By: Rebecca Cooney After a couple of years back on the dating scene, I’ve come to a conclusion: if you reach the age of 40 and you haven’t been married or cohabitated, there is… Read More »Notes From A Blended Family: Indecent Disclosure
Dr. Deena Blanchard, pediatrician and font of knowledge, gives us the tools we need to stay calm and carry on. It seems like everyone has had hand foot and mouth disease this summer.… Read More »It's Going Around: Understanding Hand Foot and Mouth Disease
I love pools. I love swimming. I don’t say these things lightly. I am obsessed. I will take any chance to swim. When at the beach I am the first person in the water, when… Read More »Pool Profile: The Brooklyn Bridge Park Pop Up Pool
Sharon Peters, parenting expert and founder of Parents Helping Parents, gives you wisdom that will cut through the white noise of sleep deprivation and new parent panic. Here are a few tips for new parents to remember… Read More »Tips for New Parents: How to Survive the Early Weeks
I think we all have memories of bunk beds from our childhood, either of our obsessive desire for them, or of the rickety version at summer camp, or the sagging version found at a… Read More »Are Your Kids Ready for A Bunk Bed?
Of all the Brooklyn public pools Red Hook Pool (technically the Sol Goldman Pool at the Red Hook Recreational Center) is my favorite. First of all it is huge, Olympic size. Now, this may not seem… Read More »Pool Profile: The Red Hook Pool
On my moms’ group there seems to be a perpetual thread about finding a good nanny. Who can you recommend? Anyone available immediately? Usual nanny has quit/moved to Fiji/found God/gone public with her startup/ run… Read More »How To Find A Nanny You Trust: Mommybites Nanny Board
The biggest complaint I hear from moms who want to exercise is finding the time. When it comes down to it, the workout is always the first thing that falls off the list. If only… Read More »Finding Time to Exercise: Achieve the Impossible
There are times when I think I live in the most perfect place on earth. Brooklyn, with its parks, museums, brownstones, even the hipsters and the superfund site, can feel idyllic. I sometimes forget that… Read More »Assault in Prospect Park: Time to Be Smart and Be Brave
Despite spending over a decade living in this borough, last summer was my first time attending the Philharmonic insanity in Prospect Park. I suppose many of the previous years I was out of town or… Read More »Philharmonic in Prospect Park 2014: Class Up Your BBQ