Talented Tween Emily Bear Tickles the Keys with Diversity – Win Tickets to the CD Release Party
Emily Bear has never met a challenging composition she didn’t like. That this 11-year-old can play anything from heavy jazz riffs to classical concertos and everything in between, all from memory, speaks More...
(Report) Bloomberg’s Legacy: A Record High Homeless Rate of 50,000
Under Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration the city’s homeless rate has risen to 50,000. According to a recent report by the the Coalition for the Homeless, ”New York City’s record homeless More...
My Experience with Foster Care and Homelessness
A new article by the Washington Informer highlights the link between foster care and homelessness citing that according to one local organization, nearly 40% of young homeless people in DC were either in foster More...
My Hero: ‘Super Gavin’ Saves the Day by Catching the Falling Baby
Last week I celebrated my birthday. One of the highlights of week came in the mail. It was this picture created by my favorite six-year old in the world – my nephew, Gavin Byers of Atlanta, Georgia. You More...
UPDATE: Campaign to Save NYC After-School Programs
UPDATE: Last week, Campaign for Children NYC and its supporters launched a public awareness campaign to save child care and after-school programs (see the original story below.) The list is of “saved” More...
What Is Lactose Intolerance and What Causes It? Take a Quiz.
Image: Wizard Recipes Are you Lactose Intolerant? Do you know if you are Lactose Intolerant? Are Latinos, Blacks, Native Americans and Asians more prone to Lactose Intolerance? The information can be confusing. More...
What Can Parents Do About Antibiotic Overuse?
WebMd.com asked WebMD children’s health expert, Roy Benaroch, MD, how parents can help with the problem of antibiotic overuse. Q: I’m worried that kids — mine and others — are taking too many More...