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You may think since the weather is cooling off, pests like bugs and other critters will start disappearing—but sadly, it isn’t so. According to the experts at Fox Pest Control, some pests actually start appearing in Fall—often looking for shelter or food before...

As moms, we all want to give our kids a healthy start, and that’s why so many of us have made our own baby food. From those adorable first bites to enticing picky toddlers, feeding our kids can be rewarding, a struggle, or (in most cases), both. That’s one of the...

  It remains critical that we come together in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. We are continuing to listen, learn, support and take action and will be featuring more Black-owned voices and businesses throughout the site. To start, we are sharing a...

The Nurtury is committed to promoting quality Montessori child care for children based on these key American Montessori Society concepts: The aim of a Montessori program is to foster the development of basic trust and to assist in the normal development of the...

Election Day is quickly approaching and we know how overwhelming the process can be in a normal election year, let alone in this apocalyptic year of 2020.  We put together some fast facts, easy links (including Westchester County Board of Elections) and important...

  Working moms have undoubtedly been dealt an almost impossible hand with COVID-19. An already tough position—toggling between work and home—got 10 times harder as they were combined during quarantine. A recent headline in the New York Times declared “Pandemic...

School is back in session, the temps are slowly starting to drop and we're fast approaching the last official day of Summer-- but we're also all hanging onto Summer as long as we can around here! Our favorite way to keep Summer going is by doing all of our favorite...

  Whether we’re homeschooling, doing virtual school, or simply giving more TV/tablet time in order to get 15 minutes to ourselves, many of us are allowing more screen time than in years past. But how bad is extra screen time for kids’ eyes? And are tech-y...

As school districts across our area make decisions about their plans for the 2020-2021 school year, many of us are also making decisions about what learning models will work best for our children.   For some families this means partial or full-time distance...