In the Fall, our new website will be up and running at the same address: www.parentsleague.org
Also, our Guide to New York is going online. The Guide will be accessible through our website to members. Parents League members will be able to search for activities and information from any computer.
This year we have divided our Toddler Book into two separate resources for parents: Let's Play an online guide for members with children under 3, and The Guide to Preschools, a publication for members with children under 3.
As always, Parents League members will receive our annual Review in the mail.
Don't forget about Summer In New York City, currently accessible to members through the website.
September 3 PL reopens
September 22 Boarding School Fair
4:30-6:15 pm
Loyola School Gym
E 83rd St. (between Park and Madison)
September 23 Independent Day School Fair
4-6 pm
Loyola School Gym
E 83rd St. (between Park and Madison)
For more information, click here.
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 Even though your kids have just started school this fall, it will soon be time to start planning for summer camp. Many camps hold open houses and begin registration in October. Summer in New York City lists more than 400 summer activities in and around New York City for toddlers through teens and is now available online!
Members, log into our new online version.
If you are a member and need the username and password send an email to info@parentsleague.org. If you are not a member, click here to join now.
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An Explanation of the Preschool Admission Process
A PL advisor will lead a ninety minute workshop on how to collect the information you need, when to apply, what to expect and how to enter the nursery school admission season in stride. This workshop is designed for parents with children under 3. If your child will be 4 by September 1, 2008, call the office for a one-on-one appointment with our Advisory Service.
Starting September 8, Workshops for families applying for the 2009-10 school year are held every week at the Parents League office.
Click here for more information.
Reservations are required
by phone: after September 3
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Play Ball!
Teaching Baseball to Your Kids
by Suzanne Molino Singleton with advice from Ken Singleton, former Oriole
Baseball . . . hotdogs . . . apple pie and Chevrolet . . . that was an old car commercial jingle, referring to all-American things that we love. We may eat an occasional hot dog, and some of us know how to bake a juicy apple pie. We all know how to drive. But do we know baseball and how to teach our kids this all-American sport?
Taking an interest in America's favorite pastime and most popular sport as a parent can be fun for you and your family. Teaching and practicing baseball or softball with our youngsters can bring out the kid in all of us.
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The Internet: Do You Know Where Your Child Is?
by Lynne Schalman, Faculty Technology Trainer, The Chapin School
Bullying, inappropriate or unkind behavior, passing cruel notes, risk-taking - all have been rites of passage for children and teenagers for generations. The growth of the World Wide Web, however, has increased the potential impact of these behaviors exponentially. While the media continues to sound the alarm about children's use of instant messaging, chat rooms, blogs, and a plethora of Web sites designed to reveal intimate details of every teenager's life, parents still need to become involved in their children's use of technology.
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Click here for a resource library of articles on parenting and education from the Parents League Review.
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