By: Courtney Ilarraza As you may or may not know there is a new Car Seat guideline taking effect February 2014 regarding the use of the LATCH anchors. LATCH, if you’re not familiar, is a revolutionary… Read More »New Car Seat Law for 2014
This holiday has been vastly different from all the rest for us. Our children lost their grandma (my husband’s mom) a few days before Thanksgiving. This is the first time I’ve had to have… Read More »Talking Death to a Young Child
Now, unless you want to pay a small fortune in shipping, it’s time to hit the bricks (and mortar) to buy your Hanukkah gifts(or maybe you are an obscenely organized Christmas shopper who doesn’t… Read More »Nine Kids' Stores to Help You Beat the Holiday Clock
I might be a typical bleeding-heart liberal, but that all is eclipsed by the looming shadow of Whole Foods at 3rd Street and 3rd Avenue. That’s right, December 17th I will be first in line, if… Read More »Whole Foods Gowanus Opens in 29 Days, Christmas Rescheduled for Dec 17th
Nikolai Moderbacher is a staple on the Brooklyn Music Together circuit. If you haven’t taken one of his classes chances are, your friends have. He splits his time between Music Together on 1st Street, Brooklyn… Read More »Your New Favorite Album: In This Moment by Nikolai Moderbacher
Neither of you wants to go, but you have to make the kid do it. There is some cruel irony in that. (And of course, she loves it once there. But you still hate it).… Read More »Top Eleven Reasons Playgrounds Suck (because ten wasn't enough)
Jane Chuang is a lawyer. I’m not sure I can think of a job that is more demanding and less kid-friendly (ok, oil rig worker, Antarctic geologist, pirate, but otherwise, lawyer). After giving birth to… Read More »Upstarts! Parents Raising Children, Building Businesses: How to Hang Your Own Shingle
I have been hearing about acupuncture for babies and kids a lot recently. My questions were many. How does it work? Do you really use needles on babies? What do parents use this to treat… Read More »What is Pediatric Acupuncture?
Guess what New Yorkers don’t need: More stuff. And since a wish-list comprised of plain white socks, Gap briefs and fancy conditioner doesn’t fly with the in-laws, maybe our holiday lists, be they “wish” or… Read More »The Season of Giving: Charitable Donations Always Fit
There are lots of events happening this weekend, which have been conveniently listed for you on this very blog. But occasionally even the most motivated of us find sifting through all those events overwhelming. And… Read More »Find and Seek: What You're Doing Today