Choosing a school at any age is a difficult thing, especially in NYC. There is a whole industry devoted to helping you navigate the process here. All the experts I’ve spoken to have given a… Read More »High Schools: A New Tool to Evaluate High Schools, Admissions, and Availabilities
Whether you are heading to the beach this spring break or to the relatives during the summer, air travel can be the most painful part of your vacation. Those of us with a baby or… Read More »Traveling with Children? Airplane Survival Tips and Checklist
Hi everyone! Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all! So with a name like Deirdre I have to confess March is my time of year! So glad the Brooklyn St Patrick’s Parade in Park Slope was… Read More »March 18th-21st 2013 Weekday Kid Activities For Brooklyn & Manhattan!
Come join FasTracKids as they celebrate your children and their unique gifts & talents and win the chance to go on a Summer Adventure at Camp! You can submit a 3 minute video of your child (aged 2-10)… Read More »Park Slope’s Got Talent? Enter Your Child Into the FasTracKids Contest to Win a Spot in their Summer Camp
Come join FasTracKids as they celebrate your children and their unique gifts & talents and win the chance to go on a Summer Adventure at Camp! You can submit a 3 minute video of your child (aged 2-10)… Read More »Park Slope's Got Talent? Enter Your Child Into the FasTracKids Contest to Win a Spot in their Summer Camp
This was the running conversation with my mom when my children were just starting to be mobile. “Are they crawling yet? Because you know if they skip crawling it might lead to developmental problems.” I… Read More »What If My Child Skips Crawling?
St. Patrick’s Day is Sunday! This is a special day for my family. Not because we are Irish, but because it is my son’s 2nd birthday! Oh, how I fear the day he goes to… Read More »St Patrick’s Day Festivities and Fun!
Community Education Councils (CECs) are education policy advisory bodies responsible for reviewing and evaluating schools’ instructional programs, approving zoning lines, and advising the Chancellor. CECs play an essential role in shaping educational policies for the New… Read More »Want to Have a Voice in Shaping Education Policies for Public Schools? Apply to Run for Election to a CEC!
Shayna Gehl of The Disheveled Parent shared her day with us. I am hoping you all had a better day than this…but we’ve all been there before. So this is the situation. I wake up and… Read More »Domestic Dilemma
I’ve found a lot of creative ways to teach my pre-school age daughter her alphabet and to begin putting letters together. We’ve cut up straws in different lengths to use to form letters. We’ve done… Read More »Keeping Your Kids Appy: Avoiding the Annoying Alphabet App