5 Ways Art Classes Can Expand Your Child’s Mind

Being a visual artist, maybe I am a bit bias and consider art more important for kids than some other parents. Today, it seems that sports seem to take precedence over everything else. I understand the importance of children being active and physically healthy, but someties I think that the arts get the short end of the stick. With art, there are no rules, […]

When Snap, Instagram & Tik Tok Are Your Main Modes of Communication

by Kathryn Lancioni Founder of Presenting Perfection Snap, Instagram and Tik Tok.  If you are the parent of tweens or teenagers, those are three words you probably hear fairly often in your house.  To today’s adolescents, social media is the main mode of communication.  Heck, Snapchat’s tagline is “Real Friends.” For many of them, it is […]

Got Toddlers & Tantrums? Help is here

By: Rachel Zorrilla Are your child’s tantrums making you feel like having one too? You’re not alone. Tantrums, while a normal part of child development, test the patience of any parent, even on their best day. Normal or not, they’re no fun for parent or child. Maybe you’ve tried reasoning with your screaming, out-of-control child, […]

Angst: Raising Awareness Around Anxiety

TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2020  •  6:30 PM  8:00 PM Mahwah Municipal Alliance (MMA) presents Angst: Raising Awareness Around Anxiety, Free Film Screening Angst is an IndieFlix Original, documentary designed to raise awareness around anxiety. The film includes interviews with kids, teens, educators, experts, parents and a very special interview with American Gold Medalist: Michael Phelps. The goal […]

Teens Reveal Which App is Most Stressful

Also Read: When Snapchat is Your Teen’s Main Mode of Communication The other day, Lorelei (age 14) casually mentioned something about social media and said, “I posted there because it is less stressful.” I know social media adds stress to their lives, but I hadn’t given much thought about which platform is more anxiety producing and […]

Teen Skills for Stress and Resilience

Also Read: How to Get Teens Off Their Screens Thursday, January 23 • 7-9 p.m. Next up in the Edison Speaker Series is a viewing of “Screenagers Next Chapter: Uncovering Skills for Stress and Resilience” on Thursday, January 23 from 7-9 p.m. in the EIS auditorium. Filmmaker and physician Dr. Delaney Ruston takes the conversation around screens […]

5 Signs Your Child is Ready for Kindergarten

By Sara Sykes, Kindergarten Teacher at Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child, a Catholic independent pre-K to grade 12 school in Summit, NJ “Is my child ready for kindergarten?” is one of the top questions I receive from parents as an elementary school teacher. And while there are many factors that go into determining […]

What You Need to Know About Vaping

Why, oh why, does there always have to be something new to worry about?!? What the hell is vaping and why does it seem everyone is doing it? It all started with the introduction of e-cigarettes in 2007. Now, there are several different types of vaping devices, including MODS or advanced personal vaporizers and vape pens. E-cigs look like a […]