Teens & Tweens
Tips for Helping Your Teen Find a Summer Job!
Looking to get your teenager away from the screens and electronics this summer? A summer job is a good way to gain real-life skills, structure, and empowerment … and, of course, make some money to sock away. Read more
Girl Power: Ten Ways to Help Your Daughter Stay Safe & Strong
In recent years, it's become clear that the advancement of women's rights can recede if we are not persistent, insistent, and assertive in championing them. One of the ways we remain a country of empowered women is by passing on what we have learned Read more
Saftey Strategies for Your College Student
Your teen is off to college. How exciting! She'll be seeking new opportunities, new friendships, and a new sense of independence. However, the most important question is: Have you prepared her with strategies to stay safe while living away from home? Read more
Tips for Preventing Conflict With Your College Student Home
What was once a quiet, well-structured household can become chaotic overnight as your college student returns for the summer. But the return home does not need to create drama if an attitude of respect and understanding is introduced early. Read more
Get a Job?
A part-time job can give teens their first real taste of independence, both personally and financially. However, juggling education, extracurricular activities and a work schedule can be overwhelming for many adolescents. Read more
Parents College Weekend 101
For years you’ve chronicled your child’s milestones, diligently recording his first steps, first lost tooth, and first school award. Now, as you prepare to visit your college freshman this September or October, it will be your turn to experience a “ Read more
Preparing For Your Teen's First-time Departure for College
My son leaves for the big city in late August. I have a whole range of emotions- everything from excitement and pride to fear and melancholy. Read more
When your teen travels solo
Most parents fret over their children traveling solo, but detailed plans and regular communication before and during his absence will ease your mind. Read more
Enjoying a Family Vacation with Your Teen
Every family has its unique traditions, but among the most common is the annual family vacation. Whether your own family unit is more like the Griswolds or the Hoovers, one thing is for sure: the dynamic changes as the kids get older. Read more
Now That You've Given Them Wings
Since the daily responsibilities of parenting have waned, you’ll have more time to delve into those things you’ve put off time and again. For couples, there can be a renewed energy to their marriage. Read more
Tips for handling "Senioritis"
Has your teen's head been in the clouds lately? Maybe it's spring fever. Although, if your son or daughter is graduating from high school in June, it's probably the more serious condition called "senioritis." Read more
Tattle-tale Parents
Do people really abide by the adage, “It takes a village to raise a child,” or do most people today feel that they do not want to get involved in someone else’s business? Read more
Melissa's Legacy: Teens Living with Cancer
In April of 1998, Melissa Marie Sengbusch was a vibrant, ambitious 17-year-old high school senior, but everything changed when she was diagnosed with Myelodysplastic Syndrome, a rare form of Leukemia. Read more
Revisiting Samantha
Samantha Jones was a graduating senior at Pittsford Mendon High School in 2013 when I interviewed her mother. This summer I met Samantha at a Rochester coffee shop to see how her gap year had transpired. Read more
10 ways to connect with your tween
If you parent a tween, then you probably know how easily tweens can become TOO BUSY, even for you! It is an important time in your parenting to be intentional about ways to connect with them... Read more
SAT & ACT - what you & your teen should know
If your son or daughter plans to attend college there's no escaping standardized testing. However, families do have some control over which test the teen takes, how often they decide to take it, and how they choose to prepare for it. Read more
Gap Year
Not every seventeen or eighteen year old is ready to head off to college − something parents, guidance counselors, and often teens themselves, are keenly aware of. But what’s the alternative? Read more
Brutal Boyfriends
A parent’s worst nightmare: Her teen daughter’s fairytale relationship has somehow spiraled violently out of control, and she doesn't seem to want to free herself from it. Read more
Hooked on Hookah
If you are a parent of a teenager and you’ve never heard of hookah, you need to start educating yourself on the topic. Although cigarette smoking has declined, hookah smoking is on the rise. Read more
When Teens Grapple with Divorce
Even though teens are more independent than younger children, divorce can lead to devastating consequences because their parents are the glue holding everything together for them, and that glue seems to be disintegrating. Read more
Saturday
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Family Museum/Zoo/History Nature/Outdoor
Owl Moon-
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Family Museum/Zoo/History
Family Sleepover at the Zoo-
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Free Event Museum/Zoo/History
The Painted Photograph: Kallitypes by Jen Pereña-
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Museum/Zoo/History
Book & Beast-
Monday
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Museum/Zoo/History
Winter Break ZooCamp-
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Family Free Event Library
Buddy up with Dinosaur Train-
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Museum/Zoo/History
Book & Beast-
Tuesday
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Museum/Zoo/History
Winter Break ZooCamp-
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Family Performances/Movies
The Magic Guy-
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Family Free Event Library
(Video) Game On!-
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Museum/Zoo/History
Book & Beast-
Wednesday
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Museum/Zoo/History
Winter Break ZooCamp-
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Family Free Event Library
“Fort” Night-
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Museum/Zoo/History
Book & Beast-
Thursday
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Museum/Zoo/History
Winter Break ZooCamp-
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Family Free Event Library
Icky Sticky Squishy-
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Museum/Zoo/History
Book & Beast-
Friday
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Museum/Zoo/History
Winter Break ZooCamp-
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Family Free Event Library
Connect 4 Tournament-
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Museum/Zoo/History
Book & Beast-