Hilltown Families 
The start of a new school year can be a nerve-wracking time for our children and stepchildren–and for parents too! Here are 10 simple tips to help smooth your kid’s way...
Angie Gregory of Northampton, MA shares: Every Friday from 9:30-11am in Northampton, MA, Cradle welcomes to the studio a community-based FREE mom/parent and baby group. Currently, they have 4 groups who...
Corky Klimczak, Hampshire County Family Network Coordinator, writes: I want to remind everyone that Jeanine Fitzgerald will be at the Amherst Family Center tonight (6-8) to present the workshop “Raising Better...
12 Tips for Live-Away Dads By Joe Kelly Whether through divorce, deployment or frequent travel, some dads live away from their children for long periods. Despite what we may think (or...
In their Beginning I see my end By Saborna Roychowdhury, HF Guest Writer I have a strange relationship with my twin daughters. They are only ten months old and beautiful… big...
Parents Who Fight May Harm Children’s Future Emotional Development How parents handle everyday marital conflicts has a significant effect on how secure their children feel, which, in turn, significantly affects their...
FREE DIRECTORY FOR AREA FAMILIES By Mindy Brown, Easthampton Family Center The Easthampton Family Center is proud to present our first edition of the Greater Easthampton Early Education and Care Directory....
The Incredible Years Parenting Program The Children’s Clinic, in collaboration with the Northampton Public Schools, will be offering the Incredible Years Parenting Program this spring. The Incredible Years Parent Training Intervention...
Set and discuss limitations on having friends over, TV and computer time, kitchen and cooking, and the safety information mentioned above. Discuss what your child might do while you are gone....
Tucker Kueny, MD Accepts Offer of Midwifery Medical Director Post Cooley’s midwifery practice to progress at quicker pace; certified nurse midwife recruitment continues with a practice opening planned for June 2008....
HOSPITAL RESPONDS TO LOCAL COMMUNITY CONCERNS In response to questions from the community, Acting CEO Carol Smith says “fit with this community is essential!” Cooley Dickinson Hospital (Northampton, MA) has a...
Choose Positive Parenting Berkshire Children and Families is offering a 10-session “Positive Parenting” series in Northampton, MA. Open to all parents, this free series will begin in October 2007 and time...
Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work Day! Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work is a national public education program that connects what children learn at school with the actual...
Ways to Celebrate the Week of the Young Child (2007) Hilltown families are invited to join hundreds of local organizations around the country that will celebrate the Week of the Young...
Voices of Motherhood Voices of Motherhood is a project which asks, “What Do We Think About Motherhood?” By recording personal stories about mothering, I hope to demystify myths and reveal personal...