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August 2017 MANHATTAN FREE Family www.NYParenting.com Easy! Navigating the day care maze Teaching kids to fight fairly Healthy recipes for everyone Saving on back- to-school clothes 7 IMAGINATION THIS MONTH ON INTREPID TAKES FLIGHT Six days celebrating innovations in space exploration. VISIT THE INTREPID SEA, AIR & SPACE MUSEUM TO Highlights: DISCOVER A LEGENDARY AIRCRAFT CARRIER, THE SPACE • Tour Guide Talks & Science Demos SHUTTLE ENTERPRISE, THE WORLD’S FASTEST JETS • Screening of Hidden Figures & NASA Panel • Family Astronomy Night AND A GUIDED-MISSILE SUBMARINE. • Activities and Displays NYC RESIDENTS! SAVE UP TO 40% ON ADMISSION** +¼F8O ¼|b´|®´qt|¼YbO V8Y¼8 b8t±b8¼ movie, the city skyline and a view of the Hudson. The Martian, August 1 Back to the Future, August 8 INTREPID ADVENTURES Free family programs included with Museum admission. Registration required. 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BY SHARON ZARABI 19 Operation Backpack Annual drive outfits kids with supplies and confidence 38 BY JAMES HARNEY 23 How to make brag COLUMNS sashes A fun and creative way to celebrate 12 FabuLYSS Finds your amazing kid BY LYss STERN BY JEssICA LIGHTLE 20 Good Sense Eating 26 Fresh delights BY CHRISTINE M. PALUMBO, RD Healthy recipes that even picky eaters will love 22 Family Financial Planning BY KATHRYNE TAYLOR BY ANTHONY N. CORRAO 30 Day-care maze 24 Just Write Mom Better navigate it with tips from BY DANIELLE SULLIVAN these experts 28 Healthy Living BY ALLISON PLITT BY DANIELLE SULLIVAN 32 Child care for older 36 Behavior & Beyond children BY DR. MARCIE BEIGEL BY KRISTEN J. DUCA 46 New & Noteworthy 34 Teaching your kids to BY LISA J. CURTIS fight fairly BY MYRNA BETH HAskELL CALENDAR 38 August Events SPECIAL SECTIONS 14 Education Choices Directory 45 The Marketplace 32 August 2017 • MANHATTAN 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. 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ASSISTANT EDITOR: Courtney Donahue New York Parenting can also be reached by COPY EDITORS: Lisa J. Curtis calling (718) 260-4554, emailing Family@ NYParenting.com or by visiting our website, CALENDAR EDITOR: Joanna Del Buono NYParenting.com. 4 MANHATTAN FAMILY • August 2017 August 2017 • MANHATTAN 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 MANHATTAN 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.