Posted by: Liza N. Burby in: ● June 15, 2010
I have a simple first name, Liza, pronounced Leeza, with a “z”. You’d think that four little letters couldn’t cause a lifetime of daily explanation, but they do. Every day I am alternately Liza (as in lye-za), Lisa, Liva, Leda or anything else someone manages to “hear” when I say my first name. In grade school, [...]
Posted by: Liza N. Burby in: ● January 15, 2010
If you have a young child who has seen any images of the earthquake in Haiti, chances are you’re also getting the question: Can it happen here? Our instinct is to shield our children from information about all possible dangers in the belief if we don’t talk about it, they won’t worry. But if you [...]
Posted by: Liza N. Burby in: ● December 11, 2009
One of my favorite aspects of the season is the joy that others feel when I give them gifts. As publisher of Long Island Parent magazine, it’s important to me that we spread that joy to our Long Island community. Which is why we’re holding our Holiday Toy Drive this Sunday, 12/13, at the Broadway [...]
Posted by: Liza N. Burby in: ● December 6, 2009
Every holiday season there’s that one special toy, like Tickle-Me-Elmo or Wii, that is on every child’s list. And every season ordinarily rational parents turn into Rambo-like creatures who will stand in line before the dawn and not worry about who they have to knock out of their way to get what their child wants. This year, it’s a [...]
Posted by: Liza N. Burby in: ● September 8, 2009
If you’re reading this, then you survived the first day of school. Moreoever, you managed to crawl out of Staples with your limbs intact. I have never seen such a frenzy. You’d think Staples was giving away diamonds the way parents were pushing and shoving to get the last folders and one-inch, three-ring binders. I [...]