Business of Parenting - A Mom On Your Side
When Jodi Liston’s children, were classified as emotionally disabled, she enlisted the help of an advocate to help her navigate the system and get the services her children needed. But it was no simple task. After a long and arduous process, 17 years of research, volunteer work at Legal Services of the Hudson Valley, and assisting other families struggling with similar issues, Liston, decided to start her own firm. The two-year-old Liston Advocates helps the growing number of parents who are following similar paths to get suitable services for their children. (read the story...)
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In Fashion At Any Age
In 2000, when fashion designer and educator Denise Proctor opened the doors to her Westchester Fashion Academy for Children (WFAC), it was the realization of a dream. (read the story...)
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A Moving Business: From the City to the 'Burbs
Three years ago, Alison Bernstein gave birth to her first child and her first business idea, a real estate company that would help families looking to leave the city for the surrounding ‘burbs. Now, three kids (with a fourth on the way) later, Suburban Jungle Realty Group, her newly launched real estate firm, focuses on families who are considering moving to Westchester, New Jersey, Long Island and Connecticut. (read the story...)
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Into the Wild
With a past in travelling, Manhattanite Kourosh Mahboubian, a father of three, recently pioneered an adventure club for children, Wild Blue, which is headquartered on the Upper East Side. (read the story...)
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As Fresh As It Gets
Getting fresh, the parent’s lament, has taken on a whole new meaning in Park Slope. Two local women have just opened Get Fresh, a take-out shop with prepared food that you finish cooking at home. (read the story...)
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Nature & Nurture in Nyack
Imelda McCain was a nurse for 15 years, but she always thought about opening her own business. The birth of her 7-year-old son, Lucas, however, has had a tremendous influence on the direction of that business. From that maternal desire, the concept for Playing Mantis (read the story...)
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Groovy in Croton: Fashion for Kids
Kids in Croton have been looking pretty fashionable of late, thanks to outfitting by Croton moms Andrea Andrews and Lisa Primeggia. Their shop, Groovy on Grand, is a treasure trove of unique findings for the young and fashion-forward set. (read the story...)
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Little Gym - New York (The)
2121 Broadway, Bet. 74th & 75th St., 2nd fl.
New York, NY
212-799-1225
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You can see it in their eyes the first time they r...
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All About Kids
New York, NY
718-706-7500
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Welcome to All About Kids, one of the largest prov...
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Cultural Care Au Pair
1 Education St
Cambridge, MA
646-509-9059
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EF Education, a worldwide foreign-language organiz...
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Joe the Magic Man
Queens, NY
917-723-0460
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Joe for comedy magic that will amaze and tickle yo...
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