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FEATURES
10 Is your child an artist?
Tips for choosing an afterschool activity your child will love
BY DAWN MARIE BARHYTE
14 Enrichment Guide
Local enrichment programs to get your creative juices flowing!
16 Life lessons taught on the field
How sports can enrich your child's life
Mom, can Bandit come too?
hvparent.com/travel-with-pets
Check him for ticks, he runs
like a deer!
hvparent.com/check-for-ticks
BY: LAURIE BRYANT
18 Meet your other mommy
Notes from a lesbian step-parent
Is my child a hippie?
hvparent.com/kids-and-nature
BY: MARCIA SZYMANSKI
24 Summer magic
Hit the trails!
hvparent.com/bike-trails
Local mom shares her family's
love for summer
BY LAURA LICATA SULLIVAN
HVP'S SOCIAL STATUS
26 Tipping the scale
Balance work and family life
BY BARBARA ALLEN
10
COLUMNS
"Stanley Deming in Warwick,"
says Sanchia Velez-Marquez.
6 Editor's Journal: Picasso has nothing on my son!
BY BRITTANY L. MORGAN
8 Child Behavior: Get back to school. BY DR. PAUL SCHWARTZ
9 Family Life: Cut your electric bill in half!
28 Calendar: Family fun throughout August
33 Marketplace: Organizations to enrich your family's life
34 Restaurant Review: Henry's Farm to Table. BY MJ GOFF
ON OUR COVER
This month's cover kid is Preston, 4, from Poughkeepsie. Preston and his family had
a great time at the cover photo shoot. Turn to page 5 to get a behind the scenes look
at his big day!
photo by Kit DeFever; KitDeFever.com
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Hudson Valley Parent
August 2013
We recently asked our facebook
friends to share their kids' favorite
local parks to play at. Here's what
they had to say:
"Chadwick Lake in Newburgh,"
says Kellie Davis.
"Wooden Park in Nanuet," says
Maria Young.
"My grandkids love Chadwick
Lake Park in Newburgh," says
Anita Manley. "It's a great
playground!"
"Tot Park and River Park in
Beacon," says Kristen VanCott.
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