kids

Whenever we are in the car and there is a person holding up a sign at the intersection or in the street, Ryan always wants to stop and help.

A couple of years ago, I was that parent asking about the best way to keep your child at bay when in a crowded place.

We all hear stories about back in the day when maybe our parents or grandparents had to do special drills at school  to hide under the desk in case of nuclear attack from the Russians. Like the desk would protect you from anything. As I got a little older we were always ready in case of a shooter. I found that kids to be prepared for this new scare to be a bit much.

One of my old (favorite) teachers posted this video on his Facebook page and at first I thought, "Ugh, I'm tired about hearing about bullying! Nothing will ever change." Kids are mean. Maybe it's because they don't know any better? Maybe it's cause their parents are mean...

When I saw this list in a headline I have to admit I thought, "You know New York has to be at the bottom of this list."  I was very surprised to learn that New York is not at the bottom of the list it is actually quite mediocre. The list which was published by WalletHub in an article called, "2017’s Best & Worst States to Raise a Family" ranked all 50 states and the Distric

Oh, to be a kid again. Looking for a hands on and educational experience to do with the kids? Check out the “My Parent & Me” Science Class at the Children's Museum of Science and Technology. Find out about all things winter with the "Winter is Wonderful" program.

Are you’re kids still playing Pokemon Go?  Good news, I have list of kid friendly places that are also PokeStops!

I know you don't want to wrap presents yourself, I know this because I hate doing it too! I will however do it for you if you will help us to raise money for WGNA's "Shop With A Cop". Bethany and I will be at Crossgates Mall today from 5 pm to 7 pm wrapping presents for charity and we would love to see you there...

If you know me at all you know that making sure all children have a magical Christmas has always been a passion for me. I'm going to make it happen again this year, and need your help.

Your kids can help save Christmas when they ride the special double-decker Christmas coach from Yankee Trails known as Santa's Magical Express. They will become elves in training, meet Santa, sing and dance, do crafts, enjoy milk and cookies and help retrieve Santa's stolen hat from the maniacal Jack Frost. ...

So, I was looking through the local TV news websites this morning and this headline on the News 10 ABC webpage caught my attention, "Football coach fired after punishing child for allegedly bullying teammate". Really? The fact that stories like this even still exist makes me worry about where we are heading as a society.

Today on the show Bethany and I talked about the idea of canceling trick-or-treating on Halloween. It's a sentiment that seems to be gaining in popularity in some communities especially this year because, well... clowns. Seriously, people do seem to be more and more worried about parading their kids out at night going from house to house and asking strangers for hand outs...