When relevant, posts are sponsored or contain affiliate links.When relevant, posts are sponsored or contain affiliate links.Today (June 19th) is Juneteenth. Starting back in 1865, it is currently one of the oldest celebrations commemorating the ending of slavery in the … Read More
As summer rapidly approaches, many of us parents begin to think about how to keep our kids occupied. Fortunately, there are many great FREE things to do in every borough. Below are some recommendations. -Beaches & Pools: The Parks department … Read More
The quote in my family planner for this week helps me to keep my schedule in perspective: “It’s not so much how busy you are, but why you are busy. The bee is praised. The mosquito is swatted.” – Mary … Read More
A month ago, I was listening to the Daily 10 while I was working. Some celebrity hair stylist (I think that it was Ken Paves) was on the show giving some recipes for summer hair conditioners. I don’t remember the … Read More
In the June issue of Parenting magazine, they have an article called “Boys vs. Girls: Who’s Harder to Raise”. It’s an interesting read. Their breakdown in regards to which is harder: -Discipline: boys -Physical Safety: boys -Communication: first boys, then … Read More
The Father’s Day Pladyate at the NY Kids Club was a lot of fun. It was great to see so many fathers out having fun eating and playing with their kids. (There were also some “double duty” single moms out … Read More
Fathers are wonderful people too little understood, And we do not sing their praises as often as we should… For, somehow, Father seems to be the man who pays the bills, While Mother binds up little hurts and nurses all … Read More
I wonder – Does the amount of adult television that moms watch decrease based on the amount of kids they have? It has in my case. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. It’s just something that I recently noticed. When … Read More
I’m not really a technology savvy person. In fact, last month was the first time that I ever uploaded pictures from my digital camera to the computer (my husband usually does it). So, when I first heard about the Flip … Read More
Since I’ve had my second son, people keep asking me “where’s the girl?” It’s so annoying. For one thing, we don’t choose the sex of our kids (unless we do some Petri dish type of thing). I really believe that … Read More