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From classics like The Wizard of Oz to modern blockbusters like the Harry Potter series, kids are captivated by the magic of cinema. It’s where animals can talk, people can fly, and places far away can seem so near. With some movie magic, children can believe for a little bit that they’re “not in Kansas anymore.” This is why […]

Photographer Coliena Rentmeester shares advice on how to encourage your child to get behind the camera In the age of digital cameras, smart phones and photography apps, there’s no shortage of ways to take pictures of children. While the focus is usually on the kids—snapping photos of them eating, sleeping, playing, potty training, smiling, crying

Kids who grew up in the 1980s inevitably have some knowledge of Raffi, the singer known as “Canada’s all-time children’s champion” (Toronto Star, 1966). In those days, Raffi was the genre. Today, the landscape of children’s music is a bit different. “Baby Beluga” grads might get a nostalgic kick out of playing the champ’s mellifluous melodies again,

Do you ever play kiddie-music for your nuggets only to have your ears bleed? When I blare XM33 First Wave, I usually end up having to endure incessant begging to return to Radio Disney—which inevitably turns into a road trip radio war. Well, suffer no more. Moey (a.k.a. Upper East Side yummy mummy Melissa Levis) is an

Fino File founder and Vogue alum, Filipa Fino on post-baby style Fino File founder and Vogue alum, Filipa Fino has something to say about post-baby style. “Most people think that moms need to transform themselves from the minute they give birth—bye bye Manolos and Chanel bags, hello flats and diaper bags. I, for one, am not a believer

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