Sand: What You Need To Know Before Getting In the Sandbox This Summer
by Jill on 5/23/12 | 5 Comment(s)
My kids happily play in the sand – beach or sandbox – for hours at a time. Now that Jenn has outgrown the sand-eating phase and is almost out of the sand-throwing phase, it’s fun for all of us. I have rolled my eyes at my friend who won’t let her daughters play in the [...]
Need a passport stat? Try Brooklyn Public Library
by Karen on 5/20/12 | 0 Comment(s)
The one place I refuse to go to in Brooklyn is the post office. It’s like hell on earth- you wait in a snaking, long line with other disgruntled customers, and then someone snaps. It always happens- and really can you blame them? The last time I did go to the post office was 2 [...]
Brooklyn Parents: Your Skills Wanted for Our Public Schools
by Karen on 5/14/12 | 0 Comment(s)
You know you have it, and now you have the opportunity to use it. I’m talking about your skills, knowledge and expertise. Support our Brooklyn public schools by connecting with other Brooklynites who also care about education and give back to the community. PENCIL partners professionals with public school principals to develop long-term projects to [...]
Cooking For a Family: Workshop and Recipe
by Karen on 5/11/12 | 0 Comment(s)
Is it possible to get a satisfying meal on the table with a baby attached to you, a child clamoring for your attention and your own self begging for sleep? According to Brooklyn mom and chef Debbie Koenig; yes! Debbie, author of Parents Need to Eat Too: Nap-Friendly Recipes, One-Handed Meals, and Time-Saving Kitchen Tricks [...]
Area Yoga Opens in Brooklyn Heights with a Deal
by Karen on 5/10/12 | 0 Comment(s)
AREA Yoga & Spa is opening a second location in Brooklyn Heights and for their grand opening they are offering “Bring a friend for free all weekend.” Their new studio is open to the public this Friday, May 11th and is located in a prime spot on Montague Street. If you are up for some [...]
Best places for Mother’s Day Brunch/Dinner in Brooklyn
by Karen on 5/09/12 | 5 Comment(s)
Mother’s Day is just around the corner and going out to celebrate it with brunch is a time-honored tradition. It usually includes a mimosa with everything from lamb to eggs benedict. Brooklyn restaurants are celebrating Mother’s Day with prix fixe menus for both brunch and dinner. Some are even sweetening the deal with free dessert [...]
Free Workshops on Babywearing, Siblings, Yoga and More……
by Karen on 5/03/12 | 0 Comment(s)
Get our your calendar out and start marking down Thursdays as “all tied up!” Bija, a yoga studio, preschool and camp, will begin offering parents free Thursday night lectures and workshops that cover everything to preparing for birth to preparing for sibling birth- and everything in between: like sex! Bija Kids has expanded over the [...]
Get Nailed! A Party For Moms!
by Karen on 4/20/12 | 0 Comment(s)
I am really excited about this party we are having with Babeland and Polish Bar BK. It’s been in the works for a couple of months- and it’s finally here! So….Get Nailed with us! Get Nailed! Mom’s Party with Babeland, Polish Bar BK and A Child Grows in Brooklyn Need a break from the stroller [...]
Vitamin D: Why You and Your Kids Need it NOW
by Jill on 4/13/12 | 1 Comment(s)
This morning at breakfast, I remembered that the kids and I hadn’t taken our vitamins since before vacation, a week ago. Not really a big deal, though with all the press that vitamin D has gotten lately, I made sure the kids and I took ours today. What can happen if we don’t have enough [...]
Got Milk? Updated List of LLL Meetings and Leaders
by Karen on 4/11/12 | 0 Comment(s)
Nursing isn’t easy for everyone (well, for a lot of us!) . That became apparent to me when I attended my first La Leche League (LLL) meeting when I was 9 months pregnant. I’m so glad I got clued in by some very honest women in the group before I gave birth. After my son [...]
Donate Your Used Toys for Earth Week
by Karen on 4/10/12 | 0 Comment(s)
Do you have some gently used toys that are kicking around your place- just taking up space? Join the NY Kids Club and Second Chance Toys to donate toys so children in need can enjoy them and landfills can remain free of them. Second Chance Toys is a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation founded in 2006 to [...]
My Fav Astrologer is Coming to Town
by Karen on 4/06/12 | 1 Comment(s)
I realize this may be a bit out of “left field”, but I was totally psyched when I found this wonderful astrologer- and so, I thought some of you might be interested in her too. I hate to let a great resource go by without letting you all know about it. At least I think [...]
Support Group in Brooklyn for postpartum depression
by Karen on 4/06/12 | 0 Comment(s)
It’s surprising to me that with all the amazing resources we have in Brooklyn, there is no longer any support group for parents of children with colic and only 1 for moms who suffer from postpartum depression. And yet, I’m sure there are so many of us out there that need that support. Those early [...]
Where you find some Brooklynites on the weekends
by Holly on 3/30/12 | 3 Comment(s)
Ever wonder where everyone goes when Brooklyn empties out on the summer weekends? I can tell you where they are. Nestled inside the mountainous Catskills region of New York lies a small town called Lake Huntington. It’s near the town of Bethel and is about five miles from the Delaware River, not far from the [...]
How much to tip for food delivery
by Karen on 3/23/12 | 7 Comment(s)
Have you ever wondered if you were tipping enough for food delivery? Author Gabriel Thompson, a Crown Heights resident, has some thoughts on the subject. Thompson worked undercover in the low-wage immigrant workforce, including a stint as a bike deliveryman for an upscale Mexican restaurant in Manhattan. The year-long experiment was done as research for [...]
Eight Babymoon Packages: All Car-Free
by Karen on 3/22/12 | 0 Comment(s)
I regret never taking a babymoon: I was too busy trying to cram career goals into those last 5 months. Now, I can’t even remember what those aspirations were- but I’m sure I would have remembered an incredible vacation with my partner! So, it is with great hopes for you all that I wanted to [...]
What is Your Life Purpose? Moms Get Together To Work On It….
by Karen on 3/20/12 | 1 Comment(s)
Before you had a baby, you, as a mother, never existed. (paraphrased from Bhagwan Ranjeesh). So, why is it surprising that so many of us have identity questions when we take up this new role? I had an identity crisis as a teenager, and I did nothing but pass puberty then! Momasphere is hosting a [...]
Free Yoga and $5 Parent & Baby Yoga!
by Karen on 3/19/12 | 1 Comment(s)
So, what’s better for your mind and spirit than a good yoga class? Maybe one that’s soft on your budget too? Element Natural Healing Arts in Carroll Gardens is offering some specials this month- including an exclusive offer just to our readers. Namaste! Exclusive offer to our readers: Parent & Baby Yoga Tuesdays, 11:00am-12:00pm Check [...]
New Therapy Practice in Williamsburg For Couples, Families and Individuals
by Karen on 3/18/12 | 2 Comment(s)
I’m a sucker for parenting books and have amassed enough of them that I have a collection that spans 2 bookshelves. Lately, I have begun acquiring books on relationships. It appears, (shockingly!), that good parenting goes hand in hand with a good partnership. And, how can you have a satisfactory relationship without two happy people [...]
Need a House Cleaner? And with a Discount?
by Karen on 3/16/12 | 0 Comment(s)
Here is one vow my husband and I made to one another after our first year of living together: we would do everything in our power to afford a house cleaner for the rest of our lives. We couldn’t keep arguing about who had to clean the toilet or mop the floor forever, right?! Well, [...]
What’s With Siblings?! Why Do They/Don’t They Get Along?
by Karen on 3/08/12 | 0 Comment(s)
Alice Kaltman, one of our Experts in parent coaching, is doing her classic talk on siblings and how they interact this Saturday. I can’t tell you how many times I have referred to her words on siblings in some of my most difficult parenting moments…like, um today. Whether you have school-aged or younger kids, or [...]
That breast pump might be free!
by Karen on 3/02/12 | 9 Comment(s)
Here is a little known fact: that expensive breast pump you need might be covered by your health insurance. One mom-to-be in Downtown Brooklyn found out how to do this and shared her advice with us. Here is what she found out: I worked with a national durable medical equipment (DME) company, and they took [...]
How to Stop Junk Mail
by Karen on 2/27/12 | 0 Comment(s)
Did you know that the average American will spend 8 months of their lives dealing with junk mail8? If the time suck doesn’t make you crazy, how about the fact that each year American households receive a total of 104.7 billion pieces of junk mail5 or 848 pieces of junk mail per household6, requiring 6.5 [...]
Baby Carrier Cover and Maternity Coat in One
by Karen on 2/26/12 | 0 Comment(s)
Wearing a baby in the winter presents its challenges: it seems like you just get her bundled up in bunting, carrier, hat and then…the baby cries, has an explosion or you start to sweat profusely from all her layers and yours! What if you could cut down on the layers that both you and the [...]
Are you dependent on your lip balm?
by Karen on 2/23/12 | 2 Comment(s)
It’s winter and who isn’t reapplying lip balm every moment? If you think you are actually becoming dependent on it, you might be right. “Lip balms that contain phenol, an antibacterial agent, strip the top layer of skin off your lips,” says dermatologist Amy Wechsler, MD, author of The Mind-Beauty Connection. “That’s why you get [...]
