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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Typical Staten Island. Chances are, if you hear that phrase, you are not expecting it to be a compliment.

On Mother’s Day, I received a card from a dear girl written out to “My Staten Island Mom” and I thought, “Now that sounds like the title of a reality show I wouldn’t want to watch!”

But why not? Why is all the nice, friendly behavior attributed to people who live in other cities (mostly with warmer weather) and to Trader Joe’s workers? Are people from milder climates automatically more polite?

I’ve lived on Staten Island for 39 years, so I may be considered a typical Staten Islander. Very often, I walk around my New Dorp neighborhood and over to the library or one of the stores on “the Lane, ” greeting people I pass with a simple “Good Morning” or “Hello.” Throw in someone pushing a stroller or walking a dog and I’m most likely going to add in an “Oh, how cute!” or something comparable.

When I’m driving, I frequently let cars waiting at a corner make the turn in front of me. Why not?

It only costs a couple of seconds and is not going to affect my ETA by much. Of course, there are times when I fail to yield to a waiting car, but it’s much more satisfying to get the gratifying thank you nod than the repugnant finger wave.

Recently, in the supermarket I let another woman take the last package of chicken cutlets even though I already had it in my hand.

She needed it for that night and I was planning ahead for tomorrow. Thinking I would have been disappointed if I were her, I insisted she take mine. It was worth it just to see how surprised she was.

Maybe I’m just getting older and suffering from adrenal fatigue or a potassium deficiency, but the importance of getting there first or fastest has waned. It’s about the journey not the destination. Slow and steady wins the race. Be the change you want to see in the world. Live and let live. No matter what philosophy or religion you follow, revered mentors basically tell us the same thing. It’s even the foundation of the Golden Rule. Must be something to it, don’t you think?

Forget about smelling the roses. Instead, stop and think about the little everyday actions that define how people see you. We’re all living here just trying to do our best for our families. Let’s help each other out or, at least, give each other a break. Let’s turn the assumption about typical Staten Island behavior and make it something desirable.

Now that’s a reality show I’d like to see!

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Get Ready for the Big “K” Prepare Your Child This Summer June is the month famous for the start of school summer vacation. While parents throughout Staten Island are anticipating the last day of the school year, if you have a child born in 2009, your focus is on starting the “Big K” in September. For tips on how to prepare this summer, read child psychologist Dr. Valerie Allen’s article and your new little student will be able to ease in to school confidently!

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Ryan Pisapia Family Fun Day The Ryan Pisapia Memorial Fund is in honor of Ryan Anthony Pisapia, a 3 year-old Staten Island boy whose life was cut too short by a tragic accident in 2009. The fund is dedicated to assisting the youth in the community, sponsoring four yearly scholarships at St. JosephSt.Thomas School.This year’s Ryan Pisapia Family Fun Day will be held on Saturday, June 7 from 12 to 5 p.m. at Nansen Lodge. There will be fun for the whole family, including raffles, 50/50, door prizes, rides, food, drinks, and so much more. .

south shore Artists Group Art show The South Shore Artists Group Art Show is an effort to promote arts on Staten Island. The show displays artwork from more than 40 artists and includes all genres of work. The South Shore Artists Group handed out applications to public and private high schools on the Island, encouraging students to participate. This year’s Art Show will be held on Saturday, June 7 at Conference House Park from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Congratulations to P.s. 48 The Guggenheim Museum’s annual A Year with Children, which runs until June 18, showcases select works of art by students in grades two through six from public schools throughout the five boroughs. Each student participated in Learning Through Art, a pioneering arts education program, during the 2013-14 school year. The works of art on display include collages, drawings, found objects, prints, paintings, sculptures, and photography. Artwork from Staten Island’s own P.S. 48 will be on display throughout the exhibition.

sleep under the stars In an effort to encourage people to reconnect with nature, the National Wildlife Federation created the Great American Backyard Campout in 2005. This year on Saturday, June 28, people of all ages are asked to unplug and head outside by camping in their backyards, neighborhoods, parks, and campgrounds. Why don’t you participate with your family? You don’t have to spend the whole night outdoors.

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In conjunction with this event, the Urban Park Rangers with be hosting a night of family camping from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. You and your family can reconnect with nature by sleeping under the stars in Blue Heron Park. There are only 30 spots available for this event and online registration takes place on Wednesday, June 18. Registration does not guarantee you a spot, but enters you into a lottery.

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If there’s one thing New York City has in abundance, it’s museums! From the Met to the Museum of Natural History, we have some of the best museums in the world just a ferry ride away!

On Tuesday, June 10th, celebrate these amazing institutions during the 36th Annual Museum Mile Festival. The festival runs along Fifth Avenue from 82nd to 105th Street from 6 to 9 p.m. There are a total of 10 museums found in this stretch of Fifth Avenue, which has been dubbed “Museum Mile.”

The museums along Museum Mile are The Africa Center, El Museo Del Barrio, Museum of the City of New York, The Jewish Museum, National Academy Museum and School, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Neue Galerie New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Cooper Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution. The festival also includes live bands and entertainment and activities for kids.

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Reading Challenge, which runs until September 5. The program involves children, educators, and parents, and allows you to log in the minutes you’ve spent reading each day. By logging in the minutes you’ve spent reading with your children, you can help set a new world record. Visit siparent.com for a link to Scholastic’s site to find out some fun ways you can get your children reading this summer.

Your local library also wants to get you and your children reading this summer, which should be no surprise to anyone! Many libraries will be hosting Summer Reading 2014, with kickoff celebrations throughout the month of June. Visit our Calendar of Events beginning on page 72 and online to find out when your local library will be holding their celebration.

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Staten Island’s own Sean Egan, a senior at Monsignor Farrell was recently named one of America’s top 10 youth volunteers of 2014. Two years ago Egan organized a holiday visit with fellow high school students to a VA hospital in Brooklyn. This inspired him to found the organization “Hearing Our Heroes,” which consists of more than 300 students who assist and thank veterans of the U.S. armed forces by sponsoring events, providing goods and services, and visiting military hospitals. Egan was honored in May during a ceremony held in Washington, D.C.

The Fire and Emergency Services Exploring Program Is your teen constantly bemoaning that there’s nothing to do on the Island? Are you the one fretting that there aren’t more programs for your teen on the Island? Why not sign them up for The Fire and Emergency Services Exploring Program? The program is open to high school and G.E.D. students between the ages of 14 and 20. The Explorers program offers volunteer work and career training. It allows teens to gain insight and firsthand experience into fire and emergency services snd directly interact with local firefighters and emergency medical technicians. If you’d like to sign your teen up for this exciting program, contact fdnyexplorer@gmail.com. Visit siparent.com for a full article about the program

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Start planning for July now! The Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series - a free program that offers live outdoor music in the five boroughs - will hold a concert Thursday, July 3 from 7 to 8 p.m. in Clove Lakes Park. The concert is free and open to the public and will feature music from Mary-Jane Lee, Ginger Costa-Jackson, and Yunpeng Wang, accompanied by Pianist Dan Saunders.

After a night of dancing to live music in the park, watching a parade along Staten Island is the perfect way to spend your Fourth of July.

The Travis Parade, Staten Island’s 4th of July Parade will be celebrating their 104th anniversary with Joel Bibula acting as this year’s Grand Marshall. Festivities for this year’s event begin with a ceremony at noon in front of P.S. 26. Step off will be at 12:30 p.m. from P.S. 26 and Showplace Entertainment Center. All access roads into Travis including the Victory Blvd. exit off Route 440 will be closed at 11:30 a.m.

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SUMMER FUN

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SUMMERTIME FUN WITH THE KIDS

ummer is here; school is out and the kids are facing 10 weeks of blissful freedom!

Ahhhh, 10 weeks. . . . 10 WEEKS! What are you going to DO with them for 10 whole weeks! First of all, breathe.

It’s OK. They are just kids, it’ll be fine.

They will play peacefully while you drink an iced tea in the backyard and catch up on some recreational reading. Yeah, right.

Seriously, you have to make a wish list. Gather the kids around and get their ideas. Sort what is appropriate for your family. Write down all the approved activities and post the list where everyone can see so that when you complete each one, you can check if off with a grand sense of accomplishment.

Here’s a few ideas we came up with. Please share your own with us, and we will update this article online. We can all learn from each other. Reach us through Facebook or email editorial@siparent.com.

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THERE ARE MANY WAYS CHILDREN CAN HAVE A BLAST THIS SUMMER.

Have a Picnic. There are many wonderful areas to have a picnic with your family. If you are looking for a nice park setting with the added attraction of a playground and a Carousel, try Willowbrook Park, at Eton Place off Richmond Avenue. For a list of other parks on Staten Island, visit siparent.com/staten-island-parks.

Take a Ferry Ride. The large orange Ferry, synonymous with Staten Island, is one of the most popular destinations for New York City tourists. If your kids haven’t taken a ride on it, they are in for a treat. The five-mile ride takes about 25 minutes and is free! Outdoor seating enhances the experience with the rush of wind and unobstructed view of Lady Liberty. Great photo op—if you are not too busy taking pictures for tourists!

Scavenger Hunt. Make a list of items to be found. Vary the difficulty level, keeping it age-appropriate for the group involved. If you are conducting this in your backyard, you may need to “stage” the area by hiding some of the items to be found. For older kids, they can team up in groups. Each group can carry a smartphone or digital camera and take pictures of the items instead of actually collecting them.

Host a Formal Tea Party. This is a big hit, especially with little girls, ages 4-8 years old. Send out invitations in the form of scrolls. Make little cucumber finger sandwiches and scones. Have the guests dress up.

(Mom’s old bridesmaid dresses work well if you bustle them up so they aren’t a tripping hazard.) Announce each guest’s arrival in a booming English accent. Paper fans, personalized tea cups bought at

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discount houseware store (think Fishes Eddy). You can get some inexpensive straw hats and a bunch of do-dads, like silk flowers and tulle to decorate. If you are using a glue gun to secure the decoration, make sure it is only handled by an adult in a controlled area.

Water Works! Playing with water is a sensory, learning activity that is always fun for kids. Stay at home and enjoy a refreshing activity outside, or take the kids to the source. Either way, it’s a fun day.

In your own backyard, hold a water balloon toss, turn on the lawn sprinklers, fill a bucket with water and give them a paintbrush to paint the fence or picnic table, or just blow bubbles during an outdoor dance party.

Or, take them to the water: Kayaking, Canoeing, Fishing, Swimming, Visit a Beach. Don’t forget the sunscreen! See a list of Staten Island beaches at www.siparent.com/recreation.

Hold A Fundraiser. Lemonade stand, bake sale, car wash, yard sale.

Whatever you choose, you will be using the opportunity to teach a larger life-lesson. Let the kids help select a charity or cause so they can really be invested in the outcome.

Camping Outside in Your Backyard. Kids’ outdoor time is on a downward spiral as screen time reaches an all-time high. Introduce your kids to the wonders of the natural world with a campout (adult supervision, of course) right in your own backyard. This year is the 10th Anniversary of the Great American Backyard Campout with the theme of Connecting Kids and Nature. More info can be found on the National Wildlife Federation website, www.nwf.org.

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If you’d prefer to camp outdoors with some like-minded families, Blue Heron Park is hosting a family night under the stars on June 28. See more info on how to register for this event in our Community & School News section.

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Put on a Play. A skit, a play, or a production– it’s all a lot of creative fun for kids! If you want to make it a large-scale summer project, you can have the kids write their own script. For a simpler option, you can get a free pre-written script online. Try kidsinco.com, freedrama.net, a2zhomeschooling.com, or just search the Internet.

If you want something really simple, line the kids up and have them put on a production of a song from Frozen. They already know all the words!

Take Them Along to Volunteer. Nursing home, park cleanup, food pantry, or help out a neighbor. Here’s the chance to do some really good parenting—the kind you always say you want to do, if you only had the time! There is a list of ideas on www.siparent.com/volunteeropportunities.

Go Fly a Kite. Find a park or an open space and let it soar! For a list of Staten Island Parks, visit www.siparent.com/staten-island-parks.

Day Trips. Visit one of the bazillion museums or cultural places that we, as New Yorkers, are fortunate enough to live in close proximity to. Check out siparent.com’s Family Fun tab for a list of ideas, then do a little research so you can give the kids some background on what you will see when you get there. It’ll show them the value of approaching every experience prepared.

Walk over the Brooklyn Bridge, or take a walk on The High Line in Manhattan.

Take a ride into Manhattan to visit Patience and Fortitude, the marble lions that have stood outside the NY Public Library at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street for over 100 years!

Make education fun by visiting MoMath, the museum of mathematics. Yes, that does exist. It’s in Manhattan on 26th Street. Your child can ride a tricycle with square wheels!

There are tons of other fascinating educational places for the whole family to enjoy. Dinosaurs, planets, fire engines, art, science- it’s all close by.

Take a look at what’s available on our website, under Family Fun. Enjoy the gift of time with your kids; it’s priceless!

By Gerri Friscia, Editor of S.I. Parent, who invites you to contribute to this article by submitting your ideas to editorial@siparent.com. This article will be posted online and updated so that Staten Island families will have an idea bank all summer long!

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GOOD SPORTS

by Joe LoVerde

Kathy Barrett has witnessed the good, the bad and the ugly in parents during her days as a coach, mother, and grandmother of young athletes. And, as a school psychologist at two Staten Island public schools, she is all too aware of the influence parents’ actions can have on their children.

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“Most of the parents I see at my grandson’s soccer games at Miller Field are there to genuinely enjoy watching their children,” said Barrett, school psychologist at PS 60 in Bulls Head and PS 45 in West Brighton. “But I have also seen parents who have no business being near their kids’ games.”

In her day job, Barrett’s an expert at helping children succeed socially, emotionally and behaviorally. And she’s been around youth sports enough to understand the role parents play in either supporting or hurting their kids in those areas.

Until they reach middle school age, youth sports should not focus on competition, Barrett said.

“The primary purpose is to have fun, but there is so much more,” she explained. “In young children, sports build confidence, selfesteem, motor skills, leadership, and sportsmanship. They learn to listen and take directions.

“It’s a time when they are learning how to play the game, and learning to enjoy playing the game.”

A big part of sports, of course, is success and failure, and learning how to handle both. She thinks a practice her son Michael follows in coaching his son’s Richmondtown Soccer Club team helps do just that.

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“He coaches a team that seems to lose most of its games,” she admitted with a laugh. “But after every game, he gives decals to every player on the team for something positive. One child might get one for effort, another for trying his best, another for hustle. Parents then sew the decals onto their uniforms.

“This is giving every kid recognition; a sense that he has done well.

That is so important.”

When children reach their teens, it’s natural for winning and losing to gain importance — but just as important not to let it have a negative effect. That’s when the post-game ride home in the car can make or break a young athlete’s day.

“It’s natural to discuss the game,” Barrett said.

But what if your child has a bad game or her team suffers a particularly crushing defeat?

“You might want to ask, ‘How did you feel about what happened?’ It opens a door to discussion,” said the former youth softball coach. “If a child wants to talk, you’ve given him or her the opportunity; if he or she shuts down, be wise enough to sense that and back off.”

Another no-no is to badger your child after a game.

“Although most of the parents I see at games are fine, every once in awhile you find one who puts an excessive amount of pressure on their kids,” she said. “If a parent insists to the child afterward that he needs to practice more, or accuses the child of not paying attention during the game, you are knocking down their self-esteem. It’s heart-breaking.”

And blaming the officials after a game is a bad example to be avoided at all costs.

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The fact is, she noted, inaccurate calls happen in all sports. “Discuss this with your child,” she said. “Everybody makes mistakes — even the referee. And it’s OK.” Finally, she said, don’t be afraid to reward your child if she has a big game or his team scores an important victory.

“Take them out for a ice cream,” she said. “It’s OK to celebrate doing well.”

Joe LoVerde has been coaching youth sports on Staten Island for nearly 40 years. He’s also a longtime newspaper editor and sportswriter.

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HEALTH

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While there are many healthy foods out there, some of them are, well, super because they’re loaded with vitamins, antioxidants, and other nutrients that help prolong life,” says Dr. Carmella Sebastian, a board-certified internist and nationally known wellness educator. “These ‘ingredients’ even fight and prevent chronic diseases like cancer, heart disease, osteoporosis, and diabetes— all important to consider even as you focus on your waistline.”

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Here are the top five superfoods Dr. Carm recommends adding to your grocery list: DARK CHOCOLATE IS ONE OF THE FIVE SUPER FOODS DR. SEBASTIAN RECOMMENDS TO HELP LOSE WEIGHT AND FIGHT CHRONIC DISEASE.

Blueberries. Heck, you might even want to grow your own!

Just plant them in the spring and harvest in late July or August. Packed with antioxidants and phytoflavinoids, blueberries are also high in potassium and vitamin C, making them a top choice of doctors and nutritionists. Not only can they lower your risk of heart disease and cancer, they are also anti-inflammatory. The darker the berry, the more antioxidants it has. Frozen blueberries are just as good as fresh, so add them to yogurt parfaits, cereal, smoothies, and salads. Dr. Carm recommends a ½ cup serving daily.

Quinoa. Say it with us: keen-wah. Quinoa is full of fiber, and as you might already know, a diet high in fiber will help you maintain healthy cholesterol and blood sugar levels. As a bonus, because fiber helps you feel full longer, it’s also a great tool in weight management. Since quinoa has more protein than brown rice, start using it as a healthful substitute.

Yogurt. Okay, okay, you know the drill: Calcium helps build strong bones and prevents osteoporosis. So put that knowledge to use and start filling your grocery cart with yogurt. Here’s an added bonus: Some studies even show that calcium helps with weight loss! If you’re age 19 to 50, the USDA recommends 1,000 mg of calcium per day. If you’re 51 or older, that level increases to 1,200 mg daily. Top with freshpicked berries and enjoy a refreshing summer treat!

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Dark Chocolate. That’s right. Dr. Carm is encouraging you to eat dark chocolate! New research has shown that it is packed with antioxidants and can lower blood pressure. Look for chocolate with 60 percent or higher cocoa content—the darker, the better. In addition, the darker the chocolate is, the lower the fat and sugar content. Now that’s our kind of health food!

Tea. Black tea and green tea have the same overall antioxidant power, but green tea also includes ECGC, an especially powerful antioxidant. A recent Japanese study showed that men who regularly drink green tea had lower cholesterol than men who didn’t. Researchers in Spain and the United Kingdom have also shown that ECGC can inhibit the growth of cancer cells. For a double health whammy, replace sugary sodas with tea.

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In recognition of Father’s Day and National Men’s Health Week (June 9th-15th), let’s heighten awareness of preventable health issues and encourage early detection of disease in our fathers, grandfathers, and sons. An important step in helping the men in your life with prevention is through screenings.

People need to be familiar with changes in their own body and know their family’s health history. As men age, they need to be aware of recommended screenings and any health concerns or risks. Keeping up with screenings is one of the best ways to prevent disease and can truly save your life!

Yearly Physical A yearly physical with your primary care physician is a vital component of knowing the baseline levels for all parts of your health. An easy way to keep track is to make your appointment in June as part of National Men’s Health Month. When you see Father’s Day popping up in stores, you will be reminded to make your annual appointment!

During a yearly comprehensive physical, your doctor will perform or order appropriate tests for your age. Throughout the appointment the doctor will review in detail: past and present medical, family, and surgical history; any medication, herbs, or supplements that are taken regularly or have been in the past; and will go over immunization records to make sure you are current. A head-to-toe physical examination will be performed.

Your doctor depends on you to share some important information when they ask about any changes you notice. Have you had more migraine headaches? Do you notice a change in vision or memory? These changes need to be communicated to your doctor. Symptoms that go unmentioned could have been important pieces of your puzzle. Once the exam is complete, your doctor will determine if screenings need to be performed based on the exam, your age, and medical history.

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Every three years, bloodwork and a urinalysis should be completed.

During a man’s 40s, a blood pressure check, bloodwork and a urinalysis should be done annually.

The bloodwork looks to detect out of range levels, like high cholesterol and diabetes. A baseline skin screening with a dermatologist should be considered, they can determine based on that exam how often follow-up visits are needed.

After a man reaches the age of 50, he should have a prostate exam, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test and annually screen for colorectal cancer. After 50, men, especially smokers and diabetics, should undergo a cardiovascular screening.

Based on history, lung cancer screenings for men at risk among other screenings may become recommended. After 65, smokers should be screened to rule out an abdominal aortic aneurism.

Keep the Men in Your Life Healthy Take care of the people around you.

Make sure that your father, son, grandfather, uncle, cousin, and friends are all taking care of themselves and undergoing the appropriate screenings for their stage of life. By checking in on one another we can all work together in an effort to increase the amount of preventative health screenings the men in our community are undergoing. We can all work together to live happier and healthier lives.

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Toys arranged in neat rows. Outbursts over not being able to get a task right the first time. These behaviors can indicate to parents that they may have a perfectionist on their hands, for better or worse. Perfectionists have high standards. Perfectionists can be driven to achieve. But they can also get tied up in knots over their expectations of themselves. And as psychologist Madeline Levine suggests in her book Teach Your Children Well, performance-oriented children "are so afraid of failing that they challenge themselves far less, take fewer risks, and therefore limit opportunities for growth."

How can parents recognize a perfectionist tendency in their child? And what actions can they take to help their child do their best without getting hung up on "best" never being good enough? A few experts and moms offer their advice:

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Model Making Mistakes The truth is, as adults we can also struggle with setting our standards too high for ourselves, and our children. We may not handle our own failure well, unwittingly communicating a negative attitude toward mistakes. Instead we can help our children by admitting our own behavior needs an adjustment.

"You don't want to stress that children shouldn't make mistakes in the first place," says Dr. Wendy Grolnick, psychologist and author of Pressured Parents, Stressed-Out Kids. "You want to have the attitude that mistakes are our friends. We learn from them."

Kelly Arabie, a mom of two, works to pass this attitude along to her kids. "The faith journey I've been on has taught me that life is very much a process and that I'm not going to be perfect as long as I'm living. It's a gift I can give my children to be able to share that with them."

Occasionally point out a mistake you made to your child. Talk about the outcome - that it didn't derail life and that it doesn't reflect poorly on you. Explain what you'll do to correct the mistake or what you plan to do differently the next time. Let your child see you learn from your mistake.

This goes for owning up to imperfect parenting too. Allowing your child to let you off the hook for a mistake made toward him helps him develop a tolerance and compassion toward others' blunders. It can also help him understand that others will want to show the same compassion for his errors. Ultimately he'll learn to be compassionate toward himself.

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Focus on the Process Not the Outcome Perfectionists tend to be most concerned about the end product.

Oftentimes a perfectionist will redo work over and over in an attempt to achieve a flawless result. But they miss the enjoyment of learning along the way.

Kathryn Johnson's son, Alex, is a hard-working student who takes this approach. "I see him striving to do his best," she says. "But it borders on constant dissatisfaction. He always thinks, 'I can do better.'"

Unfortunately, these children don't always gain much for their efforts: a York University study of elementary and middle-school students found that perfectionists didn't score any better than their peers.

But don't tell a perfectionist that. Their competitive nature will only push them harder toward the goal of doing better than others. Of course, as Dr. Grolnick points out, our outcome-based academic culture isn't helping them any either. "There's more competition than ever before. There's more stress on grades and standardized test scores. It is a setup for kids focusing on outcomes."

Parents can help by encouraging the child to recognize his growth and what he has learned from an assignment or task. Instead of asking “what grade did you get” ask “what did you learn about today,”or ”'what stood out from the unit you just completed.”

"I would like to see learning as a lifetime process and help my children to see that as well," says Arabie. Which makes it important for parents to talk about what they're learning too. Children appreciate seeing that mom and dad, who they might think know it all, are still acquiring knowledge and skills. And they're still enjoying the act of learning itself.

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A focus on outcomes also plays out in an aversion to challenges. Perfectionists will stick with tasks they're sure to complete well, instead of delving into new territory. It's up to parents to notice this behavior and assist their child in combating it.

Dr. Levine notes, "The best way we can help our children welcome challenges is to encourage them to work just outside their comfort zone, stand by to lend a hand when needed, and model enthusiasm for challenging tasks."

Live With Limits Johnson found it helped her son when she set limits for completing tasks.

"A lot of it was encouraging him to stop working on something," she says. "We had to help him realize that at some point he'd wreck his work in trying to fix it."

Letting go has been central in his adjustments.

And learning to pick a stopping point. Otherwise, as she puts it, "where does it end?" Try setting a deadline for completing a task. Use a timer during homework.

Parents may also find their child letting natural deadlines speed up their work - procrastination can be common among perfectionists. For a procrastinator, chunk projects into smaller pieces and set mini-deadlines for achieving each of those chunks.

Perfectionists also need to learn to live with their own limits. This means acknowledging that the ideal in their head may not be possible in this world. A good phrase to teach a perfectionist to say to himself is: "This is the best I can do for now," promoting the idea that improvement is always possible.

Validate the Child For Who He Is Parents can inadvertently communicate that they value accomplishment and results, what Grolnick calls "contingent parental regard" by giving more attention when a child performs well, and less when they don't. It's easy to slip into when we want to praise a child for work well done. But it can work against us when the child associates the praise with being valued for what they do.

Let your child know your love is unconditional.

Be vocal about it. Grolnick says parents should tell their kids, "You're no less loved if you don't do something perfectly."

Arabie echoes this in how she talks with her children. She'll tell them, "I love you for who you are and not what you do."

It may take being specific, such as telling your child that it's okay that they struggle in a certain area or that a B or C grade is just fine.

As you implement any or all of these strategies remember: parenting any child, perfectionist or not, is an imperfect job done by imperfect people.

Which makes each of us practically perfect for doing it.

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The extent and form of participation is very important. It is sitting with the children gently, with much patience and consistency, and helping the child progress.

Standing back and using threatening words and actions are counterproductive.

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— Teacher Answer: You are correct that fathers should be involved in their children's education. According to the PTA, studies show students perform better when mothers and fathers are both involved in the education of their children. Men and women think differently and bring different perspectives and skills to school and PTA activities. School communities and PTAs thrive when both men and women participate. Yet men remain a largely untapped resource. .

Taking Younger Children to Visit Colleges Question: : My wife and I are both college graduates, and we definitely want our three children -- ages 6, 8 and 15 -- to go to college. We talk to them often about how much we enjoyed college. When is the best time to take them on college visits?

— College Bound Answer: Your 15-year-old should be visiting colleges now. And it is not too early for the other two children to get an idea of what college is like. College visits usually should begin at schools close to your home. Your first visits should include fun activities, from college sporting events to special campus events to hiking or camping in the area. Younger children just need to get the flavor of what college campuses are like.

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Your older child needs to have a checklist of things to see at each school, including taking a campus tour, visiting a class, checking out eating and dorm facilities, talking to students and learning about the courses offered. After each visit, he or she should write down which aspects of a school appealed to him or

her and which ones didn't. It will make it far easier later on to make a decision about where to apply. Incidentally, visits for older children need not be limited to schools they might want to attend, as each visit will help them formulate what they really want in a college.

The ideal time for college visits for high-schoolers is when school is in session -- simply because it gives the best picture of college life. Nevertheless, summer vacation visits can be very helpful, as it gives children of all ages an idea of what other things in the area around a college might make a particular school appealing, from mountains to the seashore to big-city or rural life. So when families are on vacation this summer, they should make an effort to at least drive through a few college campuses near their vacation spots.

What to Consider in Delaying Kindergarten Entrance Question: My 4-year-old son is currently in preschool. He'll be five in early fall, easily making the cut-off for kindergarten. My concern is for next year. I do not believe that he will be ready to handle our district's full-day kindergarten. He is exhausted and cranky now after two and a half hours of school. Plus, he still has a tough time adjusting to my leaving him at preschool.

Am I allowed to delay his entrance into kindergarten for a year? Would I then send him to kindergarten or first grade? I know there's a lot of research that supports holding children with late birthdays back from starting kindergarten until they are older. My son will be ready academically, but I'm not sure that is enough. — Ready or Not

Answer: Holding a young child back for a year before enrolling him or her in a public school kindergarten is no longer a possibility for most parents in New York City. Recent legislation has made attendance in kindergarten mandatory for children in the year they turn 5. Of course, parents may avoid this by either homeschooling their child or enrolling the child in a private school.

Parents who hold a 5-year-old child back from attending public school kindergarten need to understand that the child will have to be enrolled in first grade the following year – not kindergarten. In the past, this was the official rule; however, many exceptions were made. This is no longer the case.

Today, parents who feel their 5-year-old child is not ready for kindergarten should meet with the principal of the school the child should attend and discuss why they feel that way and their child’s needs. The decision is ultimately made by the principal and superintendent in conjunction with the family.

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It was a really lovely early evening in the beginning of FATHER’S DAY June. Usually, Erica and Monica would be sitting outside enjoying the sun-filled day. Sometimes their mom would join them and sometimes even Grandma would come over for dinner and would sit in the sun and read her book until dinner was ready.

But this day was different. Last Saturday at Bagels at Grandma’s, the five cousins had talked about what to do for their dads to celebrate Father’s Day. The five cousins had agreed that they would do something but could not decide what that something would be.

So, Erica, the oldest of the cousins, had suggested that they spend a few days to think of ideas and then meet to decide their plans. This evening, after Ryan (the second oldest cousin) got home from work, the cousins met at Liam’s house. His mom prepared a dinner of chicken cutlets, rice, and corn and french fries for anyone who preferred the fries to rice. Liam whispered to his cousins that dessert would be awesome. He had noticed his mom preparing a cake pan to go into the oven and the aroma coming from the oven a few minutes later smelled absolutely delicious. Liam said that he didn’t know what the dessert was, but he was pretty sure it would be great.

After eating dinner, but before dessert, Erica suggested that they put their thinking caps on and start the meeting. Monica agreed, as did Ryan, Philip, and Liam.

“Okay,” Erica said and she continued, “The purpose of this meeting is to decide how to make three dads feel special on Father’s Day.” Liam’s mom came to the table to clear it of dishes and leftover food. (Hardly any.

Everything was delicious to five hungry young people!) She had some paper and markers, which she left on the table in case someone wanted to take notes or write down a reminder.

After Liam’s mom went into the kitchen to join Philip’s and Ryan’s mom and Erica’s and Monica’s mom, Philip spoke up and said, “Before we start, I just want to say what I think we don’t want to do for our dads.”

Ryan looked at his brother and asked, “What would that be, Philip?”

Philip, who had been somewhat serious when he made his statement, now laughed and answered Ryan. “Let’s not buy any ties!”

“Why do you say we shouldn’t buy our dads a tie?” Monica wanted to know.

“Because in a joke book I saw recently there was a picture of a dad with 10 ties on the wall and the dad in the cartoon says, ‘Yep, got them all for Christmas or Father’s Day’ and he is pointing at all the ties.”

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“Well, I think we could start by making our dads a Father’s Day card. My dad always liked the cards I made for him when I was younger.”

Monica responded, “I agree with Liam. We could buy cards, but making them is much more personal. And I have some stickers I’ll share. We can use them on our cards.”

Erica laughed, “Liam, does your mom have envelopes for our cards? We can put stickers on the envelopes like Grandma does with her cards.”

Liam’s mom came back into the room with envelopes and stickers and said, “I heard you. So, here are envelopes. You have paper and markers and, look at this, I have stickers, too.”

“I’ll make a card but I want to buy flowers for my dad. He always buys flowers for my mom and I think he would like some for himself,” Philip explained and turned to his brother and asked, “Ryan, can you drive me to a place where I can buy Dad flowers?”

“Sure,” Ryan replied. “I like your idea, Philip. I think what I would like to do is take Dad to breakfast. He often takes us, so I think it would be nice to treat him.”

“That sounds like a good idea to me, too,” Erica added.

Monica looked at her sister and nodded her head in agreement. “Why don’t we all take our dads to breakfast?”

Liam said, “I think my dad would really like that, but we have to go to a place that has sausages – cause that’s what he likes for Sunday breakfast.”

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Prepare Your Child This Summer

It's the precious, carefree summer days before your youngster sets out into the world beyond home: Kindergarten.

For the next thirteen years, your child will spend as much, if not more, time in school than at home. School will be the springboard to learning, friendships, and ultimately, a career. Help your child prepare for this journey; get him ready for success; encourage him to enjoy discovery, and assist him to meet the challenges which are ahead.

Each youngster arrives at the Kindergarten door with a different level of preparedness.

You want your son or daughter to be ready to learn. Some of the basic "readiness" skills are: number concepts, naming colors, identifying shapes, comparing things that are the same and different, speaking and listening vocabulary, and general information about self and the world in which he or she lives.

Here are twelve quick and easy at-home activities you can do with your youngster to enhance these skills: Cut and paste pictures from magazines; name the items in each picture, make up a funny sentence about each. This will help develop find motor skills and build vocabulary.

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Trace around hands, feet, cookie cutters, jar covers, popsicle sticks and other objects. This is another fine motor activity and enhances

creativity.

Line up items such as blocks, spoons, cups, and clothespins to create left to right progression and visual patterns. This improves visual perception, sequencing, and organization. It helps children to find similarities and differences in objects. It also simulates the left to right eye movement used when actually reading books.

Start with a one-step direction, then a twopart, to help children learn how to listen and follow directions. You can help your child follow directions and complete tasks by using auditory and visual clues. For example, use the words, first, next, and then when breaking jobs into various steps. You can also hold up a finger and as you state each step in the direction, stating #1 do …, #2 do …, and #3 do …

Another helpful tip is to have the child repeat the task(s) back to you. You can ask,“What are you going to do first?

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Share your "junk" mail; open envelopes, sort by size, discuss the picture on the stamps, find letters or numbers and circle them. Children can sort envelopes by size, color, and those with and without windows. They can sort the actual mail by size.

You can use a highlighter to find a certain letter, perhaps start with the first letter of your child’s first name. They can cut the stamp out and paste them on pretend mail they can give to family members. You can have your child sort the stamps by their design, for example, flags, animals, flowers, people, and so on. You can extend this by allowing your child to put stamps on your outgoing mail, and let them purchase stamps at the post office.

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After a trip to the store, post office, or church, have your child tell something about what he saw on the ride. To practice sequencing, ask: what happened first, next, etc.; write it down and let him draw a picture. This increases vocabulary and organization of time sequences. You can prompt your child by asking, which event happened first, for example,“Did we get dressed first or did we drive in the car first?” Also, ask about people you saw or buildings you passed along the way.

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creativity and free expression. It can also be used to reinforce shapes, letters, and numbers. Additionally, this is another activity for fine motor control.

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Cut out pictures from magazines and classify them into groups of food, animals, Kindergarten is a BIG DEAL! clothing, toys, sports, and transportation. Using scissors is an important learning tool, and requires fine motor skills. This activity extends and enriches vocabulary.

Some of our Organization, comparisons, and seeing similarities and differences are reinforced with this FACEBOOK FRIENDS activity. You can also name colors and shapes and make up stories to go with the pictures. weighed in with their concerns: Two or three pictures can be placed next to each other to create the concept of sentence formation by putting words together.

Jill Friscia Bergstrom: My son has been going to school part time since he was two years old (2 Find upper and lower case letters in magazines or newspapers match them with mornings, then 3 mornings, now 5 mornings). each other, spell out simple words, put them in alphabetical order, or cut and When I pick him up, he really needs some down paste onto cards. Have your child group tall letters, such as b, d, l, and t and time to rest. He hasn't napped in years, but the letters with hanging tails, such as g, j, p, q, and y. resting time is crucial to avoiding meltdowns later in the day. Next year is going to be tough...for Draw a picture on a post card and mail it to a friend, relative, or neighbor. both of us!

Drawing with pens, pencils, crayons and markers use slightly different motor Patricia Galante Perez: My son has been going skills. It develops appropriate grip technique, and steadies those small muscles to the same daycare/ preschool since birth. in the hands and fingers. Cutting out a picture and using He loves the women who watch him; I fear a glue are two more skills for control of fine motor skills. separation anxiety. His older sister attends the school he will be going to, so he helps Draw a line or design with a thick pick her up from her afterschool program marker along the edge of a piece of every evening. He's starting to ask about paper and use a holepunch to go the school. He's mostly concerned over the design. Use lightweight cardboard about where the bathrooms are located, LOL!!! from file folders or packing materials. Use a dark marker to make a different shape line Cathy Fiscardi Muniz: New along the four sides and have your child punch school, new friends, full holes along the line. You can also draw with a day and homework.... pencil and have your child trace over it with a brightly it's a huge colored marker. This is a fine motor skill combined with adjustment for eye-hand coordination. You can also discuss colors and ask them! where your child has seen this type of line. For example, a shoe string could be a straight line, a cookie is a circle, the kitten’s ears look like triangles, and so on.

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Encourage your child to speak in complete sentences, talk about the family pet, a television show, the clothes they have on, a visit to grandma's, or plan an outing. Use three to five words to complete a sentence instead of a one-word response.

Ask your child for more details to describe what he or she saw, or what something tasted like or felt like when it was touched.

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What is most important? Visit the library every week and read to your child every day. Dedicate these weeks of summer to enjoy time with your child; make him your priority. Invest time in your child now and you will both reap rewards for a lifetime.

Dr. Valerie Allen is a child psychologist in private practice.

She presents seminars for parents and professionals in the field of child development and has published two children’s books, “Summer School for Smarties” and “Bad Hair, Good Hat, New Friends.”

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Summer is a time for having fun in the sun! But too much sun can be dangerous for babies and young children. There are crucial steps parents should take to ensure their children are being safe while having fun.

Here are some tips for protecting little ones from the summer sun: • If possible, try to time outdoor activities outside the hours of peak sun, before 10 a.m. or after 4 p.m.

• Wear protective clothing and a hat with a broad brim to help keep cool and protect skin from dangerous UV rays, especially during the peak hours of 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It’s also important to wear sunglasses that block out UV rays.

• To avoid sunburn, apply a generous amount of sunscreen to exposed surfaces – especially the child’s face, nose, ears, feet and hands, and the backs of the knees – and reapply about every two hours, especially after swimming or playing outdoors.

• Choose a sunscreen with broad-spectrum protection that blocks both UVA and UVB radiation with an SPF of 15 or higher. Sunscreen should be used even on cloudy days, because the sun’s rays penetrate through the clouds.

• Keep young infants under six months old out of direct sunlight when possible. If there is no way to avoid the sunlight, sunscreen may be applied to small areas of skin uncovered by clothing and hats. But be watchful of the child so that they don’t ingest the sunscreen – for example, if it has been applied to hands, which young children tend to put in mouths.

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Donna Hawks Lewis: Yes. He is not the ultimate decision maker but I will ask his opinion and show him pictures/ reviews etc. of different options. At the end of the day WE adults decide, but its definitely with him in mind since its a family vacation.

Lynda Buonincontri Stegman: I plan our family vacations with my daughter’s opinion. This year I gave her a choice... cruise or Disney and she chose Disney.

Last month on Facebook we chatted about Mother’s Day, baby showers,and more. Aside from all the input you'll get from fellow Staten Islanders, it's where we post updates on what's going on, as well as some funny cartoons – because we all need a laugh from time to time. Join us.

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Your Royal Highness: Yes. We've been going to child friendly resorts to keep the little one happy as well as happy parents lol..just got back from Disney. Fun for all.

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S.I. Parent: For moms who work outside the home: Do your parents and/or in-laws provide childcare while you work? Do you lay out the rules for them to follow, or do they insist on using their own style of parenting?

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It's a little of both. Since they are in their care they need to be given a little leeway with how I raise them. But sometimes they are a little too lenient because they are grandparents and that's when I step up.

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Now that families conduct so much of their social and financial business online, strong passwords are every bit as important as sturdy locks on the doors of your house. Unfortunately, parents who are very conscientious about other forms of family security often do the virtual equivalent of leaving the key under the doormat.

The recent security scare called Heartbleed should have been a wake up call. If you haven’t already changed passwords for your online accounts, now is the time. And while you’re at it, teach your kids to create smart passwords too. (A curriculum for doing just that is available from Common Sense Media commonsensemedia.org/educators/lesson/strong-passwords-3-5).

The simplest way to manage passwords is to store them all in a vault-like piece of software that will generate, encrypt and remember highly secure passwords on your behalf. Free and reliable programs are available from LastPass, KeePass, and Norton Identity Safe. Just be sure that the program you choose will allow easy access on all the devices you use.

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Unfortunately, setting up password software requires time that busy parents may not have. Also, the password that gets you into the software becomes the equivalent of the one ring that binds them all, so if you forget it you are doomed. Those who decide to forgo software need to get serious about creating tough passwords. The first rule is to avoid weaknesses that create openings for trolls, bullies, hackers, and identify thieves. Here are three things you don’t want to do: No personal information. Professional hackers know that it’s easier to remember details from your own life, so if you become a target the first passwords they’ll try are names of people and places that are meaningful to you. Google yourself. Anything that comes up won’t be a good password. That includes birthdates, addresses, employers, phone number, names of family and friends. Next review your social media profiles. Don’t use anything that’s ever been listed as a favorite.

Avoid recognizable words. Many programs have been designed to crack passwords, and most start with a dictionary of words in English and other languages. Using any recognizable word including proper nouns makes you more vulnerable. Adding an unexpected capital letter, a random number, or an exclamation point makes the password a bit stronger but not much.

Don’t be cute—or lazy. Despite years of warnings, people still use “default” passwords like “guest” and “password” as well as sequences of keys on the

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keyboard such as 890-=\ or qwert. Hackers are also acquainted with obvious substitutions like & for E or @ for A or 2 for “to.” And it’s not especially clever to use well-known number sequences like Pi or the Fibonnaci series.

Strong passwords are long (use at least 8 and preferably 12 characters) and varied (use a combination of letters, numbers, punctuation marks and symbols). Of course, a long and varied password is harder to remember. Here are several ways to generate passwords that are both random and memorable: Initialing. Choose a title, phrase, or quotation that means something to you. Use the initial letter of each word as your password. Toss in caps, numbers and symbols to make it harder to hack.

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Mix It Up. Choose two words that mean something to you and alternate their letters. If your dog’s name is Skippy and you live at 345 Woodside, your password would be 3S4k5iWpopoyd.

Diceware. To get really random results, roll the dice. Diceware.com lists 7776 words corresponding to all the combinations that are possible when you throw five dice. The website also provides detailed instructions about how to use the list to create very secure passwords and phrases.

Websites. Although many websites offer to generate passwords on your behalf, don’t use one unless you trust the company behind it. For example, the well-known Norton Security company offers a free password generator at identitysafe.norton.com/password-generator.

Experts disagree about whether passwords should be recorded. Most say that a password that’s hard to crack will also be hard to remember, so you’ll probably want to keep a copy somewhere safe. Consider a locked drawer or between the pages of a favorite book. A Post-It note on the computer monitor is not a good place for password.

Eventually everyone forgets a password, so be sure your password recovery systems are up-to-date. Many websites send a prompt or reset option to an email address. If you change your email, update the sites that require passwords. Providing a cellphone number also provides a layer of security, especially if you have a cellphone that can be locked if it’s lost.

Once you’ve found what seems like a great password, there’s a temptation to use it often and keep it forever. Don’t. Experts recommend using different passwords, especially for sites that involve financial information. And put a “Change passwords” reminder on the calendar so you do it at least as often as you change the oil in the car.

Many security experts argue that passwords are obsolete. Perhaps by the time your kids are adults, they may be able to protect their online assets with a fingerprint or a DNA scan. In the meantime however, mastering the art of strong passwords is just one more way parents can have the peace of mind that comes from knowing you’ve protected what is precious to your family.

By Carolyn Jabs, M.A., who raised three computer savvy kids including one with special needs. She has written Growing Up Online for ten years and is working on a book about constructive responses conflict. Other columns are available at www.growing-up-online.com. @ Copyright, 2014. Carolyn Jabs. All rights reserved.

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2. Positive Reinforcement: It’s all about the positive reinforcement and encouragement. You have to make your child want to share. One way to inspire this behavior is with rewards. Allow your child to earn points/stickers/rewards every time they share, and after a certain amount of time they can work up to a greater reward such as a special activity of their choosing. Decide upon a reward system that works for your family and be consistent.

3. Communicate: If your child is having a hard time sharing, talk with them and try to figure out what’s going on. Discuss why sharing is important and is a nice thing to do. Give your child the opportunity to genuinely and openly explain why they don’t want to share their belongings, and go from there.

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4. Be Patient: Learning to share doesn’t happen overnight, and often times being overly possessive can be a phase your toddler will grow out of. In times of doubt, just be patient and positive and continue working toward the ultimate goal of sharing.

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Although many children benefit the most from getting braces between the ages of 10 and 15, the American Association of Orthodontists as well as international orthodontic authorities advise that children should get their first orthodontic screening by the age of seven, when there may be a mixture of permanent and juvenile teeth in the child's mouth. The orthodontist may be able to forecast any future problems that may arise and note if there are any preliminary steps that can be taken.

Even though many children wait until adolescence to get braces, and most doctors will want to monitor kids' oral structure as they grow, familiarity with a child's mouth enables an

orthodontist to act when the time is right. Some orthodontists work to remedy an overbite or underbite, and they also may address spacing issues.

How braces work Braces straighten teeth by putting steady pressure on the teeth to help shift the teeth into correct position. The orthodontist will determine how long to keep the braces on.

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As the teeth shift, the wires that are part of the braces will be cut and adjusted accordingly. Teeth that require extra help may necessitate the use of specialized headgear to impart extra pressure on the mouth.

Braces will require some alterations to a child's diet as well as his or her oral hygiene routine.

Sticky foods or ones with small particles that tend to lodge between the teeth should be avoided as much as possible. Chewing gum can be exceptionally troublesome. Sticky candies may get stuck, and you could pull off brackets trying to unlodge the candy.

Keeping teeth clean also will require a few extra steps. Because of the small parts and crevices braces create in the mouth, food can lodge in areas more easily. If left that way, one could end up with tooth decay. It is adviseable to use specially designed floss brushes and picks to clean the teeth and dislodge any trapped particles. Also, continue with routine dental cleanings as scheduled.

After braces At the time braces are removed, most patients are fitted for a retainer that will be worn at certain periods of the day (usually at night) to help keep teeth aligned properly. It is important to continue to use the retainer as advised by the orthodontist to help prevent teeth from shifting or becoming crooked once more.

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MAKE FATHER'S DAY MORE ENJOYABLE FOR DAD ad gets to be king of his castle at least one day during the year. Come mid-June, children near and far scramble for ideas to treat their fathers to a special day and award him with gifts for being a role model, provider and confidante. Father's Day activities should be centered around Dad's interests. With that in mind, the following are some ideas to honor Dad in your life.

Sports Sunday: If Dad is a sports fan, his idea of spending a fun-filled afternoon very well may be cheering on his favorite players. Whether your father enjoys golf, tennis, baseball, soccer, or another sport like hunting or fishing, chances are there is a television broadcast on that you can watch together. Otherwise, you can surprise Dad by purchasing tickets to a sporting event and making a day of it at the ballpark.

Beach bound: A relaxing day at the beach may be the perfect way to spend Father's Day. Dad can enjoy the entire family while sitting back in his beach chair and watching the waves roll in. Pack a picnic lunch with his favorite foods and a cold beer, and Dad may just say this was his best celebration yet.

Adventure seeker: If Dad enjoys living on the edge, a Father's Day activity built around action and adventure should be a winner. Take Dad base jumping, rock climbing, scuba diving, or race car driving. Any of these activities is bound to get his adrenaline pumping.

R&R: A relaxing day in the yard swimming laps in the pool or hitting a few grounders to your waiting baseball mitt may be all the excitement he needs. Toss a few steaks on the grill to give it a truly perfect ending.

Impromptu party: Some dads like to be the center of attention. A Father's Day party thrown in his honor, complete with friends and family, can be an entertaining way to spend the day. If you are worried about interrupting others' Father's Day plans, host the gathering on the Saturday before Father's Day and let Dad be the life of the party. Include finger foods, barbecue, a limited list of cocktails and other beverages and some background music.

Plan a Father's Day celebration with your dad in mind. Cater to his favorite activities and opt for entertainment that he will enjoy.

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There’s so much going on in my life that I want to share with you. That’s why, with the help of my mom Gina LaGuardia-Schrecker, VP of Content Development and Social Media for The CollegeBound Network, I am writing a monthly kid’s-eye view of what it is like in my world.

Two Peas in a Pod They say kids are copies of their parents in one way or another. We have the same eyes, dimples, shape of face, body type, personality, smile, etc. The bonds I share with my dad are not only shaped by what we have in common, they are strengthened by them. The jokes we laugh at, the songs we love, the food we crave, even the things that make us moody – they’re all part of what I call the “Gigi-Daddy Connection.” Read on...

My Dad and I Both.... ...enjoy a good sushi or Indian food lunch special. My sister and mom aren’t fans of cucumber and shrimp rolls or tandoori chicken like we are, which is totally fine because it gives us a few (sort of!) exotic places to enjoy together, all on our own. ...love the library. Dad reads books like there’s no tomorrow, so our weekly walks to the library are more for him than us sometimes. ...belt out the lyrics to our favorite songs. Whenever “Radioactive” comes on the radio in the car, for instance, you’d know it from down the block because we obnoxiously sing/yell at the top of our lungs. ...like watching baseball. I’ve only recently gotten into this, but I’ve realized how much fun it is. Plus, sitting side by side with Dad can never do me wrong! ...think it’s funny to tease Mommy. Usually it’s about silly things like how she loves vegetables and her unmatched pajamas, but no matter what, it always gets us all giggling. ....crack up daily at my little sister. People say I’m funny, but they really need to hang out with Jordanna. That kid can crack one-liners and witty comebacks with the best of ‘em!

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...get miffed when people are late. I guess it’s because the importance of being on time is something Dad has really drilled into us. Whatever the

reason, it irks us when we are waiting around for others to show up to things when there was an agreed-upon time. …actually like to go grocery shopping. We call it going to the “stupidmarket,” a silly word that makes me laugh no matter how many times Dad calls it that. We’re always on a “snack mission” when food shopping – sort of like the anti-Mommy (vegetables, remember?!). It’s always an adventure with my dad because he lets me choose things like those individual packets of water flavoring that mom says are garbage, the mega-huge “You don’t need that many!” (mom again!) boxes of lunchbox-perfect chip bags, and something he calls “TV dinners.” …never grow old of Build-A-Bear Workshop. In fact, this is one of “our places.” About twice a year, my dad takes my sister, my little cousin, and me on a “date night” to build a bear and then out for fancy Chinese food (well, the restaurant is a little fancier than our usual place down the block, anyway). It’s one of our favorite things to do together. …enjoy hanging out with our cousins. It could be relaxing by the fire pit (Daddy and my Uncle Matt) or playing dress-up fashion show for the 67th time (a favorite of my twin cousins). No matter what it is, we find comfort and laughter in just being with family. … like organization and clean houses. Although I tend to take after Mommy a bit when I leave things all over the place, at the end of the day, I do like order. Dad is the king at that. He’s always running behind us with the mini vacuum and putting something in its spot.

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…think tickling is the best. He’s the tickler and I’m the ticklee, and it’s so much fun. We usually end our day this way; it’s one of our bedtime rituals I hope I never get too old for.

Despite the fact that I’m growing up, my mom says that many of these things have set the “foundation” for the amazing relationship my dad and I share. These are the moments I’ll cherish forever, she says – maybe not as deeply now as I will when I’m fully grown up–but I do enjoy them.

Hands down, my dad makes me laugh every single day and I always feel loved by him. He has a larger-than-life quality, which makes his love bigger than anything, too. We are very, very lucky to have him, and I’m glad we’re so similar. Happy Father’s Day, Daddy!

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JUNE IS: Child Vision Awareness Month Great Outdoors Month National Candy Month Professional Wellness Month

IMPORTANT DATES: Shavuot – June 4-5 Belmont Stakes - June 7 National Flag Week – June 8-14 Father’s Day - June 15 Recess at Work Day - June 19 First Day of Summer - June 21

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Carnivals, Festivals, & Fireworks.. oh my!

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SUNDAY, JUNE 1

8th Annual Captain Martin J. Egan, Jr. 5K Memorial Run/Walk Midland Beach Picnic Area 8:00 am • All ages Conservation Celebration Staten Island Zoo 718-442-3100 12:00 pm • Free w/Admission • Ages 5+ Basic Orienteering Bloomingdale Park 718-967-3542 1:00 pm • Free • All ages Conference House Tours The Conference House 718-984-6046 1:00 pm • $4/3 • All ages

Bristly Bots and Crawly Critters Stapleton Library 718-727-0427 4:00 pm • Free • Register • Ages 5-14

Friendship Bracelets Dongan Hills Library 718-351-1444 3:30 pm • Free • Ages 7-12

Story Time Todt Hill-Westerleigh Library 718-494-1642 4:00 pm • Free • Ages 3-11

Story Time Port Richmond Library 718-442-0158 3:30 pm • Free • All ages

Homework Help St. George Library 718-442-8560 4:30 pm • Free • Ages 5-12

Kids’ Activities St. George Library 718-442-8560 4:00 pm • Free • Ages 4-7

Homework Help Mariners Harbor Library 212-621-0690 5:00 pm • Free • Grades 1-7

Read Aloud South Beach Library 718-816-5834 4:00 pm • Free • All ages

Shape Up NYC: Kettlebell, Core and Conditioning McDonald Park House - Forest Ave/B’way 6:30 pm • Free • All ages

Reading Aloud South Beach Library 718-816-5834 4:00 pm • Free • All ages

Shape Up NYC: Body Blast McDonald Park House - Forest Ave/B’way 7:30 pm • Free • All ages

Craft Corner Todt Hill-Westerleigh Library 718-494-1642 4:00 pm • Free • Ages 3-11

Shape Up NYC: Zumba McDonald Park House - Forest Ave/B’way 9:30 am • Free • All ages

LiteracyINC: Story Hour Stapleton Library 718-727-0427 6:00 pm • Free • All ages

TUESDAY, JUNE 3

Natural Science Club – Turtle, Tortoises, and Terrapins Blue Heron Nature Center 718-967-3542 2:00 pm • Free • Ages 8-12

Baby Space St. George Library 718-442-8560 10:00 am • Free • Register • Ages 0-1.5

Shape Up NYC: Aerobics McDonald Park House - Forest Ave/B’way 10:00 am • Free • All ages

Tuesday Storytime Barnes & Noble 718-982-6983 10:30 am • Free • All ages

MONDAY, JUNE 2

All Join In! Stapleton Library 718-727-0427 11:00 am • Free • Ages 2-4 Baby Space Stapleton Library 718-727-0427 12:00 pm • Free • Ages 0-1.5 Teen Cafe Remixed New Dorp Library 718-351-2977 2:00 pm • Free • Ages 12-18 Picture Book Time St. George Library 718-442-8560 4:00 pm • Free • Ages 3-8 Read Aloud Huguenot Library 718-984-4636 4:00 pm • Free • All ages

Shape Up NYC: Zumba Toning McDonald Park House - Forest Ave/B’way 10:30 am • Free • All ages LLL of Staten Island Daytime Meeting Christ Church of New Brighton 10:30 am • Free • Adults Knit and Crochet Club Dongan Hills Library 718-351-1444 11:00 am • Free • Adults Tot’s Time Plus SI Children's Museum 718-273-2060 11:00 am • $5 w/Admission • Ages 1-5 Teen Lounge Tottenville Library 718-984-0945 2:30 pm • Free • Ages 12-18 Math & Reading Tutoring New Dorp Library

Shape Up NYC: Cardio Sculpt McDonald Park House - Forest Ave/B’way 7:00 pm • Free • All ages

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4 Baby Time South Beach Library 718-816-5834 10:30 am • Free • Ages 0-2

Clay Day SI Children's Museum 718-273-2060 1:30 pm • Free w/Admission • Ages 2-10 Teen Club New Dorp Library 718-351-2977 2:00 pm • Free • Ages 12-18 Board Games South Beach Library 718-816-5834 3:30 pm • Free • All ages Video Games Dongan Hills Library 718-351-1444 3:30 pm • Free • Ages 5-12 Teen Tech Time Dongan Hills Library 718-351-1444 3:30 pm • Free • Ages 13-18

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Family Story Time Tottenville Library 718-984-0945 4:00 pm • Free • Ages 3+ Picture Book Time/Reading Aloud New Dorp Library 718-351-2977 4:00 pm • Free • Ages 3+ Kiddie Storytime Mariners Harbor Library 212-621-0690 4:00 pm • Free • Ages 0-12 Bookcraft Stapleton Library 718-727-0427 4:00 pm • Free • Ages 4-8

718-442-8560 4:00 pm • Free • Register • Ages 8-12 Read Aloud West New Brighton Library 718-442-1416 4:00 pm • Free • Ages 5-12 Shape Up NYC: Yoga – Relax and Stretch McDonald Park House - Forest Ave/B’way 7:30 pm • Free • All ages

THURSDAY, JUNE 5

Shape Up NYC: Stretch, Tone and Balance McDonald Park House - Forest Ave/B’way 9:00 am • Free • All ages

Buzzy Bots and Crawly Critters St. George Library

Toddler Time St. George Library 718-442-8560 10:30 am • Free • Register • Ages 1.5-3

IMPORTANT JUNE SCHOOL DATES

Baby & Me Tottenville Library 718-984-0945 11:00 am • Free Ages 0-1.5

Tuesday, June 2

Tot’s Time Plus

• Archdiocesan Religion Exam Grades 3-8 • Regents - Common Core: Algebra I & ELA • Clerical Day (early dismissal for P.S. & I.S. schools)

Thursday, June 5

• Chancellor’s Conference Day (Public Schools closed)

Monday, June 9

• Clerical Day (early dismissal for P.S. & I.S. schools)

June 17-25

• Regents Exams

Thursday, June 26

• Last day of school for Public Schools

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Homework Help St. George Library 718-442-8560 4:00 pm • Free • Ages 5-12 Summer Reading Program Kick Off New Dorp Library 718-351-2977 4:00 pm • Free • All ages Kiddie Tech Time Mariners Harbor Library 212-621-0690 4:00 pm • Free • Register • Ages 5-12 Shape Up NYC: Bootcamp McDonald Park House - Forest Ave/B’way 6:00 pm • Free • All ages

FRIDAY, JUNE 6

Toddler Time Tottenville Library 718-984-0945 10:30 am • Free • Ages 1.5-3 Preschool Time South Beach Library 718-816-5834 10:30 am • Free • Ages 3-5

SI Children's Museum 718-273-2060 11:00 am • $5 Ages 1-5 Paint Day SI Children's Museum 718-273-2060 1:30 pm • Free w/Admission Ages 2-10 Teen Lounge Tottenville Library 718-984-0945 2:30 pm • Free • Ages 12-18 Paper Airplane Workshop Port Richmond Library 718-442-0158 3:00 pm • Free • All ages Teen Lounge Great Kills Library 718-984-6670 3:30 pm • Free • Ages 12-18 Read Aloud w/ Coloring Craft Dongan Hills Library 718-351-1444 3:30 pm • Free • Ages 3-12

Toddler Rhyme Time New Dorp Library 718-351-2977 10:30 am • Free • Ages 1.5-2.5 Toddler Time Dongan Hills Library 718-351-1444 10:30 am • Free • Ages 0-5 Toddler Time Port Richmond Library 718-442-0158 10:30 am • Free • Ages 0-5 Preschool Story Time Todt Hill-Westerleigh Library 718-494-1642 11:30 am • Free • Ages 3-5 Conference House Tours The Conference House 718-984-6046 1:00 pm • $4/3 • All ages Teen Advisory Group New Dorp Library 718-351-2977 2:00 pm • Free • Ages 12-18

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Kidz Cook SI Children's Museum 718-273-2060 2:00 pm • Free w/Admission • Ages 2-10

718-816-5834 3:30 pm • Free • All ages

Wii Time South Beach Library 718-816-5834 3:30 pm • Free • All ages

SATURDAY, JUNE 7

Fun Fridays Great Kills Library 718-984-6670 3:30 pm • Free • Ages 5+ Wii Love Gaming Stapleton Library 718-727-0427 3:30 pm • Free • Ages 5-11 Wii Games South Beach Library

8TH ANNUAL CAPTAIN MARTIN J. EGAN, JR 5K Sunday, June 1

Shape Up NYC: Cardio Sculpt McDonald Park House - Forest Ave/B’way 7:00 pm • Free • All ages

Krafty Kids – Dragonfly Craft Blue Heron Nature Center 718-967-3542 1:00 pm • Free • Register • Ages 4-10

Shape Up NYC: Zumba McDonald Park House - Forest Ave/B’way 9:30 am • Free • All ages

Carnival & Science Spectacular SI Children's Museum 718-273-2060 1:00 pm • $12-$15 • All ages

Father’s Day Craft The Interpretive Center 718-605-3970 10:00 am • $3 donation • Ages 5+

Conference House Tours The Conference House 718-984-6046 1:00 pm • $4/3 • All ages

Shape Up NYC: Zumba Toning McDonald Park House - Forest Ave/B’way 10:30 am • Free • All ages

Family Movies – Alice in Wonderland New Dorp Library 718-351-2977 2:00 pm • Free • All ages

Memoir Writing Workshop St. George Library 718-442-8560 10:30 am • Free • Adults Basic Canoeing Willowbrook Park 718-698-2186 11:00 am • Free Ages 8+

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Math & Reading Tutoring New Dorp Library 718-351-2977 2:00 pm • Free • Register • Grades PreK-8 Saturday Showtime: How to Train Your Dragon Mariners Harbor Library 212-621-0690 2:00 pm • Free • Ages 0-12

Kids & Kritters – Pond Life Blue Heron Nature Center 718-967-3542 11:00 am • Free Ages 5-7

Midland Beach Picnic Area 8am All ages Sponsored donations 718-966-9493

All proceeds for the race will benefit the memorial fund that sponsors a scholarship to a student from St. Clare’s who will be attending Monsignor Farrell High School in the fall. There will also be a children’s Fun Run with medals awarded to all participants.

1:00 pm • Free • All ages

Math & Reading Tutoring New Dorp Library 718-351-2977 11:00 am • Free Register Grades PreK-8 Kids Craft Time Mariners Harbor Library 212-621-0690 11:15 am • Free • Ages 4-12 Ryan Pisapia Family Fun Day Nansen Lodge 718-983-6774 12:00 pm • $35/10 • All ages Shape Up NYC: Dance and Fitness Infusion McDonald Park House - Forest Ave/B’way

Relay for Life of Staten Island Michael J. Petrides 718-815-0186 3:00 pm • Donation • All ages Tween Activities St. George Library 718-442-8560 4:00 pm • Free • Register • Ages 8-12 The Park at Dark Blue Heron Nature Center 718-967-3542 8:00 pm • Free • Register • All ages

SUNDAY, JUNE 8

Freshwater Fishing Willowbrook Park 718-698-2186 11:00 am • Free • All ages Conference House Tours The Conference House 718-984-6046 1:00 pm • $4/3 • All ages

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Nature FunFind Greenbelt Nature Center 718-351-3450 1:00 pm • $10/8 • All ages Annual Pug Fun Day Alice Austen House Museum 718-816-4506 2:00 pm • $5 • All ages Explorers of the Wild – The World of Invertebrates Blue Heron Nature Center 718-967-3542 2:00 pm • Free • Ages 6-10

MONDAY, JUNE 9

Shape Up NYC: Aerobics McDonald Park House - Forest Ave/B’way 10:00 am • Free • All ages Baby and Me Great Kills Library

ANNUAL PUG FUN DAY Sunday, June 8 Alice Austen House 9 am - 5 pm All ages $5 www.aliceausten.org

Bring your pug for a fun day of activities on the lawn of the Alice Austen House! Celebrated in honor of Alice and her pug, Punch.

718-984-6670 11:00 am • Free • Ages 0-1.5 All Join In! Stapleton Library 718-727-0427 11:00 am • Free • Ages 2-4 Baby Space Stapleton Library 718-727-0427 12:00 pm • Free • Ages 0-1.5

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Shape Up NYC: Body Blast McDonald Park House - Forest Ave/B’way 7:30 pm • Free • All ages

TUESDAY, JUNE 10

Shape Up NYC: Zumba McDonald Park House - Forest Ave/B’way 9:30 am • Free • All ages

Teen Cafe Remixed New Dorp Library 718-351-2977 2:00 pm • Free • Ages 12-18

Baby Space St. George Library 718-442-8560 10:00 am • Free • Register • Ages 0-1.5

Pond Exploration High Rock Park 718-667-2165 2:00 pm • Free • Ages 7+

Shape Up NYC: Zumba Toning McDonald Park House - Forest Ave/B’way 10:30 am • Free • All ages Tot’s Time Plus SI Children's Museum 718-273-2060 11:00 am • $5 w/Admission • Ages 1-5

Picture Book Time St. George Library 718-442-8560 4:00 pm • Free Ages 3-8 Read Aloud Huguenot Library 718-984-4636 4:00 pm • Free All ages Bristly Bots and Crawly Critters Stapleton Library 718-727-0427 4:00 pm • Free Register • Ages 5-14 Story Time Todt HillWesterleigh Library 718-494-1642 4:00 pm • Free • Ages 3-11 Homework Help St. George Library 718-442-8560 4:30 pm • Free • Ages 5-12 Homework Help Mariners Harbor Library 212-621-0690 5:00 pm • Free • Grades 1-7

JUNE 2014

Shape Up NYC: Kettlebell, Core and Conditioning McDonald Park House - Forest Ave/B’way 6:30 pm • Free • All ages

Teen Lounge Tottenville Library 718-984-0945 2:30 pm • Free • Ages 12-18 Teen/Tween Sewing Workshop Great Kills Library 718-984-6670 3:30 pm • Free • Register • Ages 10-18 Preschool Program New Dorp Library 718-351-2977 3:30 pm • Free • Ages 2.5-5 Math & Reading Tutoring New Dorp Library 718-351-2977 3:30 pm • Free • Register • Grades PreK-8 Wii Gaming Dongan Hills Library 718-351-1444 3:30 pm • Free • Ages 13-18 Story Time Port Richmond Library 718-442-0158 3:30 pm • Free • All ages Loom Jewelry Club St. George Library

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718-442-8560 4:00 pm • Free • Ages 8-12 Read Aloud South Beach Library 718-816-5834 4:00 pm • Free • All ages E-Resources for Teens Dongan Hills Library 718-351-1444 4:00 pm • Free • Ages 13-18 Children’s Game Time Mariners Harbor Library 212-621-0690 4:00 pm • Free • Ages 6-12 Reading Aloud South Beach Library 718-816-5834 4:00 pm • Free • All ages

STAPLETON LIBRARY BIRTHDAY BASH Saturday, June 14 Stapleton Library 10am-5pm All ages Free www.nypl.org

Celebrate the Stapleton Library’s 107th birthday and the one year anniversary of it’s reopening to the community.

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LiteracyINC: Story Hour Stapleton Library 718-727-0427 6:00 pm • Free • All ages

Shape Up NYC: Yoga – Relax and Stretch McDonald Park House - Forest Ave/B’way 7:30 pm • Free • All ages

Shape Up NYC: Cardio Sculpt McDonald Park House - Forest Ave/B’way 7:00 pm • Free • All ages

Shape Up NYC: Stretch, Tone and Balance McDonald Park House - Forest Ave/B’way 9:00 am • Free • All ages

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11

Clay Day SI Children's Museum 718-273-2060 1:30 pm • Free w/Admission • Ages 2-10 Teen Club New Dorp Library 718-351-2977 2:00 pm • Free • Ages 12-18 Board Games South Beach Library 718-816-5834 3:30 pm • Free • All ages Family Story Time Tottenville Library 718-984-0945 4:00 pm • Free • Ages 3+ Picture Book Time/Reading Aloud New Dorp Library 718-351-2977 4:00 pm • Free Ages 3+ Kiddie Storytime Mariners Harbor Library 212-621-0690 4:00 pm • Free Ages 0-12 Bookcraft Stapleton Library 718-727-0427 4:00 pm • Free • Ages 4-8 Buzzy Bots and Crawly Critters St. George Library 718-442-8560 4:00 pm • Free • Register • Ages 8-12 Read Aloud West New Brighton Library 718-442-1416 4:00 pm • Free • Ages 5-12

THURSDAY, JUNE 12

Preschool Time St. George Library 718-442-8560 10:30 am • Free • Register • Ages 3-4 Baby & Me Tottenville Library 718-984-0945 11:00 am • Free • Ages 0-1.5 Tot’s Time Plus SI Children's Museum 718-273-2060 11:00 am • $5 w/Admission • Ages 1-5 Paint Day SI Children's Museum 718-273-2060 1:30 pm • Free w/Admission • Ages 2-10 Teen Lounge Tottenville Library 718-984-0945 2:30 pm • Free • Ages 12-18 Teen Lounge Great Kills Library 718-984-6670 3:30 pm • Free • Ages 12-18 Read Aloud w/ Coloring Craft Dongan Hills Library 718-351-1444 3:30 pm • Free • Ages 3-12 Homework Help St. George Library 718-442-8560 4:00 pm • Free • Ages 5-12 Shape Up NYC: Bootcamp McDonald Park House - Forest Ave/B’way 6:00 pm • Free • All ages

FRIDAY, JUNE 13

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Willowbrook Park 11am-3pm All ages Free www.nycgovparks.org

Celebrate the Staten Island Museum’s annual environmental fair at Willowbrook Park (Eaton Place).

Take a nature walk through the park, enjoy arts &crafts, learn about and interact with all things nature-related!

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Conference House Tours The Conference House 718-984-6046 1:00 pm • $4/3 • All ages Summer Reading Kick-Off South Beach Library 718-816-5834 2:00 pm • Free • All ages Family Movies – Free Birds New Dorp Library 718-351-2977 2:00 pm • Free • All ages Math & Reading Tutoring New Dorp Library 718-351-2977 2:00 pm • Free • Register • Grades PreK-8 Summer Reading Kick Off South Beach Library

5TH ANNUAL ANTHONY’S 5K CHARITY RUN/WALK Sunday, June 15

Mount Loretto State Park 8am All ages $10-25 www.anthonysrun.org

Entertainment by Allure Events, post-race BBQ and concessions, raffles & 50/50, fun kids’ activities, including fun run, face painting, costumed characters, carnival games, and more are all part of this event honoring Anthony DeMartino, who passed away at 19 years old from Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy. The Anthony DeMartino Foundation is a non-profit organization.

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SUNDAY, JUNE 15

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Baby Space Stapleton Library 718-727-0427 12:00 pm • Free • Ages 0-1.5 Teen Cafe Remixed New Dorp Library 718-351-2977 2:00 pm • Free • Ages 12-18 Picture Book Time St. George Library 718-442-8560 4:00 pm • Free • Ages 3-8

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Bristly Bots and Crawly Critters Stapleton Library 718-727-0427 4:00 pm • Free • Register • Ages 5-14

Up4Art SI Children's Museum 718-273-2060 1:00 pm • Free w/Admission Ages 2-10

Story Time Todt Hill-Westerleigh Library 718-494-1642 4:00 pm • Free • Ages 3-11

Conference House Tours The Conference House 718-984-6046 1:00 pm • $4/3 All ages

MONDAY, JUNE 16

Shape Up NYC: Aerobics McDonald Park House - Forest Ave/B’way 10:00 am • Free • All ages Baby and Me Great Kills Library 718-984-6670 11:00 am • Free • Ages 0-1.5 All Join In! Stapleton Library 718-727-0427 11:00 am • Free • Ages 2-4

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LEAF RUBBING Sunday, June 15

Blue Heron Nature Center 11am All ages Free www.nycgovparks.org

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LLL of Staten Island Evening Meeting Bernikow JCC 718-475-5263 7:30 pm • Free • Adults

THURSDAY, JUNE 19

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MAKE MUSIC NEW YORK Saturday, June 21 Westerleigh Park 3-9pm All ages Free www.nycgovparks.org

Make Music New York will have several performers showing off their talent. Bring a chair and sit down and listen to each group that will be playing.

718-984-6670 11:00 am • Free • Register • Ages 1.5-3 Toddler Time West New Brighton Library 718-442-1416 11:00 am • Free • Ages 1.5-3 Tot’s Time Plus SI Children's Museum 718-273-2060 11:00 am • $5 w/Admission • Ages 1-5 Paint Day SI Children's Museum 718-273-2060 1:30 pm • Free w/Admission • Ages 2-10 Teen Lounge Tottenville Library 718-984-0945 2:30 pm • Free • Ages 12-18 Summer Reading Kickoff Party West New Brighton Library 718-442-1416 3:00 pm • Free • Ages 5-12 Teen Lounge Great Kills Library 718-984-6670 3:30 pm • Free Ages 12-18 Read Aloud w/ Coloring Craft Dongan Hills Library 718-351-1444 3:30 pm • Free Ages 3-12

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Toddler Time Tottenville Library 718-984-0945 10:30 am • Free • Ages 1.5-3 Toddler Time Dongan Hills Library 718-351-1444 10:30 am • Free • Ages 0-5 Toddler Time Port Richmond Library 718-442-0158 10:30 am • Free • Ages 0-5 Preschool Story Time Great Kills Library 718-984-6670 11:00 am • Free • Register • Ages 3-5 Preschool Story Time Todt Hill-Westerleigh Library 718-494-1642 11:30 am • Free • Ages 3-5 Doodlebug FunTime – Series 2 Blue Heron Nature Center 718-967-3542 1:00 pm • Free • Register • Ages 1.5-4 Conference House Tours The Conference House 718-984-6046 1:00 pm • $4/3 • All ages Kidz Cook SI Children's Museum 718-273-2060 2:00 pm • Free w/Admission • Ages 2-10

Homework Help St. George Library 718-442-8560 4:00 pm • Free • Ages 5-12

Sunny Hand Print Craft South Beach Library 718-816-5834 3:30 pm • Free • All ages

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Fun Fridays Great Kills Library 718-984-6670 3:30 pm • Free • Ages 5+

Family Film Night: The Lion King Huguenot Library 718-984-4636 5:00 pm • Free • All ages

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Crafternoon Dongan Hills Library 718-351-1444 3:30 pm • Free • Ages 5-12 Wii Love Gaming Stapleton Library 718-727-0427 3:30 pm • Free • Ages 5-11

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SATURDAY, JUNE 21

Shape Up NYC: Zumba McDonald Park House - Forest Ave/B’way 9:30 am • Free • All ages Jr. Science Club: Reptiles Staten Island Museum

BREEDING BIRDS OF BLUE HERON PARK Sunday, June 22

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Join Mike Shanley as he searches for breeding birds at Blue Heron Park. Resident breeders include Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Green Heron, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Ovenbird, and more. Please bring binoculars.

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SI Children's Museum 718-273-2060 1:00 pm • Free w/Admission • Ages 2-10 Conference House Tours The Conference House 718-984-6046 1:00 pm • $4/3 • All ages Math & Reading Tutoring New Dorp Library 718-351-2977 2:00 pm • Free • Register • Grades PreK-8

Make Music New York Westerleigh Park 718-442-0336 3:00 pm • Free • All ages Tween Activities St. George Library 718-442-8560 4:00 pm • Free • Register • Ages 8-12 The Park at Dark Blue Heron Nature Center 718-967-3542 8:00 pm • Free • Register • All ages

SUNDAY, JUNE 22

Breeding Birds of Blue Heron Park Blue Heron Nature Center 718-967-3542 10:30 am • Free • Register • All ages Archery Willowbrook Park 718-698-2186 11:00 am • Free • Ages 8+ Ecosystems – In the Wild & In the Backyard Blue Heron Nature Center 718-967-3542 12:00 pm • Free • Register • All ages Up4Art SI Children's Museum 718-273-2060 1:00 pm • Free w/Admission • Ages 2-10 Conference House Tours The Conference House 718-984-6046 1:00 pm • $4/3 • All ages

MONDAY, JUNE 23

Shape Up NYC: Aerobics McDonald Park House - Forest Ave/B’way 10:00 am • Free • All ages All Join In! Stapleton Library 718-727-0427 11:00 am • Free • Ages 2-4 Baby Space Stapleton Library 718-727-0427 12:00 pm • Free • Ages 0-1.5 Picture Book Time St. George Library

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Clay Day SI Children's Museum 718-273-2060 1:30 pm • Free w/Admission • Ages 2-10 Teen Club New Dorp Library 718-351-2977 2:00 pm • Free • Ages 12-18 Summer Reading Kickoff Huguenot Library 718-984-4636 3:00 pm • Free • All ages Board Games South Beach Library 718-816-5834 3:30 pm • Free • All ages Video Games Dongan Hills Library 718-351-1444 3:30 pm • Free • Ages 5-12 Summer Reading Kick Off Party Todt Hill-Westerleigh Library 718-494-1642 3:30 pm • Free • All ages Family Story Time Tottenville Library 718-984-0945 4:00 pm • Free • Ages 3+ Picture Book Time/Reading Aloud New Dorp Library 718-351-2977 4:00 pm • Free • Ages 3+ Kiddie Storytime Mariners Harbor Library 212-621-0690 4:00 pm • Free • Ages 0-12

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Preschool Time St. George Library 718-442-8560 10:30 am • Free • Register • Ages 3-4 Baby & Me Tottenville Library

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718-984-0945 11:00 am • Free • Ages 0-1.5

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Tot’s Time Plus SI Children's Museum 718-273-2060 11:00 am • $5 w/Admission • Ages 1-5

PreSchool Fridays Huguenot Library 718-984-4636 10:30 am • Free • Ages 3-5

Paint Day SI Children's Museum 718-273-2060 1:30 pm • Free w/Admission • Ages 2-10

Toddler Time Dongan Hills Library 718-351-1444 10:30 am • Free • Ages 0-5

Teen Lounge Tottenville Library 718-984-0945 2:30 pm • Free • Ages 12-18

Toddler Time Port Richmond Library 718-442-0158 10:30 am • Free • Ages 0-5

Teen Lounge Great Kills Library 718-984-6670 3:30 pm • Free • Ages 12-18

Preschool Story Time Todt Hill-Westerleigh Library 718-494-1642 11:30 am • Free • Ages 3-5

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Kidz Cook SI Children's Museum 718-273-2060 2:00 pm • Free w/Admission • Ages 2-10

South Beach Library 718-816-5834 5:30 pm • Free Adults

Saurday, June 28 Atlantic Salt Company 6pm-midnight All ages Suggested donation $5 www.statenislandarts.org

Videos and performance art occur simultaneously and there is no “main stage” or center focus.

Instead,visitors are invited to safely and organically discover art scattered throughout the industrial site, which is normally off-limits to pedestrians.

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Shape Up NYC: Bootcamp McDonald Park House - Forest Ave/B’way 6:00 pm • Free • All ages Vision Zero Public Workshop

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CityParks Senior Fitness: Yoga Latourette Park & Golf Course 9:00 am • Free • Seniors

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Toddler Time Tottenville Library

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Shape Up NYC: Dance and Fitness Infusion McDonald Park House - Forest Ave/B’way 1:00 pm • Free • All ages

Saturday Storytime Barnes & Noble 718-982-6983 10:30 am • Free • All ages

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SI Children's Museum 718-273-2060 1:00 pm • Free w/Admission • All ages

Math & Reading Tutoring New Dorp Library 718-351-2977 11:00 am • Free • Register • Grades PreK-8

Up4Art SI Children's Museum 718-273-2060 1:00 pm • Free w/Admission • Ages 2-10

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Monday, June 30 West New Brighton 4pm Ages 5-12 Free www.nypl.org

Stop by the library in your pajamas and listen to some cozy bedtime stories!

Family Movies – Monsters University New Dorp Library 718-351-2977 2:00 pm • Free All ages Math & Reading Tutoring New Dorp Library 718-351-2977 2:00 pm • Free Register • Grades PreK-8 Watch it Grow Seed Pot Craft South Beach Library 718-816-5834 3:00 pm • Free All ages Knitting Hour South Beach Library 718-816-5834 3:30 pm • Free • Adults Tween Activities St. George Library 718-442-8560 4:00 pm • Free • Register • Ages 8-12

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Community Open House Alice Austen House Museum

LUMEN 2014 Atlantic Salt Company 6:00 pm • Free • All ages

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All Join In! Stapleton Library 718-727-0427 11:00 am • Free • Ages 2-4 Summer Reading Kick Off St. George Library 718-442-8560 11:00 am • Free • All ages Puzzle Club Port Richmond Library 718-442-0158 11:00 am • Free • All ages Baby Space Stapleton Library 718-727-0427 12:00 pm • Free • Ages 0-1.5 Picture Book Time St. George Library 718-442-8560 4:00 pm • Free • Ages 3-8 Literacy Inc. Pajama Storytime West New Brighton Library 718-442-1416 4:00 pm • Free • Ages 5-12 Homework Help Mariners Harbor Library 212-621-0690 5:00 pm • Free • Grades 1-7

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ADVERTISER INDEX A Taste of Honey ..................................24

Gingerbread Learning Center ......107

Richmond County Savings Bank ......2

Academic Advantage ......................44

Grounded Dancers ............................44

Richmond Hill Children’s Center ......30

American Karate ................................40

Hampton Inn ........................................97

Richmond University Med. Ctr. ..........56

APB Security ..........................................21

High Hopes............................................68

Seguine Equestrian ............................52

Art Lab....................................................52

Hugs and Kiddies ..............................47

Showplace Entertainment ................23

Athletic Edge ..........................................5

Huntington Learning ..........................43

SHSAT Prep ............................................93

Babes in Toyland ................................57

Hylan Daycare ....................................53

SI Academy ..........................................35

Bario’s Pizzeria ......................................12

Inspirations in Dance ..........................49

SI Community Charter School ..........49

Big Bird’s Playhouse ............................62

J&J Academy ......................................49

SI Community Tennis ..........................81

Big Bird’s Summer Camp ..................47

JCC Day Camp ..................................18

SI Day Camp ..........................................8

Boy Scout Pouch Camp ....................26

JCC Early Childhood Center ............34

SI Dental ................................................93

Bricks 4 Kidz ..........................................43

JCC First Foot Forward ........................69

SI Family Music ....................................24

Brienza’s Academic Advantage ......89

JCC Music Program............................29

SI Mental Health Society ..............40, 70

Carnival Kids ........................................13

JCC Richmond Gymnastics..............39

SI Pediatric Dentistry ..........................71

Casa Belvedere ................................106

JCC Toddler Day Care ......................31

SI Pee Wee Football ............................51

Center Stage Dance Co. ..................81

Jenkinson’s ..........................................95

SI University Hospital ............................75

Children at Play....................................49

Karen Goldman ..................................65

SI Yankees..............................................22

CJ’s Boardwalk ....................................31

Kids ‘N Shape........................................91

SI YMCA..................................................14

Community Resources ......................77

Kids Dental ............................................10

Silhouette Dance Center....................77

Con Edison............................................38

LA Dance ..............................................66

Small World Dental ..............................33

Costanzo’s Martial Arts ......................37

Land of Make Believe ........................93

Small World Preschool ........................70

Created By You ....................................53

Master Curry Karate..............................7

South Shore Toddler Academy ........51

Dance Sensations................................57

Mathnasium..........................................46

South Shore Wellness Center ............49

Dea Music ............................................79

Mickey’s Rides ......................................99

Spa Di Da ..............................................13

Dino’s Ride Home ................................46

Mini World Preschool ..........................43

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Dr. Michael D’Anna ..............................6

MIV Summer Camp ............................29

St. Joseph Hill Academy ....................72

Dr. Michael Di Simone ......................68

New Dorp Christian Academy ........85

St. Paul’s School of Nursing ................85

Dr. Michelle Giumenta ......................57

New Dorp Moravian Church ..........66

St. Teresa ................................................30

Dr. Phyllis Merlino..................................81

Oakwood Heights Community ........43

Stomp ....................................................89

Ed Hynes

Once Upon A Child ............................67

Sunny Days ..........................................63

Hall of Fame Soccer Camp ..........32

Our Lady Star of the Sea ..................63

Tender Care on the Mount................93

Ed Perpetua Tennis Academy ..........65

Paramount Oral Surgery ....................37

The Max Challenge ............................83

EJ Michaels ..........................................67

Parent to Parent ..................................62

The Village Preschool ........................67

Eltingville Lutheran School ................85

Party Jam Party Centers ....................87

Tiger Schulmann’s ..............................15

Evolution Dance ..................................51

Party Jungle ..........................................51

Total Dental Care ................................34

Farrell Driver’s Ed ..................................65

Pinot’s Palette ......................................45

Travis 4th of July Parade ....................25

Fastbreak ..............................................41

Plumkinville Party Center....................38

Volunteers of America ........................77

FasTracKids............................................50

Pole Position ........................................32

Wagner College External ..................65

Fun Station ............................................16

Rab’s Country Lanes ....................19, 89

Wizard of Art ..........................................66

Fun Station Camp................................17

Relax on Cloud 9 ................................68

Young People’s Day Camp ................9

Gateway Academy ............................27

Richmond County Day Camp ........11

Zion Lutheran ........................................57

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