Don’t feel sorry for the former owner of the historic music venue Southpaw- he’s happy to get out of Park Slope. “I’m kind of over Park Slope — it’s not a destination for nightlife anymore,”… Read More »Southpaw Closed- NY Kids Club Opening in Park Slope
Meet some really cool puppets- this cadre of friends have tattoos, bandanas and style. They make the Muppets look like….well, boooring. Brooklyn parents who have already attended the shows have been singing the new puppets’… Read More »Puppetsburg New Shows- Including Free One This Week
Here is a little known fact: that expensive breast pump you need might be covered by your health insurance. One mom-to-be in Downtown Brooklyn found out how to do this and shared her advice with… Read More »That breast pump might be free!
Wearing a baby in the winter presents its challenges: it seems like you just get her bundled up in bunting, carrier, hat and then…the baby cries, has an explosion or you start to sweat profusely… Read More »Baby Carrier Cover and Maternity Coat in One
Executive Producer Ricki Lake and Filmmaker Abby Epstein examined “the business” of having a baby with their insightful documentary, The Business of Being Born and their new, 4 part DVD series continues their investigation into… Read More »NYC Premiere of “More Business of Being Born”
If you have been pining away for your lost nights of dancing and raves, kiss those sad thoughts away. You can dance your disco pants off but now you can get home early with no… Read More »Miss Your Dancing Days? Get Your Disco Pants On….
Caribou Baby in Greenpoint can really stock their calendar with solid events and I thought I would give a shout out to some of their upcoming ones. One of my all-time favorite class teachers, Ellynne… Read More »Caribou Baby Has it Going On This Weekend and Next
We thought we were golden with our 3.5 year old’s sleep pattern: um, yeah, right! We have had lots of middle-of-the-night wakeups from nightmares and now- growing pains. When our son wails from the pain,… Read More »Ach! Growing Pains
I know I’ve made about 4 of these car seat installation mistakes and I’m pretty sure that I’m not alone. In fact, I know I’m not: studies show that 82 percent or 9 out of… Read More »10 Most Common Car Seat Installation Mistakes
If you are pregnant or a new parent and have some questions like “what is a doula?”, “how bad is this labor pain going to be?” to “do I need a carrier and how do… Read More »Pregnant or New Parent with Burning Questions?