Parenting

In today’s culture of parenting, and particularly when our children are young, it is easy to fall into a child centered routine. Below are some practical suggestions to move from a child centered routine to a routine that also encompasses your needs and the needs of a partner relationship by Julie Hall, MBA MS LMFT Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.

Fiddleheads Cooking Studio, offering a variety of after-school programs around Westchester since 2016, has launched a new high school program entitled Grassroots Kitchen. Grassroots is a year-long culinary training focusing on how food impacts our bodies, communities, and environment.

The latest in our Sports Series – everything you need to know about Greenwich Crew for girls!

Take your next steps in entrepreneurship with these 3 tips from Sara Alter, Founder and CEO of The Moment Group. 

Sleepaway camp provides a unique landscape for children to build independence, self-esteem and, most of all, resilience.

Recording family events and interactions may be all in good fun, but when one spouse starts recording another without his or her knowledge or consent, there can be major implications. Many people considering or going through a divorce ask whether they can make or use recordings, either audio or visual, as evidence in their case. These recordings can be useful. With the advancement of technology, however, the question of whether these recordings are legal is increasingly more complicated.

As parents, all of us often wonder – “Are my children spending too much time in front of screens?” The American Academy of Pediatrics and the World Health Organization recommends a variety of things depending on the child’s age, and provide recommendations for ways to help balance the screen time. Given screen time IS a reality for kids of this generation, we turned to Connecticut Children’s whose developmental pediatric experts share 7 ways you can help your child reduce their screen time…in a realistic way!

Every day at The Children’s School brings a feast of words, for the spoken word is more beautiful—and powerful—than you might imagine. Learn more about the importance of conversation in the classroom!

Looking for an exciting summer program for your preteen this summer? How about spending the summer on the Sound with Young Mariners Academy through Sound Waters?

The first in our sports series, everything you need to know about Spring Lacrosse in Greenwich!

The gift of music education is one of the best investments that parents can make for their children.

The Soccer Fun Zone training facility at Stamford Town Center offers training programs, memberships, camps, team training, fitness games, leagues, and drop-in fun for children and adults. Learn more here!

Don’t be afraid of youth sports. It may look like an overwhelming, sometimes hyped-up, tiger-y, nutso, unapproachable world, but Greenwich Moms in conjunction with our friend, Amanda Wurtz, a local Mom of four and self-professed sports lover, has got your back! 

If you are going through a divorce or preparing for a divorce, it is important to think of how property will be divided. Connecticut is considered an all-property state, which means each spouse’s property, regardless of how it is titled or how it was acquired, can be divisible in a divorce. Learn from the divorce lawyers at Ferro & Battey, LLC how this typically works and what you should know.

The Children’s School welcomes renowned psychologist Dr. Robert Brooks to present their first parenting workshop of the year.