Happy Hour 4 Kids/Manhattan OT is a comprehensive center that offers socialization groups; occupational, physical, art, and counseling/play therapies; speech and language pathology; and in-home parent training for families with children 18 months to 10 years old.

Long considered the “bible” for parents in search of nursery schools, Victoria Goldman has just revised "The Manhattan Directory of Private Nursery Schools".

Many parent-run businesses have a limited life span. On the other hand, Cozy’s Cuts for Kids, which predates owner Cozy Friedman’s children, keeps expanding.

At W.E.B.DuBois High School, in Crown Heights, teacher Timothy Adams has won an award recognizing “exceptional teachers for the innovative methods they use to inspire their students to write.”

Former mayor Ed Koch recently collaborated with his sister, Pat, on their second children’s book.

For many, a beach vacation requires little more than soft white sand and clean water. Cape May, N.J., offers that, plus a cute town filled with child-friendly restaurants, diversion for rainy days, and enough mini golf and arcades to ensure that kids won’t get bored.

According to recent studies, parents are becoming involved in their children’s work lives.

There are many middle schools that are thriving. Consider M.S.51, the William Alexander Middle School, in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

There are so many diaper choices now that even the most Zen parent can get ready to toss her wipes.

Baby Loves Disco, the monthly afternoon dance party at Southpaw in Brooklyn, has a new partner, Modern Mom.

Two Brooklyn moms have come up with a way to recycle outgrown clothes so parents can save money and reduce waste.

The Little Gym has opened its first Brooklyn location.

Kids are involved in drama classes throughout the city, but City Lights Youth Theatre occupies a special niche.

Keeping Tabs on Nanny

Like many parents of young children, Murray Hill mom Jill Starishevsky worried about leaving her little ones in the hands of a nanny.

British choreographer and director Matthew Bourne has adapted Tim Burton’s movie, 'Edward Scissorhands', for the stage. We caught up by email to discuss Edward and other muses.

I feel horrible when my kids are sick, and I would gladly take a stomach bug, or bad cold, so they could be spared. But there is also something so sweet when your child is ailing and utterly dependent on you.

The Playgroup Matchmakers

“Being a new mother and meeting other new moms can feel similar to dating or being back in high school and trying to make new friends,” say the two NYC moms behind Tots 'n Talk.

Mandarin Treehouse spreads its branches

Parents sending their youngsters to The Mandarin Treehouse would attest that it’s never too early to learn.

The American Museum of Natural History has launched “A Night at the Museum” sleepovers.

Moms at Your Service

Two NYC moms have turned their encyclopedic knowledge and can-do attitude into a business, 'Momcierge'.

For those parents who bemoan the loss of childhood, the Broadway 'Mary Poppins' is the perfect antidote.

Paradise Found

The mega Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island, Bahamas, satisfies so many needs (except those of the budget traveler) that it seems niggling to criticize anything.

In a Lather, Downtown

Nicki Francis, a Tribeca mother of two, started out making soaps and balms for friends, as Christmas gifts.

A Near-Disaster Sets Mom on a Mission

Every parent needs to know how to save a life, stresses Farley Boyle.

If you try to eat healthfully, or feed your children healthy food, holidays can be a minefield.