Our School Expert, Joyce Szuflita has done some investigating for us. She came back with some good reports on P.S. 9 (Prospect Heights) and P.S. 56 (Clinton Hill). There are many good elementary schools in… Read More »P.S. 9 and P.S 56- What Are They Like?
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.72″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid”] Colic – What, Why, and How to Make it Better! A wise old doctor once told me that if you want to feel like an expert, just read… Read More »Colic and Nutrition for Your Baby from Dr. Gilgoff
This post is from Heather Rutka, MS CCC-SLP, a speech language pathologist helping children and their families in Brooklyn. She wrote to me after I posted about Birch going to sleep with a pacifier in… Read More »“Bottle Mouth” from Pacifiers, Bottles and Sippy Cups
The blog Zrecommends.com is the place to visit for the latest information on health issues and our children. They are great about taking big companies to task too. Back in mid-September they reported on the… Read More »Carters, Baby Gap and Circo labels causing skin rash and burn
Here is a photo of me holding my nephew Vaughn and my daughter Willow. Can you guess which one is the boy and which one is the girl? Of course you can. The boy (Vaughn)… Read More »Gender Colors- Pink, Blue and……Purple
Some of you might remember that I had baby proofers (Baby Bodyguard) come to our apartment and do a survey of our place. They suggested window guards. I asked what Baby Bodyguards thought of the… Read More »Window Guards in New York City
I posted awhile ago about how those rubber mats on the playgrounds are causing 2nd and 3rd degree burns. I got quite a few emails from readers who were upset and disgusted. Readers wondered why… Read More »Toxic Playgrounds- Rubber Mats Again!
Our star school consultant, Joyce Szuflita of NYC School Help sent me this fantastic post about transferring into a private elementary and/or middle school. It is in direct response to a question she was asked… Read More »Transferring to a Private School for Elementary or Middle School
This is really helpful if you are thinking about painting. This website is run by National Geographic so I totally trust it- and thanks Leo for telling me about it. … Read More »How Toxic is your paint?
Okay, I know this is an unpleasant morning topic. However, even older children still urinate in their beds sometimes and so there are many years of cleaning mattresses ahead of… Read More »Cleaning Urine from Mattresses