We hear it every single day: “we SHARE with our friends!” Babies as young as 11 or 12 months are constantly being told by their parents that sharing is important. But this might not be… Read More »Why Toddlers Should Not Be Forced To Share
A Child Grows aims to bring you the most accurate, important information about everything parenting-related, whether your journey is just beginning or you’re sending your first-born off to college (and everything in between). To that… Read More »Parent in the Spotlight: Mother Brooklyn’s Leslie Winston
Alethea Cheng Fitzpatrick of Photosanity shares her thoughts on raising resilient children. When my first son started to learn to play chess, he was so anxious about losing that he would only play me if I were… Read More »Raising Resilient Kids
Contributor and MotherBrooklyn founder Leslie Winston shares her family’s story about their journey into the world of early intervention and supportive services for her son. A few months after our son JP’s second birthday we had… Read More »Does Our Child Have Special Needs? One Family’s Journey, Part I
Our (former) Editor-in-Chief attended nearly 100 births as a doula, but there was a time not so long ago when she had no idea that there was such a thing. When I first became a… Read More »What is a Doula?
Let’s face it; mornings can be a slog, and getting a quick, healthy breakfast (the most important meal of the day!) on the table for the little ones can be tough. Our Editor-in-Chief has you… Read More »Healthy Breakfast, Happy Family: Overnight Oatmeal
Sleeplessness is not a joke. Becoming parents already taught us that, but we wanted to know more about healthy sleep patterns, especially with Daylight Savings hitting our families this weekend. We consulted with Dr. Michael… Read More »Sleep, Stress, and Daylight Savings Facts
Contributor and Photosanity founder Alethea Cheng Fitzpatrick tackles the subject of school segregation in NYC and beyond. Last December, I attended a Town Hall at BRIC Arts Media in Brooklyn on “Breaking the Pattern of… Read More »School Segregation is Alive and Well in America
Our Editor-in-Chief ponders the Women’s Strike, how it can impact the national conversation regarding equal rights for all, and how privilege might come into play. In January, I penned a blog post titled Why I March, which… Read More »The Women’s Strike and Privilege in America
Think that resolutions are just for the New Year? When it comes to parenting, making changes that benefit your family (and your parenting style) can happen any day of the year. Brandi Davis, founder of… Read More »5 Parenting Resolutions to Make Right Now