[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] I had the pleasure of meeting with a couple of communications reps from Google last week and was thrilled to learn about the internet safety tools Google has… Read More »The Five Google Tools Every Parent Should Know How to Use
The OFNR Approach Some days I feel like I should get an “F” in communication. It just happens: my tone is off, my words terse, my impatience too obvious and I’m totally unaware that I… Read More »Trying Out Nonviolent Communication With Kids: An Experiment
The overreacting to small things is a reoccurring issue in our house with my preschooler right now. Temper tantrums and meltdowns occur with the smallest of mishaps or changes. And they are completely unpredictable! Sharon Peters from Parents… Read More »Big Reactions to Little Things- Handling Meltdowns and Temper Tantrums
Shayna Gehl of The Disheveled Parent comically recounts for us a day when even the smallest task can turn into a day’s worth of headaches! The saying goes something like this: being a parent is both… Read More »Press ‘End Call’ To Restore Your Sanity
My dad had a massive heart attack. It was sudden, scary and we live hundreds of miles away from my parents. After countless complications and surgeries, he is finally in a rehabilitation center over three… Read More »My Dad’s Heart Attack: Coping With a Parent’s Illness from Far Away
Who doesn’t want their child to have friends……..to be popular, well liked, respected, invited to parties and play dates? Now put your feet into the shoes of a parent caring for a child with a… Read More »When Your Neighbor Has a Child with A Disability
Getting into preschool in NYC can be complicated process with its lottery system, zoning rules and competition – making it very difficult to get in. And now that the public schools have sent their acceptance… Read More »How to Form a Preschool Co-op
Busy Brooklyn sports-parents have a new resource to keep up sports organizations news, deadlines and schedules. This new site, NewYorkSportsConnection.com is an online hub for both parents of sports-playing kids and adult athletes in New York… Read More »New York Sports Connection Provides Parents a Resource for City Programs
Our friends at Park Slope Parents are gathering the data for their 2013 Nanny Survey. This survey has been an invaluable tool over the last few years- helping to determine what to pay, when and… Read More »THE 2013 NANNY SURVEY: Park Slope Parents Needs Your Input!
Think the Brooklyn Baby Expo isn’t for you just because you don’t have a baby any longer? Wrong! There will be lots of activities for older children and information, products and raffles for parents of… Read More »Brooklyn Baby Expo – Not Just for Babies – Sunday June 2nd