USA Today asked Paul James, host of HGTV’s Gardening by the Yard, for a list of his favorite public gardens. The Brooklyn Botanic Garden made his list as well as a few others that you… Read More »Brooklyn Botanic Garden makes top 10 list
I was totally surprised by the news I heard today that Realbirth, a respected New York resource for pregnancy, childbirth preparation and drop-in supportive activities, is closing. In the last year, they had paired with… Read More »RealBirth is closing
It occurred to me tonight that we missed our annual spring camping with 3,000 people in North Carolina for Merlefest– a bluegrass festival. Shhh please….. thankfully, I think my husband forgot! Last time we went,… Read More »Can you really camp with children?
The children in Williamsburg got a new playground last Thursday when a ribbon cutting ceremony officially opened the new East River State Park play area. The East River Park, which opened in 2007, has always… Read More »Williamsburg gets a new playground
I’m a big tea drinker and introduced tea to my older son when he was just barely over 12-months-old. I plan on doing the same with my little one, but fully expect the same funny… Read More »Tea for Tots? (+ a recipe for Chai-Spiced Blood Orange Granita)
A couple of weeks ago we reported on the terrible news that playground equipment at the newly opened Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 1 was burning children. The solution the developers came up with was to… Read More »Brooklyn Bridge’s Pier 6- sneak peek
Although it seems like our mini-heat-wave will be over soon, it’s left a lot of parents asking when the water will be turned on at the local parks. I am happy to report that the… Read More »Where's the Water?
Today I was finally able to check out Premier Pediatrics’ new location at 104-110 4th Avenue at Warren Street in Park Slope. They have been in there for only a week, so there is still… Read More »Premier Pediatrics new location- checked out
As a kid, we ate the fruity, chalky Flinstone’s chewable vitamins. My mother kept them in the cabinet above the toaster (which I now recognize as probably not the best vitamin storage place, given the… Read More »Vitamins: Gummy, chewable…or even at all?
My good friend (CONGRATULATIONS R!) just had her baby last week. She called me desperate for a Lactation Consultant’s phone number. Since our Directory is not quite finished (cross your fingers for this week!), she… Read More »Our favorite lactation consultants in Brooklyn