Elvira Vida is mom to family of four who decided to temporarily give up life in Brooklyn for a more exciting one traveling around Southeast Asia for 6 months. __________ I felt like 007 in… Read More »The Impossible Home versus Thousands of Experiences
This site has a history of great information on Brooklyn parenting groups, but it is hard to keep up. New ones start and old ones close all the time. Here are a few evergreen and… Read More »Looking for Brooklyn Parenting Groups
Having a dog is a rewarding experience, but when the snow starts to fly and the winter weather kicks in, you realize that there are just a few challenges that come with this companion you’ve… Read More »Winter Weather and Proper Dog Care
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I took over A Child Grows in October with the goal of continuing a neighborhood resource, an institution, and a community. It was news to me that some people would consider me a “mommy blogger”.… Read More »I am NOT a Mommy Blogger
You can smell it long before you can actually see the infamous waterway, which is only 100 feet wide and 1.8 miles long but has a reputation that far outweighs its relative size. But how… Read More »What Does the Superfund Clean-Up of the Gowanus Mean for Your Family?
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This is one of my more humiliating middle-school memories: I’m wearing a vintage Victorian dress with a tight neckline that’s nearly choking me to death. My sweaty fingers are clutching a piece of fudge, smearing… Read More »Why Are We OK with Calling Some Kids Gifted and Talented and Others Not?
We have a ginkgo tree in front of our apartment. Every year it litters the ground with stinky fruit that we then bring inside on our shoes. The stairs get a stinky bath and we… Read More »What’s the Deal with the Stinky Fruit Trees?
Park Court Collection is an enclave of thoughtfully-designed townhomes and condominiums with interiors envisioned by Penelope Kim. It is a contemporary interpretation of an urban garden community in the heart of Park Slope. The Townhomes… Read More »Luxury Townhomes in the Heart of Park Slope