminish the immense love she … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Families Helping families, Melissa Chapman, New York City events, Special needs kids, Staten Island, the Staten Island Family

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