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Activities and Events in the Berkshires that focusing on parenting, Things to Do, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
MANCHESTER, Vt. — Computers, iPods, iPhones, iPads, video games, television sets — how many hours does your family spend behind a screen? This Sunday, May 19, at 3 p.m., the Northshire Bookstore will host an afternoon session where parents can learn about ways to connect with your children and reduce your family’s screen time. The…
PITTSFIELD — As we all know parenting doesn’t come with a handbook, so any little bit of knowledge we can glean from others to help us along this tumultuous journey is usually much appreciated. Next Wednesday, May 15, Berkshire County Head Start is offering a helping hand with its free “Beyond Bossing, Begging and Bribing”…
Note: April was Autism Awareness Month, and because the month seemed to fly by we are just getting this special guest post to you now. BY VERNETTA MARRA The conversations always start the same — with innocent questions. Do you have kids? How old are they? Then inevitably they ask a question which leads me…
PITTSFIELD — Berkshire United Way, in partnership with Face the Facts — an initiative to reduce teen pregnancy — will host a free community conversation and dinner on Monday, April 29, from 5-7 p.m. at Taconic High school in Pittsfield during which a conversation will continue regarding what’s been happening with our the BUW’s teen pregnancy initiative, its next steps and…
COURTESY JOHN KROLSolid food? Arden Krol (above) has got it down pat. On the scale of green beans to apple sauce, he gives it a prune puree – that’s two thumbs up. Just beginning solid foods is an adventure and a half. It can lead to everything and anything from pure bliss, to spitting and/or…
Yesterday, while vacationing in Florida with my family I returned to our townhouse — after a day of visiting a manatee center, playing in the surf and lounging poolside with a celebrity gossip magazine — to a text from my mom: “Bomb at Boston Marathon and JFK Library 2 dead 49 injured so far.” Before…
NORTH ADAMS — It ain’t easy … raising kids that is. And every little bit of help counts. Thanks to the Northern Berkshire Community Coalition, The Family Place and The Family Resource Center in North Adams, families in Berkshire County will be getting a lot of help and support this April. Beginning Friday, April 12,…
You can lead a horse to water. But, what do you do with a baby who needs a nap, is overtired – it’s that time of day – but, just refuses to go to sleep? You can make kids do a lot of things: Take a bath, eat, tummy time and the rest. But, when…
Sometimes we can forget that who our children become is largely determined by the example we parents set. If we live with a glass is half full kind of attitude, there is a good chance our children will, too. If we are courageous, and strong and demonstrate perseverence, so too will our children. If we…
LENOX — Feel like whatever you ask your children to do, thet do the exact opposite or nothing at all? The Montessori School of the Berkshires will host a 90-minute workshop on Wednesday, March 6, to help parents learn strategies for obtaining more cooperation from their young children. This interactive session runs from 6-7:30 p.m.…
