As a kid, we ate the fruity, chalky Flinstone’s chewable vitamins. My mother kept them in the cabinet above the toaster (which I now recognize as probably not the best vitamin storage place, given the… Read More »Vitamins: Gummy, chewable…or even at all?
At first, you peg those irritated red bumps on your child’s bum as winter dry skin. And hopefully, that’s the case. But a small study out by Johns Hopkins Children’s Centerpoints to the resurgence of… Read More »Toilet seats that can cause a rash
My good friend (CONGRATULATIONS R!) just had her baby last week. She called me desperate for a Lactation Consultant’s phone number. Since our Directory is not quite finished (cross your fingers for this week!), she… Read More »Our favorite lactation consultants in Brooklyn
Yes, it’s true. James Bond (if he ever settled down….) would have this stroller. Abiie, a new stroller company, has just released a G2G stroller with a “Baby Deck”- a built-in changing table. With a… Read More »James Bond Stroller with Changing Table
Sibling Survival by Alice Kaltman Why is it some siblings behave like playmate-angels, sharing and cooperating without a hint of rivalry while others act like annihilator-devils, hell-bent on destroying each other at every opportunity? When… Read More »How To Help Siblings Get Along
Please note, this story is from 2009 and outdated, but still somewhat correct. The Park Slope Tribeca Pediatrics office is still there and still has a similar look. I think they have in-house parent education… Read More »What the New Tribeca Pediatrics Office In Park Slope Looks Like
I had heard Premier Pediatrics in Park Slope was moving. We go there ourselves. It is official now that it is on their website: After 10 years, we have lost our lease at our current… Read More »Premier Pediatrics is Moving
Are we eating enough dark greens? This is all the more surprising if you know that my son doesn’t like about half of the vegetables out there. But he loves spinach, kale and swiss chard… Read More »Kale Shake Recipe
Dr. Gilgoff, our blog pediatrician, tackles the “sleep issue” for us: when is it okay to sleep train? Should we sleep train? If so, what are the best methods? We sleep trained Birch at 10… Read More »When Can A Baby Sleep Through the Night?
Thanks to Papa Tree for this sensitive and informed review of a new CD for kids living in New York. Since he is a musician and has an ear (and I don’t) I am sending all music reviews his way from now on. Jeremy and Clare, the musicians of this album, have an upcoming gig at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum. To find out where and when, scroll to the bottom of the review.
This Subway Ride is “Good”
by Tuey Connell
The children’s music industry seems to leap forward exponentially each year, as evidenced by the number of indie releases geared towards little people. While not yet a glut, as there will always be room for fun, thoughtfully composed, performed and recorded children’s music, there are equal parts ‘good’ and ‘not so good’ CDs directed towards little listeners and their charges.
Thankfully, from the first few notes of “Songs in the Key of New York with Clare and Jeremy”, this music presentation is clearly about gentle, melodic songs sung and performed by first-rate musicians. This is ‘good’ music. The first track, “Five Boroughs,” is lullaby-like, with a chorus that easily puts the listener in a peaceful mood with glockenspiel, chromatic harmonica, and dreamy vocals, suggesting that the five boroughs are harmonious and pleasant places in which to live – despite what we might read or hear in the news each day. The best children’s music should take us out of our daily grind with the elements and harsh realities, and this sweet but short CD does so persuasively.Read More »Songs for City Kids