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February 2019 | NewYorkFamily.com 3 letter from the publisher

Every month’s a month of love

It doesn’t have to be February to to use various crafts techniques been given over the years? Of course I do. give gifts of love and thoughtful to bring home cards, or clay And every now and then I look at the special expressions of caring and figures, or a drawing to Mom message my then 5-year-old gave me for one appreciation. But having a and Dad. With art classes or another of the holidays when we do such special day in a cold and often no longer a part of a regular things. And do I shed some tears? Of course I dreary winter month can perk curriculum, it’s a fun thing do. Tears of joy and gratitude and wonder at up the whole family. In my for families to do together as a where all the time went and why the film is house growing up we always home project — although there moving so fast. baked cookies or cakes and are still schools that help kids decorated them with colorful make Valentines for Mom and Thanks for reading. hearts and made our presents Dad. Construction paper, glue, for our parents. After my parents passed, I glitter, colored pencils, and good markers found all the cards we had largely ever given should be a part of every family’s “art box.” them in a special folder and I sat there crying The important thing, of course, is to be my eyes out recalling the years of my youth together and to express each and every day and being so happy that I had expressed my how much we love each other. Nonetheless, love to them in those ways. the small gestures often create long Susan Weiss-Voskidis, Back in the day, before the curriculum memories and bonds that last a lifetime. Do Publisher/Executive Editor changes, art class in school was a great place I have a special folder for the cards I have [email protected]

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February 2019 | NewYorkFamily.com 5 family fun Planning the Perfect Day Out Program helps families take in city attractions—within budget

By Shnieka L. Johnson

abin fever got you or the kids down? CBundle up and go out on the town! The city’s tourism arm, NYC & Company, has curated the perfect day out just for you and the family with its new NYC Winter Outing program. For the first time, its signature programs will overlap—Restaurant Week through February 8, Broadway Week through February 10, and Must-See Week (i.e., museum and local attractions) through February 10. These options are not just for out of towners, it’s a cost-effective opportunity for locals to get out and experience the city’s offerings, too. “NYC & Company for the first time has aligned these signature programs in order to counter what we’re referring to as ‘FOGO’ or the fear of going out, especially in the winter, and to encourage visitation to our countless world-class restaurants, Broadway shows, attractions, tours, and performing arts at a value,” says Chris Heywood, Senior Vice President of Global Communications at NYC & Company. This is a great opportunity for families seeking kid-friendly activities, while staying within a budget. There are a number of great museums, attractions, tours, and Broadway shows to see with the family, as well as prix fixe lunch and dinner meals to enjoy at hundreds of restaurants throughout the city.

“Families should make the most of Matthew Murphy 2-for-1 tickets to countless activities at a value! There is no time like the present, The Broadway musical “King Kong.” and these programs are the destination marketing organization’s way of giving tickets and reserve tables. You can choose teens, tweens, and young kids—thanks to back to locals and attracting even more your own outing or take a look at the sample an ongoing partnership with Nickelodeon— staycations and overnight visitation. It’s truly outings that were specially curated with and consistently taps a robust network of a great opportunity to get out and explore particular interests in mind. member organizations citywide for their the five boroughs—there are participants in “NYC & Company’s editorial team family-friendly offerings. Combined with each—from tried-and-true favorites to lesser- considered participating attractions, our own in-house market research, we’re known destinations. Extra perk—there are tours, performing arts, restaurants, and able to pinpoint varied interests across shorter lines in the winter, which is great for Broadway shows and with their expert, demographics,” Heywood says. guardians with restless kids,” Heywood adds. insider knowledge of New York City’s varied The sample itineraries, or “mini-itinies,” Families seeking a winter outing can offerings, identified options well suited to are helpful for families that are not sure browse participating shows, attractions, and families with children spanning various ages. where to being when looking at such a vast restaurants through NYC and Company’s Our organization is familiar with speaking list. You can make your decision based on the website, nycgo.com, and use the “favoriting” to the needs of families of all age ranges, age of your kids. There are several Broadway tool to save a list of and access links to book including parent(s) and grandparent(s) with shows that are considered “kid friendly,” like

6 Brooklyn Family | February 2019 “Aladdin” (a lively adaptation of the Disney movie), “Anastasia” (based on a film about a real life duchess), “Frozen” (an adaptation of the popular Disney movie about royal sisters), “King Kong” (based on the iconic movie), “Lion King” (a moving adaptation of the Disney movie) and “Phantom of the Opera” (with music and suspense, it’s currently the longest running show on Broadway). The convenience of the “mini- itinies” makes for a low-stress outing—lunch and dinner at a restaurant, a show and attraction grouped together with varied interests in mind. The Ride LLC There are fun themes like Old School, Glam, Like a VIP, and Go Big or Go Home. Sight-seeing tour The Ride. Either theme could appeal to families depending on the age of the kids. “Walk the concrete jungle. Beyond this curated Take advantage of the deals, and go out on on the Wild Side” is a fun, winter outing itinerary, families are encouraged to mix the town. Bring the kids and have the type itinerary intentionally curated for families and match any of nearly 400 participating of New York experience that out-of-towners to enjoy. By combining the Bronx Zoo, restaurants, 24 Broadway shows, and nearly dream about. Sarabeth’s (a restaurant with a kid-friendly 60 attractions, tours, and performing arts to menu splashed in animal print décor), create their own, ideal New York City winter Shnieka L. Johnson is an education consultant and modern classic “The Lion King” on outing. and freelance writer. She is based in Manhattan, Broadway, the tiniest New Yorkers and With so many options, there is no need where she resides with her husband and son. visitors can enjoy a taste of wildlife in to stay inside your apartment all winter. Contact her at shniekajohnson.com.

February 2019 | NewYorkFamily.com 7 bits & pieces

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The American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog is now open at its new Manhattan location on Park Avenue. The museum houses one of the world’s largest collections of canine fine art. The newly designed space will house art from famous dog artists sAvinG AnimAls such as Sir Edwin Landseer, Maud Earl, The Endangered Species Coalition and more. It also has a two-story glass is again holding its annual youth vitrine that encases rare porcelains art contest. Artwork must be and bronzes, in addition to a library. submitted electronically by March The museum’s first exhibition will be 1. The Saving Endangered Species entitled “For the Love of All Things Youth Art Contest is an integral part Dog” and combines select works from of the annual Endangered Species the the American Kennel Club’s own Day, celebrated the third Friday of collection and that of the museum. May each year. Throughout the space, visitors Entries should depict a land or will experience exhibits that bridge ocean-dwelling species that either the digital and physical elements of that allows visitors to explore breeds’ lives in or migrates through the the museum and bring new life to the features, traits, and history. United States and its waters and collection. The gallery includes inter- The museum will also have an has been placed on the threatened– active exhibits such as a “Find Your app where users can interact with endangered species list. Match” kiosk that takes your photo, the exhibits. American Kennel Club A prestigious panel of artists, aligning its likeness with an registered Museum of the Dog (101 Park Avenue photographers, and conservation- dog breed. Additionally, there is a between East 40th & 41st Streets, ists will judge the artwork. Winners “Meet the Breeds” touchscreen table museumofthedog.org). will be chosen in four categories: K-Grade 2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, and Grades 9-12, and will receive plaques and art supply gift packs. One grand prize winner will be hon- A simple Aid to ored at a reception in Washington, D.C., in May and also receive a spe- BreAstfeedinG cial art lesson . Breastfeeding may be best for Visit endangeredspeciesday.org baby—one reason why more than for more information. If you have any 80 percent of women are doing it. questions, contact David Robinson But let’s face it, it can be hard on (Endangered Species Day Director) mom. In fact, half of all moms say at [email protected]. they quit breastfeeding earlier than they wanted to because of lactation challenges. Milkease is an all-natural breastfeeding relief pack that helps alleviate lactation issues, so moms breastfeed longer and babies get the best nutrition nature ever made! Creator Nicole Beck (a mom-of- Milkease is a circular shaped three) spent more than a decade pillow with a center opening that’s working for Frito-Lay in purchasing, filled with flaxseed and dried finance, operations and marketing. lavender petals. Just heat it up in When this corporate gal started a the microwave for about a minute family, she realized breastfeeding mom to mom and then place on the breast. The challenges were real! When she Join our New York Family Mom to flaxseeds emit a moist heat, which learned most women experience Mom Facebook sisterhood and find dilates milk ducts to relieve pressure the same issues and many of them moms in your neighborhood for and increase milk flow. The dried stop breastfeeding because of it, she advice, community, and support. lavender, well, that just smells nice decided to start Milkease. facebook.com/groups/nypmoms and helps mom relax. Learn more at theMilkease.com.

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February 2019 | NewYorkFamily.com 11 just write mom By Danielle Sullivan When Moms Work from Home

ould you be happier working from Whome? It’s a no-brainer question for most people. Some immediately say they would jump at the chance, while others say they would never want that arrangement. Some moms understandingly enjoy the outside, adult interaction that the workplace provides. Having a reason to put on nice clothes and leave the house is yet another common reason cited, as many people tend to think of those who work from home as sitting inside in their jammies all day long. (I would say the opposite is true.) However, according to a recent survey, telecommuters are in general happier and healthier people, which in turn, cultivates better parents. As employees, they are more satisfied, which results in better workers. Here are the specific ways that telecommuting helps parents and companies: Not only happier but healthier: When asked to draw comparisons, telecommuters say their stress levels have dropped 25 percent on average since working from home. Seventy-three percent even say they eat healthier when working from home because they have more time to exercise, prepare healthy meals, and engage in activities that de-stress, such as yoga and walking. More loyal employees: Without the trek to the office—on average, a 75-mile round-trip for respondents—76 percent of telecommuters are more willing to put in extra time on work and say they are more loyal to their company since telecommuting. Telecommuters also report they work much more efficiently and longer when they can work from their home office. Better balanced: More than 80 percent say they now maintain a better work-life by joining online groups, networking with holed up in my Manhattan office, enduring balance. Employees say the stress reduction work-from-home moms, and asking any 80-hour workweeks. It also allowed me attend that comes with losing their long commutes telecommuting mom they know how they to every school event or household emergency enable them to enjoy their daily lives more do it. without having to take a sick day. But best of simply by gaining a few extra hours each Years ago, I left a fulltime job that was all, it gave me the chance to excel in a field day. Gaining two to three extra hours each one-and-a-half to two hours away with no that I truly love and work with talented pro- day enables shopping, cleaning, and parental definite plan (not the smartest thing), but fessionals that I’m proud to call colleagues. chores to get done much more easily. managed to find enough writing and editing So am I healthier and Once you have kids, career goals tend to gigs to be able to work from home fulltime. happier for it? You can bet shift. Even moms that prefer working out of Last year, with my kids now older, I went back on it! an office often tend to seek out more flexible to a flex job where I work three days a week work schedules when they become mothers in the office and two days from home, but Danielle Sullivan is a writer so they have a quality home life. If you would the years I worked exclusively from my home living in New York City. like to telecommute, I’d encourage you to office were invaluable. It enabled me to have a Follow her on Instagram seek out ways that you can in your given field much more active social life than when I was @Deewrite.

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February 2019 | NewYorkFamily.com 15 family financial planning By Anthony N. Corrao Five Steps to Catch Up your college savings goal. Let friends and family lend a hand When grandparents, aunt and uncles, on College Savings and friends ask what your child would want as birthday gift, suggest the gift of college through contributions to a 529 plan. ne conversation I often encounter Over the years it’s become common for the Owith clients is their feeling that special people in a children’s life to make they are behind on college savings. If you contributions to a 529 plan. have these same thoughts, you’re not alone. I’ve seen more and more family and These conversations usually go in one of two friends embracing this thoughtful option. I’ve directions—clients either think they haven’t found grandparents are especially interested saved enough money, or they haven’t started in leaving a legacy to their grandchildren saving for college yet. Do not fret if you have through 529 accounts. An interesting feature the same feelings. There are several things of 529 plans is that family members can you can do to get on track. Here are five accelerate five years’ worth of contributions simple steps you can take now to stop those into one gift of up to $75,000 per person uncomfortable feelings: and $150,000 for married couples without incurring any gift-tax consequences. This Prioritize could be a huge kickstart towards college For your long-term financial health, as well as savings. your child’s, saving, rather than borrowing, is preferable. Money that’s been set aside in a 529 Be alert and aware plan or other savings account has the potential In the last months of 2018, we witnessed to earn interest or gains. Taking loans, on the some volatile markets. Imagine if your other hand, requires you to pay interest, some- child’s 529 plans were invested incorrectly times well into future years. Even increasing right at the time you needed to start making your savings by a small amount might sub- You should also consider that certain states withdrawals to pay for college. That is why stantially increase your child’s college nest egg offer tax benefits and fee savings to in- it is important to monitor your investments due to the power of compounding interest. state residents. For tax advice, it’s always with a financial advisor. As your child’s best to speak with your accountant or tax college years draw nearer, it’s often wise to Take advantage of tax-advantaged professional. And remember, nonqualifying focus on more conservative investments to savings accounts distribution earnings (withdrawals not spent protect your college savings potential market Tax-advantaged accounts — where taxes can on higher education) are taxable and subject downturn. Resist the urge to try to earn big be deferred or even eliminated — can greatly to a 10 percent tax penalty. returns in a short period of time. Don’t be help you protect any gains. There are multiple Another option is a Coverdell Education overly aggressive in your asset allocation. different vehicles to choose from, depending Savings Account. Coverdell accounts have Speak with your financial advisor about the on your circumstances. After considering the many similarities to 529 plans but also some ways to protect or limit your accounts at the option with your financial advisor, choose key differences. Amounts deposited in a worst times. what’s most practical for you depending on Coverdell account grow tax-deferred and Catching up on college savings might feel your situation. distributions can be tax-free if they’re used like an unattainable goal, but starting to save One strategy I use most often with my to pay for educational expenses. Unlike 529 or increase savings now could lead to more clients is a 529 college savings plan. When plans, Coverdell accounts can be used not secure college funding when the time comes. you save for your child’s college a 529 only for college, but for Kindergarten through plan, your investments grow tax-free and, grade 12 expenses—and beyond—as well. Anthony N. Corrao depending on where you live, you might However, these types of accounts are not is president, wealth be entitled to a state tax break. Whether a appropriate for high earners because there are management and director state tax deduction and/or application fee income eligibility limits. A parent’s ability to of corporate education at savings are available depends on your state of contribute is phased out as your adjusted gross Manhattan Ridge Advisors. residence. Additionally, withdrawals from the income increases to $110,000 for individuals, For more than 25 years account made for qualified higher education and $220,000 for married couples filing he has helped families purposes may be tax free. Rules around 529 jointly. Contributions limits are also very low, towards their financial plans allow for large annual contributions just $2,000 a year per beneficiary. goals by developing financial, educational, and (more on that below), so parents who believe One strategy I discuss with clients retirement planning strategies. they are behind in college savings might be is establishing automatic transfers from The information is intended for informational purposes only, and is not intended able to increase their savings quickly. Before your bank accounts or payroll deductions. to be a substitute for specific tax, legal or investment advice. Securities offered through First Allied Securities Inc., A Registered Broker Dealer. Member FINRA/ investing in a 529 plan, you should research Creating this planned behavior has shown to SIPC. Advisory services offered through First Allied Advisory Services, A Regis- the particular plan and its fees and expenses. increase the probability of success in reaching tered Investment Adviser.

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February 2019 | NewYorkFamily.com 17 good sense eating By Christine Palumbo Still a Place for Juice at Breakfast? Parents are serving less fruit juice—but is that a mistake?

nce a staple on family breakfast tables, Ofruit juice seems to have lost its mojo. Derided as being “full of sugar” and vilified by pediatricians and family medicine doctors, parents are serving less fruit juice. But is that a mistake? Take orange juice, for example. According to Food and Drug Administration definitions, it’s an excellent source of vitamin C, and a good source of potassium, folate, and thiamin. A little-known nutrient— unique to oranges and their juice—is a flavonoid called hesperidin, which provides anti-inflammatory activity and affects gene regulation. Calories? Only 110 in an eight-oz. glass. Other fruit juices are no slouch in the nutrient department. Grape, grapefruit, mango, pineapple, pomegranate, prune, and tangerine juice all provide significant amounts of vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients. “Too often, 100-percent juice is lumped in with other sweet beverages, particularly soft drinks and fruit punch,“ says Dr. Robert Murray, professor of Pediatrics, Gastroenterology and Nutrition at Ohio Eight ounces of 100-percent juice provides at One-hundred percent of what? State University. “They are not the same. least one serving of fruits or vegetables and When selecting a juice, look for 100-percent Fruit juice contains natural sugars, not added can help meet the recommended amount juice on the label. One misleading practice sugars, and preserves the nutrients and of four-and-a-half total cups of fruits by some companies is to add 100-percent bioactive components of whole fruit with the and veggies each day. The Guidelines also vitamin C to a fruit punch or beverage. So be exception of fiber.” recommend a daily limit of one cup. careful when you see the term “100 percent;” Interestingly, kids who drink fruit juice The report states that juice drinkers eat make sure it refers to the percent of juice, not eat more fruit, according to Dr. Murray. more whole fruit and have higher quality simply added vitamin C. “Currently in the U.S. among toddlers and diets (with more fiber) compared with non- As a registered dietitian nutritionist, I young children, juice comprises 50 percent of juice drinkers. believe there is a place for both whole fruit daily fruit servings. Among older children, In moderation, juice can even play a role and fruit juice in the diet. With many people teens, and adults, it’s 33 percent. Efforts to in weight management. not consuming enough fruit, a combination increase whole fruit consumption have not “Substantial excess consumption of juice of whole fruit and fruit juice is a highly been very successful, even as consumption can add calories, which can lead to weight effective way to meet the fruit shortfall. trends of 100-percent juice have fallen over the gain. But consumed at recommended levels past 20 years. This suggests that 100-percent of one serving per day of fruit, there does Christine Palumbo is juice does not displace whole fruit, but not appear to be a higher risk of obesity,” Dr. a registered dietitian augments it. For that reason reducing or Murray says. nutritionist and eliminating 100-percent fruit juice from a diet The research backs this up. A Fellow of the American usually is not compensated with whole fruit, comprehensive review performed by the Academy of Nutrition cutting total fruit intake per day and lowering Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics for its and Dietetics. She is the individual’s diet quality.” Evidence Analysis Library examined the a 2018 recipient of the association between 100-percent fruit juice Medallion Award from the How much, how often? and weight in children ages 2-18. It concluded Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Follow The Dietary Guidelines for Americans state the evidence does not support an association her on Twitter @PalumboRD, Facebook at that people should choose 100-percent fruit between 100-percent fruit juice consumption Christine Palumbo Nutrition, or Chris@ (or vegetable) juice without added sugars. and weight status in children. ChristinePalumbo.com.

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February 2019 | NewYorkFamily.com 19 Cutting Family Ways to saveCosts money without sacrifice

By Kimberly Blaker store sale prices. You might use food clubs for • W hen purchasing new appliances, just a few staple items you’ve researched and compare energy efficiency. Paying a little he cost to raise kids today is between know are always a better deal. more for the more energy efficient appliances T$12,350 to $14,000 a year per child, When shopping, always compare the can save money in the end. according to a January 9, 2017, CNN price per ounce on different size packages. • Tu r n your computer off overnight and Money report by Kathryn Vasel. Multiply Contrary to popular belief, smaller packages during long interruptions. this by two or more children, and that’s a are often the better deal. Manufacturers substantial chunk of change. But there are learned people go for the bigger bulk size Family fun lots of ways to keep costs down without items because of the better price per ounce. Having fun doesn’t have to cost an arm and a sacrificing the quality of family life. Follow As a result, they switched the pricing around leg—or anything at all. these cost-cutting tips, and watch your knowing consumers will just gravitate to Make visiting your library a regular savings grow: the larger package with the assumption it’s a family activity. Libraries today offer a wide better deal. variety of free entertainment including Feeding the crew Don’t let unanticipated fast food runs eat books and magazines, DVDs, music CDs, Feeding your family is perhaps one of the up your spare cash. Have paper plates and video games, audiobooks, even computer biggest expenses you’ll incur. It’s also one of plenty of frozen meals to toss in the oven for games, and software. If your library doesn’t the best places to cut costs. emergency eat-and-run suppers. carry a book you’re looking for, ask about its Coupon clipping can bring substantial interlibrary loan program. savings—provided you use coupons only for Energy efficiency Contact local, county, and state parks items you’d purchase anyway. Admittedly, There are plenty of ways to cut overall energy for scheduled activities and programs. coupons can also be a hassle. If you have use without sacrifice, so make the following Also, don’t forget about paved biking and time for coupon clipping, look for grocery tips part of your strategy: roller blade trails, hiking and nature walks, stores that offer double coupons to make the • Run your dishwasher only when full, fishing, swimming, wildlife viewing, and most of this savings strategy. Also, set up and use the no-heat or air-dry setting. more. some guidelines so you don’t use coupons to • Keep your refrigerator out of the sun. Instead of taking your family to dinner the extent you’re losing money by making • Tu r n off the oven a few minutes before or for fast food, pick up Chinese and head to unnecessary purchases or where you could your meal is done cooking. The heat already the park. You’ll not only save, but you’ll eat have had a better deal by purchasing another built up in the oven will finish the job. healthier, too. brand. • Wa sh all laundry in cold water, except Contact the science, natural history, and Cut your grocery bill by at least a third by for sheets and towels that need hot water to children’s museums in your area and ask if buying only on-sale. Each week, flip through kill bacteria and odors. they’re one of the more than 350 members your store flier, then stock up with a four- to • Clea n the lint filter on your dryer before of the Association of Science-Technology six-week supply of the items on sale. After each use. And don’t over-dry clothes. Centers in the U.S. If so, purchase an annual the first month, you should have plenty of • Eva luate your lighting needs. Use the family membership, generally ranging stock to eliminate most non-sale purchases. lowest watt bulb possible that still provides between $120-160. These passes offer Although you’ll invest more up front, within ample lighting. Better yet, use the compact unlimited visits to all member museums. a few weeks you’ll have recouped your fluorescent light bulbs for maximum energy Then plan several day trips throughout the investment and see your grocery bill start to savings. year for family science fun. Visit astc.org/ drop. • Keep your hot water heater between passport for details. The passports must Also, avoid wholesale food clubs. When 115-120 degrees. Hotter temperatures are be purchased directly through one of the comparing prices, the savings are usually wasteful, unnecessary, and can lead to participating science-technology museums. minimal. They rarely compare to grocery scalding. Don’t buy new computers. Recent models

20 Brooklyn Family | February 2019 can often be found in the newspaper or can lead to impulse buying. Unless you’re Hit the end-of-season sales and save online classifieds for a fraction of the cost. disciplined enough to pay it off monthly, 60 -80 percent on kids clothing for the credit cards eat up spare cash on interest following school year. A one-size difference Finance savvy expenses. is usually a safe bet. The following suggestions can bring big Visit resale shops for super savings on savings and make banking and loans work for Auto economizing like-new children’s clothing. You can find you rather than against you. There are many ways to keep driving these stores locally as well as online resale If possible, double up on mortgage and expenses down. Try these for starters: shops. loan payments. If you can’t, you can still save Increase the deductible on your collision Catch the savings as families in all by breaking each monthly payment into two. to $1,000, unless you’re accident prone, or income brackets are doing today. Hit garage Pay half of your monthly loan and mortgage have teen drivers. The cost difference can be and estate sales for family and household payments a couple weeks early. Contact your significant. needs. You’ll find top-quality, top-condition loan institution and make sure early and Avoid purchasing a brand-new vehicle. Opt items including toys, baby equipment, partial payments will apply to your regular for a low-mileage model only one to four years children’s clothing, household furnishings, monthly installments and that interest will be old. You’ll save a fortune on depreciation. and more, for next to nothing. adjusted accordingly. Open your checking account at a credit Dress for less Kimberly Blaker is a freelance writer and the union or bank that offers free accounts with Save on household and clothing expense by author of a kid’s Stem book, Horoscopes: no maintenance or check fees. trying these money-saving ideas. You’ll be Reality or Trickery? You can find her at Store your credit card. Carrying it on you helping to protect the environment, too: kimberlyblaker.com

February 2019 | NewYorkFamily.com 21 spotlight: dental health

expected to occur in the child’s oral cavity Three Commonly Asked until their next dental check up.

“I know my child has cavities but Questions About Your don’t baby teeth just fall out?” Although baby teeth, also known as primary teeth, are usually replaced by adult or perma- Children’s Oral Health nent teeth, they still must function pain free in the meantime. Cavities that grow beyond a By Sara Shahi, DDS care. This goes beyond just looking for certain point can result in pain and discomfort “holes” in teeth and treatment of cavities. affecting a child’s ability to eat, concentrate in arents usually have a number of Pediatric dentists evaluate things such as school, and leave him unable to get a peaceful Pquestions and concerns when it comes growth, the relationships of the jaws, health night’s rest. In addition, it is important to un- to their child’s health, and oral health is no of the tissues inside of the mouth, and derstand that primary teeth are “place holders” exception. Here are the three most common airway development. Early diagnosis of any for the permanent teeth, and any premature question parents have asked about caring for conditions will lead to early intervention loss or breakdown of the primary teeth may their young children’s teeth: while the child is still growing and may result in a more severe overlap or crowding of reduce complications in adulthood. the permanent dentition. Lack of teeth can also “I have to see a dentist every six result in less esteem when smiling and interact- months, but who should see my “My child has a few teeth, when ing with other children, and unfortunately may child?” should I take them to a pediatric lead to loss of confidence. Ideally, a board-certified pediatric dentist dentist?” Keep in mind, prevention or early should be evaluating, examining, and treating The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry intervention will be the least invasive path in your child. Children are not just small adults, recommends that all children visit a dentist no achieving optimal oral health for both you, and caring for their dental health has its own later than six months after the eruption of the and your child! unique challenges, which is why pediatric first tooth or prior to turning 1 year of age. dentists go through extra years of vigorous The first visits will allow for the child to Sara Shahi, DDS is one of the pediatric dental training specializing in the complexities of get acclimated and show the child that dental specialists at Upper East Pediatric Dentistry. A treating children and the problems that can visits can be very fun and do not involve any dental graduate from both NYU and Columbia present in childhood. sort of discomfort. These visits also provide University, she is passionate about the field of Board-certified pediatric dentists have an excellent chance for the pediatric dentist dentistry and spends much time in its study, been extensively evaluated by a nationally to talk to parents and guardians about the having received board certifications from recognized group of senior and experienced best at-home practices to help the child grow the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry, peers and have received a stamp of approval up cavity-free. Parents will also be provided Integrative Biological Dental Medicine, and on their skills, knowledge, and quality of with information on what changes are Naturopathic Medicine.

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e’ve all done it as parents. We In Pellegrino’s case, her pediatrician first get home, I’m tired. So I began doing things Whave rewarded our child with a advised her that her daughter was considered for convenience, like ordering pizza and filling promised snack or a treat. Maybe it was an ice obese. She found the news troublesome but up Mark’s lunchbox with bags of chips and cream for a good report card or a dessert for didn’t know how to change anything, so she cookies to throw in with a sandwich. They winning a game. Food, after all, is a comfort, sought out a nutritionist who clued her into were easy to grab in the morning. Mark was but when these small rewards turn into the daily requirements for a then 7-year-old. very slim throughout the second grade, even habits, you may have a real problem. “By having a list of foods and acceptable though he ate all the junk food. But I noticed “I can’t really remember how it started,” portions, it helped me to monitor exactly how last year that he began growing out of all his says Laura Pellegrino of Clinton Hill, Brook- much Theresa should be eating,” she says. pants faster than usual.” lyn. “It certainly wasn’t a conscious decision, Theresa has since lost 19 lbs. Mark is in the third grade and now wears but I always wanted to have my daughter feel a size 12 in pants and has grown an inch. Just satisfied and happy. When she was a baby, I Talk it out a year ago he wore a size 14. Bentley says she began comforting her with a bottle and it later Emotions are vital in the weight loss process. had to make big lifestyle changes to get him turned to a snack here and there.” Pellegrino’s Even initially speaking with your child about healthy, which included cutting down her daughter, Theresa, is a bright-eyed, 8-year-old a weight problem can be a very sensitive work hours, preparing healthy meals, and who last year weighed 125 lbs., a typical weight subject. Dr. Joanna Dolgoff, a Manhattan getting him involved in activities. of an adult woman. pediatrician and child obesity expert in Child “Mark would come home from school and Unfortunately, this story is anything and Adolescent Weight Management, says sit on the couch all afternoon playing video but unusual. According to the Centers for in her new book, Red Light, Green Light, Eat games, but my mother watched him and she Disease Control and Prevention, in American Right, that parents should be truthful but was elderly, so my hands were tied. Now I children ages 2-19, 16.9 percent of them tactful as well. “Most overweight children come home earlier and make taking a walk are considered obese, and the American know they are overweight. Even if you haven’t part of our daily routine.” College of Cardiology reports that 33 percent pointed it out, their peers probably have.” Dr. Gruen agrees that technology and lack are overweight. Furthermore, researchers She says that if parents avoid bringing up the of time spent exercising play a big role in child from Columbia University report obesity as subject, it will only result in kids thinking it obesity rates. the biggest overall health threat facing the shameful to talk about. Instead, she advises “Modern life has contributed greatly to country. Child obesity has reached epidemic parents to speak in terms is “we” instead of the general increase in our children’s weight. rates and become one of the leading health “you.” Say “we” are going to eat healthier, Children rarely walk anywhere as part of concerns in the country. It can cause heart and ‘we’ are going to get more active. Dr. their daily routine (walking to school, to the disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, Dolgoff also encourages parents to be open ballfield...). Sports tend to be structured (as in early onset of puberty, liver disease, diabetes, about their own weight struggles and explain Little League) instead of running to the corner and shortened life span. There are several why certain foods are healthier than others. playground with friends after school. This reasons for the growth of child obesity, Always be available for support and praise limits real exercise to children who can afford ranging from practical to emotional, and your child for making healthy conscious to play, and want to play in an organized treatment is likewise, multifaceted, which can choices. fashion. And even for these children, these overwhelm parents. The first line of defense is Other important advice from Dr. Dolgoff sessions are also often shorter than when knowing where and how to begin. is to be positive. It’s imperative not to express kids went out to play for hours after school as negativity or fatalism, by saying it’s in your well. Dual-income families also often mean Know the numbers child genes and they have no power over children are in after-school care programs, First, you must find out how your child’s getting fit. Don’t make fun of your child’s or home alone after school, which also limits numbers stack up. Ask your pediatrician weight—ever! Don’t become the food police access to exercise,” Dr. Gruen says. She adds: about your child’s weight in correlation to and forbid or force any foods, which can “Modern technology such as cellphones, healthy ranges. result in rebellion. Most of all, Dr. Dolgoff game stations, and computers also encourage “Pediatricians generally calculate a body stresses that you should never put your child stationary entertainments. Recent estimates mass index (BMI) at each yearly physical,” on a popular fad diet because children need have suggested that children are spending up explains Dr. Jennifer Gruen of Village a healthy balance of all foods, even carbs and to seven hours a day on technology and TV!” Pediatrics in Westport, CT. “The BMI is an fats, to help them develop properly. This inactivity combined with poor estimation of body fat based on height and quality food choices is a recipe for weight gain. weight. We also plot the BMI on a graph to Walk it off In addition, common ingredients found in compare a child’s number to other children For Martha Bentley of the Lower East Side, many kid’s snacks contain high-fructose corn their age. For children, a BMI percentile of her son’s weight problem occurred from a syrup, a cheap food and drink additive that 85-95 percent is considered overweight and matter of convenience. contributes to the obesity epidemic. over 95 obese.” “I work up to 10 hours a day and when I “Our digestive system operates largely on

24 Brooklyn Family | February 2019 secretion or suppression of two hormones: lives. The important issue is getting parents daughter she had to lose weight, but focused ghrelin and leptin. Ghrelin increases your to change their habits that will filter down to instead on being healthy. Maria has gotten appetite while leptin tells your brain ‘I’m full,’ ” their children.” slimmer and lost 14 lbs., Straffalino has lost Dr. Gruen explains. “High-fructose corn Patty Straffalino, of Yonkers, agrees, “I 36 lbs., and her husband has lost 21 pounds in syrup suppresses leptin, making it harder for have to admit that I didn’t realize how much the past 10 months. your brain to register satiety. It never shuts off my poor eating habits contributed to my While no parent wants to watch her child ghrelin, however.” This causes a child to never daughter, Maria, being overweight.” suffer the repercussions and health problems be satisfied and look for more and more food. Straffalino says that she had been that come with obesity, every child can get overweight her whole life and didn’t want healthier with a little help. As Pellegrino says: “I Change habits her daughter to experience the same pain she learned throughout this whole process that ev- According to Dr. Jason Kronberg of the went through growing up as an overweight eryone can do small things that add up to better Pediatric and Adolescent Sports Medicine child. When Maria came home from school health, and it will be tough, and the Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine and was crying because her classmates had yet certainly doable. But it of Long Island: “The hardest part of breaking ridiculed her weight, it was a wake-up call. all starts with the parent.” the obesity cycle is changing dietary habits. She immediately put her entire family on a Studies have shown that after age 13, the healthy eating plan. “Seeing Maria devastated Danielle Sullivan is a writer chance of changing one’s eating habits is slim. hurt me because I knew I was in charge of the living in New York City. Most people have developed eating habits at food that came into the house.” Follow her on Instagram that age that stay with them for their entire Straffalino says she never told her @Deewrite.

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It can be hard for them to trust the process. Continuing the Journey As a co-occurring disorder is a chronic disease, a patient does not recover after a 28-day stay in a treatment facility. The Towards Healthy Change family must understand that recovery is “a marathon, not a race.” Parenting mistakes made when caring for As parents reach out and learn how to cope with their child, they should also see children with co-occuring disorders any perceived failure “as a step closer to recovery and wellness.” Even if their child By Allison Plitt experiences a setback, it is an opportunity for growth. Most patients relapse This is the second part of a two-part series because of “increased stress, the about the book, I Didn’t Cause It, I Can’t surfacing of underlying trauma, or Change It. simply becoming successful.” The authors view a relapse in a n the 2016 publication, I Didn’t Cause more positive light, adding, “Relapses IIt, I Can’t Change It, authors Mary are treatable and often are the gateway Ryan Woods and Adrienne Murray to deeper insight, commitment, dedicate their book to mothers of and recovery. Understanding what children suffering from co-occurring precipitated the relapse and learning disorders in which a patient suffers from new coping skills are the focus of a mental illness and substance abuse treatment.” simultaneously. Just like their children, families After interviewing more than a must work on learning to grow and dozen mothers, the authors address evolve. problems these caregivers have in “If there are adequate family common. The issues range from dealing supports in place, there will be a 50 with the stigma within their community percent decrease in hospitalization of for having a child with a co-occurring their child,” the authors write. disorder to attending support groups and sharing with other mothers their Anchoring versus enabling own experiences. Many mothers parenting an adult child According to Woods and Murray, with a co-occurring disorder often feel many mothers have trouble accepting they are playing a role of “uncertainty.” their child’s co-occurring diagnosis. Sometimes, mothers make decisions “out As they write, “In the late 1960s, a of fear without the best information or man named Bill Milliken wrote a skills to do anything else.” book called ‘Tough Love’ that promoted Over the years, one type of ineffectual authoritarian parenting. During this parenting that has surfaced is called period, some parents were called ‘helicopter or hospitalized, the family will have to find “enabling,” which is demonstrated when a parents’ because they wouldn’t give their a treatment program best suited for their parent gives her child money that is then used children the freedom to ‘figure things out for child. to buy drugs, bail an individual out of jail, or themselves.’ ” Families should also know that if their pay a speeding or DUI ticket. Unfortunately, since co-occurring child is not receiving treatment for both Although the parent has a made a disorders are chronic brain diseases, his mental illness and substance abuse well-meaning gesture, these behaviors authoritarian parenting “has hurt more than simultaneously, their child will not recover. have “lasting negative consequences for the it has helped those with COD.” Contrary Only once their child is sober and stable can individual as well as the family, because they to the concept of tough love, the support of recovery begin. continue to support the disease process rather a united family unit is “the best indicator Woods and Murray list 10 different types than treatment and recovery.” of success for an individual with COD.” A of treatment for co-occurring disorders, such While a mother may be thinking she is parent should never give up on her child, no as family therapy and 12-step programs. trying to keep her child alive, she is “all too matter how bleak the diagnosis. Both authors assert that by the time the a often told that they enable their children’s family finds effective treatment, “it may addictions of symptomatic behavior.” Treatment programs have been through many different providers Anchoring, on the other hand, means that Mothers should be aware that sometimes it who used a variety of different treatment a mother is there for her adult child no matter takes a major incident for them to realize methods.” how serious the situation is. As the authors their child should be admitted to a treatment When their child enters a treatment explain, “Sometimes she’s the care manager, program. Usually, if their child is arrested facility, mothers often feel left on the outside. sometimes the crisis intervener. When an

26 Brooklyn Family | February 2019 individual is incapacitated due to these brain When their child finishes treatment, “a The mother may often fall into a diseases, the need to step in is great.” comprehensive discharge plan is imperative depression when her child leaves, as she has Their children can still drift, but when for the whole family.” After playing the role put her own life on hold in order to seek a parent is an anchor, they don’t drift so far of “the first responder” for their child for so treatment for her child. The mother may that “they get lost in the sea of homelessness, long, most mothers say it is hard to let their need to seek treatment for herself if she is no victimization, and addiction.” child go so he can experience life and make longer taking proper care of herself or her As the authors explain: “A mother acting his own choices. As their child transitions to relationships with friends and family has as an anchor keeps her son or daughter a more independent lifestyle, mothers admit “wilted.” connected to the community. She provides they still fear for the safety and stability of After speaking with the mothers they a safe place for the person living with co- their child. interviewed, the authors observed: “It’s occurring disorders so that he or she can Good communication skills and important to find people to bond with who learn new and effective ways to cope. In this supports help families avoid falling into understand the experience.” Woods and role, she is able to provide consequences that patterns of “codependence,” in which Murray also suggest mothers write down are effective but not punitive.” people rely on each other and there are their feelings in a journal to gain perspective. harmful consequences. Families should Comparing a family’s journey in recovery Remission and recovery focus on instead interdependence, which “is to a destructive wildfire, the authors write, If mothers expect long-term remission for defined as the mutual dependence between “When an individual takes a step back to their children, they must smoothly transition individuals...who need extra supports to be look at the bigger picture, they can see that their child from a treatment facility into successful.” the other attribute of fire is one of cleansing. more independent living by following four Sometimes families have difficulty What is old can be removed to make way for important steps: accepting who their child has become, versus something new and more beautiful than the • Procu re stable housing the expectations of what the parent or family family may ever have imagined.” • Establish a sober support network which had hoped for. It is important for siblings includes family members to seek out support and treatment for Allison Plitt lives in Queens with her 12-year-old • Maintain regular meaningful activity themselves “to gain forgiveness and resolve daughter and is a frequent contributor to this • Develop trusting, healthy relationships issues.” publication.

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By Tammy Scileppi overwhelm a child,” she explains. “At the end, are essential to the grieving process. Again, it is the most important thing to stress to children most important to listen to children’s thoughts Last month we spoke with Dr. Anne Klaeysen, a is that even if a person is physically gone, they and concerns and to be aware of what is age parent and Brooklyn resident, who has decades can still be remembered through stories and appropriate. of experience in counseling as a Humanist Life memories.” It’s also important to consider the age- Advisor at Columbia University. Here, she Tammy Scileppi: Why do so many people appropriateness of certain traditional rituals continues to offer her valuable insights, and helps fear that great unknown, death? around death. For example, in my opinion, parents and caretakers broach the sensitive— Dr. Anne Klaeysen: In my experience, no child should be forced to view a corpse in a and sometimes taboo—subject of death. it’s not death people fear; it’s dying. We all casket. understand that we are mortal. What we TS: What were some of your children’s s leader of the New York Society don’t know is how we will die and when. My experiences with loss? Afor Ethical Culture, in Manhattan, grandmother prayed that she would die in AK: My husband and I discussed death Dr. Anne Klaeysen helps oversee the her sleep, painlessly and without suffering. with them when they were quite young; it was organization’s Ethics for Children class, People are concerned about the quality of before any of their grandparents had died. where youngsters learn about things like their lives and fear prolonged and painful Like many families, they had pets that died. morals, the Golden Rule, and how to become dying. Many of us also experience family Logan, the turtle, is buried in our Brooklyn good citizens. A recent class opened up a and friends suffering from dementia and garden under a stone sculpture of — what conversation about death, by introducing Alzheimer’s, a kind of death before actually else? — a turtle. They also had friends whose a wonderful children’s book titled What dying. The majority of members in my grandparents died, and we discussed what they Happens When We Die? by J.R. Becker. In it, congregation support death with dignity and had been told. In one case, a child was rescued the author depicts life and death as natural lobby for assisted dying. halfway up a utility ladder in his family’s processes. Here’s an excerpt: “See, one TS: Everyone grieves differently. How are garden, holding on for dear life, because he had thing that makes things special, is knowing children affected by loss and grief? been told him that his grandfather had climbed that they end. That’s what makes our lives AK: Differences in grieving are more about it to go to heaven and he wanted to see him. so precious. And each moment with our the relationships we have with the deceased Again, honesty is essential. friends.” than the age at which we experience death, My memory is that [my daughter] Emily All of his books address existential and although younger children can be influenced (now 32), more than [my son] Andrew (now essential issues in a scientific and honest by the adults around them and teens by their 34), entertained deep existential thoughts at fashion. peers. The circumstances of a death — old age, a young age, around 5. She would muse about According to Dr. Klaeysen, who holds illness, accident, suicide, etc. — also determine death. Mostly I listened, as parents must always a Doctorate in Pastoral Counseling, when our responses. We are shocked at sudden and do. She didn’t seem fearful; it was a wondering discussing the loss of a loved one, parents unexpected death, especially when someone that wandered along different tangents. should: listen, empathize, and know when to is young. We may feel guilt or shame after a Together we imagined how life began and stop. suicide and relief when someone’s suffering has ended. We also read stories from other faith “That last point is most important. ended. and cultural traditions. Talking too much has the potential to In my experience, honesty and empathy It may be comforting for a young child

30 Brooklyn Family | February 2019 to imagine a beloved relative or friend in a At the recent Ethics class, death wasn’t the an important topic.” “good place,” but care must be taken to also be only subject discussed; it was also about nature honest. A good place can be a loving memory itself and how humans are part of nature. Ethics for Children class at New York Society or a cherished keepsake. I don’t recommend • • • for Ethical Culture (2 West 64th Street between dashing a young child’s hope of being reunited So, when you touch upon loss and death with Broadway and Central Park West, with a loved one. We can wonder with them your children, why not talk to them about ethical.nyc/youth) every Sunday from 11am- what happens and acknowledge how much love these and other profound and fascinating 12:30pm (unless otherwise noted on website). we share. topics, as well? Is there an afterlife? Did we Classes are free to families who are members TS: How does the Ethics for Children class exist before we were born? If so, where? And of the Society, or donation-based entry from (for ages 2-11) help kids in their everyday lives? the book will help guide you with fun verses non-members. Parents may stay with their kids. I understand that violence in the news has also and whimsical illustrations, when your kids What Happens When We Die? is available on been discussed. ask those sensitive questions. Amazon. AK: We discuss everything. Our emphasis While there’s a lot of bad stuff going on is on building, nurturing, and keeping loving out there that kids are being exposed to — Tammy Scileppi is a Queens-based freelance relationships. That involves developing a violence, crimes, and mass shootings — our writer and journalist, parent, and regular vocabulary for feelings, learning how to world still has plenty of good things to offer, contributor to New York Parenting. Interviewing articulate what we are experiencing, and so that’s where their focus should be. hundreds of New York City’s movers and cultivating empathy for other people’s thoughts “There are so many other interesting shakers has been an amazing adventure for and feelings. Our children learn to identify and things happening in our lives that engage us her. Scileppi’s work has appeared in a variety of stand up for their values as individuals and in … especially love,” says Dr. Klaeysen, adding: media outlets. She has also written book cover group settings. “And, what gives our finite lives meaning, is copy for Simon and Schuster.

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Understanding and Treating Pink Eye

My daughter has just returned to school symptoms in one or both eyes. The most The best way to avoid the discomfort from winter break and already two of her common symptoms include redness, of pink eye is to prevent the infection from classmates have pink eye! Can you tell me more itchiness, a gritty feeling, discharge that occurring at all. about the disease, how it is spread, and ways to forms a crust during the night, and/or Practicing good hygiene is the best way make sure my children aren’t infected? tearing. to control its spread. Make sure that hand In the case of conjunctivitis caused washing is frequent, and tell your daughter ink eye, also known as conjunctivitis, by a virus, there is no simple “cure”—the to avoid sharing objects with an infected Pis an inflammation or infection of the infection simply must run its course while classmate, as her fingers will no doubt be near transparent membrane that lines the eyelid the body fights it off. The good news is, a her eyes several times a day. and part of the eyeball. This membrane, case of viral conjunctivitis typically goes There’s no need to panic; pink eye is a known as the conjunctiva, is usually clear. away in seven to 10 days, and children can minor eye infection, but left untreated it can However, if irritation or infection occurs, it usually return to school in three to five days. develop into a more serious condition. Visit can become red and swollen. While those days can be very uncomfortable, your child’s pediatrician if you are concerned. The cause of pink eye is commonly over-the-counter remedies, such as warm or a viral or bacterial infection. Most cases cold compresses, can help to alleviate some Pramod Narula, MD of conjunctivitis are caused by viral of those symptoms. Unlike pink eye due to is the Chairman of infections. However, both viral and bacterial a viral infection, pink eye that is caused by the Department of conjunctivitis are very contagious, which is bacteria can be treated by antibiotics, and Pediatrics at why early diagnosis and treatment is the best the child can return to school 24 hours after NewYork-Presbyterian way to limit its spread. an antibiotic has been started, provided that Brooklyn Methodist Pink eye may develop and show symptoms have improved. Hospital.

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Pig Power (yes, there are three of them, and yes, they are just as It’s official: 2019’s Chinese Zodiac animal is the cutest cute as they sound), go on a Zodiac-themed scavenger one ever! On February 2, join the Prospect Park Zoo hunt, and learn how the Wildlife Conservation Society is for a Lunar New Year celebration aptly titled Lunar aiding animals in Southeast Asia and China. This event Zoo Year: Year of the Pig! According to tradition, pigs runs 10am-4:30pm and is free for all ages with zoo symbolize wealth and good fortune. In honor of the admission. Prospect Park Zoo [450 Flatbush Avenue, Year of the Pig, visitors can meet the zoo’s three piglets prospectpark.org]

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1 Friday Kids Create: Lanyard. Show off your lanyard weaving skills at Gerritsen Beach Library! Kids of all ages can make bracelets and key chains out of lanyard during this free one-hour program. bklynlibrary.org. 2-3pm. Free. Gerritsen Beach Library, 2808 Gerritsen Avenue. bklynlibrary.org.

Further Afield For The Love Of Chocolate. Join the Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum for an evening of chocolate-tasting! Chocolatier Diane A. Holland of Blue Tulip Chocolates will teach participants about different varieties of international chocolate during this two-hour Kids on Film program. Taste eight kinds of chocolate and bring home The BAMkids Film Festival is back for its can stop by the café for free interactive a sample. Pre-registration is 21st year during the weekend of February games, 360-degree film experiences, a required. 7-9pm. $45. Bartow- 2-3! This year the always-engaging circus performance by TheMuseBrooklyn, Pell Mansion Museum, 895 Shore film festival will screen shorts and fea- a workshop with Dancewave, food, and Road, Bronx. (718) 885-1461. ture films from 27 countries, including much more. The BAMkids Film Festival is bartowpellmansionmuseum.org. “Looking for the Wild,” “Mogul & Pero,” recommended for kid ages 3-11. The fest “Belly Flop,” “Penguin,” “Dreams Come starts at 9:30am. Tickets for adults are Thunderbird American Indian True,” and more—a series of short films $14; children ages 13 and under are $10. Dancers in Concert. Theater featuring classic tales, folklore, and Brooklyn Academy of Music [321 Ashland for the New City will present fables. After the screenings children Place. bam.org.] its 44th annual Thunderbird American Dancers Dance Concert and Pow Wow through a circus performance by Pig. Join the Prospect Park February 3. There will be dances, 2 Saturday TheMuseBrooklyn, a workshop Zoo for a Lunar New Year stories and traditional music BAMkids Film Festival 2019. with Dancewave, food, and much celebration! In honor of the from Native Peoples of the The BAMkids Film Festival more. Recommended for ages Year of the Pig, visitors can Northeast, Southwest and Great is back for its 21st year this 3-11. Daily, through Februar 3, meet the zoo’s three piglets, go Plains regions. The event has weekend! This year the fest will 9:30am. Adults: $14; children on a zodiac-themed scavenger become a treasured New York screen shorts and feature films ages 13 and under: $10. BAM hunt, and learn how the Wildlife tradition for celebrating diversity from 27 countries, including Peter Jay Sharp Building, 30 Conservation Society is aiding by honoring the culture of the “Looking for the Wild” and Lafayette Avenue. bam.org. animals in Southeast Asia and first Americans. This event is “Dreams Come True,” a China. 10am-4:30pm. Free with suitable for children ages 5-12, series of short films featuring “The Naughty Penguin”. zoo admission. Prospect Park Zoo, as well as older teens and adults. classic tales, folklore, and Head to The Old Stone House 450 Flatbush Avenue. (718) 399- Times vary. Theater for the New fables. After the screenings, on Saturday, February 2, to 339. prospectpark.org. City, 155 1st Avenue, Manhattan. children can stop by the café see Spellbound Theatre’s “The theaterforthenewcity.net. for free interactive games, Naughty Penguin.” Ages 2 Roll-A-Rama Family Skate 360-degree film experiences, through 5 will help Penguin Extravaganza. Every Saturday, navigate her world without Industry City’s Dreamland Submit a listing getting into trouble during this Roller Rink invites families This calendar is dedicated to bringing our readers the interactive performance. Show with children ages 7 and up for most comprehensive list of events in your area. But to times are 10am and 11:15am. a Family Skate Extravaganza! do so, we need your help! Send your listing request to Tickets are $15 per person. Old Skate to your favorite retro [email protected]—and we’ll take care of the Stone House, 336 3rd Street. and contemporary tunes, take rest. Please e-mail requests more than three weeks prior to the event to ensure we have enough time to get it in. And spellboundtheatre.com. a photo on the red carpet, and best of all, it’s FREE! more. Skate rentals are included Lunar Zoo Year: Year Of The in the price of admission. You

February 2019 | NewYorkFamily.com 37 calendar february are welcome to bring your See February 1 own skates, roller blades, and protective gear. Protective gear will not be provided. Saturdays 3 Sunday and Sundays, 1pm. Tickets start BAMkids Film Festival 2019. at $15. Industry City, 220 36th See Feb. 2 Street. (888) 898-1118. eventbrite.com. The Rock And Roll Playhouse: The Music Of The Beatles For The Great New York Subway Kids. All ages are invited to Map. Join the New York Transit Brooklyn Bowl this Sunday for Museum for a program dedicated a Beatles concert! The Rock and to the NYC subway! Families Roll Playhouse series introduces with kids ages 5 and up will young audiences to classic rock listen to a reading of The Great through games, movement, and New York Subway Map by stories. Babies under the age of Emiliano Ponzi. Afterwards, 1 are free. Doors open at 11am; museum visitors can create their show begins at 11:30am. 11am. own imaginative subway maps $12. Brooklyn Bowl, 61 Wythe inspired by the actual subway Avenue. ticketfly.com. map created in 1972 by Italian designer Massimo Vignelli. F.A.M. (Family Art Magic). nytransitmuseum.org. 1:30- This Sunday the Brooklyn Rebecca Greenfield 2:30pm. Free with museum Museum will host families admission. New York Transit with children ages 4-6 for its Museum, Schermerhorn Street Family Art Magic class! Art and and Boerum Place, Brooklyn. Fun With Tech community will be explored nytransitmuseum.org. Do your kids love MineCraft, robots, and anything through the lens of “celebration.” VR? This is the event for you! Technology will Participants will be able to view Black History Month With take over the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) the Museum’s newest exhibits Tammy Hall. Celebrate the during the third annual Teknopolis exhibition! Tech- and march in their own parade. start of Black History Month at savvy kiddos ages 6 and up can explore floors of Pre-registration is required. Gerritsen Beach Library! Master interactive exhibits that will bridge the arts and digital 11am-2:45pm. Free with storyteller Tammy Hall will tell media. This year, the exhibit will offer two different museum admission. Brooklyn tales from the African Diaspora experiences, allowing visitors to pick and customize Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway. during this special one-hour what they see—proving that we truly are living in the brooklynmuseum.org. program. All ages are welcome. future! Visit the BAM website for ticket time slots and 2-3pm. Free. Gerritsen Beach more information. Brooklyn Academy of Music [321 Celebrate “Here’s Hank” Library, 2808 Gerritsen Avenue. Ashland Place. bam.org.] With Henry Winkler and Lin bklynlibrary.org. Oliver. Join the Brooklyn Public Library and Stories Bookshop Brooklyn Music School this beautiful production with 6pm-9:30am. $100. New York + Storytelling Lab for a “Here’s presents “Alida and the original music and script by Aquarium, 602 Surf Avenue. (718) Hank” celebration! Actor, Hummingbird”. Based on a Pamela Martinez and Patricia 265-3474. tickets.wcs.org. director, and writer Henry Puerto Rican myth “The Legend Cardona. 4-5pm. $10-20. Winkler and co-author Lin of the Hummingbird,” this Brooklyn Music School, 126 Saint Further Afield Oliver will discuss their newest original production produced Felix Street. “Emily Brown and the Thing”. children’s book Everybody is by the Musical Theater and brooklynmusicschool.org. The Thing is being so loud that Somebody, the 12th and final Performance Program at BMS Emily can’t sleep, but all he installment of their “Here’s celebrates the rich indigenous Sharks After Dark Family wants is to find his Cuddly. She Hank” series. All ages are and Latin cultural heritage Overnight. Families with sets out to help him be reunited welcome. Free tickets must be of America. “Alida and the children ages 5 and up are with his friend so they can all go reserved prior to the day of the Hummingbird” tells a touching invited to a sleepover at the New to sleep. 11am, with a talk-back event. Copies of the entire series story of true love that inspires York Aquarium! Check out the performance at 3pm. For ages will be available for purchase. caring and compassion for all Aquarium’s new sharks exhibit, 4-7. Tickets start at $25. New 4-6pm. Free. Brooklyn Public beings and builds bridges in get a tour of the sea life of the Victory Theatre, 209 West 42nd Library, Central Library, 10 Grand times of conflict. Vivid images Hudson Canyon, participate in a Street, Manhattan. (646) 223- Army Plaza. bklynlibrary.org. of flowers, colorful birds, and dive chat, and meet live animals 3010. newvictory.org. goddesses like Atabey will help during this overnight experience. The Little Orchestra Society At the young performers tell the Don’t forget to bring a sleeping Thunderbird American Indian Brooklyn Children’s Museum. inspirational story. Don’t miss bag! Daily, through February 3, Dancers in Concert. Check out this musical workshop

38 Brooklyn Family | February 2019 february calendar led by The Little Orchestra org. 3-4pm. Free. New Utrecht Society at the Brooklyn Library, 1743 86th Street. Children’s Museum. You’ll get bklynlibrary.org. to explore the sounds of nature, and learn about different musical Japanese 101. Love Japanese instruments through stories and manga and anime? Want to learn songs during this 45-minute Japanese? Stop by Stone Avenue program. 5:15pm. Free with Library for a Japanese 101 class! museum admission. Brooklyn Teens will learn the Japanese Children’s Museum, 145 Brooklyn alphabet, vocabulary, and Avenue. brooklynkids.org/los. common words heard and found in manga and popular anime Sharks After Dark Family shows such as “Sailor Moon,” Overnight. See February 2 “Fairy Tale,” and “Naruto.” This class will be led by Stone Avenue Further Afield Young Adult librarian and “Emily Brown and the Thing”. former Japan resident Yosenex The Thing is being so loud that Orengo. 4-5:30pm. Free. Stone Emily can’t sleep, but all he wants Avenue Library, 581 Mother is to find his Cuddly. She sets out Gaston Boulevard. to help him be reunited with his bklynlibrary.org. friend so they can all go to sleep. 11am. For ages 4-7. Tickets start Brooklyn Traditional Slow Mike Ratliff at $25. New Victory Theatre, 209 Jam. Bring your acoustic West 42nd Street, Manhattan. instrument to the Old Stone (646) 223-3010. newvictory.org. House in Brooklyn for a Gimme a Break Traditional Slow Jam! Musicians Thunderbird American Indian Looking for a super-fun and educational happening of acoustic instruments such Dancers in Concert. for February break? Bring your kiddo on down to the as cellos, guitars, mandolins, See February 1. Brooklyn Botanic Garden during midwinter school fiddles, and banjos can play break (February 18-20) for illuminating activities traditional tunes together by galore at February Break Discovery Days! Children of ear during this two-hour jam 4 Monday all ages will learn how plants survive in a multitude session. Sheet music will not be Kids Create: Bay Ridge Rocks. of environments, listen to botanical-themed stories, used, and songs will be played at Get ready to rock Bay Ridge! and go on a scavenger hunt. Plus budding gardeners a slow to moderate speed, which Head to the Bay Ridge Library can pot their own plant to take home. Though the will enable musicians of all to paint rocks that you can then featured activities will be the same for each day, but ages and abilities to participate. hide all over the neighborhood. repeat visitors are welcome. Each day is free for kids theoldstonehouse.org. 7-9pm. $5. Please note: As this project is of all ages, and runs from 11am-1pm. Brooklyn Botanic Old Stone House, 336 3rd Street. messy, younger children must be Garden [990 Washington Avenue, bbg.org] theoldstonehouse.org. accompanied by an adult. 4-5pm. Free. Bay Ridge Library, 7223 Ridge Boulevard. bklynlibrary.org. $18. BAM Fisher, 321 Ashland Library! During this one-hour 9 Saturday Place. bam.org. program, children with and Aquarium Mornings. without disabilities can plant This Saturday families with 5 Tuesday Lunar New Year In Prospect seeds, sing, read stories, and take children ages 3-8 can spend “Fly Feather”. Beginning Park. Celebrate the Lunar New home plants. 4:30-5:30pm. Free. their morning at the New York February 5, Spain’s Periferia Year in Prospect Park! Ring in Flatlands Library, 2065 Flatbush Aquarium! There will be a Teatro will perform its the Year of the Pig with paper Avenue. bklynlibrary.org. live shark encounter, aquatic- production of “Fly Feather” at lantern-making, good luck paper themed activities, early access the Brooklyn Academy of Music. crafts, a Bird Nerds Game Hour, to the Aquarium’s exhibits, and This puppet performance tells a live animal encounter, and 6 Wednesday much more. Pre-registration is the tale of Robin, a bird who traditional New Year treats. Pre- “Corduroy” Storytime. required. 9-10:30am. $30. New journeys into the forest and registration is recommended. Families with kids ages 3 through York Aquarium, 602 Surf Avenue. meets new animal friends who All ages are welcome. 12- 5 can join the New Utrecht (718) 265-3474. tickets.wcs.org. need her help. Kids ages 5-7 will 4pm. Free. Prospect Park, 450 Library for a special story time in learn the value of friendship, Flatbush Avenue. (718) 220-5100. celebration of Corduroy! Listen “Fly Feather.” See February 5 problem-solving, and risk- prospectpark.org. to a reading of Don Freeman’s taking during this 50-minute classic children’s book, and Roll-A-Rama Family Skate show. bam.org. Daily, through Our Garden Club. Create your then stick around for Corduroy- Extravaganza. See February 2 February 10, 10:30am-3:30pm. own mini-garden at Flatlands themed activities. bklynlibrary.

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Chinese New Year Celebration. of the arts, will join the Library for a Madonna concert! The Welcome in the Chinese New 10 Sunday for a spoken word performance, Rock and Roll Playhouse series Year at Brooklyn’s Central “Fly Feather.” See February 5 steel pan music, stilt walkers, and introduces young audiences Library! Families with children much more. All ages welcome. to classic rock through games, of all ages can celebrate the The Rock and Roll Playhouse: 6-8pm. Free. Flatbush Library, movement, and stories. Babies Year of the Pig with a live The Music of The Rolling 22 Linden Blvd., Brooklyn. under the age of 1 are free. Doors performance from dancers Stones for Kids. All ages are bklynlibrary.org. open at noon; show begins at with the Nai-Ni Chen Dance invited to Brooklyn Bowl this 12:30pm. Free. Industry City, Company. This one-hour, Sunday for a Rolling Stones 220 36th Street. (888) 898-1118. dance spectacular will feature concert! The Rock and Roll 15 Friday therockandrollplayhouse.com. traditional Chinese music and Playhouse series introduces Slimentine’s Day. Gerritsen costumes. Families will be given young audiences to classic rock Beach Library invites teens ages Roll-A-Rama Family Skate priority seating. Seating will take through games, movement, and 13 and up to its Slimentine’s Day! Extravaganza. See February 2 place on a first-come, first-served stories. Babies under the age of Library visitors can make their basis. 1-2pm. Free. Brooklyn 1 are free. Doors open at 11am; own slime during this two-hour Senegalese Dancer And Griot Public Library, Central Library, 10 show begins at 11:30am. $12. drop-in event. All materials will Lamine Thiam. This Saturday Grand Army Plaza. Brooklyn Bowl, 61 Wythe Avenue. be provided. bklynlibrary.org. the Central branch of the bklynlibrary.org. ticketfly.com. 3-5pm. Free. Gerritsen Beach Brooklyn Public Library will Library, 2808 Gerritsen Avenue. host Senegalese dancer Lamine Further Afield bklynlibrary.org. Thiam! As a griot, a West- “CHALK” (a silent comedy). A 12 Tuesday African storyteller, musician or playful and poignant homage to Stomp, Clap & Sing With “Sesame Street Live!: Make poet, Thiam performs dances classic silent-film era comedians, Conroy Warren. Ages 5 and Your Magic.” The word of which are native to his home “CHALK” invites audiences under can stomp, clap, and the day is magic! Join Elmo, country of Senegal. The dancer into a hand-drawn world where sing with Conroy Warren this Abby, Cookie Monster, and will be joined by the Bousso imagination is made real and Tuesday at the Central Branch more as your “Sesame Street” Ensemble during this one-hour anything can happen. Charlie of the Brooklyn Public Library! favorites discover the magical performance. Families will be Chaplin meets “Harold and the The musician combines multiple moments in everyday life. Feb. given priority seating. Seating Purple Crayon” in this feel-good musical genres such as jazz, 15 at 11 am; Februar 16-17 and will take place on a first-come, romantic romp sure to “Draw calypso, and reggae to create a 23-24, 10:30am, 2pm, 5:30pm; first-served basis. 1-2pm. Free. You In.” For ages 3 and up. 2:30- sound that’s all his own. Families February 18, 11am and 2:30pm; Brooklyn Public Library, Central 3:30pm. $15 general, $12 parent, will be given priority seating. and February 21-22, 11am. For Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza. $5 kids. Frigid New York, East 4th Seating will take place on a first- all ages. $39 and up. Children bklynlibrary.org. Street, Manhattan. come, first-served basis. 11am- under 1 may attend without a tinyurl.com/ChalkPlay. 12pm. Free. Brooklyn Public ticket. Madison Square Garden, Survival Series: Fire Making. Library, Central Library, 10 Grand West 32nd Street and 7th Avenue, Would you be able to survive in Lunar New Year 2019 at Army Plaza. bklynlibrary.org. Manhattan. (212) 465-6741. the wilderness? NYC’s Urban Brookfield Place. Ring in the msg.com. Park Rangers invite kids ages 8 Lunar New Year with a family- and up to join them for a survival friendly performance presented 13 Wednesday course in Brooklyn’s Fort Greene by Arts Brookfield in partnership DIY: Light Up Valentine’s Day 16 Saturday Park. During this hour-and- with the New York Chinese Cards. Teens can create their Farmhouse Family Day. Drop a-half workshop, participants Cultural Center. The afternoon own Valentine’s Day cards for into the Wyckoff Farmhouse will learn how to create (and begins with a festive Lion Dance their favorite someone at Mill Museum to explore New York extinguish) a controlled fire (1:40pm) that will move from the Basin Library. Participants will City’s oldest house! Seasonal using primitive and modern Oculus Westfield World Trade learn circuitry basics and apply activities inside the historic methods. nycgovparks.org. Center through Brookfield Place what they’ve learned to make a house and around the gardens 1-2:30pm. Free. Fort Greene Park, and into the Winter Garden. At card that lights up! All materials include scavenger hunts, artifact 100 Washington Park. (718) 722- 2pm, the mainstage performance will be provided. 4-5pm. Free. investigation, gardening, self- 3218. nycgovparks.org. begins with traditional Chinese Mill Basin Library, 2385 Ralph guided exploration, and hands- dance and music, a martial arts Avenue. bklynlibrary.org. on activities. Recommended Meet the Artist: Ebony Bolt. demonstration, and theatrical for families with children ages Visit the New York Transit players in full traditional make- 4-10. No registration required. Museum to meet artist Ebony up and regalia. Free. 2-3:15pm. 14 Thursday 11am-3pm. Free. Wyckoff House Bolt! Families with children ages Brookfield Place, 3 World TropicalFete Comes To The Museum, 5816 Clarendon Road. 5 and up can hear about Bolt’s Financial Center, 230 Vesey Street, Flatbush Library. Celebrate (718) 629-5400. nycgovparks.org. creative process and her latest Manhattan. Black History Month this installation in Grand Central brookfieldplaceny.com. Thursday at the Flatbush The Rock and Roll Playhouse: Terminal. Following the talk, Library! TropicalFete, Inc., an The Music of Madonna For young museum visitors can organization which provides a Kids. All ages are invited to add to a large-scale drawing platform for emerging artists Industry City this Saturday craft. 1:30-3:30pm. Free with

40 Brooklyn Family | February 2019 february calendar museum admission. New York Transit Museum, Schermerhorn Street and Boerum Place. nytransitmuseum.org.

Hot Cocoa & Coding. Join Blue Studios for a special coding event! Kids can engage in age- appropriate coding activities and enjoy hot chocolate during this two-hour workshop. This program is recommended for children in Kindergarten through high school. Pre- registration is required. eventbrite.com. 2-4pm. $15. Blue Studios, 396 Atlantic Avenue. eventbrite.com.

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“Sesame Street Live!: Make Erika Kapin Your Magic.” See February 15 STEAM Engine 17 Sunday Shipwreck Adventures. Get ready to move full STEAM ahead! everyone. Check website for schedule. Families with children ages 3 Science, technology, engineering, arts, Daily, 10am–5pm; February 17-23. For all through 8 can learn all about math and fun take center stage all week ages. Free with admission. $33 adults, shipwrecks during Shipwreck at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum $24 children 5-12, children 4 and under Adventures at the New York Kids’ Week: Full STEAM Ahead. With free. Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Aquarium! During this hour science demos, animal shows, maker [Pier 86, West 46th Street & 12th Avenue, and a half program, Aquarium spaces and more, there’s something for Manhattan. intrepidmuseum.org.] visitors will engage in shipwreck- themed activities, hear stories of real shipwrecks, and discover Museum Kids’ Week: Full midwinter school break for 12-4pm. Free. Prospect Park, 450 how these disasters impact ocean STEAM Ahead. The Intrepid activities galore! Children of all Flatbush Avenue. (718) 220-5100. life. 9-10:30am. $30. New York Sea, Air and Space Museum will ages will learn how plants survive prospectpark.org. Aquarium, 602 Surf Avenue. (718) host its annual Kids Week festival in a multitude of environments, 265-3474. tickets.wcs.org. from Sunday, February 17-. listen to botanical-themed Further Afield 23. During Kids Week, visitors stories, and go on a scavenger Intrepid Sea, Air & Space The Rock and Roll Playhouse: will have the opportunity to hunt. Plus, budding gardeners Museum Kids’ Week: Full Salsa Sounds for Kids. All participate in dozens of fun-filled can pot their own plant to take STEAM Ahead. See February 17 ages are invited to Brooklyn activities, live animal shows, home. Please note: Activities Bowl this Sunday for a salsa hands-on workshops, musical will be the same for each day, concert! Boneita will perform performances, special guests but repeat visitors are welcome. 19 Tuesday salsa music in a family-friendly and interactive demonstrations Daily, through February 21, February Break Discovery environment. The Rock and that the whole family will enjoy. 10:30am-12:30pm. Free with Days. See February 18 Roll Playhouse series introduces This year, the Kids Week theme garden admission. Brooklyn young audiences to classic rock is Full STEAM Ahead, where Botanic Garden, 990 Washington Book Discussion: “Dragons In through games, movement, and science, technology, engineering, Avenue. bbg.org. A Bag” By Zetta Elliott. Head stories. Babies under the age of arts, math and fun take center to the Coney Island Library 1 are free. Doors open at 11am; stage. Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Presidents Week In Prospect for a book discussion! During show begins at 11:30am. $12. Museum, West 46th Street Park. Visit Prospect Park during this one-hour program, kids Brooklyn Bowl, 61 Wythe Avenue. and 12th Avenue, Manhattan. Presidents Weekend for an array ages 8-12 will discuss Zetta ticketfly.com. intrepidmuseum.org/KidsWeek. of family-friendly activities! Elliott’s Dragons in a Bag. Having Park visitors can participate won such distinctions as NPR Further Afield in the Great Backyard Bird Best Book of the Year, Kirkus “Sesame Street Live!: Make 18 Monday Count, make suet bird feed, Reviews Best Book of the Year, Your Magic.” See February 15 February Break Discovery play traditional games, build a and Chicago Library Best Book Days. Head to the Brooklyn winter home for animals, and of the Year, the novel follows Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Botanic Garden during more. All ages are welcome. Jaxon, a boy who spends the

February 2019 | NewYorkFamily.com 41 calendar february day with a witch. Together they Further Afield through games, movement, must transport dragon babies “Sesame Street Live!: Make and stories. Babies under 24 Sunday to a magical world where they’ll Your Magic.” See February 15 the age of 1 are free. Doors Teknopolis 2019. be safe. But, of course, things open at noon; show begins at See February 23 don’t go as planned! 2-3pm. Intrepid Sea, Air & Space 12:30pm. Free. Industry City, Free. Coney Island Library, 1901 Museum Kids’ Week: Full 220 36th Street. (888) 898-1118. The Rock and Roll Playhouse: Mermaid Avenue. STEAM Ahead. See February 17 therockandrollplayhouse.com. The Music of Stevie Nicks and bklynlibrary.org. Fleetwood Mac for Kids. All Roll-A-Rama Family Skate ages are invited to Brooklyn Further Afield 22 Friday Extravaganza. See February 2 Bowl this Sunday for a Fleetwood Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Lunar New Year 2019 With Mac concert! The Rock and Museum Kids’ Week: Full Asian Performing Arts. Usher Shine And The Moonbeams. Roll Playhouse series introduces STEAM Ahead. See February 17 in the Year of the Pig at Sunset Children ages 3 through 6 will young audiences to classic rock Park Library! Families with dig the music of Shine and the through games, movement, children of all ages will be treated Moonbeams. During this free and stories. Babies under the 20 Wednesday to an afternoon of traditional one-hour concert, young music age of 1 are free. Doors open February Break Discovery Chinese dance, songs, martial lovers will enjoy R&B and Soul at 11 am; show begins at 11:30 Days. See February 18 arts demos, and an interactive songs that address bullying and am. $12. Brooklyn Bowl, 61 ribbon dance led by the Asian self-esteem in a kid-friendly way. Wythe Ave., Brooklyn. ticketfly. Kids Tech With Laptop Performing Arts company. Families will be given priority com/event/1798413-rock-roll- Gaming. Interested in This free program is part of the seating. Seating will take place playhouse-music-brooklyn. technology? Brighton Beach “Everyone is Welcome Here” on a first-come, first-served basis. Library invites ages 6 through series. 4:30-5:15pm. Free. Sunset 1-2pm. Free. Brooklyn Public Further Afield 18 to a kids’ tech workshop! Park Library, 4201 4th Avenue. Library, Central Library, 10 Grand The Orchid Show: Singapore. Participants will learn the basics bklynlibrary.org. Army Plaza,. bklynlibrary.org. See February 23 of circuitry and electronics to create robotics during this Further Afield Further Afield “Sesame Street Live!: Make one-hour program. No prior “Sesame Street Live!: Make The Orchid Show: Singapore. Your Magic.” See Februar 15 electronics knowledge is Your Magic.” See February 15 The Orchid Show celebrates required. All materials will be its 17th year at the New York provided by Little Bits. 3:30- Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Botanical Garden with an 25 Monday 4:30pm. Free. Brighton Beach Museum Kids’ Week: Full homage to the wealth of Further Afield Library, 16 Brighton First Road. STEAM Ahead. See Febrary 17 orchids and rich cultural The Orchid Show: Singapore. bklynlibrary.org. history of Singapore. Singapore See February 23 is home to more than 220 Further Afield 23 Saturday native orchid species. Native Very Young People’s Concerts: Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Teknopolis 2019. Technology and hybrid orchids alike have “Allegro and Adagio”. It’s never Museum Kids’ Week: Full will take over the Brooklyn become synonymous with the too early to give your children STEAM Ahead. See February 17 Academy of Music during the nation. During daylight hours, an appreciation of music. In one third Teknopolis exhibition! visitors can enjoy an authentic fun-filled hour, the New York Kids ages 6 and up can explore Singapore vibe with tributes to Philharmonic combines games, 21 Thursday floors of interactive exhibits that the Singapore Botanic Gardens’ storytelling and great music, February Break Discovery will bridge the arts and digital vertical hanging habitats, tours unlocking young children’s Days. See February 18 media. This year the exhibit will of the garden and orchid care imaginations. 10:30am. For ages offer two different experiences, demonstrations. The Orchid 3-6. $26-31. Merkin Concert Hall, Ezra Jack Keats Story And allowing visitors to pick and Evening activities will also 129 West 67th Street, Manhattan. Craft. Enjoy the stories of iconic customize what they see. Visit make sure that the fun will nyphil.org. children’s author Ezra Jack bam.org for ticket time slots and continue after the sun has set. Keats at the Central branch of more info. Thursdays-Sundays, Daily, 10am-6pm. Free with the Brooklyn Public Library! A 9:30am-9:30pm, through March an All-Garden Pass. New York 26 Tuesday librarian will read a Keats book 10. Adults: $21; Children (ages Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Stomp, Clap and Sing With and visitors can then create 6-14): $16. BAM Fisher, 321 Boulevard, Bronx. nybg.org. Lucy Kalantari and The Jazz a craft based on the book’s Ashland Place. bam.org. Cats. Playing jazz age-inspired themes. Plus at the end of the “Sesame Street Live!: Make music for kids, Lucy Kalantari program, don’t forget to take The Rock and Roll Playhouse: Your Magic.” See February 15 and the Jazz Cats will perform home your free copy of a Keats The Music of Queen for Kids. songs from their new Grammy- book provided by the Ezra Jack All ages are invited to Industry Intrepid Sea, Air & Space nominated album All The Keats Foundation. 4-5pm. Free. City this Saturday for a Queen Museum Kids’ Week: Full Sounds and lead the audience Brooklyn Public Library, Central concert! The Rock and Roll STEAM Ahead. See February 17 in an interactive scat session. Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza. Playhouse series introduces Recommended for ages 5 and bklynlibrary.org. young audiences to classic rock under. Families will be given

42 Brooklyn Family | February 2019 february calendar priority seating. Seating will take everyday books into expressions place on a first-come, first-served of identity, community, memory, basis. 11am-12pm. Free. Brooklyn and more. Families will see Public Library, Central Library, 10 unconventional treatments such Grand Army Plaza. as cutting, weaving, burning, bklynlibrary.org. and shredding. Children will also create their own artworks Further Afield inspired by the exhibition. Daily. The Orchid Show: Singapore. Free with museum admission. See February 23 Children’s Museum of the Arts, 216 West 83rd Street, Manhattan. (212) 721-1223. cmany.org. 27 Wednesday Further Afield “Odd Day Rain”. Bring the kids The Orchid Show: Singapore. to this futuristic rock musical set See February 23 in the world 2211. There are no adults, technology, or running water in this world for Aurora 28 Thursday and her friends. Meanwhile, a Teknopolis 2019. See Feb. 23 girl named Claire wonders if Dog Days there’s anyone else out there on Further Afield Calling all dog-lovers! The 143rd Annual Westminster the planet. Runs February 1-24: The Orchid Show: Singapore. Kennel Club Dog Show will take place on February Fridays at 7pm, Saturdays and See February 23 11-12. Established in 1877, the Westminster Kennel Sundays at 2pm and 4pm. $15 Club is America’s oldest organization dedicated to kids, $30 adults. TADA! Youth the sport of purebred dogs. Today 204 breeds and Theater, 15 West 28th Street, Long-running varieties of dogs compete in Best of Breed judging Manhattan. (212) 252-1619. Further Afield at Piers 92/94 with the winners advancing to Group tadatheater.com. X: Times Square Valentine and Best in Show competitions at Madison Square Heart Design Winner. X Garden. Breed judging will take place during the MOCA Fest 2019. The Museum (2019), Reddymade’s winning day (from 8am-4:30pm) at the Piers, and Groups, of Chinese in America (MOCA) design for the 11th annual Times Junior Showmanship, and Best In Show will be judged is excited to announce MOCA Square Valentine Heart Design evenings at Madison Square Garden. Tickets range FEST 2019, an eight-week Lunar Competition, explores how love from $40-65. Madison Square Garden & Piers 92/94 New Year celebration at MOCA emerges within communities. [4 Pennsylvania Plaza; 711 12th Avenue, Manhattan to welcome the Year of the Pig An “X” evokes many expressions westminsterkennelclub.org.] and the start of year 4717 on the of interpersonal and civic love, Chinese calendar. Festivities will including the written symbol include the launch of MOCA’s for a kiss, and even the mark of can be fun, but also the value the population swings and can new shop in partnership with a vote. Round openings at the of friendship. Daily, through further tweak parameters and Pearl River Mart; Lunar New centers of the planes combine February 24, 11:30 am-6pm. $8- see different results through Year-themed programs and into heart shapes when viewed 12. Central Park, Sheep Meadow, play. Daily, through February children’s activities; MOCA’s from different angles. X will be 1802 65th Street Transverse, 28, 9:30am-5:30pm. Free with Night Market showcasing cuisine up in Times Square throughout Manhattan. NYSCI Admission. New York from famed Asian-American the month of February. Times cityparksfoundation.org. Hall of Science, 47-01 111th Street, chefs; a Family Festival; and a Square, Manhattan. Queens. nysci.org. glamorous Lunar Soiree. The arts.timessquarenyc.org. How Many Zombies Are Museum invites people of all Too Many Zombies? In this A Way with Words: the Power ages to take part in its uniquely “Yeti, Set, Snow!” An original interactive game at the New and Art of the Book. Children’s designed celebration aimed at story and production from the York Hall of Science, players Museum of the Arts (CMA) providing a genuine and deep Swedish Cottage Marionette take on the role of scientists is pleased to announce A Way understanding of this famed Theatre, “Yeti, Set, Snow!” is helping the “Center for Calamity With Words: The Power and holiday and what it means in the story of a young girl named Control” simulate a zombie Art of the Book, an exhibition American society. All proceeds Widget, and her friend, Twig, outbreak. Facilitators introduce that presents artworks that go tothe Museum of Chinese in who encounter a yeti named participants to mathematical draw attention to the long America. 11am-6pm. General Pascetti on the first snow day of modeling and the ways they and remarkable history of the admission $12; children under the winter season. Pascetti, who can be used to simulate, book, on view through April 29. 12 in groups of less than 10, free; lives on a mountain top nearby, analyze and make predictions Including works by Cara Barer, students and seniors $8. Museum dislikes the snow. Through songs about the complex real-world Doug Beube, Long-Bin Chen, of Chinese in America, 215 Centre and snow day activities, Pascetti phenomenon. At the end, and more, A Way With Words Street, Manhattan. mocanyc.org. discovers not only that snow players see graphs detailing will show the transformation of

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February 2019 | NewYorkFamily.com 45 last word Lose the Winter Blues How one local mom is learning to love winter through her daughter’s eyes

By Jana Beauchamp

fter the holiday season Aeveryone talks about the post-holiday blues, New Year’s resolutions, and then winter blues. I can blow off the blues without giving up my favorite foods, vowing to exercise more, or de-cluttering KonMari style. How is this possible you may ask? Nothing beats the winter blues like experiencing the winter season through my baby’s eyes. My “baby” is now 4 years old and even though Kyli insists she is a big girl, she will always be my baby. In winter she loves to cuddle close and hug to stay warm. This melts my heart. Although I get a little icy when she says her legs are frozen and she can’t walk down the street and I have to carry her like a sack of ice. But those warm hugs make it worth it. Once we are holding each other tight, we both forget about the cold and feel our warm It’s all very sweet. This helps me hearts. This helps me tolerate winter. It’s fire on ice. Speaking appreciate winter. They also say cold hands warm heart. of fire on ice, Kyli also loves to ice skate. Of course there’s lots of indoor play this My little lady detests bundling up in her hat, She especially loves when her big sister and time of year. We used to get stir crazy and mittens, and layers upon layers and prefers to friends hold her hands and skate around with tire of staying inside to play but then we throw them off. The struggle is real. Kyli has her. Whenever the big girls tire of this and discovered that there’s nothing more fun than no body fat so when we (finally) get outside, Kyli eventually takes my hand, she holds on playing summer in wintertime. She parades she’s suddenly a frozen Popsicle. I ask what so tight. I love this tightness and closeness around in her swimsuit, sunglasses or goggles flavor Popsicle but she says I’m not funny and and it squeezes on my heart strings. We giggle and takes out our beach chairs and beach that she’s not a Popsicle. She says she is frozen and smile and ice skate. This makes me grow blankets. Sometimes she even dresses up solid and can’t move quickly and proceeds fond of winter. like a mermaid and swims (in the bath) then to walk in slow-mo. It is quite a sight. There Nothing turns winter frowns upside- retreats to the beach to build pretend sand is nothing cuter than my tiny daughter all down like hot chocolate. Kyli loves to warm castles. It’s beachy keen so much that I don’t bundled up and moving like a marshmallow up with hot cocoa and marshmallows. She even mind all the extra summer laundry in man. Trust me. It makes me smile inside and knows to order cocoa with marshmallows on winter. This makes me love winter. out. Plus, she always puts her winter weather the side. That means one cup of cocoa and Every wintry wonderful thing I do accessories back on after all so I don’t look one cup of marshmallows. It’s sheer child with my littlest lady makes for a winter a a totally bad mom. This helps me endure genius. She always eats the marshmallows wonderland and then the cold doesn’t seem winter. first because the cocoa is too hot. She eats so bad anyway. I’m seeing everything with Whether we get a flurry of snow or a those marshmallows one by one and savors rose colored shades instead of moping in nor’easter, it is equally magical to Kyli. That each and every bite until they are gone. the winter blues thanks to my delightful is part of her charm. If there is even a trace of Then she’ll take exactly one small sip of hot daughter! I never thought I’d say this but I snow, she loves to stick out her tongue and try chocolate before saying she is done. And I may love winter after all! to catch the snowflakes. She’ll take any tiny usually don’t mind finishing the leftover bit of snow to make a snow ball and throw it cocoa. She often helps feed it to me to make Jana Beauchamp is a Manhattan writer and at me with the biggest, happiest naughty grin. sure I don’t spill (like mother, like daughter). mother-of-two.

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