Hello, Brooklyn! Brooklyn Public Library’s popular school-readiness program, Ready Set, Kindergarten is starting again this weekend! We are now in 31 Brooklyn branches! Parents, caregivers and children ages 3-5, please join us in exploring math,… Read More »The Brooklyn Public Library’s ‘Ready, Set, Kindergarten’ Begins this Weekend
An Interview With Mister. G Mister G (aka Ben Gundersheimer) is a Latin Grammy winning singer/songwriter but he is more complicated than that. He has written for kids and adults, has written in Spanish, English, Hebrew and… Read More »Mister G- The Multi-Lingual, Multi-Genre Artist Is Coming to Play With “School of Rock”
Chicken fajitas have always been a family favorite in our house, but sometimes, I just do not have the time or energy to cook everything up in a skillet, especially on a busy weeknight when… Read More »Crock Pot Chicken Fajitas: Easy Weekday Meal
Discover dozens of day camps and sleep away camps at the New York Family Camp Fairs this weekend in Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn! The fairs are informative, free, and fun for the whole family. The Camp Fairs… Read More »Camp Fairs This Weekend In Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn!
Each year, about 3,500 children under age 1 die suddenly and unexpectedly in the U.S. each year from unknown causes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Here’s the buzz from A Child… Read More »The Buzz on Wearable Baby Monitors
When I was applying to medical school I spent a year working in the pediatric emergency room. This was while I was deciding to become a parent, so I saw things both as a future… Read More »4 Things I Learned in the Pediatric ER
While New Yorkers are often stressed, frenzied and exhausted, it seems that many of us are driving ourselves into the ground even more than usual. Whether we’re getting hammered by cold and flu season or… Read More »How to Organize When You’re Exhausted
As a mom in Bed Stuy who is looking for one-of-a kind pieces that aren’t at the Gap, Uniqlo, Joe Fresh, Madewell, J. Crew, Top Shop, or H&M (have I made us all feel icky… Read More »Best Vintage Shopping in Bed Stuy
When I was in fourth grade at our local public school, I became close friends with a girl, [1]Evie, who happened to be African American. Her mother worked at the school and her younger sister… Read More »Talking to Kids About Race: The Value of Openness
You may be a sleepless, sort of still-awkward new mom, or the seasoned mom of a terrifically sassy big kid already. No matter what, you want a little sense of romance and wonder added to… Read More »Braiding: A Mom’s Fast Pick-Me-Up