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Holtsville Ecology Site By Tim Jahn, M.ED School’s nearly out and families with young and school-age children will be looking for things to do. How about spending a day at Brookhaven’s Ecology Site, Park and Zoo? The Town of Brookhaven Ecology Site, Park and Zoo is located on a landfill that was closed in 1974.…
By Elizabeth Takakjian Grids When introducing new gardeners to vegetable gardening, I suggest they string out their beds in colorful neon mason line following the Square Foot Gardening method introduced by Mel Bartholomew. It’s a great method that helps you with planning out your plant spacing for optimal growth and the neon colors look great!…
By Maxine Roeper Cohen, M.S. Ah, the warm weather has arrived and families may start dreaming about summer travel. Parents might have fond memories of summer vacations while they were growing up, and now it’s their turn to create those memories with their own families. Travelling with young children is not easy like…
Raising an Optimistic Child Can Be Good for All Concerned Nancy Olsen-Harbich Raising an optimistic child not only benefits the child—who is less likely to suffer from anxiety and depression—but your whole family and the larger community. Optimism comes from confidence and confident children are more likely to try again after a setback and to…
Smart phones, computers and tablets, Oh My! (part 1) By Kerri Kreh Reda, M.P.H. Things sure are different now than when I was growing up “back in the olden days” as my son would say. My parents only had to worry about how much television I was watching. But even so, the concern wasn’t too…
By Kerri Kreh Reda, M.P.H. Screen-free week is May 4-10, 2015 Screen-free week is just around the corner. What better time to reconnect with family, friends and nature. Families everywhere will be unplugging their screens (computers, televisions, smart phones, tablets, etc.) and rediscovering the joys of life beyond digital entertainment. Join this world wide movement. …
Remember when we came home from school and we rode our bikes to our friends’ houses? Remember when we instinctively knew when dinner was ready and we headed home? Many of us met the recommended 30 minutes a day of physical activity and we never even knew we were getting exercise. We were just…
By Susan Wilk and Ashley King What’s all the hype about Pickle Ball in Riverhead? Actually, let’s take a few steps back and answer the first part to this question: What IS Pickle Ball? From a distance, what would look like as your average tennis match, is actually a similar game played with a whiffle-type…
Whether it’s Penguin or Polar Bear, why not take a chilly plunge to support some Cornell Cooperative Extension programs this weekend? On Saturday, Feb. 14th, at 12 p.m., Penguin Plungers will dive into the waters at Cornell Cooperative Extension’s marine facility Suffolk County Marine Environmental Learning Center at Cedar Beach in Southold in support of The…
By Maxine Roeper Cohen, M.S. It’s freezing outside. Aren’t children better off being kept indoors? To the contrary, it’s important for children to play and exercise outdoors in the winter. Studies show that colds and viruses are not caused by exposure to cold weather. In fact, being cooped up in heated rooms without ventilation of…