Things to Do
Our parent members have tons of suggestions on things to do, including beautiful spots for a family bike ride and outings for those all-too-rare date nights. Find more tips and advice in the articles below, or search the discussion forum for up-to-the-minute recos. Looking to expand your parenting community? Check the calendar for NPN events that serve to enlighten or connect our members—and often both!
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Discussions
We are seeking qualifying schools, homeschools and families with students ages 3-6 to complete a 30-minute lesson and provide feedback. We’re currently offering a free pilot lesson and participants who complete the post-pilot survey will receive 1 free book from our 5-book series (amazon.com/author/...
Summer Reading Loss is common, and preventable. I'm a Reading Specialist with a Bachelor's in Early Childhood/Elementary Education, a Master's in Literacy Education, and a Ph.D. in Education all from NYU. I have been teaching teachers, and librarians, and family members about how children learn to r...
Is the tin can worth it? Considering it for my 7.5 yo, but is it worth it? ...
I'm looking for fun non-screen games to play with my kids — got any ideas? We are tired of the same old games and need new ideas. My kids are 4, 6, and 10. ...
We have 2 Cubs Tickets for the season in Section 207, Row 5 that we are happy to share. If you want to go to some games and dont want to deal with ticket sites and fees, please DM me. ...