I feel very fortunate to work for a Spanish company. Not only is it interesting having an international component to my job, but it’s also nice to have certain perks that we don’t always see… Read More »A Personal Travelogue – Barcelona (part 1 of 3)
The New York Public Library will display two rare pieces of American history on July 1, 2 and 3 in the free exhibition “Foundations of Freedom” – an original copy of the Bill of Rights,… Read More »The New York Public Library to Display Historic Copies of the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights
Between now and August 31st, A Child Grows in Brooklyn readers can get $10 off their first order from plated.com. Simply use discount code “achildgrows” at checkout. I recently had the pleasure of meeting several… Read More »ACG Review: Plated.com
Hi everyone! Well July is here! Such a great week of events. Now that schools are finally closed the pools are open and there are more fun events starting up like the Wild Wednesdays at… Read More »July is Here! Weekday Events for July1st-4th in Brooklyn & Manhattan!
Isabelle Dervaux will be bringing us her monthly reviews, accompanied by her beautiful photos, of Brooklyn businesses she finds fascinating, unique, or just plain cool! This month she brings us a sampling of businesses she… Read More »Brooklyn Business Spotlight: Bklyn Designs 2013
This Bed Stuy playground was built in a day. Slope Park playground (18th St and 6th Ave) in Greenwood Heights/South Slope has been closed for over a year. But, after multiple delays due to drainage issues,… Read More »Slope Park Playground to Re-open Thursday!
Shayna Gehl of The Disheveled Parent comically recounts for us a day when even the smallest task can turn into a day’s worth of headaches! The saying goes something like this: being a parent is both… Read More »Press ‘End Call’ To Restore Your Sanity
My dad had a massive heart attack. It was sudden, scary and we live hundreds of miles away from my parents. After countless complications and surgeries, he is finally in a rehabilitation center over three… Read More »My Dad’s Heart Attack: Coping With a Parent’s Illness from Far Away
My daughter has been a pretty amazing sleeper her entire life (almost 4 years old and is now averaging 11-12 hours per night). Aside from the occasional phases, it has been pretty smooth sailing with… Read More »How Much Sleep Should My Child be Getting?
My husband and I don’t talk anymore. Let me rephrase that. My husband and I talk plenty about pick ups and drop offs, weekly work schedules, grocery shopping and dinners, bills, who’s parents to visit… Read More »My Husband and I Don’t Talk Anymore