A Sport For Every Child
Often, parents orchestrate the play of children at early ages so that they don’t perish from the sports habitat prematurely. But sometimes it’s better just to give them the space and tools and let nature take its course.
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How to Encourage Your Child in Sports
Childhood obesity is at an all-time high in the United States, so getting children to participate in some sort of physical activity is important. Many children lead such sedentary lives – often parked in front of the television set or video game console for hours on end – that a child who wants to be active should be applauded. (read the story...)
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Kids on the Court: Tennis in Flushing
A new program has been under development in select cities around the country including USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing and launches nationally this month. QuickStart Tennis, designed for ages 5-10, aims to develop skills by playing, not drilling. (read the story...)
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Mets Go Citi
This is the last month of the season for the New York Mets, but forward-thinking fans are already planning trips to the stadium in 2009, to the new Citi Field.
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Caution: Children at Play
Be it soccer or swimming, tennis or baseball, year-round training or participation on too many teams can lead to burnout and overuse injuries. Both are on the rise, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. (read the story...)
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River Teacher
For West Nyack mother of two Laurie Seeman, Earth Day doesn’t come around once a year; it’s an every day affair. As a self-described “environmental artist, scientist and educator”, Seeman uses art to teach children to appreciate their environment and to act as its “keepers”. (read the story...)
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Goal! Armonk Soccer Team Scores
Soccer is a sport that is universal in its appeal to boys and girls. This, of course includes kids with special needs, who more often than not are unable to play on a regular team, for a host of reasons. (read the story...)
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Soaring in the City
If, like Toby Tyler, you’ve dreamed of joining the circus, the Trapeze School New York is for you — and your family. Kids as young as 6 are allowed to take a class, but all ages are taught together.
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The Great River Row
Twelve high school students will soon be hiking, rowing and canoeing their way from the Catskills all the way to New York City, tracing the journey of the city’s first-rate drinking water to their own taps. (read the story...)
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Hidden Prospect Park
I was the kind of kid for whom a door marked “private” meant I needed to see inside; a fence was an invitation to climb. So I have long been intrigued by an area marked “Friends or Quaker Cemetery (Private)” on my local Prospect Park map. (read the story...)
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Belleayre Mountain
Belleayre Mountain Rd
Pine Hill, NY
800-942-6904
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Belleayre has long been known as one of the best p...
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Carnival Time
360 Mt. Pleasant Ave.
Mamaroneck, NY
914-381-8944
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Carnival Time Takes The Planning Out of the Party,...
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Teach Me Tennis
SERVING BROOKLYN AND MANHATTAN (Inquire for all locations and where we travel to)
New York, NY
609-433-1081
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HAVE FUN & LEARN NEW TENNIS SKILLS THIS SUMMER! TE...
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Ladybug Playhouse
244 Glen Cove Ave.
Glen Head, NY
516-252-7207
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Our curriculum nurtures the whole child and suppor...
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