The crocuses are blooming in Central Park!
Get thee and thy kids to a park, zoo or botanical garden and catch the wonders of Spring first hand. Besides just enjoying some sunshine for the first time in months, early Spring is a great time to impress toddlers with the wonders of nature.
So take the kids to […]

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Top NYC Under the Radar Preschools
Are Their Privates Still Top Tier If They Have VD?
What do Hipster Parents Sound Like to Kids?
Useful Links for School Hunts
Won’t Someone Think of the Children!

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We’ve been talking about the best schools in NYC on this site all month, but many experts will tell you that what happens at home is much more important than what school a child goes to. You don’t have to be a homeschooler to find teachable moments during the course of your regular day. But, […]

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In the previous post we gave you a bunch of ideas for birthday parties, but if you’re on the other end of a birthday party invitation, you better head over to theAmazon Spring Toy Clearance Sale for up to 70% off on toys and games. In fact, we’re coming up on birthday party season, so […]

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You don’t have to be a hipster parent to not want to have your child’s birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese. Do the kids love it? Yes, they do. Is it not exorbitantly expensive? No, it’s not? But, you don’t pay a gazzilion dollars a month in NYC rent to live in a dresser […]

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Families in Greenwich Village are faced with a true embarrassment of riches when it comes to schools. Forced to choose between two of the best public elementary schools in NYC, parents are often left divided and confused. Hang out at any of the downtown preschools around this time of year and you are apt to […]

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How often do you wish you could just slow down and spend a quiet day together with your family? How about creating your own family holiday? You can do anything you want. It could be around a theme, you can exchange gifts, or just hang out together for a day with no distractions.
Maybe you can […]

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Which of these scary AG doll clones is the real doll?
Read the story of six year old Etta (via Consumerist), who was coldly turned away by American Girl Place’s hair salon because her doll was a Tarjay “fake” and you can’t help but feel a little weepy. But, read the comments written in to her […]

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Simon Rich has written a hysterical version of what grown up conversation sounds like to kids in this week’s New Yorker Shouts and Murmurs. It made me think about how much I enjoy The New Yorker now and how much I hated it as a kid.
In tribute to Simon Rich’s piece, here’s how I imagined […]

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Apartment Therapy:The Nursery is beginning their Smallest Coolest Nursery Contest. They’re looking for smart, creative rooms for children that fit into an adult home. If you live in a home that is 1000 sqft or less, and have a cool kids room you want to share (it can be a nursery, dining room, bedroom or […]

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