An on-going listing of Resources, Websites and local attractions of interest to 
Roxbury Township families with school age and pre-school children.

NORTHWEST NJ AREA FAMILY ATTRACTIONS & ACTIVITIES

Adventureville, Wharton, NJ - Play and Party Center

Black River & Western Railway, Flemington, NJ  Train Excursions

Campgaw Mountain Ski Area, Mahwah, NJ  Skiing, Winter Sports

CS Gynastics, Flanders, NJ - near ITC Crossing Shopping Center, Kids Gym, Dance, Parent-Child classes

Dream Dance Studio - Orben Dr,  Landing, NJ 07850   973-398-1888 - Kids Dance

Gems Gymnastics - Randolph NJ, # 973-584-4111  or  Rockaway NJ # 973-627-3276

Growing Stage Live Theatre, Netcong, NJ  Family Theatre, volunteer involvement

Gymnastics Inc - Kenvil, NJ  Classes, Parties

Hidden Valley Ski Area,  Vernon, NJ    Skiing, Winter Sports

High Point Ski Area,  Sussex, NJ   Winter Sports, Cross-country, Snowshoe

K Party Rentals   Party Eqt Rental, Inflatable tubes, Moonwalk, B'day parties

Land of Make Believe, Hope, NJ   Family Water & Amusement Park

Morristown Community Theatre   Children's Shows, Live Theatre, Concerts

Mountain Creek Ski Area,  Vernon, NJ  Skiing, Winter Sports

Museum of Early Trades & Crafts, Madison, NJ   Exhibits & hands-on demos of all sorts of great stuff !

New Jersey State Fair, Augusta - Sussex County   Every August, Entertainment, Agriculture, Contests

North Jersey Gymnastics, Ledgewood   Gymnastics, Dance, Ballet

Pump It Up Party Zone, Randolph, NJ  Huge Inflatables, Birthday Parties, Arcade

Space Farms Zoo and Museum, Sussex, NJ   Animals, antique cars, something for everyone !

Sun High Farm & Orchards, Randolph, NJ    Tours, small farm animals, farm market, fall hayride

Sussex Skyhawks Minor League Baseball, Augusta NJ  New Team in a renovated Stadium, Family Fun!

Tomahawk Lake Water Park, Sparta, NJ  Sand Beach, Waterslide, Kiddie Waterworld, Picnics

Tranquillity Farms, Allamuchy, NJ  Tours, small farm animals, farm market, fall hayride

Velocity Sports Performance, Parsippany, NJ   Sports Conditioning Gym

Whippany Railway Museum, Whippany, NJ   See Steam Engines up close! Special Holiday Programs

Wightman's Farms, Bernardsville, NJ  Corn Maze, Fall Hayrides & Pumpkin Picking

Wild West City, Byram, NJ   Western Shows. They also run "no-gun" days with Pioneer demonstrations

Young Chefs Academy of Sparta, NJ - Where Kids & Families learn the basics of cooking, it's fun!

AREA CHILD CARE FACILITIES

Beanstalk Academy - 153 Lakeside Boulevard,  Landing, NJ 07850  #  973-770-3939

Bright Horizons - 150 Clark Dr, Int'l Trade Zone, Mt. Olive, NJ.  973-691-0776

Growing Tree Childcare - 1070 Route 46, Ledgewood, NJ #  973-927-8888

Creative Kidcare - 7B Lackawanna Dr, Byram, NJ #  973-347-0733

Creative Kids Learning Center - 77 Sunset Strip, Succasunna, NJ.  983-584-2202

EduCare Academy,  19 Hwy 10, Succasunna, NJ.  973-927-3331

Little Jewish Pre School - 11 Norman Rd, Rockaway, NJ.  973-625-1525

Magical Moments Child Care, 48 Edgemere Av, Mt. Arlington, NJ.   973-398-3800

Rosemary's Child Care, private home near Nixon Elementary School, Landing, NJ.  973-398-1868

Roxbury Day Care, before and after school programs, 2 locations in Landing:
  Nixon Elementary School and River View Apartments. Call 973-584-9671 for info

Sugar n' Spice Nursery School - 215 South Hillside Ave, Succasunna, NJ  973-584-9010

The Academy - Pre-School & Kindergarten, 1176 Route 10, Randolph, NJ  973-598-0885

The Nixon Public School Office has a list of Landing 'Home Based' Child Care Providers

Learning is Simple is an Educational Therapy program based in Mountain Lakes NJ which teaches struggling, underachieving, classified, and dyslexic students the tools to become “A” students. They work one to one with students to avoid labeling or classification, and also work one to one with classified students to enable them to return to the mainstream. www.LearningisSimple.com  973-263-5340

BLACK BEARS like living in Landing just as much as people do !!  Click below for safety info:
www.njfishandwildlife.com/bearinfo.com

WEBSITE RESOURCES FOR HEALTHY FAMILIES
The following were recommended by our readers, approved by the Editor and are family friendly:

American Academy of Family Physicians - Visit their website so you won't need to visit their office

Family Research Council - Protecting children & families, Character & Values education

Kids Health - Prevention, Symptoms, First Aid

National Institutes of Health Medline - US Government run Medical Info site

New Jersey Family Policy Council - Resources, NJ Legislative information on preserving traditional values.

Pediatric AIDS Foundation - A non-political charity helping children with HIV. Deserving of support.

Toward Tradition - Jewish & Christian Interfaith Leaders in support of healthy values.

Traditional Values Coalition - Information on the effort to protect families in the political arena.

Web MD - Comprehensive Medical Reference.

New Jersey Poison Information & Education System
Poison Info Hotline:  1-800-222-1222   Write it down !!

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State of New Jersey Guidelines on School Bullying  (Became NJ State Law on September 1, 2003)
With the increase of violence in schools generally, coupled with the sad fact that many parents allow their children to watch TV, Videos and Movies that feature (and promote) violence, the issue of the "School Bully" takes on a new urgency. When this is coupled with the fact that 'Entertainment' targeted toward teens often contains language that belittles those who don't 'run with the crowd', the stage is set for Teens getting the idea that their bullying behavior will be overlooked. Many parents have felt that some Roxbury School Teachers and Principals have taken this issue too lightly in past years and only recently are beginning to understand the seriousness of this. The definition of Bullying is not only outright violence, but can also take the form of consistent verbal harassment against a child in school or on the School Bus while away from the eyes of a Teacher. This reality seems to escape some Roxbury school staff and explains why some Roxbury parents drive their kids to and from School, rather than putting them on the bus and having them harassed by constant vulgarities, gutter talk and subtle threats. These start as early as 5th or 6th grade, and intensify in 7th and 8th, as some parents of Eisenhower Middle School students have learned.

Several concerned Roxbury School Guidance Counselors are doing what they can to set up anti-Bullying programs, and we appreciate their efforts. However, some Roxbury School Administrators, Board Members, Teachers and Phys Ed Staff still have not embraced the need to be pro-active about this serious problem, and only "do something" after a child has been traumatized. They pay "lip service" to the anti-bullying programs, while their behavior shows that they actually regard these rules as an annoyance. When you talk to them they mindlessly and insincerely nod their head, then continue to look the other way and do what they've always done.  While Roxbury is probably little different than other suburban districts as regards the extent of this problem, the passage in 2003 of a new state-wide law on "Bullying", gives parents  objective and measurable standards with which to hold School Administrators accountable. Download the file above which is the NJ State Guideline which took effect in September 2003.  It is an Adobe .pdf file. Save to your Computer using the Adobe File Menu.

NEW!  Roxbury NJ Public School Students Facing Bullying
www.RoxburySchoolConcerns.org 

Bullying at Eisenhower Middle School, Succasunna, NJ, Roxbury Township

By the way, the major electronics retailers in our 2 area malls contribute to the de-sensitizing of our children to violence by selling a number of violent, gruesome video games. All studies have shown that children who play these games are more prone to commit acts of violence. Parents, WAKE UP! If you're tempted to laugh, you won't be laughing when the Roxbury Police call your home to let to know your child has been arrested.