Join us for an exciting workshop where adopted youth create masks to explore multiple facets of their identity. During this workshop we will discuss our inner and outer selves, including […]
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Books To Jumpstart Healthy Conversations With Kids and Teens About Sex, Body Image and Relationships
Get a 10% discount on any of these books when you mention Baristanet at Watchung Booksellers.
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Giveaway: Road-Trip Reads for Pre-Teens
Thanks to Simon & Schuster, we are giving away one book from each series to give one lucky reader a taste of what they are like.
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Positive Parenting Workshop at the Geyer Family YMCA
Whether you’re raising a toddler or teenager, communication difficulties can be extremely frustrating and emotional. Parents and caretakers can learn hands-on strategies to help smooth the ruffled feathers on both […]
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Fortune Girls Starts in Glen Ridge
Glen Ridge mom Barbara Clark-Ruiz and her teenage daughter Madison are hoping to start a world famous virtual brand. They have created Fortune Girls, a website featuring animated characters with […]
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WBGO Kids Jazz Concert Series
Twice a year, WBGO 88.3 makes it its mission to get kids be boppin’ and scatting. Profressional jazz musicians entertain and teach families about the distinct and cultural qualities of […]
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Walk to School and Thank Your Crossing Guard
Wednesday, October 6 is International Walk to School Day and Crossing Guard Appreciation Day. Schools all over Baristaville are getting involved and participating by organizing group walks or rides (bikes […]
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Perfect Fall Weekend Activity
A couple of weeks ago, it was a beautiful fall day. It was breezy, sunny and perfect to spend the day at Liberty State Park. We loaded up our car […]
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A Fun Filled (Dry) Baristaville Weekend
After this week’s wet and soggy mess, it looks like we will finally get some relief with nice weather. And thankfully, it’s just in time for all the fun, family […]
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Photographing Your Kids
Today’s parents are likely to take photographs of their kids at any given moment: between the simplicity of digital cameras and the always-on availability of smart-phone cameras, we fill our […]
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Turnpike Tikes Trips: OctoberFest
Turnpike Tikes Trips is a series on Barista Kids by Ronda Kaysen, editor and publisher of Turnpike Tikes, a blog and weekly email about great stuff to do with the […]
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Do Kids With Food Allergies Get Bullied?
In a recent study, one that is a first to look at the social impact of food allergies, Mt. Sinai Medical Center in NYC found that 35 percent of children […]
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Celluloid Candy Starts Off Spellbound
Sunday afternoon was a great time to kick off Studio B’s Celluloid Candy–a film series for kids at the Burgdorff Center in Maplewood. The movie was Spellbound. No, not the […]
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A Jonas Brother at Red Mango!
Yesterday Friday a real life Jonas Brother was in Montclair. The founder of the yummy frozen yogurt, Dan Kim, posted this picture of him and Kevin Jonas on Red Mango’s […]