Kids Archive

This year I hosted the inaugural Granddaughter Tea at the Strange house. I think I’ve now established a new tradition. For the past 44 years, I’ve dealt successfully (I think) with newborn, toddler, pre-adolescent, teen, college-age, and adult males. Now five adorable new challenges are in my life— granddaughters!

Guest Post from Carly Rogers of Bodnant Welsh Food There comes a time in every child’s life when they become interested in cooking, whether it’s just putting some bread in the toaster or wondering how to make a roast dinner. However, the kitchen can sometimes be a dangerous, which

Lincoln Center Kids (#LCKids) is an exciting new program at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. The goal is to make performing arts accessible to all, including more curated family programing, special events and behind the scened opportunities, for kids and their parents. LC Kids promotes and encourages lifelong enjoyment of

A kid friendly bathroom is beneficial in a number of ways. First of all, it stops your kids from hurting themselves in the bathroom. Secondly, it’s makes it a far more welcoming place for them to be! Here’s how you can create a kid friendly bathroom: Make Sure Your

by  Leonid Mamchenkov  As all of us know, parenting is a full time job and comes with no days off. So it’s important for grownups to keep their stress levels under control. An let’s face it a relaxed parent is the best kind there is – happier, more content and

The days of playing outside until the street lights came on are a thing of the past.  Crafting imaginary toys from newspaper and crowns from dandelions simply doesn’t happen anymore.  The explosion of electronic devices, video games and TVs and laptops in every room is robbing an entire generation

Looking back I sometimes thing that I was lucky growing up when I did, I see the effects modern woes can have on children, the restrictions they face, the hurdles they have to jump and the fear of the future. Things, I don’t really remember worrying about as a