Julie Taymor has brought her skills to 'The Magic Flute', in a holiday family opera at The Metropolitan Opera.

The Real Stuff: Hot Chocolate for the Holidays!

Most hot chocolate is a misnomer: It’s usually cocoa. But these restaurants make this winter treat with the real thing...

Start with two friends, a range of talents, and babies born on the same day, and you end up with Mamalu's Play and Munch Ground, a café, indoor play space and market in Williamsburg.

As a mother, whenever I read about people forced from their homes with nothing but the clothes on their backs, my first thought is, what about diapers?

For parents who feel discouraged by the commercial or religious implications of most holiday shows, many of which are skewed towards Christmas, there is an alternative.

Where to: Ski in New York Area

The family that skis together often stays together, and ski resorts near and far offer a variety of ways that ‘hook’ the entire family.

Nice Ice!

Last year, Manhattan had a new free place to skate, The Pond at Bryant Park. This year, this midtown skating rink returns, bigger and better.

A recipe for Turkey & Black Bean Enchiladas

City kids have a new place to play and learn a variety of team sports

Mary Poppins has landed on Broadway, but British Nanny Care can come to your home.

What delights Wynton Marsalis? A group of 4-year-olds, jamming.

Summer may be over, but you can still visit the boardwalk: the Big Apple Circus has a new show, Step Right Up!, that recreates an “Amusement Resort by the Sea”.

If you think your kids are growing up too fast, the new exhibit at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum may confirm it.

New Yorkers may get our water from upstate reservoirs, but did you know that the milk that most of us drink is from Queens?

Slings Made Easier

Slings in the City, a group devoted to baby-wearing, is the brainchild of Queens mom Bianca Fehn.

RHEA PERLMAN now makes kids laugh

On TV, in movies, and in person, Rhea Perlman conveys a great sense of fun. Now she is bringing her trademark spunkiness to the page, in a book series for kids.

Just when my 8-year-old started to eat spinach, the tender, baby leaves that come in bags, it was pulled off the shelves by the E. coli scare.

Less is More in Tuckahoe

Michael Sands' company, Lesser Evil, specializes in healthy all-natural kettle corn.

Kimora Lee Simmons: The Life of a Hip-Hop Mom

Some famous parents shelter their kids, but Kimora Lee Simmons, mother of Ming Lee, 6 and Aoki Lee, 4 (and wife of hip-hop mogul/entrepreneur Russell Simmons), embraces the limelight.

Store openings, new companies, new ideas and concepts — all geared to parents.

My second child so hated shoe shopping that when we entered a shoe store, she would cover her feet and scream.

Extreme Play at CMOM!

Learning through play is one of the basic tenets of the Children’s Museum of Manhattan (CMOM), a concept that reaches its fullest expression at the new permanent exhibit, PlayWorks.

My 15-year-old, Hallie, was indignant when her friend’s father didn’t know who she was.

Pedaling the Dolomites — Family Adventures on Wheels

Careening down a steep path on a mountain bike I picture myself — or one of my kids — hurtling over the handlebars. But the screams they are emitting are ones of joy.

Joy Behar — Funny Girl

Joy Behar has worn many hats: high school English teacher, stand-up comic, single mom, co-host of The View. Now she has another addition to her resume: children’s book author.