We will dispense with the pleasantries immediately. Baby showers are the worst. I’m not going to pretend, or lie to you. They are not a party, they are a forced march, with all the festive… Read More »How to Host a Better Baby Shower
Sara Chana, lactation consultant extraordinaire, sheds light on the issues, mysteries and joys of breastfeeding. If Breastfeeding is such a ‘natural’ process for moms and babes why do so many women give up so quickly?… Read More »5 Ways to Achieve Breastfeeding Success
Do your weekends feel so booked with errands that you never quite get to the family time you want, or vice versa? Well, clearly you need a camp fair, clothing swap and kid-friendly spring… Read More »Spring Fling Meets Camp Panic Event: Everything You Need in One Place!
Donna Fish, an expert on children’s relationship with food, gives it to us straight. Finally we have a resource not just for information, but for practical answers to our specific questions. So please send your… Read More »Ask The Expert!: Kids and Food
With the change of the seasons comes the inevitable closet clean out. Not yours. Of course not yours, not a fun makeover. No. I mean the stowing away of your children’s winter clothes that will… Read More »Little Swappies: Brooklyn Kids' Gear Swap!
Who wants an adult night out on Broadway?? Everyone is a suspect in MURDER FOR TWO! A hilarious musical murder mystery with a twist: one actor investigates the crime, the other plays all of the suspects… Read More »Giveaway: Four Tickets to See Murder for Two, an Off-Broadway Musical
Celebrate Earth Day early at Habana Outpost’s Earth Day Expo hosted by Habana Works this Saturday (that’s tomorrow people, in case you keep thinking today is Thursday). A Child Grows in Brooklyn will be there… Read More »Habana Outpost's Earth Day Celebration 2014!
My daughter is desperate to paint her nails, and I have managed to put it off with the combo you’re-too-young and it’s-full-of-chemicals argument. But the other day our youngest neighbor (5 years old) came downstairs,… Read More »The Best Nontoxic Nail Polish: Paint It Black
It’s finally here!!!! THE MAIN EVENT!!!! I am officially full term in my third pregnancy. “In the home stretch” as many would say. I’ve blogged about the fantastic nature of this pregnancy (if you didn’t read the… Read More »What's Better Than Having a Baby?! Having TWO!
****The 2015 Brooklyn Baby and Family Expo is on Sunday April 19th! Get your tickets here!**** Not just for babies. A Child Grows in Brooklyn brings you our 3rd annual Brooklyn Baby and Family Expo on… Read More »Top 12 Reasons to Hit the Brooklyn Baby and Family Expo 2014