Getty Images New York State Summer EBT Food Benefits: Who Qualifies and How to Redeem Them? School is out for the summer, but hungry stomachs aren’t taking a vacation. Starting this month, New York State is offering eligible families food benefits through the new Electronic Summer Benefit Transfer (EBT) program to help alleviate grocery bills when schools are closed and …
Read More »Lifestyle
Family road trip to the mountains: New York’s Sullivan Catskills!
Family Road Trip to the Mountains: The Sullivan Catskills in New York! Are you looking for a summer family getaway full of adventure, fun, excitement and entertainment? Pack your swimsuit, walking shoes, summer t-shirts and sunscreen. Then download the Go to app on your phone and go to Sullivan Catskills from New York. Located just a 90-mile drive from New …
Read More »Freckles are ‘in’ right now – and people who grew up hating their freckles now have thoughts about them
Grew up with freckles, lifestyle and wellness influencer Vic Styles I’ve heard all the standard insults about the little spots: “Your face looks dirty.” “Can I play connect-the-dots with them?” The fact that classmates focused on her face got on Styles’ nerves. She had hated her freckles for years and because she couldn’t find a foundation that covered them completely, …
Read More »Best Smartwatches Under 10,000: 6 Picks for Health Monitoring
Check out this list of the best smartwatches under $10,000 to monitor your health in style. Wearable technology has changed the way we keep a check on our health and fitness parameters. Several smartwatches available in the market come with features like heart monitoring, sleep tracking, menstrual cycle tracking, blood oxygen saturation monitoring and more. By making use of advanced …
Read More »Can you get skin cancer from just one sunburn?
Even though I grew up in sunny Florida, I was still pretty prone to sunburn – especially during annual family vacations, when I would spend hours playing in the ocean with my cousins and come out with bright red burns that sometimes blistered and always hurt. Even though this only happened once a year, my mother told me that one …
Read More »The most important lessons from Inside Out 2: for children and parents
Getty Images The most important lessons from Inside Out 2: for children and parents Almost ten years ago, on June 15, 2015, Inside out has left its mark on the box office and has since become one of Pixar’s universally beloved childhood gems. The film’s themes of navigating change and understanding emotions resonated universally with viewers and families, making it …
Read More »Best Places to Watch Macy’s 4th of July 2024 Fireworks Show
Getty Images Best Places to Watch Macy’s 4th of July 2024 Fireworks Show New Yorkers may be the happiest, as the city’s 4th of July celebrations are newsworthy. The most famous is the iconic one Macy’s 4th of July fireworks celebration, which families from around the world stream on NBC. New Yorkers, however, have the opportunity to see it in …
Read More »NYC Public Pools to Cool Off This Summer – New York Family
NYC’s public pools open seasonally on June 27 Photo by Edneil Jocusol/Pexel Stock Public pools in NYC to cool off this summer Wow, it’s hot! For example, stay indoors or place the family near sprinklers or a rather hot pool. Taking a dip in the pool is perhaps the most popular way to cool off under the summer sun. Luckily, …
Read More »Can you use expired sunscreen? This is what dermatologists say
You reach into the back of your closet or rummage through your beach bag and find a bottle sunshade last summer – or was it two summers ago? But before applying it, there is one thing you should get in the habit of checking: the expiration date of the product. Yes, that date actually do matter. The biggest problem with …
Read More »Ask Elaine: My daughter-in-law keeps asking me about my son’s shortcomings
Hello Elaine: When my daughter-in-law is irritated and angry with her husband, my son, she does the same‘Don’t try to resolve it or direct her annoyance and anger at him. Instead, she turns to me and asks, “Was he like this as a child?” Problems that irritate her are the fact that he makes fun of her, corrects her and …
Read More »