Lifestyle
Governor Malloy Signed! CT’s Car Seat Laws Are Changing October 1st
This is a HUGE increase in safety for CT’s kids! To save you time, we have highlighted the parts of the bill that pertain to child seat safety but full details of the bill can be found here.
The "Wait Until 8th" Pledge – Let Kids be Kids a little longer…
The Wait Until 8th pledge empowers parents to rally together to delay giving children a smartphone until at least 8th grade. By banding together, this will decrease the pressure felt by kids and parents alike over the kids having a smartphone. Learn many of the reasons why so many parents across the country are pledging to “wait until 8th” to let kids be kids a little longer.
Guest Blogger Suzanne Wind: 10 Social Skills Unplugged for Your Digitally Focused Child!
Do you feel frustrated that your child is always facing a screen? Research has shown that today’s child averages 8-9 hours a day of engagement with media. These 10 simple social skill lessons will lead you and your child in a collaborative effort to bring back a little civility to a new digitally focused generation.
Camp Essentials – Ideas for Meals and Snacks!
Summer is here, which means school is out and camp is in. If you’re sending little ones off to day camp, it’s time to think about what the heck they’re going to eat. Since camp meals can be more stressful than packing school lunches, we turned to registered dietician and athletic trainer, Dana White, for some tasty, healthy and easy ideas to make meal prep feel like you’re on vacation.
No more wondering "What's for dinner?"…
If – like us – “What’s for dinner?” is the dreaded question you get asked everyday when your kids are hungry, you are tired, and you have no clue what you are going to put on the table, check out these tips from Westport mom and food blogger, Amanda Jakubowicz!
No more Picky Eaters!
Dinner time should be a time where you share a meal with your family and hear about each other’s day. For many, dinner time has turned into a battle to get your child to eat a couple bites of vegetables. Nouveau Nutrition has put together 5 helpful tips that will help turn your dinner time from a power struggle to a time of enjoyment.
My New Years resolution is to cook healthier meals for my kids…is yours??
If you’re anything like us, you’ve vowed to make healthier meals for your kids- and there never seems to be enough time. We hope to have local foodies add new easy, healthy recipes every few weeks, so stay tuned!