Category Archives: Parenting in NYC
The Newest Trend in Playing: Celebrity Tag
Every once in while, we venture to the Upper East Side of Manhattan. This weekend it was for a toddler swim class at Asphalt Green. While membership at this club is astronomical for lowly Wash-Highers like us, their swim classes … Continue reading
Concrete Vs. Grass
Last weekend as my daughter picked up a fourth shard of green glass from some creavaces in a crop of exposed Manhattan bedrock in Central Park, I wondered really how much different it would be to be a parent in the … Continue reading
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Playground Season!
After a few weeks off from blogging due to an increased workload and a descent into the hellish depths of the last week of gray February (a time a year where I do nothing but eat pretzels and watch Intervention) … Continue reading
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Adventures with Jogging Strollers
Yeah. I’m that New Yorker you hate with the giant jogging stroller. You’ll see green peppers and oranges rolling across your path just before my black and red Baby Jogger smashes your toe in narrow produce isles at grocerias. Or, you’ll … Continue reading
If A Toddler Can Make it Here: They’re Probably Over-Booked but Happy
I am constantly amazed at how kid-friendly New York is turning out to be. When my husband and I decided to move back to Manhattan with a 9-month old from our spacious apartment in Chicago, I was terrified. The motherly … Continue reading
NYC Subway Without Stroller: Awesome
Lately, every time my daughter and I walk by a subway station in our neighborhood, she’s been very anxious to run down the stairs and take a real ride on a “Choo, Choo, Train.” She even pretends she hears the … Continue reading
