Date: April, 2009
How To Get Into Nursery School- Nursery University
by Karen on 4/30/09 | 1 Comment(s)
Have you ever wondered what the “buzz” about getting into nursery school is all about? What REALLY goes on behind the closed doors of admissions and what are all the parents going through? The movie Nursery University takes you through it all. It is funny, exhausting and dizzying to see what parents put themselves and [...]
Giveaway of Kids’ Language Classes
by Karen on 4/30/09 | 43 Comment(s)
Have you ever thought to yourself, “I wish I knew Spanish {French, Italian, Mandarin, Japanese}? Well, I wish I knew Spanish. I have tried and not been very successful, in fact I stink. I wish I had learned it as a child. I am sure some of you do too. So, here is our chance [...]
A Child Grows Event Picks
by Karen on 4/29/09 | 1 Comment(s)
First, check out our Google Calendar. Fellow mom Ruth has been adding a ton of listings so that it has become a cheat sheet to the best daily events. It is on our home page. I am really excited about some of the events these coming weeks. This is THE weekend to go to the [...]
Famous Artist’s New Children’s Comic Books
by Karen on 4/27/09 | 3 Comment(s)
I always think of my friend Josh as culturally literate and open to all new ideas. This opinion of him started in college when he was carving a totem pole with a chainsaw (!) next to me in art class. Since then he has worked on David Letterman, PBS’s “Egg Show”, The Charlie Rose Show, [...]
Brooklyn’s Swimming Pools
by Karen on 4/24/09 | 7 Comment(s)
“It’s summertime and the living is easy….” Or so the famous line goes… New York living is never that easy. But even in New York summertime there is relief: pools, pools, pools! There are outdoor pools, indoor pools, wading pools and olympic pools to jump into in our borough. We are lucky enough to have [...]
A Child Grows Event Picks
by Karen on 4/23/09 | 1 Comment(s)
The benefit of putting this Picks list together every week is that I get a sneak peek at upcoming events and it gets me thinking about what we are going to do this weekend (other than lying around in PJs- which is always my favorite). This weekend, I plan on seeing Nursery University, a new [...]
How much sleep at night and how many naps?
by Karen on 4/20/09 | 2 Comment(s)
Here I am again. Up late and exhausted. I put Birch to bed hours ago, but that doesn’t mean he is asleep. Ever since he started school he sings and talks to himself for two hours until he finally falls asleep. At times, Papa Tree and I crack up as we listen to him in [...]
Nightlights Can Be A Danger
by Karen on 4/16/09 | 2 Comment(s)
I read this post on one of my neighborhood forums- and, I asked the writer, if I could share her story. I think it is so important that we all hear it. Thanks “anonymous” (since she preferred to remain so). “At the risk of exposing my husband and myself as less than the rocket-scientists we [...]
A Child Grows Event Picks
by Karen on 4/15/09 | 4 Comment(s)
Sorry to those of you who subscribe. Yesterday, you got some of the below event listings in your email. I am having technical difficulties- that is technical difficulty in keeping dates. I thought yesterday was today. I think I am overly anxious about Tax Day this year. At any rate, there are so many Earth [...]
Why Storytelling Is Important
by Karen on 4/14/09 | 2 Comment(s)
Eensies.com comes up with some great advice again. It turns out that storytelling is not only good for our kids, it’s good for us too. Read on to find out why. Tell Me a Story by Rebecca of eensies.com Children have an innate love of stories. Stories are magical and create a sense of wonder. [...]
The Case Against Dr. Sears
by Karen on 4/13/09 | 12 Comment(s)
It’s hard to ignore Dr. Sears. His son’s book, The Vaccine Book is very popular and discussed in my circle of parents. He has a wide presence on the internet. He has created the entire movement of attachment parenting. His beliefs have encouraged the use of “wearing your baby”, a popular practice that I personally [...]
Rain Dates for Egg Hunts
by Karen on 4/11/09 | 0 Comment(s)
This is from the Brooklyn Heights Playground Committee: We’re sorry, but due to the rain the Egg Hunt will not be held today. The tentative rain date is: Saturday, April 18th, 2009 at 10AM, please check our website for updates. www.bhplaygrounds.org
Winner of Tix to New Vic and Thomas The Train
by Karen on 4/10/09 | 0 Comment(s)
RebeccaH- you WON the family 4 pack of tickets to the sophisticated, yet exciting family of acrobats “La Famiglia Dimitri” at the New Victory. For everyone else, HURRY to get in a performance. The show ends April 19th. NY Theater.com said, “The enchanting show is prop-heavy, dialogue-light, and rich in performance.” Dina WON a family [...]
Could DNA Be Why You Have A Picky Eater?
by Karen on 4/09/09 | 4 Comment(s)
Don’t you envy those parents whose kids eat their vegetables with ease? They don’t use tricks, ridiculous acrobatic uses of the fork, pleading and bribing! ‘What did they do right and I do wrong”, I ask myself. Apparently nothing! (That is, according to Donna Fish, our Expert on this blog. ) Apparently, I may have [...]
Final Call for Tix Giveaway
by Karen on 4/08/09 | 1 Comment(s)
Have you missed our ticket giveaways this week? Hurry, the deadline is Thursday- that might mean TODAY, depending on when you are reading this! All entries must be in by Thursday, April 9th at 8 pm. The winner will be announced on Friday, April 10th. To submit to win a family 4 pack of tickets [...]
A Child Grows Event Picks
by Karen on 4/08/09 | 1 Comment(s)
It is that time of year: the cherry blossoms are blooming at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens. Catch a glimpse of them until May. Other wonderful events going on over the next few weeks: Easter Egg Hunts of course! Check out the Brooklyn blogfest, some flying acrobats, enter the kids race in Central Park, chill out [...]
In Defense of Dads- Roughhousing Is Good?!
by Karen on 4/07/09 | 4 Comment(s)
Parent Coaching Expert, Alice Kaltman, gave us some great advice yesterday about balancing care with your spouse. She follows it up today with evidence as to why both of you together make a difference. You might want to print this out and slip it under your partner’s pillow for some late night talk! In Defense [...]
Tix Giveaway to New Victory Circus
by Karen on 4/06/09 | 15 Comment(s)
“La Famiglia Dimitri”, which is in the middle of its 3 week run at the New Victory, is getting great reviews. The show is made up of a Swiss family of clowns that do the circus the old-fashioned vaudeville way. NY Theater.com said, “The enchanting show is prop-heavy, dialogue-light, and rich in performance forms that [...]
Know-It-All Mom (and Dad)
by Karen on 4/06/09 | 5 Comment(s)
Here is how I left the house yesterday with Birch. (Papa Tree was taking care of 8 month old Willow for the day): First, give her Tylenol. But only .8 ml. Second, take 2 cubes of sweet potatoes out of the freezer and warm them up with a little water in the small pan. I [...]
Thomas Train Show Tix Giveaway
by Karen on 4/05/09 | 0 Comment(s)
Don’t forget to enter for our contest to win a Family 4-pack for the April 17th show at 5PM at the Beacon Theater. There are only 13 entries so far, so you have a really good chance of winning! To get full contest details, visit here. GOOD LUCK!
Thomas The Train Tickets Giveaway
by Karen on 4/03/09 | 32 Comment(s)
Last month, Birch and Papa Tree went to go see Elmo and Friends. They had an absolute blast. They came home with a helium Elmo balloon giggling that (grrr…) high-pitched Elmo laugh. So it is with regret that they can’t make any of the dates of the Thomas the Tank Show. (April 17-19). But here [...]
A Child Grows Event Picks
by Karen on 4/01/09 | 1 Comment(s)
So, I made the big mistake of not finishing this Pick List until after my new MOMS night out last night. I was in a mom’s group 2 years ago when I had Birch and those women have become some of my best friends. But, now that I have Willow, she needs playmates of her [...]
