Chronicles of Parenting: If You Give a Kid a Cupcake…
by Jocelyn Jane Cox We love a good birthday party and we love a good cupcake. We also love Laura Joffe Numeroff’s classic (1985) “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.” The combination of all these...
View ArticleChronicles of Parenting: 5 Things You Shouldn’t Say to Other Parents
by Jocelyn Jane Cox As parents, we need to commiserate and compare notes. However, there are certain things we should never say to other parents. The Chronicles of Parenting is sponsored by The...
View ArticleChronicles of Parenting: Sunscreen Screams
by Jocelyn Jane Cox Summer’s great. But every fun outside activity with your kids requires sunscreen. Or maybe it should be spelled sun-scream. For parents who have struggled to get sunscreen on your...
View ArticleChronicles of Parenting: Splinter Removal
by Jocelyn Jane Cox Removing a splinter from a writhing child is as much a part of summer as chasing after ice cream trucks and chugging margaritas. When a splinter suddenly lodges itself under your...
View ArticleChronicles of Parenting: The Mom & Dad Olympics
by Jocelyn Jane Cox While parenting isn't considered an official Olympic sport yet, don’t you think it could be? If you have a kid, you’re basically qualified to medal in pretty much all of these...
View ArticleChronicles of Parenting: 8 Ways to Get Your Kid Out of the House
by Jocelyn Jane Cox When it’s time to leave the house, does your kid dawdle, resist, and roll out even more stalling techniques than at bedtime? Well, just know that you’re not alone. If leaving the...
View ArticleChronicles of Parenting: Overheard at the Airport
by Jocelyn Jane Cox If you travel with a child by plane, you might hear yourself (or other parents) say some of the following in the airport. The Chronicles of Parenting is sponsored by The Palisades...
View ArticleChronicles of Parenting: Interview with a Backpack
It's back-to-school season. Columnist Jocelyn Jane Cox scored an exclusive interview with one of the most critical parts of the September Student Experience: a backpack. The post Chronicles of...
View ArticleChronicles of Parenting: Having Kids Can be So Embarrassing
by Jocelyn Jane Cox Being a parent can be really embarrassing. I’m not saying that our kids are embarrassing or that we should be embarrassed by them – not at all, I’m talking about the humiliating...
View ArticleChronicles of Parenting: You Might Think This is Funny But it’s Snot
by Jocelyn Jane Cox If blowing your nose or even wiping it quickly with a tissue takes entirely too much time away from playing, here are some other ways to address – or, not address – the nasal...
View ArticleChronicles of Parenting: Helpful Halloween Lies
by Jocelyn Jane Cox Halloween can bring up a lot of questions from little kids, questions you may not be ready to answer quite yet. Of course you’re going to come clean on all this stuff, eventually,...
View ArticleChronicles of Parenting: Crafting Manifesto
by Jocelyn Jane Cox Of course we all want our children to express themselves creatively through crafting, but there are downsides. In case you also have misgivings in this area, here is a Crafting...
View ArticleChronicles of Parenting: Why Toddlers Are Like Turkeys
by Jocelyn Jane Cox You know that Thanksgiving is right around the corner because 2016 holiday season advertising is beginning to fill the stores and the airwaves. With only ATE days until "I 8 Too...
View ArticleChronicles of Parenting: Use Your Words
by Jocelyn Jane Cox We encourage our kids: "Use your words." Maybe we should take our own advice. The post Chronicles of Parenting: Use Your Words appeared first on Nyack News and Views.
View ArticleChronicles of Parenting: The Santa Question
by Jocelyn Jane Cox When your children ask the tough questions about Santa, it’s important to neither deny nor confirm. By answering their questions with a lot of your own questions, your children will...
View ArticleChronicles of Parenting: Which is Worse?
by Jocelyn Jane Cox Time to play a little parenting game called "Which is Worse?" The Chronicles of Parenting Is sponsored by Summer Play Camp at Blue Rock School. The post Chronicles of Parenting:...
View ArticleChronicles of Parenting: New Bubble Warnings
by Jocelyn Jane Cox Sure, bubbles are a lot of fun, but they're also guaranteed to spill everywhere. This is why we have come up with some new warnings. If you feel strongly about the bubbles not...
View ArticleChronicles of Parenting: Letter to the Creators of Kids’ Movies
by Jocelyn Jane Cox Here are some suggestions for the creators of kids' movies, i.e. less screaming and more math. Surely these will be taken into consideration. The Chronicles of Parenting are...
View ArticleChronicles of Parenting: Mixed Messages of Summer
by Jocelyn Jane Cox School is almost out: soon, the days, the weeks, and the months will stretch out before us, filled with all kinds of unbridled fun. Well, except for those parts that aren’t so fun....
View ArticleChronicles of Parenting: What We Can Learn from Deer
by Jocelyn Jane Cox What if everything we needed to know about parenting - instilling patience, courage, and independence in our young - could be learned from deer? The Chronicles of Parenting are...
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