Spring is the season for cherry blossoms throughout New York, Washington D.C., Boston and Philadelphia. By planning carefully, you can take a hanabi, or cherry blossom tour. Stops on the Cherry Blossom Tour Brooklyn Botanical… Read More »2019 Cherry Blossom Tour
Have you checked out the day camps at the YMCA yet? At the Prospect Park YMCA & Park Slope Armory YMCA summer day camps, children learn leadership skills and develop self-confidence in a safe, accepting,… Read More »Where There’s a Y, There’s a Way…to the Best Summer Ever (Sponsored)
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.72″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid”] Each year, more and more children are starting early childhood programs and tapping into their educations at an early age. In 2016, about 54% of early childhood education… Read More »How to Pick the Best Preschool for Your Child
Adoptive parents often agonizingly wait many months, or years, to bring an adorable baby home from the hospital. They’re tasked with filling out mountains of paperwork, enduring personal interviews, and waiting for an expectant mother… Read More »Four Wonderful Ways to Bond with Your Adopted Baby
I found this great post from 2015 (I’m not sure who wrote it) and updated it with one of my new favorites at the end. _________ With so much time spent indoors the past few… Read More »Time To Read! March Round Up of Some Great Classic Kids’ Books
I’m a list person – I’m convinced I had To-Do list in utero — be born… check! I’ve always been a great multi-tasker and as a former Event Planner, I needed to be uber-organized… Read More »How to Master Your To-Do List
When I think of summer camp, I think of running outside, swimming in a lake, eating sandwiches on big rocks, and telling stories by a campfire. Trail Blazers is just this kind of camp and… Read More »This is the Classic Summer Camp You Remember: An Interview with Trail Blazers (Sponsored)
If you are a member of the Brooklyn, NY, or Queens public library, you already have access to Culture Pass. I finally checked it out today and it’s great. You can request free tickets to dozens… Read More »Do You Know About Culture Pass?
Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, and Beauty and Beast (just to mention a few) are problematic for feminist parents for reasons you probably don’t need me to list. Kiera Knightly flat out bans her daughter from watching… Read More »How to Survive Cinderella as a Feminist Mom
An Interview with Jeff Zorabedian of JDZ Photography Brooklyn-based photographer Jeff Zorabedian of JDZ Photography has been working with kids and families for over ten years. Jeff specializes in creative family portrait sessions that bring out… Read More »Local Photographer Creates Family Heirloom Portraits on Film (Sponsored)