By Sarah Lyons After your baby is born, you will visit the pediatrician often. In the first year, your baby will have seven well visits. Studies show that first time parents may visit their child’s pediatrician up to sixteen times before baby’s first birthday (source www.fitpregnancy.com). Your child’s doctor plays an important role in their […]
Kids are FREE this weekend at the zoo!
To celebrate all of South Florida’s hard-working parents, Palm Beach Zoo brings back the hugely popular Kids Free Labor Day Weekend! Kids under 13 years of age get free admission with a paid, regular-price, adult admission. Noisy Neighbors DJ’s will be spinning fun music in the Fountain Plaza 10am-4pm Saturday through Monday! This offer starts when we open at 9am […]
Feeding your Child from Infancy to Toddlerhood Workshop
Tues. August 23 • 6- 7 PM Feeding your Child from Infancy to Toddlerhood Join us as we discuss how to transition your child from infant feeding to a toddler’s regimen.Toddlers strive for independence and have fluctuating appetites that can make feeding time a challenge. Join us as we discuss how to transition your child from […]
Children invited to auctioned for Miami City’s Ballet’s George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker at the Kravis Center
KIDS INVITED TO AUDITION FOR MIAMI CITY BALLET’S ANNUAL HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR GEORGE BALANCHINE’S THE NUTCRACKER® AT THE KRAVIS CENTER Performances on December 28-30, 2016. Tickets On Sale Now. MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – (August 1, 2016) – On Sunday, August 28, Miami City Ballet will hold auditions at Dreyfoos School of the Arts in West Palm […]
South Florida Science Center and Aquarium announces new fall exhibit
SOUTH FLORIDA SCIENCE CENTER AND AQUARIUM ANNOUNCES FALL BLOCKBUSTER “Our Body: The Universe Within” gives guests insight to the inside Getting a glimpse of the body’s inner workings won’t require an anatomy class this fall – just a trip to the leading informal science education center in the South Florida region. The West Palm Beach-based […]
2016 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday
2016 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday August 5 through August 7! This holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, August 5, 2016, and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, August 7, 2016. During this sales tax holiday period, Florida law directs that no sales tax or local option tax (also known as discretionary sales surtax) will […]
It’s Time! Teaching Kids Time Management Skills
by Christa Melnyk Hines “What are you doing?!” I say to my son. “I told you five minutes ago to get dressed. We are leaving for your baseball game!” Even in my apparent state of frustration, my 6-year-old refuses to be rushed along as he reluctantly tosses his toy plane onto the floor and slowly […]
Lunchbox Makeover
By: Samantha G. Clark We send our children off to school in their newly purchased sneakers, backpacks filled with school supplies and hopefully- lunch money. But if your children are like mine, and insist that you pack them a different lunch and snack every day of the week, then your choices are minimal and become […]
2016-2017 Palm Beach County School Calendar
PB Parenting is ready for the new school year! Check out our handy calendar! You can also download a printable version – school cal download
A Struggle-Free School Year
By Shahar Pasch For most families, the beginning of the new school year brings hope. Hope for new friends, inspiring teachers and exciting new experiences. There are some families, though, who also experience a feeling of dread about the new school year. For children who struggle in school, either academically or emotionally, facing another year […]