Parenting -- Baby Strollers, Baby Carriers, Baby Gear, Early Childhood Education

WallCandy Arts for the Children’s Room!

December 28, 2010

Decorating the children’s room: I wish I knew about Wallcandy Arts sooner! Since becoming a mom 3 years ago, my daughter’s room has remained undecorated. Not having time to think about how to decorate or to shop, I am thrilled to discover Wallcandy Arts. These fun, reusable stickers are an easy way to decorate the [...]

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“The Inverse Power of Praise”

December 5, 2010

Nurture Shock by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman

Recently, I started to notice that my daughter, when playing with her father, would give up on a game or task relatively quickly when encountered by a challenge. This struck me because she would not give up when playing with me. In fact, she seemed not to be self-conscious at all around me — didn’t [...]

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Sibling Rivalry: A New Tool To Try

November 1, 2010

This week has been a very emotional week for my three-year-old and I. She’s been communicating a series of alarming messages; including the claim that her nanny hits her in the face! After having time to gather more information from her during this week and after listening to input from those that are more experienced, [...]

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“The Creativity Crisis”

November 1, 2010

Fall is here and so is the back-to-school season! I’ve been looking forward to the routines and structure, investigating which activities to enroll my three-year-old. At the same time, I keep wondering what is the right balance of structured activities and open play. (In Manhattan, many three-year-olds — and even younger children — have busy [...]

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School Supplies — These Are Toxic Too?!

September 29, 2010

I was just reviewing a welcome package from my daughter’s preschool. After reading that I should be packing her lunches and snacks, I started shopping online for her first lunch box. As she and I were selecting which one to buy, I then remembered an email about toxins in school supplies. Searching through my email [...]

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Sleep Deprivation: How Do Parents Manage It?!

September 17, 2010

My husband and I just returned from a long weekend with our two daughters. Our three-year-old- and seven-month-old- daughters shared a room with us, and, with all the exciting circumstances, my husband and I barely slept. Our seven-month-old would wake up around 1-2 AM, “chatting” and exercising her lungs while also insisting on practicing her [...]

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A Parenting Must-Have: Infant CPR Video

September 6, 2010

Soon after my first daughter was born about 3 years ago, I spent a fair amount of money hiring an infant CPR expert to come to our home to train our nanny, my husband, and myself. Learning the CPR skills during this session, after a long day at work, was challenging (my brain and body [...]

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Potty Training Tip: Organic Training Underwear by Hanna Andersson!

August 18, 2010

In trying to reinforce my almost-three-year-old daughter’s potty training progress, I bought a few sets of these organic Hanna Andersson training underwear. She LOVES them and they have made saying goodbye to diapers much easier. This is a potty training tip that I wish I had heard about sooner! From the Hanna Andersson website: Our [...]

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Powerful and Practical Activities to Get Your Kids Thinking During Summer

August 11, 2010

Below are tips for fun and stimulating summer kids activities, written by Natalie Smith, a public school teacher who is BELOVED by my nieces (as students) and their parents. Natalie has been teaching for 10 years (3 years in first grade and 7 years in kindergarten) and is also a certified ESL teacher. She has [...]

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Magna-Tiles: An Engaging Educational Toy!

August 3, 2010

Over the past year, my daughter quickly fell in love with Magna-tiles, a fun educational toy, at her preschool. When picking up my daughter from school, there were several times that her teachers would make it a point to tell me that my 2.5 year old daughter spent a good 20 minutes that day absorbed [...]

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