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Eco Kids
Green preschools on the rise(2)
By Brenda Iasevoli
At first sight, Le Petit Paradis resembles many preschools. On a recent weekday, a girl in a blue smock stood at an easel, her lips pursed in concentration. She brushed broad strokes of red paint over a large white paper.
“Madame Michele!” she shouted, pointing to the painting. “Rouge!” Michele Epstein, the lead teacher [...]
Pass the prosciutto: Foodie parents attempt to raise foodie kids
By Brenda Iasevoli
In the garden dining room of a New York City restaurant recently, a 5-year-old boy with spiky brown hair sawed cherry tomatoes in half with a plastic knife.
“Tomato one, tomato two, tomato three,” he said, as he plopped the halves into a stainless steel bowl. Then he wiped his hands on his white [...]
The Big Business in Baby Beauty
How the beauty industry sells to kids
The prospect of a kids-only salon, offering manicures, pedicures and other mature beauty services to four-year-old girls, raises the ghost of JonBénet Ramsey. The proprietors claim they offer fun, and harmless spaces where girls can experience the adult world of the beauty parlor. But critics say they prematurely [...]