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Handmade Toys Go Down the Drain?
by Karen on 1/07/09 | 2 Comment(s)
Have you head about the legislation that Congress passed limiting the amount of lead and phthalates in children’s toys? If not, there is the GOOD NEWS! Toy manufacturers and makers will be responsible for testing each of their toys to make sure they fit the standards. Here is the BAD NEWS. Small toy makers of [...]
A Child Grows Event Picks Additions
by Karen on 12/03/08 | 0 Comment(s)
WILLIAMSBURG: HANDMADE HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR Sunday, December 7: 12pm-7pm This is my kind of Holiday Fair. 3rd Ward (artists’ co-op) and Brooklyn Based (one of my all-time fav blogs) has a fair with over 50 local artisans, etsy superheroes and culinary makers. You can find everything from dog costumes, wrapping paper, custom clothing and jewelery [...]
Rising number of births at home
by Karen on 11/14/08 | 2 Comment(s)
I am feeling quite lazy today, and so I’m just posting a good article that ran in the NY Times ROOM FOR ONE MORE? Alecia White Scharback between contractions, surrounded at home by her mother, Judith Deierling White; her sister, Amanda White; and her husband, Joshua Scharback, before giving birth to Noah with the aid [...]
One Daycare Closes, A Few New Schools and Daycares Open
by Karen on 11/13/08 | 1 Comment(s)
Sadly it has been confirmed that the beloved Berkeley Carroll Child Care Center is closing. Apparently, Methodist Hospital is reclaiming the building as it has with other buildings nearby. Many parents are without an option for next year, and scrambling. It seems the school/daycare crunch is only getting worse. So, to that end, I wanted [...]
A Child Grows Event Picks
by Karen on 11/12/08 | 0 Comment(s)
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS & PROSPECT HEIGHTS: SPECIAL NEEDS WORKSHOPS Wednesday, November 12 I have never heard Gary speak, but have heard him recommended. He has a valuable database of Resources for Children with Special Needs (http://www.resourcesnyc.org/ and http://www.resourcesnycdatabase.org/). He has some free training sessions he is offering this fall and winter. The seminars are both for [...]
Workshop for New and Expectant Moms
by Karen on 11/02/08 | 1 Comment(s)
PARK SLOPE: NEW/EXPECTANT MOMS BEST RESOURCES Monday, Nov. 3: 12-2 pm This is a workshop that I love to do. I go through what I think are the best resources in Brooklyn based on my experiences, those of my friends and the word on the “street” so to speak. This is when I get to [...]
Daylight Savings Sleep Tips
by Karen on 11/01/08 | 1 Comment(s)
I met Janeen Hayward, a parent consultant at Swell Being, at the New York Healthy Birth Fair last summer. I was impressed by her and the list of parent services that her company offered: sleep, nutrition, feeding and toilet training help and more. They do a lot of seminars around the city, on the [...]
Date Night
by Karen on 11/01/08 | 0 Comment(s)
My favorite “what to do” blog is Brooklyn Based. They have kindly supplied the coolest date night suggestion- a night of short stories. They also have great viewing tips for the Marathon. Check it out here. MONDAY: Don’t Sweat the Short Stories The not-for-profit storytelling org The Moth hosts its first Brooklyn StorySLAM [...]
Hello world!
by Karen on 7/27/08 | 1 Comment(s)
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Updated OB/GYN
by Karen on 10/20/07 | 1 Comment(s)
Just wanted to let you know that I added 10 new OB/GYNs on the blog. All the new entries came recommended. You can check them out here.
Specialists
by Karen on 7/10/07 | 0 Comment(s)
PEDIATRIC OPTHOMOLOGISTS Dr. Pamela Gallin 635 West 165th Street New York, NY Columbia Presbyterian Hospital 212-305-5407 PEDIATRIC SPEECH THERAPISTS Heather Rutka, M.S. CCC-SLP 347-613-6963 [email protected] A speech and language pathologist helping families in Brooklyn. SLP’s provide assessment and intervention for a variety of communication and feeding delays and disorders. She did a guest post for [...]
Fitness Classes & Personal Trainers
by Karen on 5/26/07 | 1 Comment(s)
Brooklyn Arts Exchange http://www.bax.org/ 421 5th Ave Brooklyn, NY 11215 718-832-0018 Activities include hoops, tunnels, coloring, balls, books and are with the help of the Playspace facilitator. Children can bring special toys, books, or other childhood comfort items, but must bring their own diapers, wipes, snacks and drinks. Parents must remain on site. Parents can [...]
