Aren’t resolutions designed to help us streamline our lives and get us closer to happiness? Well, sometimes they can result in procrastination, regret, and feelings of inadequacy. Clinical Psychologist Emma Basch has some tips to deal with… Read More »The New Year’s Resolution Trap
With Christmas festivities happening galore, we love the grounding and meaningful opportunities around Brooklyn to attend a candlelight mass or join a nativity pageant with family. Here’s our run-down on sweet, time-tested Brooklyn churches that are offering… Read More »Christmas Eve And Christmas Day Services In Brooklyn 2016
Volunteering is one of the most rewarding things you can do, especially during the holiday season. Throughout the five boroughs, approximately 1.4 million people rely on soup kitchens and food pantries. Below is a list… Read More »Volunteering During the Holiday Season (and Beyond)
Baby it’s cold outside! Time to have fun decorating, getting lost in wonder, and spending time indoors. What a better way than to start with making some hard dough ornaments and/or figurines to add to your… Read More »Super Easy Homemade Ornaments
We absolutely love this holiday cookie recipe for a few reasons: you don’t need an electric mixer, it’s so fast and easy, kids can use their hands to combine ingredients and roll the dough into… Read More »Holiday Cookies Made Simple
This year, you can still help fight hunger and send a timeless “season’s greetings” at the same time: Food Bank For New York City, the city’s major hunger relief organization, has designed customizable holiday cards,… Read More »Food Bank for New York City Holiday Cards
We know that buying your children toys for the holidays is inevitable, but how refreshing is it to realize what good play really requires, and how it doesn’t need to cost much more than a… Read More »Top Toys that Inspire Dramatic Play (You Already Have Them!)
A Child Grows contributor and Parenting Coach Brandi Davis from Child and Family Coaching unloads about a certain Elf on a certain shelf. What do you think? Adorable or creepy? I want to start by saying… Read More »5 Reasons I Can’t stand That Elf on the Shelf
This season is ripe with opportunities to donate to those less fortunate; we all know that sharing is caring. So many children in our city are are in need. As Little Essentials has shared, “1… Read More »Wonderful Toy Drives in the Area!
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