Can a child be overscheduled? According to ABC News, “A pair of studies are at odds on the question — with one saying kids need more time to let their minds dream, and another saying… Read More »Overscheduled Kids: are we guilty?
Whoopee…. the blog and our Brooklyn Baby Expo are going to be on TV tonight- let me know how we do since I don’t have cable. If you were my mom, you might write me… Read More »I’m gonna be on TV!
A new daycare center is opening in Park Slope for infants and older. Kinderstuff Daycare will take children ages 6 months to 6 years. The location will be at 272 Flatbush Avenue, off of Prospect… Read More »New daycare opening in Park Slope
Joyce Szuflita, of NYC School Help, is our School Expert, and always has the scoop on what’s going on with schools. She is doing her informative “Intro to Nursery School” talk in mid-April and her… Read More »Free Intro to Nursery School & Public School Seminars
My husband and I talk about how sometimes we “rope the kids” into doing what we want to do- a trip to the art museum or a music performance (it’s really all for their own… Read More »Family Climbing Time Begins
Great news for our neighbors: The Fort Hamilton Library of Brooklyn Public Library is re-opening to the public on Monday, March 28th. Closed since March 2008, Fort Hamilton received extensive renovations to restore historic details,… Read More »Fort Hamilton Library reopens on Monday
I don’t usually write about open houses at summer camps, but these at LIU Children’s Academy incorporate “open swims” in my favorite Brooklyn pool, so I couldn’t resist. Long Island University has a gorgeous pool… Read More »Open Swim with open house (at my fav Brooklyn pool)
I bet that most of us can remember learning how to ride a bike- and all those tumbles that got us there. Even though we remember learning, it’s the teaching of it now that preoccupies… Read More »Kids bike swap and learn to ride
Jazz at Lincoln Center’s popular family concert series presents its final concert of the 2010-11 season with Jazz for Young People: “What is the Big Band Era?” with host Ted Nash and the… Read More »Jazz for Young People: What is the Big Band Era?
So you missed the Westminster Dog Show in February? Fuggettaboutit! We have something better for you! The Brooklyn Mutt Show is getting ready to unleash the cavalcade of Canine contestants for this weekend’s events. Doors… Read More »The Brooklyn Mutt Show!