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While so many families spend more time at home than normal, many may be seeking ways to increase fun and activity, especially for children. One way to increase engagement while teaching lifelong lessons is to head to the kitchen for a learning exercise in creating nutritious snacks and treats.

“We deserve a safe future. And we demand a safe future,” Greta Thunberg said at the Global Climate Strike in New York last year. “Is that really too much to ask?” NEA recognized this young activist as a leader.

Fun for the whole family with camping in the backyard, activities for kids, even how to capture those special moments in pictures

DEC Announces June 27-28 is Free Fishing Weekend in New York State All New Yorkers Encouraged to Explore Local Fishing Opportunities New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced a Free Fishing Weekend for June 27 - 28. The event is the second of six Free Fishing Days offered in New York State every year.

Hudson Valley Parent moved their Camp-A-Palooza from live event at the Poughkeepsie Galleria to an online offering where you can reach our great camps.

At Governor Andrew Cuomo’s news conference on Wednesday, July 8, he announced that the state has set the deadlines for making a final decision on how or if schools will open this fall. He said he will wait until the very last minute to make decisions, and those decision will be based on the numbers they are seeing at that point.

Those who successfully display self-regulation in their everyday behavior enjoy greater well-being. A study from 2016 showed that adolescents who regularly engage in self-regulatory behavior report greater well-being then their peers, including enhanced life satisfaction, perceived social support, and feeling “good.”

Join the Daniel Pierce Library and Sullivan County Poet Laureate Lisa Caloro in this poetry challenge. Write a poem anywhere outside. Take a photo and send it to the library. What fun!