Scholastic Releases Free Reading App for Kids

Scholastic has introduced Storia, a free, interactive, and educational reading app for kids that comes with five free ebook downloads and features more than 2,000 titles for kids from toddler through teens.

How Your Smartphone May Be Affected By Severe Weather

Three ways your smartphone may be affected by Hurricane Sandy and other severe weather, and tips on how to save your phone's battery for when you need it most.

Todd Oldham and Target Unveil Newly Renovated Library at P.S. 21 in Staten Island

Todd Oldham, creator and designer of Kid Made Modern, teamed up with Target to redesign the library at PS 21 in Staten Island and create a food pantry that will provide fresh produce and staple foods to students and their families.

Free Online Game Teaches Kids About Weather Science and Safety

Here in the Northeast, we've had no shortage of severe weather lately. While you're family is hunkered down during a hurricane alert or snowstorm, keep your kids busy with this free, interactive online game that will teach them about severe-weather science and safety.

Safe and Fun Pumpkin Decorating with Mr. Potato Head

Safety and fun are key with this Mr. Potato Head pumpkin decorating kit that takes sharp blades out of the equation and puts all of the fun into Halloween decorating with the whole family.

Spooky Ice Cube Molds for Halloween

Say goodbye to boring ice cubes and allow festive freezer ice cube molds from HomeWetBar to cool down your beverage and amp up the scare factor at any Halloween party this October.

The National Institute of Mental Health defines the different types of psychotherapy that can be adapted for both children and adults.

Fire Safety for Your Family

Prepare your family for a home fire. Here are some easy steps you and your family can take to protect your home and each other, and to understand the basics of fire safety.

Dealing with procrastination woes? Are you putting off important tasks or events. Procrastinating leads to bad habits, relationships suffer, and professionalism declines. Dr. Jay Earley offers tips for breaking your procrastination habit and heading towards success.

WIN Halloween Books For Tweens!

These 8 new books about mystery, haunted houses, creepy creatures, and other worlds will be sure to have your tween reading into the wee hours of the morning during the Halloween season.

Personal, a web and mobile application for individuals to store, share and reuse their most valuable information, launched “Personal for Education,” to help students, parents, teachers and administrators save time, improve accuracy, and advance opportunities for students.

Reach for the Sky

Blue Sky Girls raises awareness for Rett Syndrome, a severe neurological disorder on the autism spectrum, with families affected by the genetic disease on the steps of Tweed Building in Lower Manhattan.

Halloween Activities with DC Comics Super-Villain

Download a printable activity pack featuring DC Comics Super-Villains for Halloween coloring pages and a word search.

Win 3 Scary Movies on Blu-ray

MGM Home Entertainment released three scream-worthy titles on Blu-ray this fall: Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Jeepers Creepers, and Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2. Enter for your chance to win all three during our Halloween giveaway!

WIN: Children's Halloween Books for Your Home Library

Gather around for children's story time to introduce characters like rabbits, witches, a mouse, and a cockroach, with new titles from Simon and Schuster, Harper, and more. Win a bundle of children's books this Halloween to add to your child's home library.

WIN: Treat Basket of 'Unjunked' Candy from CVS

Feel good about eating Halloween candy this year with "unjunked" candy called Unreal, candies made with less sugar and more nutrients. NYMetroParents and CVS are giving five readers a chance to try the new Unreal candy bars and chocolates with a treat basket full of the new treats.

Win Halloween Books for Teens!

These 8 new mystery books and suspense-filled tales for teens and young adults will keep your child hooked on reading long after Halloween.

The Best of the Rest of the Web: Unplugged, Baby Weight, and Soccer Snacks

From our November 2012 issue, a selection of thought-provoking, laugh-inducing, and just plain interesting facts and quotes from the web and the world of parenting.

Chelsea Clinton Drops by Brooklyn Public Library for Story Time

NBC News special correspondent Chelsea Clinton read aloud to second- and third-grade students at the Brooklyn Public Library's Central Branch in September as part of NBC News Education Summit, which coincided with a series of free public library events.

Ask the Expert: How Can I Avoid Stress During the Holidays?

Marla Tomazin, a Manhattan-based certified image consultant, shares her tips for avoiding stress during the holidays and how you can relax if you find that you are stressed.

Carve A Watermelon For Halloween This Year

This Halloween, why not put a fun twist on pumpkin carving by making some Jack O’Melons? Watermelons carve up boo-tifully, and you can eat the fruit right away, making it easy to scare up some delicious Halloween fun.

Bake Cobweb Cupcakes For Halloween

From little monsters to grown-up goblins, Halloween is when sweets truly take center stage. This delicious recipe will help make your Halloween that much sweeter (and spookier)!

During the Rally for Recess initiative, collect specially marked packages of Dannon products for a chance to win a $30,000 playground makeover for your school.

Pets Add Life Children's Poetry Contest Enters Fifth Year

The 5th annual Pets Add Life Children's Poetry Contest encourages kids in elementary and middle school to submit poems about why they love their pets.

Cater Your Very Own Graveyard Bash

Be the ghostess with the mostess this Halloween and throw a wickedly wonderful spooky celebration. The entertaining experts from the Wilton Test Kitchen know all the tricks and give some expert advice and kid-approved recipes here so you can make plenty of treats for hosting a bone-chilling blast that will have friends and family shrieking with delight.