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Features columns 6 Kid clothes for less 12 Just Write Mom Finding today’s children’s fashion at by Danielle Sullivan an affordable price By Kimberly Blaker 30 Good Sense Eating by Christine M. Palumbo, RD 8 Training for life How to keep your body moving and stay healthy calendar By Carolyn Waterbury-Tieman 24 August Events 10 Day-care maze Better navigate it with tips from special sections these experts 20 By Allison Plitt 16 Education Choices 14 Fresh delights Directory Healthy recipes even picky eaters will love By Kathryne Taylor 20 Operation Backpack Annual drive outfits kids with supplies and confidence By James Harney 22 Teaching your kids to fight fairly By Myrna Beth Haskell

August 2017 • bronx/riverdale Family 3 letter from the PublIsher Mid-summer musings e’re halfway through we also have two interest- authors Jackie Rioux and Jo-Ann Parylak, the summer already! ing pieces on the importance that she says is a must read for every par- W How fast it goes. It’s of food in maintaining good ent about to navigate the maze of options. hard to believe, but only a health. Vegetarian blogger I would like to say that once again New few weeks are left of summer Kathryne Taylor has shared all York Parenting is a proud partner of Vol- camp/summer programs for kinds of healthy recipes and unteers of America-Greater New York’s our kids. That said, the end writer Sharon Zarabi has con- Operation Backpack. In past years we of August seems to be one tributed an article on healthy have been instrumental in helping to put the most popular times of the snacks during your pregnancy. out the word about this organization’s year for families to be travel- Sharing this kind of informa- drive to outfit children living in homeless ing and I’m sure this year will tion is an integral part of our and domestic violence shelters with a new be no exception. editorial policy. We have no doubt that backpack and other academic necessities. One of the miracles of this time of year you are what you eat. Planning meals and We hope once again that we will be able to are all the fabulous fruits and vegetables snacks for the family is a job with the high- impact their success through our reader- that are now in season. Whether you’re est priority and nothing to be taken lightly. ship’s generosity. getting them at your local market, a farm- Present and future health depends on it. Thanks in advance and thank you for er’s market, a farm-stand on Long Island or Summer is a time when lots of parents reading. upstate or in Jersey, the available produce are confronting the challenge of finding is breathtaking. Corn, peppers, tomatoes, quality day care. Not only for parents re- all kinds of greens, berries, melons, and turning to work after childbirth, but also more are presenting a color palette that for the many new families who move into any artist would find arresting. our communities over the summer months. Susan Weiss-Voskidis, This month, in addition to Christine Our writer Allison Plitt has a review of an Publisher/Excutive Editor Palumbo’s regular Healthy Eating column, excellent book, “Dear Daycare Parent” by [email protected]

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August 2017 • bronx/riverdale Family 5 Kid clothes for less Finding today’s children’s fashion at an affordable price

By KimBerly BlaKer Inspect these pieces and replace missing Secondhand savvy buttons, mend seams, patch tears, and Today, families in all income brackets he end of the summer season remove stains. are reaping the benefits of secondhand marks the excitement of back-to- If shoes still fit, increase their life by shopping. Depending on your child’s age T school shopping for kids — and replacing worn heels, broken eyelets, and personality, you may need to alle- back-to-school shopping battles for and dingy shoelaces. Then freshen them viate her fears and objections. Be sure many parents. Because fashion is an im- with a good shoe cleaner and brightener your child understands no one will know portant part of a child’s self image, a new or polish. the clothing is secondhand unless she wardrobe often comes at a high cost. Style is important, so create new, fash- discloses it. Also, point out the savings But with advance planning, your kids ionable outfits by pairing an old basic could result in a bigger, and possibly bet- can still get their look at a price you can shirt with a new pair of jeans and styl- ter, wardrobe. afford: ish belt. Or mix a pair of old-but-good When you shop secondhand, inspect jeans with a shirt in one of this fall’s new clothing thoroughly for stains, tears, Out with the old? colors. broken zippers and snaps, frayed pant Keep costs down by making the most Determine what garments have some- cuffs, and other damage. Check for body of your child’s current wardrobe. Elimi- thing to match and which are incom- odor and mildew smells that are unlikely nate outgrown or outdated articles, and plete, then carry a list of needs when to wash out. save basic or classic pieces that still fit. you shop. And try on clothing before taking it

6 bronx/riverdale Family • August 2017 Clothes that last chases. That is, unless you’re home because it may not be returnable. Make your kid’s new wardrobe shopping for the less-choosy Secondhand clothing can be found at last by following these tips: younger set. Otherwise, the garage sales, thrift stores, consignment Pay attention to washing duds will hang in the back of and resale shops, and even online. Prices instructions. This is espe- their closet. vary, so explore all the options in your cially important for teen Go up a size for some area. Children’s shirts typically range girls’ clothing. Some fab- items. Purchase articles between $2 and $10 and jeans between rics will shrink beyond rec- such as rain gear or dress $4 and $15 depending on size, condition, ognition if not laundered shoes that will get seldom label, and the particular store. correctly. use one-half to a full size A no-cost option is to form a back-to- Boys are espe- larger to get through an extra school swap with several friends and cially hard on knees. season. Regularly worn shoes neighbors. Each person should label the Give pants extra should fit properly, though, for the boxes of clothing according to size. Then wear by sewing a fun sake of your child’s feet. When se- get together for the exchange, and watch patch on each knee (after you lecting rain gear in this manner, your child’s new wardrobe grow. make sure your child is okay choose a style that will not cause with it). your child to trip or obstruct her Scouting for deals Have your kids approve all pur- view. and other retail tips Begin by changing old thinking pat- terns. The mark of the new school year for the new fall wardrobe, your child’s select versatile pieces. is not always the most practical time to summer clothing — along with a couple Look through flyers that come in the replenish your child’s wardrobe. of last year’s pieces — should suffice weekend edition of your metropolitan If your kid didn’t hit a growth spurt until the best sales hit. area newspaper. Learn what’s on sale over the summer, wait until winter to Before you shop, go over your list and compare store prices before head- shop after last year’s clothing is fully and explain the budget to your kids. If ing out. outgrown. designer label battles start, offer your Kimberly Blaker is a realtor, author, and The best back-to-school prices are kids the option to pay the difference freelance writer. Her articles have appeared found a couple of weeks later or beyond above what has been budgeted for that in more than 200 newspapers, parenting and into the new school year. Since the begin- particular item. women’s magazines, and other publications ning of the school year is often too warm Avoid buying clothing sets; instead, throughout the U.S. HAC Family Services Inc. Bridging the Gap to Education - Childcare (2-years to 5-years) - Family EarlyLearn CACFP & - Headstart - Pre-school Evaluations Success - Universal Pre-K - Pre-school Special Education - Family EarlyLearn (6-weeks to 4-years) - 3-K for All program For more information contact the central offi ce located at: 880 River Avenue Bronx, NY 10452 2nd Floor Phone: (718) 992-1321 Fax: (718) 992-8539 James W. Nathaniel, CEO www.hacfs.org Nearly a half a century of service to

August 2017 • bronx/riverdale Family 7 Training for life How to keep your body moving and stay healthy

By Carolyn WaterBury-tieman ways to add physical activity into your day, no matter what you are doing. (Hav- uring summer vacation, three ing an exercise psychophysiologist for a years ago, we rented bikes. I had husband comes in handy when making D not been on a bicycle for more suggestions.) And doing anything is bet- than 20 years. Fortunately, the old adage ter than doing nothing. There are lots of “it’s just like riding a bike” held true. In- times I don’t feel like walking, working out, deed, I remembered how to ride, but I’d biking, swimming, or whatever, but I do it forgotten the exhilaration of pumping the anyway. Over the years, I’ve discovered pedals, getting into a rhythm, body and that doing it feels so much better than not machine working in synchrony. Nostalgia doing it. Usually, just getting started is all returned me to the day I learned to ride, it takes. and the hours spent cycling up and down If we want our children to adopt life- our steep, quarter-mile long, gravel drive- styles that contribute to long, healthy way. I rediscovered an activity that com- lives, guess what? You got it. It starts with bined pleasure and exercise. us. So: Upon returning home, I found a bike Get ready. Evaluate your current fit- with a comfortable seat and started rid- ness level. If necessary, get a physical to ing regularly. Uncertain of my ability to determine your readiness. maneuver in traffic, I decided to stick with adopt an activity. The possibilities are laps around the neighborhood park. Over endless. Choose an activity that you are several weeks, I incrementally increased most likely to stick with and make it a part the distance and resistance to a level I of your daily routine. could maintain for the time set aside to Find a partner. Becoming physically bike. It felt fantastic! active can be a challenge, but having an Neighbors started calling out the num- ally can be motivating for both parties. ber of laps as I went past. After a few more Start slow. Every January I see new weeks, they started asking, “What are you faces out running — red-faced, breathing training for?” Surprised that they auto- hard, struggling with every step. By the matically assumed I was training for an second week of January, they are nowhere event or competition and unsure how to to be seen. Set realistic goals and ease into respond, I simply smiled and kept going. the new routine. After hearing that question repeatedly, I think of food as fuel. A college friend started saying, “Old age,” which got a lot told me, “I eat to live. I don’t live to eat.” Es- of laughs. tablishing a practical attitude toward food Then after my older son got married, I In order to do all the things I want to do, can be empowering. changed my response to, “Grandparent- my body has to be healthy. Keeping it Focus on health benefits. Increased hood,” which prompted more laughter. healthy is my responsibility. Since I want energy, improved sense of well being, and But lately, having considered the bene- to continue being able to do things with reduced stress are all associated with fits gained from being physically active my husband, my kids, and eventually, with physical activity. These aren’t measured throughout the years, I cheerfully reply, any luck, my grandkids, I keep moving. on a scale or reflected in a mirror. “I’m training for life!” That’s what I mean when I say, “I’m train- normalize exercise. Make physical ac- Reactions to that statement were com- ing for life.” tivity as routine as brushing your teeth. pletely unexpected. People flag me down This explanation has resulted in some Commit your family to training for life! to ask what I mean. Anxious to be oblig- lengthy, fascinating sidewalk conversa- If you won’t take my word for it, perhaps ing and neighborly, I tell them. My body is tions. So often, people will begin by mak- you’ll listen to Dick Van Dyke who, at 90, made to move. In order for it to function ing excuses for why they are not physically goes to the gym every morning whether he optimally, it needs to be exercised. Since active. They don’t have a bike. They don’t feels like it or not. According to Van Dyke, I want it to continue working well, I take have the right shoes. They can’t afford to when it comes to the body, you use it or it out and exercise it every day. I vary the take the time. They don’t feel like it. lose it. Bottom line — keep moving! activity so that none of the muscle groups They are surprised when I counter their Carolyn Waterbury-Tieman has been mar- are ignored. I use fuel that allows my body excuses with: You don’t have to bike, you ried for 29 years and has two sons. For 15 to work smoothly and prevents blockages could walk. You don’t have to have special years, she worked as a family therapist and that could clog its systems. I attempt to shoes, they just need to be comfortable. parent educator, and she has written exten- maintain a weight that it does not find tax- You can’t afford not to make time to take sively on the topic of parenting. To contact her, ing. I make sure it gets the rest it needs. care of your body. There are all kinds of please e-mail [email protected].

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August 2017 • bronx/riverdale Family 9 Day-care maze Better navigate it with tips from these experts

BY ALLISON PLITT

re you considering returning to work but need advice on how to A pick the right day care for baby? Have you ever wondered what really hap- pens in a day-care center after you drop off your child, or what you could do to create www.deardaycareparent.com a better relationship with the people who care for him? pictures fool you, though. These two If your child is having problems sleep- In their book, “Dear Daycare Parent,” authors, who have both worked in early ing at home, let the teachers know, so at authors Jackie Rioux and Jo-Ann Parylak childhood education programs for more nap time, they can observe your child combine their firsthand experiences as than 20 years, give invaluable advice for and his behavior. Sometimes children will day-care staff with additional research any parent who is about to embark on the mention something to a day-care worker, about this country’s day-care system to journey of enrolling her child in a day- such as the child overheard something provide valuable tips on how parents can care program. scary being said at home, so then the reap the most benefits from day care for The book’s pervasive theme is for par- teacher can advise the parent of the pos- themselves and their children. ents to keep the communication open sible cause of the sleeping problem. The day-care system is growing expo- between themselves and all the people Since toddlers do not have advanced nentially: there were 740,000 childcare at the center who are looking after their communication skills, they will not give facilities operating in the United States in child. Before starting the program, par- parents a detailed description about their 2007, which is four times the number that ents are encouraged to visit with their day. Some parents would like to know existed 20 years earlier. Authors Rioux child to take a look around, learn the what their child does on a daily basis. In and Parylak maintain that pre-kindergar- caregivers’ names, and let them know this case, the authors suggest putting a ten childcare has many positive effects anything important about you or your notebook in the child’s backpack where on children: “Children who attend high- child that will make their day run easier. the teachers can write what happened at quality preschool enter kindergarten with For example, if the center needs to the school each day and how their child better pre-reading skills, richer vocabu- administer medication to a child, bring behaved. laries, and stronger basic math skills than it in a Ziploc bag with your child’s name Any change going on in the home envi- those who do not.” and instructions on it. If your child has an ronment should be reported to the day- Yet, with all of this convincing informa- allergy, the authors suggest bringing in a care center immediately. If parents are tion about the benefits of quality pre-K at picture of your child with his name and a separating or there are parents who are our disposal, our country’s day-care in- list of his allergies under it, and post it in legally not allowed to see their child, the dustry has an uneven quality and poorly an area of the center where all of the day- day-care center should be aware of this. managed centers can negatively impact care workers will be able to view it. All too often, these children’s grandpar- kids, their parents, and their employers. If there is separation anxiety initially, ents will be standing outside the center According to the authors, inadequate day the authors suggest the child bring in a photographing their grandchild, so the care affects our economy; $3 billion is blanket or stuffed animal from home to parents are still able to see how their lost annually, because of “employee ab- ease the transition. If the child cries when child is doing. sences due to lack of child care.” the parent drops him off in the morn- If you want to introduce new foods to Running a day-care center is a costly ing, do not linger. Say something posi- your child (to see if she has an allergic endeavor with only 46 percent of services tive to your child and leave. If the center reaction to anything), let the teachers provided in their own buildings. Child- provides an enriching curriculum for its know, so they will only feed your child care facilities held in churches and other students, the child will eventually stop the food you provide for her. It is easiest places of worship account for the other crying at morning drop-off. for the day-care center workers if parents 20 percent of buildings where day-care It is important for parents to create a cut up the child’s foods at home, and if programs are run. calm and reassuring routine every morn- anything needs to be heated, place it in a “Dear Daycare Parent” reads like a ing when they arrive at the center for microwavable container. numbered list of things parents should drop-off. Likewise, when they come to To avoid any confusion about the chil- be aware of when choosing a day care pick their child up later in the day, the dren’s belongings, it is important to label and collaborating with its teachers. The parent should not dawdle. They should everything your child brings into the book has amusing illustrations as well as tell their child to clean up their toys and center, which includes clothing and food a recommended reading list of children’s assertively take their child by the hand containers. Since children at this age and parenting books. Don’t let the cute and lead them out of the center. have not socially progressed to sharing

10 bronx/riverdale Family • August 2017 Our country’s day-care industry has an uneven Day-care maze quality and poorly managed Better navigate it with tips from these experts centers can negatively impact kids, their parents, BY ALLISON PLITT and their employers. re you considering returning to work but need advice on how to laughingly implausible. Sometimes par- A pick the right day care for baby? ents take these teachers’ services for Have you ever wondered what really hap- granted and do not follow the day-care pens in a day-care center after you drop off center’s rules. your child, or what you could do to create www.deardaycareparent.com If the day-care facility has a sign-in a better relationship with the people who policy, parents should sign-in their chil- care for him? pictures fool you, though. These two If your child is having problems sleep- dren every morning (especially since In their book, “Dear Daycare Parent,” authors, who have both worked in early ing at home, let the teachers know, so at the authors say these sign-in sheets authors Jackie Rioux and Jo-Ann Parylak childhood education programs for more nap time, they can observe your child have been used in court cases). It is combine their firsthand experiences as than 20 years, give invaluable advice for and his behavior. Sometimes children will equally important to telephone the fa- day-care staff with additional research any parent who is about to embark on the mention something to a day-care worker, cility and let them know if your child about this country’s day-care system to journey of enrolling her child in a day- such as the child overheard something will not be at school that day. provide valuable tips on how parents can care program. scary being said at home, so then the Usually, most centers have bulle- reap the most benefits from day care for The book’s pervasive theme is for par- teacher can advise the parent of the pos- tin boards with important information themselves and their children. ents to keep the communication open sible cause of the sleeping problem. concerning the rules of the center as The day-care system is growing expo- between themselves and all the people Since toddlers do not have advanced well as upcoming events. If you or nentially: there were 740,000 childcare at the center who are looking after their communication skills, they will not give your child misplace a message placed facilities operating in the United States in child. Before starting the program, par- parents a detailed description about their in his cubbyhole, the day-care cen- 2007, which is four times the number that ents are encouraged to visit with their day. Some parents would like to know ter will usually have the information existed 20 years earlier. Authors Rioux child to take a look around, learn the what their child does on a daily basis. In posted on the bulletin board. If it’s a and Parylak maintain that pre-kindergar- caregivers’ names, and let them know this case, the authors suggest putting a day to dress-up as a pirate at the cen- ten childcare has many positive effects anything important about you or your notebook in the child’s backpack where ter, and your child is dressed in his on children: “Children who attend high- child that will make their day run easier. the teachers can write what happened at typical landlubber attire, he could quality preschool enter kindergarten with For example, if the center needs to the school each day and how their child feel left out. better pre-reading skills, richer vocabu- administer medication to a child, bring behaved. Of course, parents bring sick laries, and stronger basic math skills than it in a Ziploc bag with your child’s name Any change going on in the home envi- children to day care, because they those who do not.” and instructions on it. If your child has an ronment should be reported to the day- don’t have a back-up plan if their Yet, with all of this convincing informa- allergy, the authors suggest bringing in a care center immediately. If parents are child becomes sick. If the child tion about the benefits of quality pre-K at picture of your child with his name and a separating or there are parents who are is running a fever or gets sick at our disposal, our country’s day-care in- list of his allergies under it, and post it in legally not allowed to see their child, the school, the parent typically has at dustry has an uneven quality and poorly an area of the center where all of the day- day-care center should be aware of this. least one hour to come and pick managed centers can negatively impact care workers will be able to view it. All too often, these children’s grandpar- up their sick child. kids, their parents, and their employers. If there is separation anxiety initially, ents will be standing outside the center Most importantly, do not yell at a According to the authors, inadequate day the authors suggest the child bring in a photographing their grandchild, so the Day-care centers focus on the impor- day-care staff member in front of the chil- care affects our economy; $3 billion is blanket or stuffed animal from home to parents are still able to see how their tance of toddlers playing with materials dren. If you need to speak to the teacher, lost annually, because of “employee ab- ease the transition. If the child cries when child is doing. their belongings, the authors recommend like clay for the development of their fine find a mutually agreed upon time and sences due to lack of child care.” the parent drops him off in the morn- If you want to introduce new foods to that children do not bring their toys to motor skills. Don’t bring your child to day place to talk. Running a day-care center is a costly ing, do not linger. Say something posi- your child (to see if she has an allergic a child-care center. Instead, they recom- care in expensive clothing, because they If you are impressed with how much endeavor with only 46 percent of services tive to your child and leave. If the center reaction to anything), let the teachers mend bringing in books and CDs which an will get stained in the course of an action- your child is learning at the center, let the provided in their own buildings. Child- provides an enriching curriculum for its know, so they will only feed your child entire group of children can enjoy. packed day. Instead, dress them in com- director know, and if possible, give one care facilities held in churches and other students, the child will eventually stop the food you provide for her. It is easiest Many child-care centers are on a tight fortable play clothes. If your child is learn- of the teachers a recommendation. Since places of worship account for the other crying at morning drop-off. for the day-care center workers if parents budget, so if parents want to help out, the ing to use the bathroom, make sure he is day-care workers put in long hours and 20 percent of buildings where day-care It is important for parents to create a cut up the child’s foods at home, and if authors advise donating adult clothing dressed in sweatpants, rather than pants are usually underpaid, they would appre- programs are run. calm and reassuring routine every morn- anything needs to be heated, place it in a because children love to play dress-up. with buttons, snaps, or zippers, to make it ciate receiving positive feedback about “Dear Daycare Parent” reads like a ing when they arrive at the center for microwavable container. Parents can also give the day-care center easy for him to use the bathroom. their job performance. numbered list of things parents should drop-off. Likewise, when they come to To avoid any confusion about the chil- planting soil, pots, and seeds. Toddlers The authors share their experience To join the online community of parents be aware of when choosing a day care pick their child up later in the day, the dren’s belongings, it is important to label enjoy putting their hands into soil, plant- working in child-care centers, and those using day-care services, visit the book’s and collaborating with its teachers. The parent should not dawdle. They should everything your child brings into the ing seeds, watering them, and watching stories offer parents a valuable opportu- website, www.deardaycareparent.com . book has amusing illustrations as well as tell their child to clean up their toys and center, which includes clothing and food them grow, which provides the additional nity to understand the caregivers’ point Allison Plitt lives in with her a recommended reading list of children’s assertively take their child by the hand containers. Since children at this age benefit of being an educational experi- of view. Accounts of parents’ indiscre- daughter and is a frequent contributor to this and parenting books. Don’t let the cute and lead them out of the center. have not socially progressed to sharing ence. tions range from the believable to the magazine.

August 2017 • bronx/riverdale Family 11 Parents Sibling age gap The challenges — and benefits! — of having children far apart in age

wouldn’t change a thing about my kids. I love them each for the quirky, compli- I cated, beautiful people they are. I’ve Just write mom been a mother for more years than I have Danielle Sullivan not been a mother, because I had my first daughter very young. My second daughter was born five years later, and my son was born five years after that. My mother-in- law joked after my son was born that in five years, I better take a long trip unless I more experience and confidence, but less wanted a fourth child. time. My daughter in the middle got a mix The funny thing is that I didn’t plan to of the two. have five years between each of my chil- dren — in fact, only my second daughter the age gap was strategically planned, and my other There is a 10-year difference between my two kids were wonderful surprises. I know oldest (Millennial) and youngest (Gen Z). everything worked out exactly the way it Many times, my son will look to my old- should have. Yet, if I had to do it all over est daughter as out of touch with his world again, I would make one minor adjustment: I and my daughter will forget how she felt at would have had my children closer in age. his age as she mentally shakes her finger Here’s why: and thinks this youngin’ is just too much. which is a very difficult thing to do. But other times, they are two peas in a sleepless nights pod, happily playing Pokémon with vigor My first baby was a breeze. When she Different schools stress and camaraderie. napped, I did. That all changed with my Having to drop your kids off at different second. Once I finally got her down to schools each day and adhere to differ- My 20th straight school year sleep, I either had to take my firstborn to ent (often opposing) schedules just ups Yes, 20 years of homework, projects, school, pick her up, help with homework, the chaos of the week. I have repeatedly parent-teacher meetings, school plays, or get her to a practice. thought how much easier it would be to bake sales, and uniforms! This only increased exponentially with have all my kids in the same school. My oldest has graduated college and my my last-born. I would get a baby down to Also, from kindergarten to high school, youngest is in high school. I still have three sleep only to be woken up by a scared it helps siblings to know their big sister or years to go until high school is done, and preschooler, then get back to sleep and be brother is there, too. The upside is that there (gasp) seven more until college is over for abruptly awakened by a screaming baby. was not much sibling rivalry, as they all had all of my kids. If they were in the same age Feed baby, get him to sleep, and a few their own set of friends and activities. bracket, they would have all finished and minutes later, the sun would come up, my I’d have three young working adults (and alarm would rattle my brain, and I’d have Potty training extreme college loans!). to get my older kids to school, bleary-eyed I always thought that I couldn’t deal • • • and utterly exhausted. with two (or god forbid, three) kids in On a positive note, the big upside to Had they all been very young or a little diapers at the same time, but if that had having had a child even five years was older, their sleep cycles would have likely happened, I would have had them all potty that I always had a lot of special time with synced, and they would either all be in trained around the same time, instead of each new baby while the older kid(s) went the baby or toddler stage — or blissfully rationing out unending potty training ses- to school. I also enjoyed a prolonged era of out of it. sions every five years. always having a baby in the house. Spacing out children — and even having children Incompatible activities Different versions of me at all — is a deeply unique experience and Having to juggle big-kid birthday parties My oldest daughter (who I had when one that I truly believe works out just the with a baby on your hip is no fun at all. I was practically a child myself) got the way it should be, in the end. And neither is attending Mommy and Me mom with most patience, for sure, but she Danielle Sullivan also writes about pets and classes with a preteen. As they grow, an also got the mom who was just learning to parenting for Disney’s Babble.com. Find Sul- age discrepancy means trying to find ac- know herself and stand up for herself. livan on her blogs, Just Write Mom and Some tivities for teens and school-age children, My youngest got the version with much Puppy To Love.

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August 2017 • bronx/riverdale Family 13 Fresh delights Healthy recipes even picky eaters will love

By Kathryne taylor

arents of picky eaters, take heart! I was the pickiest of eat- P ers when I was young. I went through a peanut butter sandwich phase — no crust, hold the jelly, white bread only. I would only eat canned green beans — certainly not my grandmother’s garden- fresh beans. I always loved pizza, and still do, of course. Fortu- nately, my mom always offered salad and fresh fruit at the dinner table. I’m pleased to report that my palate has expanded exponen- tially since I left for college. The fresh ingredients on the table back then generally came from the produce section of a gro- cery store. These days, I enjoy pick- ing up my produce at farmers’ mar- kets whenever possible. I like to talk to the vendors and find out more about the food they’re selling. It’s also fun to watch kids find their favorites and ask questions about fruits or vegetables they haven’t seen before. They’re more likely to try new foods when they’ve helped pick them out! My parents never would have guessed that I would grow up to become a food blogger and write a Roasted strawberry basil middle and upper third of the oven. Line two large, rimmed baking sheets with parchment cookbook. and goat cheese crostini paper for easier cleanup. Set the goat cheese Makes about two dozen crostini If you’re wondering what to cook on the counter to soften up a bit. up with your surplus farmers’ mar- INGREDIENTS: On one baking sheet, toss the strawberries ket finds, here are a few of my favor- 4 to 5 ounces goat cheese with the honey, then spread the strawberries ite recipes from my new cookbook, 1 pound strawberries, hulled and cut into bite- into a single layer. Bake on the upper rack “Love Real Food: More Than 100 Feel- size pieces until the fruit is tender, juicy, and collapsing Good Vegetarian Favorites to Delight 2 tablespoons honey on itself, 20 to 25 minutes, tossing halfway. the Senses and Nourish the Body.” 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil Watch the fruit on the edges of the pan, as Kathryne Taylor is the personality be- the honey can burn quickly. hind the hugely popular blog Cookie and 1 whole-grain baguette or small loaf of crusty Meanwhile, on the remaining baking sheet, Kate (http://cookieandkate.com), named whole-grain bread (about 14 ounces), cut brush the olive oil lightly over both sides of each after her crumb-catching dog, Cookie. In into ½-inch slices slice of bread. Bake on the middle rack until the six years, the vegetarian and all-natural Small handful of fresh basil leaves, torn into toasts are golden on top, 10 to 12 minutes. food blog has grown from a hobby to a little pieces full-time project, and now garners more Freshly ground black pepper Once the toasts are cool enough to safely than two million visits per month. Her Tip: If you don’t love goat cheese, alternatives handle, top each one with a smear of goat cookbook “Love Real Food” is published include mascarpone, cream cheese, or ricotta. cheese, followed by a spoonful of roasted straw- berries and their juices. Finish off the crostini by Rodale. DIRECTIONS: Preheat the oven to with a sprinkling of torn basil and black pepper. 350-degrees Fahrenheit with racks in the Crostini are best served immediately.

14 bronx/riverdale Family • August 2017 Green goddess hummus sary, until the mixture is well blended. Makes 1¾ cups Add the herbs and process for about one minute, pausing to INGREDIENTS: scrape down the sides as nec- ¼ cup tahini essary, until the herbs have ¼ cup lemon juice (from 1 1⁄2 to 2 lemons) blended into the mixture 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more and the mixture is nice for serving and smooth. 1 clove garlic, roughly chopped Add half of the chick- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt peas to the food proces- ½ cup lightly packed, fresh, flat-leaf parsley sor and process for one (some stems are okay) minute. Scrape down ¼ cup lightly packed, fresh, tarragon leaves, the bowl, then add the basil, or cilantro remaining chickpeas and 2 tablespoons roughly chopped, fresh chives process until the hummus or green onions is thick and quite smooth, one to two minutes more. 1 can (15 ounces) chickpeas, rinsed and drained, or 1½ cups cooked chickpeas If your hummus is too thick Chopped fresh herbs (whatever you have left), or hasn’t yet blended into for garnish creamy oblivion, run the food processor while drizzling in one DIRECTIONS: In a food processor or high- to two tablespoons of water, until it powered blender (i.e., Vitamix or Blendtec), reaches your desired consistency. Taste and combine the tahini, lemon juice, olive oil, season with additional salt, if necessary. sprinkle with some chopped herbs. Leftover garlic, and salt. Process for about 90 seconds, Scrape the hummus into a small serving hummus keeps well, chilled, for four to six pausing to scrape down the sides as neces- bowl. Lightly drizzle olive oil over the top and days.

Almond-Blueberry Cake ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon until there are just a few clumps remaining. Makes one loaf cake (about eight slices) 4 eggs In a small bowl, toss the blueberries with the remaining one tablespoon almond meal. INGREDIENTS: 2/3 cup maple syrup or honey (This helps prevent the blueberries from sink- 2 cups (8 ounces) plus 1 tablespoon packed ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil1 ½ teaspoons grated lemon zest (from two ing to the bottom of the cake.) Gently fold almond meal the blueberries into the batter. 1 teaspoon baking powder medium lemons, preferably organic) 1 cup blueberries (6 ounces), fresh or frozen Scrape the batter into the prepared pan. ½ teaspoon baking soda Bake until the cake is deeply golden brown, Lemon-Maple Glaze ½ teaspoon fine sea salt the center is firm to the touch, and a tooth- 2 tablespoons lemon juice pick inserted in the center comes out clean, 2 teaspoons maple syrup or honey about one hour and 10 minutes to one hour and 15 minutes. DIRECTIONS: Preheat the oven to 325-degress Fahrenheit. Meanwhile, to make the lemon-maple glaze: Generously grease a 9-by- In a small bowl, whisk together the lemon 5-inch loaf pan, and dust juice and maple syrup until blended. (If it with almond meal to you’re using honey and having a hard time prevent sticking. blending it into the lemon juice, place the In a large bowl, com- bowl on top of your stove to warm it up bine two cups of while the cake bakes, or warm it briefly in the almond meal, the microwave until you can whisk them the baking powder, together.) baking soda, salt, Once the cake is out of the oven, place the and cinnamon. cake, pan and all, on a cooling rack. While Whisk to blend. the cake is warm, use a pastry brush to Crack the eggs into brush the glaze over the top of the cake. It a medium bowl should soak right in. Let the cake cool for and beat with a at least 30 minutes before carefully invert- whisk until the yolks ing it onto a serving plate or cutting board. and egg whites have Carefully flip it back over, then use a bread blended together. knife to cut it into 1-inch-thick slices. Add the maple syrup, Store any remaining cake in the refrigerator, olive oil, and lemon zest covered, for up to four days. and whisk to blend. Pour Time warning: This cake is very simple to the wet ingredients into the make, but requires about one hour and 45 almond meal mixture and stir minutes combined baking and cooling time. Photos by Kathryne Taylor

August 2017 • bronx/riverdale Family 15 Education Choices Directory

Epic Bright Star Day program. It strives to develop competent, independent and Care resourceful students, who possess 902 Morris Park Avenue a strong sense of self, and a life- 718-684-4419 long commitment to learning and www.epicbrightstars.com to Judaism. The school prepares We make a remarkable The day care’s mission is to pro- students to successfully function difference in the lives of children. vide the best quality child care on the present, while helping We give them roots and wings. where safety and security is them develop the necessary skills paramount and a love of learning for dealing with the future. With Riverdale Nursery School and Family Center is fostered in each student. We students in nursery through eighth (RNSFC) offers an inclusive, diverse, and recognize and respect the unique- grade, it is an inclusive Jewish developmentally appropriate environment for ness of each child. Our kids learn community day school, serving young children ages 12 months to 6 years. to follow their curiosity, to think children from liberal to traditional creatively and to work both inde- ✔ Pre-K for All families. pendently and cooperatively with On average, more than half of ✔ Kindergarten Program others. We give each child support Kinneret’s graduating eighth grad- ✔ Before and After Care and encouragement to become his ers are accepted into specialized or her own unique self. Through high schools, with many choosing Our curriculum is individually tailored to ignite our curriculum, students learn, to enter elite private and Jewish each child’s interests, challenge each child’s grow and have fun together. They day schools. Based on state tests, strengths, and support each child’s needs. Through begin to acquire a love of learning the school continues to be ranked our play-based inclusionary program, all children which is carried throughout their among the top scoring schools in construct cognitive, social, emotional, and physical formative years and helps them New York State. knowledge/skill & develop a love for learning. reach their full potential in life. St. Brendan School Learn more | www.rnsfc.org Good Shepherd Contact us | 718.884.3950 or [email protected] 268 E. 207th St., 718-653-2292 Visit us | 3816 Waldo Avenue, Riverdale, NY 10463 School www.stbrendanschoolbronx. 620 Isham Street – org Inwood/Upper For more than 100 years, our 212-567-5800 school has been providing a quality www.gsschoolnyc.org Catholic education to its students Firmly rooted in Catholic values in grades Pre-K through 8th. and embracing today’s best teach- Our school strives to educate the ing practices, our school offers spirit and develop the intellect in students in Pre-K 3 and 4, UPK, an environment that emphasizes and Kindergarten through 8th Christian values and creates an St. Brendan School Grade, a rigorous curriculum in atmosphere fostering responsibility 268 E. 207th Street, Bronx, NY 10467 a disciplined but nurturing envi- and courtesy.At our school, your 718-653-2292 • www.stbrendanschoolbronx.org ronment. Technology-centered child will receive a strong academic education has been designed to education in structured surround- St. Brendan School offers a quality enhance achievement. Facilities ings. Self-discipline, responsibility education rooted in sound Catholic include modern Computer and and self-motivation are among the values and challenging academics for Science Labs, Library, Fine Arts benefits of our school’s program. children from PreK through 8th grade. At Room, and Gym and comfortable Teaching the whole child is a prior- St. Brendan’s we aim to equip your child spaces conducive to learning.. ity and we offer an exemplary aca- with the self confidence and wisdom Students attending Pre-K 3 receive demic curriculum supplemented to lead a fulfilling and productive life in priority placement in our FREE UPK with visual arts instruction, weekly which service to their community is key. program for the following school music lessons, physical education year. Scholarships are available for and technology classes. We pro- St. Brendan’s is proud to offer a safe qualified Middle School students. vide an early drop-off breakfast and disciplined learning environment for all children. Breakfast and After School Care program and after care services • Hot Breakfast/Lunch program, Early Drop-off and Afterschool are are available. Numerous extracur- until 6:00pm. Scholarships are available ricular activities keep students available. • NYS Common Core Curriculum, as well as art, physical education active and engaged outside the and computers classroom. Our school welcomes St. Theresa School • Free Universal Pre-Kindergarten students from all surrounding 2872 St. Theresa Ave., • Technology is integrated into all classrooms with Internet and communities and is conveniently 718-792-3688, www. Smart Board capabilities located near the following bus sttheresaschoolbronx.org • Students participate in school wide community service projects lines: BX 7, BX 12, BX 20 & BxM 1 Children who pass through our • Academic Support Services available and the A and 1 subway lines. doors are eager to learn and are challenged by a stimulating aca- • Extensive Music program includes Bell and Church Choir demic, social and athletic curricu- • Extracurricular activities include CYO Sports and Chess teams Kinneret Day School lum infused with Catholic values. • Full-time Registered Nurse on premises 2600 Netherland Avenue 718-548-0900 The program reflects an integrated Call 718-653-2292 to arrange a tour or www.kinneretdayschool.org learning experience for Pre- Kindergarten three year olds, uni- visit our website at www.stbrendanschoolbronx.org Our school was founded in 1947 versal pre-kindergarten four year Make a positive choice for your child’s future! by a group of visionary commu- nal leaders. Presently located in olds, kindergarteners and students Riverdale, NY, the school is dedi- in grades one through eighth “St. Brendan School, where children shine!” cated to providing an integrated grade. Teachers, administrators, secular and Judaic instructional Continued on page 18

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Continued from page 16 St. Simon Stock language learners—by using an today to learn about our fun and aides and other professionals who engaging and demanding cur- educational programs for children School riculum to graduate students at ages 18 months-4 years olds. also pass through our doors impart 2195 Valentine Avenue their knowledge and extensive or above grade level in literacy Programs include Summer Fun, 718-367-0453 and math. We believe all children Pre-k For All, Step Up 3’s Program experience with enthusiasm and a www.stsimonstockschool.org truly caring respect for the children will learn and thrive in an environ- and classes for you and your tod- Is a private co-educational Catholic in their charge. A parent could ment that provides a wide array of dler to play together. School for children in Pre K 4 ask for more when the education, learning supports to both children through 8th grade. We provide safety and future of their child are and their families. Recognizing Riverdale Nursery a quality education along with at stake. Providing before and after the connection between social- and Family Center a challenging curriculum. We school programs, breakfast and emotional support and student 3816 Waldo Ave are departmentalized in our 6th, lunch programs, children choir, art, achievement, our school uses 718 884 3950, www.rnsfc.org 7th and 8th grades. Our school music, Italian language studies, the collaborative teaching A well-established, inclusive pre- is an “oasis in the desert” as the computer classes, physical educa- approach—a lead teacher and school that strives to offer quality late John Cardinal O’Connor was tion and an accelerated mathemat- one with a background in social education to all students. This known to say in talks to educators work for grades K-2. Students ics program. We also offer a wide unique program reflects its mis- everywhere. We are a stabilizing will be provided a strong founda- variety of after school activities. sion to provide the least restrictive tion in literacy, using the Core influence in the community and a educational environment in which Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) beacon of hope for the inner city children with special needs learn St. Thomas Aquinas program (assessed through the neighborhood. All of us at St. alongside typically developing STEP Literacy Assessment) and School Simon Stock believe in what we peers. For those children that Singapore Math (assessed through 1909 Daly Ave., 718-893-7600 do, like what we do and are proud can benefit from inclusion in a NWEA). The extended school day Our school was founded by of what we do. This is evident in mainstream preschool, there are will run from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 Mother Butler and the Religious of the fact that the majority of our a variety of direct and indirect p.m.—filled with rich extracurricu- the Sacred Heart of Mary in 1907. teaching staff has been part of supports in place to maintain a lar activities (arts, chess, fencing). Over these years the school has our school’s community since the fully-integrated setting, as well as been a mainstay in the neighbor- 1980’s. Our students are involved to allow for the differentiation of in curriculum based class trips, Thornton Donovan hood. It continues to provide a School the program to meet their specific Roman Catholic curriculum and a where they can visualize what needs. Support is given to families 100 Overlook Circle quality education addressing the they have read about in their text- seeking services through Early New Rochelle changing needs of the student books and many other innovative Intervention (EI) or the Committee 914-632-8836, www.td.edu population. Catholic values are programs. Ask about our Cardinal on Preschool Special Education infused in every aspect of their Scholarships for the new school Westchester’s only “Little Red (CPSE) and assistance with finding Schoolhouse” was founded in students’ educational experience. year for new students from public appropriate, experienced service 1901. The school has approxi- The faculty and staff are dedicated schools. providers. mately 170 academically talented to providing a safe and nurturing students. As an independent environment for all. St. Thomas Rosalyn Yalow Spuyten Duyvil Pre- co-ed K-12 school, T-D specializes Aquinas school is committed to Charter School in international education, with School Kingsbridge the mission of Catholic education. 116 E. 169th St., 347-735-5480 dozens of sister schools around the 3041 Kingsbridge Avenue Registration is ongoing. Inquire www.yalowcharter.org world. T-D is AdvancED accredited 718-549-1525 or www. The school’s mission is to eliminate about scholarships. The school has and has been recognized for its spuytenduyvilpreschool.org full day Pre-K4 and Kindergarten, the learning achievement gap for support of students with high aca- Offering half and full day pro- grades 1 to 8. Early drop-off and poor urban children—including demic potential by Johns Hopkins grams for children ages 2.9 after-school are also available. special needs students and English University Center for Talented through 5 years. The well-estab- Youth. 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Special Advertising Section August 2017 • bronx/riverdale Family 19 Operation Backpack Annual drive outfits kids with supplies and confidence

By James Harney

eady … or not? The start of a new school year is R quickly approaching, and hundreds of thousands of schoolkids will soon shop for a new backpack — and the pencils, pens, notebooks, binders, and other must-have supplies that go in it. But thousands of others won’t. More than 22,000 children — most of them school age — live in homeless and domestic violence shelters across the city, and right now, they don’t know if they will be ready with a new backpack and other academic necessities on the first day of school. That’s where Opera- tion Backpack comes in. Now in its 14th year, the community service initiative of Volunteers of Amer- ica–Greater New York aims to outfit every child living in a city shelter with a new, high-quality, school-supply-filled back- pack in time for the start of the school year. The organization’s immediate goal: to collect 20,000 donated backpacks at 15 drop-off sites around the city — and an- other four in New Jersey — by Aug. 4. “The sad fact is that more than 20,000 homeless children, right here in New York City, cannot afford even the most basic school supplies. This puts them at a devastating disadvantage,” says Volun- teers of America–Greater New York vice president Rachel Weinstein, the founder of Operation Backpack. “This campaign is helping prepare these deserving kids for success in school. With help from ev- eryday New Yorkers, they will walk into the classroom with a fully stocked back- pack, just like their classmates, ready to face the school year with hope and dig- Volunteers of America A happy little girl is beaming after choosing a colorful backpack full of school supplies from a pile nity and without the stigma that comes with being a child in need.” of hundreds collected in the Volunteers of America-Greater New York Operation Backpack drive. Weinstein said that through donations from individuals, corporations, schools, lator, full-size dictionary and thesaurus, can be made at www.crowdrise.com/Op- and houses of worship, Operation Back- and student planner along with all of the erationBackpackNYC. pack has given backpacks to more than usual supplies.” “A new backpack and school supplies 140,000 students in pre-K through 12th Corporate donors such as HSBC, can make the difference between a child grade living in shelters across the city — Walgreens–Duane Reade, and JPMor- being excited to go to school and not including 19,000 last year alone. gan Chase have signed on to contribute wanting to go at all,” Weinstein said. “It “The average cost to fill a backpack is to this year’s Operation Backpack ef- can help restore normalcy to their other- $87, an expense very few families in shel- fort, but Weinstein encouraged private wise chaotic lives, make them look and ters can afford,” she said. “The younger individuals and families to participate feel more like their classmates, and help the child, the less expensive the back- by going online to www.OperationBack- them start the school year prepared and pack; the older the student, the higher packNYC.org to find lists of drop-off sites confident in the knowledge that their the cost, as their backpacks include a and grade-specific items to put inside education is important and that someone USB drive, geometry kit, scientific calcu- donated backpacks. Financial donations believes in them.”

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August 2017 • bronx/riverdale Family 21 Teaching your kids to fight fairly By Myrna Beth haskell Teaching communication skills and empathy onflicts seem to invariably arise the Peace rose Method of Prob- staying on topic: Pick a theme (like when you are in the middle of mak- lem solving (a Montessori method): happiness), then ask kids to think of a ing dinner or completing a presen- C Allows children to express their feelings word that fits that theme starting with A tation for work. The scenario might unfold while still respecting another’s. When and continuing throughout the alphabet. like this: You hear your kids arguing over a conflict arises, one child holds the For more social skills activities similar to who gets to choose the next game on the “Peace Rose.” While holding the Peace above, browse friendshipcircle.org. Nintendo console. This doesn’t seem to be Rose, the child can express his opinion the name Game: Teach young chil- a big deal to you, but it is definitely a big about the conflict. When he is done, he dren to get someone’s attention before deal to them. Their voices escalate, they’re passes the rose to the other child. they speak. Children sit in a circle. One wrestling for the control stick, and call- emotion charades: Write down child is given a ball, then asked to name ing each other names. Perhaps you didn’t “feeling” words on pieces of paper. Chil- someone in the circle and roll the ball to hear, but a few minutes prior, one of your dren take turns picking a slip of paper that child once she makes eye contact. children bragged about being champion of and acting out the feeling (e.g. anger). Additional games to play with children all games while his sibling called him an This teaches an understanding of body and teens to teach communication, connec- ugly snot nose. language and facial expressions. tion, and empathy: Parentingscience.com. Even adults find it difficult to stay calm during a heated argument, and often allow disagreements to cause long-term rifts Parents should then help children work If parents use derogatory slurs when in relationships. Parents need to exam- through the process of evaluating what they have disagreements, children will ine their own behaviors when it comes caused the conflict in the first place. pick up on this and use the same tone — or to arguments with their spouse or other Dr. Linda S. Lucas, a licensed psycho- language — when they have a conflict. adults, because ultimately, they are their therapist and assistant professor in the “It has never worked for parents to children’s strongest role models. department of human services at Beacon think that they can tell their children to Teaching children to have healthy dis- College in Leesburg, Fla., urges parents to do what they say if it is not consistent with agreements should be taught at a very start early. what they do,” Lucas reminds. early age. This will help them navigate “Preschoolers are learning how to regu- Licensed social worker Katie Hurley, a both personal and professional conflicts late their emotions, so this is a critical pe- child and adolescent psychotherapist, par- in the future. riod for parents to use teaching opportuni- enting expert and author of “The Happy Kid ties when conflicts arise. Parents need to Handbook” asserts, “Kids don’t enter this Dealing with conflict teach moral reasoning, how to identify the world equipped with conflict resolution Dealing with conflict can be a daunting wrong behavior and what is wrong about it, skills. I encourage parents to help children process for children, because they are im- and the impact it has on others.” learn to cope with conflict as it arises. Don’t pulsive and egocentric. The first step is for Lucas also instructs parents to allow solve the problem for them; help them hit children to be able to state what the prob- children to voice their feelings and to cope the reset button and figure out what to do. lem is and to be forthcoming about what with the problem. “In my house, we have a simple ‘fight has transpired. Therefore, children need to “Teach children to use their words to fair’ rule. We talk about our feelings and feel safe about expressing their feelings. express what they believe the problem is. discuss why we’re hurting so that we don’t Dr. Alice Sterling Honig, a licensed psy- Parents need to listen to the child’s per- repeat the same hurtful behaviors.” chologist specializing in parenting and spective and help the child understand the child development and professor emerita conflict involved. The key to a child’s prob- Empathy first of child development at Syracuse Univer- lem-solving is the development of their First and foremost, children need to sity, advises, “Teach children how to solve coping responses.” learn to put themselves in another’s shoes. their own problems. Give power to them to This will not only help them become a car- understand what they are feeling, and the Let cool tempers prevail ing adult, but will also help them under- dignity to say how they feel about it.” Arguments get out of hand in the adult stand both sides of an argument. Honig says that parents should avoid world all of the time — even some political Honig points out that you have to teach putting those involved in “time out” as a leaders need to learn a thing or two about empathy to children starting in preschool. quick solution. keeping disagreements civil. So, teaching She advises parents to help children see “Instead, parents should create an envi- children at an early age to fight fairly and another point of view and perspective by ronment where children feel safe to talk to with respect for another’s feelings is an asking, “How would you feel if this hap- you about it,” she urges. important life skill. pened to you?”

22 bronx/riverdale Family • August 2017 Focus on the this conflict Have you ever brought up previous Teaching your kids to conflicts to make a point? I know that I do it quite frequently with my husband. How- ever, bringing up old disagreements does not keep the focus on the problem at hand. Parents need to remind children that they are not fighting about past grievances and that the current problem is the one that needs their attention. fight fairly “If you and your partner bring up old hurts every time you argue, your kids will By Myrna Beth haskell learn to do the same,” Hurley cautions. She Teaching communication skills and empathy suggests that parents ask kids to restate onflicts seem to invariably arise the Peace rose Method of Prob- staying on topic: Pick a theme (like the problem from both sides to clarify. when you are in the middle of mak- lem solving (a Montessori method): happiness), then ask kids to think of a “Then, ask each child to think about ing dinner or completing a presen- C Allows children to express their feelings word that fits that theme starting with A the problem for five minutes (set a timer) tation for work. The scenario might unfold while still respecting another’s. When and continuing throughout the alphabet. and come back with three possible solu- like this: You hear your kids arguing over a conflict arises, one child holds the For more social skills activities similar to tions.” who gets to choose the next game on the “Peace Rose.” While holding the Peace above, browse friendshipcircle.org. Nintendo console. This doesn’t seem to be Rose, the child can express his opinion the name Game: Teach young chil- Conflict resolution a big deal to you, but it is definitely a big about the conflict. When he is done, he dren to get someone’s attention before Children need to be taught how to deal to them. Their voices escalate, they’re passes the rose to the other child. they speak. Children sit in a circle. One formulate solutions and how to forgive wrestling for the control stick, and call- emotion charades: Write down child is given a ball, then asked to name if the situation has turned ugly. ing each other names. Perhaps you didn’t “feeling” words on pieces of paper. Chil- someone in the circle and roll the ball to Lucas explains that parents should hear, but a few minutes prior, one of your dren take turns picking a slip of paper that child once she makes eye contact. discuss possible solutions and give chil- children bragged about being champion of and acting out the feeling (e.g. anger). Additional games to play with children dren the opportunity to create a better way all games while his sibling called him an This teaches an understanding of body and teens to teach communication, connec- Hurley coun- to solve the conflict without anger or ag- ugly snot nose. language and facial expressions. tion, and empathy: Parentingscience.com. sels, “Kids often gression. Even adults find it difficult to stay calm get stuck in their own aging three deep breaths to calm If siblings are fighting over who gets to sit during a heated argument, and often allow personal needs and the physical and emotional in the front seat of the car, Honig suggests disagreements to cause long-term rifts Parents should then help children work If parents use derogatory slurs when forget to think about response in their bod- asking, “How do you feel? Can you think of in relationships. Parents need to exam- through the process of evaluating what they have disagreements, children will the other person. It’s ies is a great first a way you both get to sit in the front seat?” ine their own behaviors when it comes caused the conflict in the first place. pick up on this and use the same tone — or important for kids to step. Next, teach ‘I She then instructs parents to wait for an to arguments with their spouse or other Dr. Linda S. Lucas, a licensed psycho- language — when they have a conflict. learn that we all make statements,’ such answer. Honig says it’s imperative to avoid adults, because ultimately, they are their therapist and assistant professor in the “It has never worked for parents to mistakes, and sometimes as ‘I feel sad…’ This describing a child’s idea as stupid or wrong. children’s strongest role models. department of human services at Beacon think that they can tell their children to we hurt others because reduces the ten- Instead, a parent should ask, “Can you think Teaching children to have healthy dis- College in Leesburg, Fla., urges parents to do what they say if it is not consistent with we’re not empathizing, but dency to blame, of a different way to solve the problem?” agreements should be taught at a very start early. what they do,” Lucas reminds. we can learn from those which fuels argu- Parents should keep asking questions until early age. This will help them navigate “Preschoolers are learning how to regu- Licensed social worker Katie Hurley, a experiences and make bet- ments.” an agreeable solution is reached. both personal and professional conflicts late their emotions, so this is a critical pe- child and adolescent psychotherapist, par- ter choices the next time.” She also says Hurley recommends role playing. Ask in the future. riod for parents to use teaching opportuni- enting expert and author of “The Happy Kid “teaching the stoplight is useful for little the children to come up with scenarios that ties when conflicts arise. Parents need to Handbook” asserts, “Kids don’t enter this Honig recommends that kids, too.” are typical problems they have with one Dealing with conflict teach moral reasoning, how to identify the world equipped with conflict resolution parents read stories about Here’s how it goes: another, such as whose turn it is to set the Dealing with conflict can be a daunting wrong behavior and what is wrong about it, skills. I encourage parents to help children kindness, loyalty, and caring Red = STOP: Take a break from the ac- table. Scenarios are chosen at random. process for children, because they are im- and the impact it has on others.” learn to cope with conflict as it arises. Don’t to children on a regular basis, tion and breathe. “Practice solving the problem for five pulsive and egocentric. The first step is for Lucas also instructs parents to allow solve the problem for them; help them hit such as “Horton Hears a Who” Yellow = THINK: Consider the other minutes, then switch roles. The more kids children to be able to state what the prob- children to voice their feelings and to cope the reset button and figure out what to do. by Dr. Seuss. “Good News, Bad News” by person’s feelings. Choose your tone and practice and verbalize their feelings, the lem is and to be forthcoming about what with the problem. “In my house, we have a simple ‘fight Jeff Mack and “The Invisible Boy” by Trudy words wisely. better they are at accessing these skills has transpired. Therefore, children need to “Teach children to use their words to fair’ rule. We talk about our feelings and Ludwig are also good choices. (Browse Green = ACT: Share your feelings with- when conflict arises.” feel safe about expressing their feelings. express what they believe the problem is. discuss why we’re hurting so that we don’t Common Sense Media for other books that out blaming and talk about solutions. Hurley also proposes using a white Dr. Alice Sterling Honig, a licensed psy- Parents need to listen to the child’s per- repeat the same hurtful behaviors.” teach empathy: www.commonsensemedia. board for brain storming. chologist specializing in parenting and spective and help the child understand the org/lists/books-that-teach-empathy). Listening skills “Kids tend to think of one solution and child development and professor emerita conflict involved. The key to a child’s prob- Empathy first “I always teach kids to listen for the sake get stuck there. If a child comes up with of child development at Syracuse Univer- lem-solving is the development of their First and foremost, children need to No name calling of listening, not to craft a retort,” Hurley re- a solution, he might truly believe it’s the sity, advises, “Teach children how to solve coping responses.” learn to put themselves in another’s shoes. Calling someone an idiot is not an ap- ports. She recommends making a listening only possible solution. Using a whiteboard their own problems. Give power to them to This will not only help them become a car- propriate debate tool. It doesn’t get your skills cheat sheet to post on your fridge: to brainstorm helps kids visualize different understand what they are feeling, and the Let cool tempers prevail ing adult, but will also help them under- point across. It only escalates the conflict. Eyes: Look the talker in the eyes. ideas and solutions.” dignity to say how they feel about it.” Arguments get out of hand in the adult stand both sides of an argument. Children stoop to name calling, because Ears: Listen to what the talker is saying. Myrna Beth Haskell is an award-winning Honig says that parents should avoid world all of the time — even some political Honig points out that you have to teach they are frustrated and don’t know how to Mouth: Ask follow-up questions or author, columnist, and feature writer. Her work putting those involved in “time out” as a leaders need to learn a thing or two about empathy to children starting in preschool. express their feelings. statements to show that you understand. has appeared in national and regional publi- quick solution. keeping disagreements civil. So, teaching She advises parents to help children see Hurley advises, “The first step is to help She also suggests that a squeeze ball cations across the U.S. as well as internation- “Instead, parents should create an envi- children at an early age to fight fairly and another point of view and perspective by kids calm down. When emotions run high, works well for young children. Each child ally (www.myrnahaskell.com). She is also co- ronment where children feel safe to talk to with respect for another’s feelings is an asking, “How would you feel if this hap- kids tend to hyper-focus on their own needs squeezes a ball while listening to the other founder and managing editor of “Sanctuary” you about it,” she urges. important life skill. pened to you?” and fail to tap into reasoning skills. Encour- person’s point of view. (www.sanctuary-magazine.com).

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It’s the great Family Adventure Race a mini climbing wall. Awards will be An amazing and it’s coming to on Aug. given to the top three finishers in each 5. race. All participants who finish the race This exciting, parent-child race incor- will receive a medal. family race! porates basic exercises and sports skills, Family Adventure Race on Aug. 5, be- and provides a healthy, one-hour dose of ginning at 9 am. Free. Registration is fun for all. The course features 12 activ- required. ity stations where team members must Open to children 8 to 13 years old. properly perform the required exercise Crotona Park, near the tennis courts, [1700 or task before advancing to the next Crotona Ave. in Claremont Village, (718) station and final run to the finish line. 760–6999; e-mail Sports@CityParksFounda- Activities include javelin throw, jump tion.org; www.cityparks​foundation.org/event​ rope, basketball free-throw, hurdles, and s/category/adventure​-race].

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Wed, Aug. 2 In The Bronx Fun Stuff at the Playground: Play- ground for all Children, Bruckner Boulevard and Roberts Avenue; (718) 430–1891; www. nycgovparks.org; 10:30 am to 11:30 am; Free. Enjoy a free series of children’s perfor- mances, featuring acrobatics “Li’s Traditional Julie Larsen Maher Chinese Acrobatics,” music, and more. Sunset Wednesdays: Garden and Cultural Center, 675 W. 252nd St. (718) New adventure at the zoo 549–3200; www.wavehill.org; 7pm; $10 adults, $4 children. Set your sights on adventure in the Nature Trek incorporates an Ameri- Enjoy the glorious gardens and terrific views new Nature Trek attraction at the Bronx cans with Disabilities Act accessible of Wave Hill while the setting son lights up the Zoo, now through October. route through five towers connected by Hudson. Listen to music on the Great Lawn, This adventure experience enables bridges and the nature play zone. see the exhibits, stroll the grounds, and have children and families to gain a new per- The nature-play zone will provide a picnic. Salsa music is on the bill tonight and Aug. 9. spective on nature — from 14 feet in the opportunities for children and fami- air and through engagement in nature- lies to engage in unstructured ex- play activities. ploration in natural elements such Thurs, Aug. 3 There is a netted bridge-and-tower as sand, water (seasonal), and loose In The Bronx course is suitable for children ages 3 branches. Stories in the Shade: Playground for all years and older. And climbing course Nature Trek, now through October, Children, Bruckner Boulevard and Roberts towers, which are two stories above the weather permitting. Monday to Friday, Avenue; (718) 885–1703 or (718) 792–6744; ground and connected by a series of 12 10 am to 5:30 pm, and Saturday and www.nycgovparks.org; 11 am to 11:30 am; different bridges spanning up to 30 feet, Sunday, 10 am to 4:30 pm. Free with Free. Join us in for stories and are suitable for older children. Total Experience tickets: $36.95 for fun as part of the New York Public Library’s The bridges are completely netted adults, $26.95 children 3–12, $31.95 se- Summer Reading Program. “Stories in the for safety and incorporate challenges niors over 65. $6 per person with Gen- Shade” is presented in part by the City Island that require balancing on a narrow eral Admission tickets. and Pelham Bay Branches of the New York beam, weaving between vertical barri- [2300 Southern Blvd. at Bos- Public Library in collaboration with the city’s ers, stretching across wide steps, and ton Road in the University Heights section, Parks Department. In the event of inclement weather, call for event updates. climbing on wiggling surfaces. (718) 220–5103; www.bronxzoo.​com].

Fri, Aug. 4 Sat, Aug. 5 Volunteers under 18-years-old are required to In The Bronx present a signed guardian’s consent to partici- First Friday: Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, In The Bronx pate or have a chaperone present. Walk-ons 895 Shore Rd. (718) 885–1461; www.bar- It’s my park day: Henry Hudson Monu- are welcome. towpellmansionmuseum.org; 5:30 pm; $12, ment at Independence Avenue and Kappock Adventure Race: Crotona Park (near the $10 seniors and students, free for members. Street; (347) 203–9164; dp@reynolds@veri- tennis courts), 1700 Crotona Ave.; (718) Pianist and vocalist Lindsay Brooke will zon.net; 8 am to noon; Free. 760–6999; [email protected]; perform from 6 to 8 pm. Enjoy the music, Families can volunteer with the Stewards explore the museum, and stroll the garden; www.cityparksfoundation.org/events/cate- light refreshments available. The trolley makes of Henry Hudson Park. Start your Saturday gory/adventure-race; 9 am; Free. an hourly loop starting at 5:25 pm from the mornings and help to amplify its beauty and This exciting parent-child race incorporates 6 train Pelham Bay Park subway station to sustain community with general cleanups and basic exercises and sports skills, and provides the museum and City Island. Registration gardening. Rain or shine, there will be some- a healthy, one-hour dose of fun for all. The requested. thing for everyone to do at this unique park! course features 12 activity stations where

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team members must properly perform the re- quired exercise or task before advancing to the next station and final run to the finish line. Ac- tivities include: javelin throw, jump rope, bas- ketball free throw, hurdles, and a mini climb- ing wall. Registration is required. Open to chil- dren 8 to 13 years old. Family Art Project: Wave Hill Garden and Cultural Center, 675 W. 252nd St. (718) 549– 3200; www.wavehill.org; 10am to 1 pm; Free and admission to grounds free until noon. “Mni Wiconi,” a saying of the indigenous people of Lakota, S.D., means “Water is Life.” With visiting Caddo Native American story- teller Joe Cross, hear time-honored stories about the importance of water for all people. Make a simple pinch or coil, air-dry clay pot inspired by the patterns of authentic Caddo pots, with designs showing the beautiful, di- rectional flow of swirling water. “Cinderella Samba:” Ben Abrams Play- ground, E. and Pelham Parkway; 311; www.cityparksfoundation.org/event/

cityparks-puppetmobile-presents-cinderella- Filip Wolak samba-betsy-head-playground; 11 am to noon; Free. This contemporary twist on the classic “Cin- Dancing in the streets derella” fairy tale is presented by The Cit- yParks PuppetMobile and sets the timeless tale Bounce on over to the fourth an- leries of each institution. The block in the lush landscape of Brazil, where, thanks nual Uptown Bounce block parties on parties are open to visitors of all to the help of her fairy godmother, Cinder- Aug. 2 and 9 at the Museum of the City ages. ella attends Rio de Janeiro’s biggest Carnaval of New York and El Museo del Barrio. Uptown Bounce on Aug. 2 and Aug. gala and dances the samba with Prince Paulo The joint venture is a series of sum- 9 from 6 to 9 pm. Free, advanced res- himself. mer festivals featuring musical per- ervations required. Family Garden Walk: Wave Hill, W. 249th formances, leading New York City DJs, The Museum of the City of New York Street and Independence Avenue; (718) 549– gallery talks, art-making workshops, [1220 Fifth Ave. at 103rd Street on the 3200; www.wavehill.org; Noon to 1 pm; Free and dancing lessons for all ages and Upper East Side, (212) 534-1672; www. with admission to the grounds. Visit favorite, family-friendly locations in the skill levels. mcny.org]. harden on a walk with Wave Hill Garden guide. Uptown Bounce takes place on the El Museo del Barrio [1230 Fifth Ave. at front terraces of both museums on 105th Street on the Upper East Side, (212) Kids Rule Weekend 2017: Lehman Col- lege Campus; Noon to 5 pm. Fifth Avenue, and throughout the gal- 831–7272; www.elm​useo.org]. Fun, games, magic shows, children’s the- atre, water slides, and pony rides — all outdoors. Summer Concert Series: and Woodcrest Avenue; (212) 602–5300; Nature Center, Orchard Beach; (718) 885– ww.nycgovparks.org; 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm; Family Camping: Pelham Bay Ranger 3466; www.nyc.gov/parks/rangers; 1 pm to Station, Pelham Bay Park, Bruckner Boule- Free. 5 pm; Free. vard and Wilkinson Avenue; (718) 319–7258; Keeping seeds connects us to our past www.nyc.gov/parks/rangers; 6 pm to 7 am; Come on out and enjoy some Salsa, Free- and to our collective future. Come explore Free. style, Bachata, Merengue, R& B, Pop, and the “why” and “how” of saving seeds and Zumba. The Urban Park Rangers celebrate the tradi- the stories they hold through discussion and tion of camping and we look forward to wel- hands-on practice. coming your family. Family Camping programs Wed, Aug. 9 take place in all five boroughs, but space is Sat, Aug. 12 limited and families are chosen by lottery. To In The Bronx enter your family in the lottery, please visit nyc. Sunset Wednesdays: 7pm. Wave Hill In The Bronx gov/parks/rangers/register. Garden and Cultural Center. See Wednesday, It’s My Park Day: 8 am to noon. Henry Aug. 2. Hudson Monument. See Saturday, Aug. 5. Sun, Aug. 6 Family Art Project: Wave Hill Garden and In The Bronx Thurs, Aug. 10 Cultural Center, 675 W. 252nd St. (718) 549– In The Bronx 3200; www.wavehill.org; 10am to 1 pm; Free Family Art Project: 10 am to 1 pm. Wave and admission to grounds free until noon. Hill Garden and Cultural Center. See Saturday, Stories in the Shade: 11 am to 11:30 am. Focus on friends with fins, especially those Aug. 5. Playground for all Children. See Thursday, popular goldfish swimming in Wave Hill’s Aug. 3. Kids Rule Weekend 2017: Noon to 5 p. Aquatic Garden. Turn colorful paper bags into Lehman College Campus. See Saturday, Aug. Seed Keeping and Storytelling: fantastic 3-D fish that can swim through the 5. , 90 W. 164th St. air and flutter home with you.

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Canoeing: Crotona Nature Center, Char- lotte Street and Crotona Park East; (718) 378–2061; www.nyc.gov/parks/rangers; 11 am to 2 pm; Free. Meet the Trained Urban Park Rangers will lead you on canoe adventures that range from the gentle waters of protected lakes to the challenging authors open waters of rivers and bays. All canoe pro- grams are for ages 8 years and older. Partici- Teresa E. Harris and Jen Calonita pation in a manadatory safety review led by a come to American Girl Place for an trained Ranger is required. This basic canoeing author meet-and-greet on Aug. 12. program is great for all skill levels. Inspire your girl’s imagination World Elephant Day: Bronx Zoo, 2300 by introducing her to the authors Southern Blvd. at Boston Road; (718) 220– who brought American Girl’s new- 5103; www.bronxzoo.com; 11 am to 4 pm; est characters to life! Girls will Free with general admission. have a chance to meet Teresa E. Celebrate World Elephant Day at the Bronx Harris, who wrote “Gabriela” and Zoo! Last year’s celebration included challeng- ing the origami elephant Guinness World Re- “Gabriela Speaks Out,” and Jen cord of 33,764 by folding 35,000, honoring Calonita, who penned “The Real the pacyderms lost each year for their ivory. Z.” Be sure to bring your books for autographs! Further Afield Meet and greet on Aug. 12 Candle making: Morris-Jumel Mansion, 65 from 1 pm to 3 pm. Free. Jumel Terr. at W. 160th Street, Manhattan; American Girl Place [609 Fifth (212) 923–8008; [email protected]. Ave. at E. 50th Street in Midtown, nycgovparks.org; 11 am to 1 pm; Free. (877) 247–5223; www.americang​ Need to brighten up your day? Discover how colonists read during the night before the irl.com/retail/new_​y​ork.php] invention of electric power. Create your own wax candles, complete with color and laven- der or vanilla scents. Advanced Registration is Fri, Aug. 18 tracting honey from the comb. Resident bee recommended. experts show how it’s done! Check the web- In The Bronx site for other Honey Weekend activities (bee Sun, Aug. 13 “Cinderella Samba:” St. James Park, Je- keeping, honey tasting, candle making and rome Avenue and E. 193rd Street; 311; www. more). In The Bronx cityparksfoundation.org/event/cityparks-pup- Summer Concert Series: 1 pm to 5 pm. Family Art Project: 10 am to 1 pm. Wave petmobile-presents-cinderella-samba-betsy- Orchard Beach Nature Center. See Sunday, Hill Garden and Cultural Center. See Saturday, head-playground; 11 am to noon; Free. Aug. 6. Aug. 12. Summer Concert Series: 1 pm to 5 pm. Sat, Aug. 19 Mon, Aug. 21 Orchard Beach Nature Center. See Sunday, In The Bronx In The Bronx Aug. 6. It’s My Park Day: 8 am to noon. Henry Solar Eclipse: Bartow-Pell Mansion Mu- Hudson Monument. See Saturday, Aug. 5. seum, 895 Shore Rd. (718) 885–1461; www. bartowpellmansionmuseum.org; 2:30 pm to Wed, Aug. 16 Family Art Project: Wave Hill Garden and 3:30 pm; Free. In The Bronx Cultural Center, 675 W. 252nd St. (718) 549– Come look at the partial solar eclipse with 3200; www.wavehill.org; 10am to 1 pm; Free 2016 Summer Sports Experience us! Museum educator and NASA Solar Sys- and admission to grounds free until noon. Jamboree: Recreation tem Ambassador Robin Vernuccio will conduct Center, 3225 Reservoir Oval East; (212) 360– As part of Wave Hill’s Honey Weekend, this a workshop on the eclipse and peek at the 3300; [email protected]; www. classic Family Art Project lets kids outfit them- eclipse from the mansion (weather cooperat- nycgovparks.org; 11 am to 3 pm; Free. selves with wings, antennae, a pollen cup, and ing). Attendees will receive their own eclipse a kazoo to buzz with. Join in a bee parade NYC Parks’ Summer Sports Experience glasses to safely view the eclipse and to take and do a bee dance in a cardboard hive. teaches an array of sports activities to kids home. throughout the spring and summer. Featuring baseball, fitness mobile, flag football, soccer, Sun, Aug. 20 Thurs, Aug. 24 softball, tennis, track & field, play mobile, and In The Bronx volleyball. Recommended for children 6 to 17 In The Bronx years of age. Snacks and prizes given out. Rain Family Art Project: 10 am to 1 pm. Wave Stories in the Shade: 11 am to 11:30 am. or shine. Hill Garden and Cultural Center. See Saturday, Playground for all Children. See Thursday, Aug. 19. Aug. 3. Thurs, Aug. 17 Honey Extraction Demonstration: Wave Hill Garden and Cultural Center, 675 Sat, Aug. 26 In The Bronx W. 252nd St. (718) 549–3200; www.wave- Stories in the Shade: 11 am to 11:30 am. hill.org; Noon–3pm; Free with admission to In The Bronx Playground for all Children. See Thursday, grounds: $8 adults, $2 children. It’s My Park Day: 8 am to noon. Henry Aug. 3. Drop in and see the sticky process of ex- Hudson Monument. See Saturday, Aug. 5.

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Family Art Project: Wave Hill Garden and 12; $$31.95 seniors over 65). Further Afield Cultural Center, 675 W. 252nd St. (718) 549– The other guy. This new event at the zoo is a fully-netted Take the Hudson Loop: Pier 11 NY Wa- 3200; www.wavehill.org; 10am to 1 pm; Free bridge-and-tower course and nature play area and admission to grounds free until noon. terway ferry, Wall Street, Pier 11, Manhattan; geared toward children and families. Coca- www.nywaterway.com/HudsonLoop.aspx; See the world through rose (or green or Cola is the presenting sponsor Nature Trek as Daily, various times, until Mon, Sept. 4; Fees blue or purple) colored glasses. Create your well as dedicated educational programming apply. own custom sunglasses equipped with cool encouraging the exploration of the natural Kids under 12 years old ride free on all NY and colored lenses to feast your eyes on lush world through play. August gardens and river. Waterway ferries, including those serving The Nature’s Sculptures: New York Botani- Hudson Loop, a 10-mile biking and walking cal Garden, 2900 Southern Blvd. at Fordham trail. and visit urban waterfronts — the West Sun, Aug. 27 Road; (718) 817–8700; www.nybg.org; Tues- Side of Manhattan and the Hudson County In The Bronx days – Fridays, 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, Saturdays waterfront in Weehawken, Hoboken, and Jer- and Sundays, 10 am to 5:30 pm, until Fri, sey City, linked by NY Waterway ferries. The Family Art Project: 10 am to 1 pm. Wave Sept. 15; Free with All-Garden Pass. Loop runs from Battery Park City in Lower Hill Garden and Cultural Center. See Saturday, Manhattan, north on the Park Aug. 26. Using Chihuly’s glass sculptures as a founda- tion, explore the shapes and colors of plants in walkway/bikeway to the W. 39th Street Ferry Summer Concert Series: 1 pm to 5 pm. the Garden. Find inspiration in the vivid colors Terminal, where service is available to Port Im- Orchard Beach Nature Center. See Sunday, and patterns of nature throughout the Gar- perial in Weehawken. Aug. 6. den’s landscape, and craft a habitat to house Angry Bird’s Universe – The Art and your own air plant. 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Good sense eatinG Christine M. PaluMbo, rD Eating right to lated macular degeneration down the road. protect your sight eat foods with a low glycemic index ack-to-school season can be an im- smoothie. They don’t need to consume People who do have the lowest risks of portant time for enhancing the qual- much; just one teaspoon of green leafy age-related macular degeneration. Food B ity of a child’s diet. While an abun- veggies with a bit of fat raise blood lutein with a lower glycemic index include veg- dance of research supports the critical role levels by almost 90 percent, according to a etables, fruits, and whole grains. Many of good nutrition in brain development and study in the American Journal of Clinical “white foods” such as white bread, mashed academic achievement, little is said about Nutrition. white potatoes, white rice, and white flour nutrition and a child’s eyesight. are higher on the glycemic index scale. Do you recall the joke, “Have you ever ‘Process’ your veggies seen a rabbit wearing glasses?” While you’ve undoubtedly heard that get zinc Certainly carrots — rich in beta caro- food processing is undesirable, chopping, In addition to lean red meat, poultry, tene — help promote good vision and pureeing, and cooking actually help the and fortified cereal, zinc can be found in healthy eyes. body absorb veggies’ nutrients. Cooking legumes of all kinds. These include black- But rabbits don’t maintain their glasses- them in oil or serving them with fat (think eyed peas, kidney beans, lima beans, and less face on a diet of only carrots. There dip or dressing) in the meal also boosts peanuts. are other delicious, nourishing foods that nutrient absorption. Zinc in an essential trace mineral that’s help maintain healthy eyes both now and found in high concentration in the eyes over a lifetime. go fish and may help protect them from the dam- No surprise, the same diet that helps People who eat fatty fish — such as aging effects of light. maintain optimal vision also helps keep the salmon, sardines, mackerel, sardines, hali- cardiovascular system in tip-top shape. A but, or tuna — just once a week have only Run and play diet low in saturated fat and rich in fruits, half the risk of developing age-related mac- For every hour kids play outside in vegetables, and whole grains can keep not ular degeneration compared to those who natural light with far-away horizons, they only your heart in good shape, but also eat fatty fish less than once a week. reduce their risk of nearsightedness by your peepers. Age-related macular degeneration is the two percent, according to researchers at Consider these tips: leading cause of adult blindness in the U.S. the University of Cambridge. Fatty fish is rich in DHA, which scientists And what about those carrots? Along eat leafy green vegetables believe help protect the macula or center with sweet potatoes, mangoes, apricots, They’re rich in the nutrient lutein. Lutein of the eye with its antioxidant and anti- cantaloupe, and pumpkin, carrots are rich protects the eye by forming pigments in inflammatory properties. Having adequate in beta-carotene — a precursor to vitamin A the macula, which lies in the center of levels of DHA is also linked to preventing — a nutrient that helps you see in the dark. the retina. The pigments help with vision dry-eye syndrome. Find more healthy vision tips from the by filtering out harmful blue light wave- National Eye Institute at NEI for Kids, lengths that can damage the eye. Seek out vitamin C https://nei.nih.gov/kids. The best greens are kale, spinach, ro- A diet high in vitamin C — citrus fruits, Christine Palumbo is a Naperville-registered maine lettuce, dandelion greens, collards, kiwi, berries, peaches, bell peppers, and dietitian nutritionist. Follow her on Twitter @ and turnip greens. If the kids balk at these, tomatoes — helps eyes function properly. It PalumboRD, Facebook at Christine Palumbo throw some baby spinach or kale into a also reduces the risk of developing age-re- Nutrition, or [email protected].

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