Each year, about 3,500 children under age 1 die suddenly and unexpectedly in the U.S. each year from unknown causes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Here’s the buzz from A Child… Read More »The Buzz on Wearable Baby Monitors
When I was applying to medical school I spent a year working in the pediatric emergency room. This was while I was deciding to become a parent, so I saw things both as a future… Read More »4 Things I Learned in the Pediatric ER
While New Yorkers are often stressed, frenzied and exhausted, it seems that many of us are driving ourselves into the ground even more than usual. Whether we’re getting hammered by cold and flu season or… Read More »How to Organize When You’re Exhausted
As a mom in Bed Stuy who is looking for one-of-a kind pieces that aren’t at the Gap, Uniqlo, Joe Fresh, Madewell, J. Crew, Top Shop, or H&M (have I made us all feel icky… Read More »Best Vintage Shopping in Bed Stuy
When I was in fourth grade at our local public school, I became close friends with a girl, [1]Evie, who happened to be African American. Her mother worked at the school and her younger sister… Read More »Talking to Kids About Race: The Value of Openness
You may be a sleepless, sort of still-awkward new mom, or the seasoned mom of a terrifically sassy big kid already. No matter what, you want a little sense of romance and wonder added to… Read More »Braiding: A Mom’s Fast Pick-Me-Up
Musings from a Brooklyn mother, forced to start over- quickly My husband and I are both native New Yorkers. I was raised in Harlem. He was born and raised in Brooklyn. We found our perfect… Read More »Starting Over in Brooklyn
My family enjoys the sensory pleasures of homemade play dough at least once a week, on these wintry days. We make it for my oldest daughter’s school (at their request) but we enjoy it at… Read More »Homemade Play Dough
Here are some creative play ideas for parents from Child’s Play NY: We’ve reached that point of winter when we’d rather __________* than put on our child’s mittens, hat, scarf, coat and snow pants one… Read More »What’s Your Story?
Pediatricians and leading health organizations agree that the journey to a raising a vibrant, healthy little one who’s ready to take on the world begins with getting the basics right: that means plenty of whole,… Read More »Oh Baby! Do I Really Need to Choose Organic for My Little One?