The Brooklyn Cyclones baseball team has a fun night lined up for A Child Grows readers! Come enjoy the Coney Island family-friendly ballpark on Sunday July 21st for the 5pm game where the Cyclones take… Read More »Brooklyn Cyclones July 21st 5pm Baseball Game – Ticket Giveaway and Discount Code
As I mentioned in Part 1 of this 3-part travelogue, I was very lucky to have been able to spend four days with friends in Barcelona before heading to Madrid for a week of meetings… Read More »A Personal Travelogue – Barcelona (part 2 of 3)
I have gone to see the New York Philharmonic in Prospect Park the last few years and it is simply incredible. In the Long Meadow field, every seat on the grass is a good one.… Read More »New York Philharmonic in Prospect Park – Free – Wednesday July 10th
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] I had the pleasure of meeting with a couple of communications reps from Google last week and was thrilled to learn about the internet safety tools Google has… Read More »The Five Google Tools Every Parent Should Know How to Use
I only do these kind of quintessential New York outings when family or friends are visiting. But, I LOVE doing them as it always reinvigorates my love for the city! The Statue of Liberty and… Read More »Statue of Liberty is Open
The OFNR Approach Some days I feel like I should get an “F” in communication. It just happens: my tone is off, my words terse, my impatience too obvious and I’m totally unaware that I… Read More »Trying Out Nonviolent Communication With Kids: An Experiment
Hi everyone! Hope everyone had a lovely long relaxing fun holiday weekend! Hopefully you got a lot of rest because this is going to be a great week! There is so much to do this… Read More »Fun Weekday Events for July 8th-July 11th in Brooklyn & Manhattan!
I hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July! This was the first year my children stayed up for the fireworks. It was probably an ill-advised plan as they missed their regular bedtime by over… Read More »Getting Your Child To Sleep Later
Dual Language is a hot topic these days, especially in Brooklyn. I’ve always been interested in starting my children on another language but have not pursued it yet, mostly because my husband and I aren’t… Read More »Globalizing Your Toddler – Is Learning a Foreign Language Possible in English-Only Speaking Households?
The overreacting to small things is a reoccurring issue in our house with my preschooler right now. Temper tantrums and meltdowns occur with the smallest of mishaps or changes. And they are completely unpredictable! Sharon Peters from Parents… Read More »Big Reactions to Little Things- Handling Meltdowns and Temper Tantrums