The theme changes yearly, but the goal remains the same. Since 1993, when the Ms. Foundation for Women launched the first Take Our Daughters to Work Day, the philanthropic institution has been reaching out to the public to promote gender equality and a balance between family and career in the workplace. So every year, on the fourth Thursday in April, men and women across the country are encouraged to bring children, whether their own or those of family and friends, to work, for a closer look at what goes on in America’s workplaces.

With so many families choosing to adopt children from foreign countries, many factors come into play in keeping the adoptee’s birth heritage alive. Through interaction with organizations that post events and offer advice and social outlets, families are able to help celebrate cultural differences together with their children.

Ah, the joys of motherhood. The pitter-patter of little bare feet throughout the home. A whiff of baby shampoo on the soft and silky hair of a baby. But what happens on days when the joy feels more like downright isolation? The International MOMS Club, a non-profit organization which for 20 years has acted as a support group for stay-at-home mothers, now offers a spit-up-free shoulder to cry or just lean on at its newly chartered chapter in Middle Village.

He was at a crossroads in his musical career. She had great ideas about developing music for children. Luckily, they were both at the right place at the right time. When Puerto Rican-born Luis Antonio (Louie) Miranda met Joy Suarez at Cleopatra’s Needle, a jazz restaurant on the Upper West Side in 1995, “I was debating what I should do. I didn’t want to continue traveling with the band I was with, and Joy had great ideas about music for children,” Louie says. That meeting was the start of Jerry Joy Music.

The topic attracted hundreds to the 92nd Street Y recently: How do high-profile female executives manage to raise families amid the demands of successful careers?

With the beginning of summer just around the corner, the decision on where to send children for summer camp can often be daunting. Luckily, there is a camp for every interest: sports, arts and crafts, and music are just a few. For those who aspire to the performing arts, the stage at the Professional Performing Arts Center of Queensborough Community College (QCC) in Bayside is already set for tapping, singing and much more.