by: Goldfish Swim School Families are preparing for summers filled with beach and pool visits, making it critical for everyone to brush up on water safety tips before jumping into any water-related activities. Unfortunately drowning is the number one cause of...
When your child goes to college, it can feel like a big, and scary step—for both parents and child. Even if your child is totally academically prepared for this next challenge, being away from home and managing their own lives, day in and day out, is a whole different...
This week’s Meet a Mom is helping Mothers’ Day help other moms—a lot of moms. In 2010, Kim Hausman Athan and a few other mothers (including her own!) launched Mothers’ Day Movement, a non-profit organization that benefits women and families worldwide. One hundred...
The Alphabet Academy and Nest Early Learning Community have been crafting authentic learning experiences based on the Reggio Emilia Philosophy since 2004. With current locations in Hamden, New Haven and Branford, we are excited to offer Fairfield families the high...
Just a few years before we launched Westportmoms (well four years to be exact=)) two local moms- Dana Noorily and Julie Mountain- created and launched The Granola Bar, now a regional phenomenon with it’s newest location opening right outside Grand Central...
Childhood cancer is one of the scariest things parents can face, and the amazing specialists at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital are an invaluable resource for families dealing with it. Michelle Foley, DO, is one of these accomplished doctors, seeing patients at...