In the Magazine: May 2018

Check out our May 2018 issue for tips on making over your medicine cabinet, decoding your baby’s rash, and how to boost your self-esteem when you have acne, plus how to support kids with food allergies; what to keep in mind when during the first year in your new home; tips to keep kids safe online; the types of insurances you need but might not have; the four fun events happening this May in Manhattan; our guides on where to go horseback riding, play mini golf, ride carousels, and visit zoos, botanical gardens, and nature centers; and our family activities calendar.

Health

Does Your Medicine Cabinet Need a Makeover?

Medicine Cabinet Makeover

It turns out you may not need everything you’ve been stocking up on, so add this oft-forgotten area to your spring-cleaning list.

Decoding Your Baby’s Rash

Decoding Your Baby's Rash

Doctors share the most common skin rashes on babies, what they look like, and how to treat them—and when it’s time to see a pediatrician.

How to Keep Your Teen’s Self-Esteem Intact While Battling Acne

Nixing Zits and Boosting Self-Esteem

In the unfair stage of puberty with changes happening all at once, here’s how you can help your teen clear her acne—and keep her self-esteem intact.

How to Help Kids with Food Allergies

How to Help Kids with Food Allergies

What parents should know about children’s food allergies and precautionary measures to take around others who may be in their children’s classes.

 

Things to Do

Family Fun in Manhattan This May

imagiNATIONS Activity Center

The four can’t-miss events happening this month in Manhattan.

Family Activities Calendar

Bike Expo New York

Find tons of fun things to do in your area in May by searching our comprehensive calendar of kid and family events.

Sun Salutations

Kids on Carousel

Carousels

Horseback Riding

Mini Golf

Zoos, Botanical Gardens, and Nature Centers

 

Family Life

New Home—Now What?

First Year Home Improvements

Experts share the top 10 home improvements new homeowners can and should do in the first year in a new house.

Insurance Policies You Need But Might Not Have

Insurance Policies

These nine insurance policies can shield you from financial headaches, and even devastating losses.

 

Raising Kids

5 Tips for Keeping Kids Safe Online

Teen Online Safety

Tips from an expert in online safety.

The Important Lesson My Daughter Taught Me After She Was Diagnosed with Scoliosis

Girl with Scoliosis

A straight-up look at the surprising way a mom was changed by her daughter’s scoliosis.

Quotables

Sai De Silva

Mother’s Day memories and parenting quotes from around the web.

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