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...]
I am a PBS Kids Club 13 Ambassador!
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...]
Staten Island based organization is all about fun family activities for differently abled kids!
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...]