The travel industry is notoriously ridden with a lot of “guides” that are actually just advertorials. But family bloggers and parent writers are stepping up to give parents traveling with kids real information based on their personal experiences. We’ve gathered together the top genuine resources for family travel from blogs to books.
DeliciousBaby
An excellent site I […]

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You don’t have to move to the suburbs to experience nature right in your own backyard. Here in New York City we have more nature all around us than most people realize. I asked Leslie Day, author of Field Guide to the Natural World of New York City, to give NYC parents some ideas for […]

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Casey Halper, an Occupational Therapist who works at our school, recently gave a seminar to parents to teach us about sensory balance and activities for a sensory savvy schedule throughout the day. Many kids are now diagnosed with sensory integration issues, but the more I learn about this, the more I find that sensory issues […]

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Every few months I get to a point where I feel overwhelmingly bored of all the books my daughter chooses to read and need to find some exciting new ones to lure her away from the endless re-readings of her favorites. The Beeman, one of Barefoot Books’ new Spring titles is our most recent […]

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I haven’t done an archive post in a while and it’s too bad, because looking back on the posts from last March there a ton of good ones. In fact, I just updated the POPULAR POSTS list over in the left sidebar with some new, great old posts like Useful Links for School Hunts, […]

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Having the happiest toddler on the block is no small feat in NYC where you’re potentially competing against hundreds of toddlers per block (thousands if you live in Park Slope). But screw having the happiest toddler, I’ll settle for a single day without a mega-nuclear meltdown toddler tantrum.
And I may have found the answer […]

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I have to admit, I was skeptical when I ordered my Custom Made for Kids personalized book. We had received a personalized book before, and, while my daughter loved it, I ended up having to hide it because it was so very painful to read. It was the dumbest story I had ever read and […]

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At Mommy Poppins we always try to provide real information by real parents that you will really use. So what could be better than a gift guide created by your fellow NYC parents. This guide will be just as useful for birthday gifts as it is for Holiday presents. And at the end of the […]

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Are you sick of all the Christmas posts? I have to admit that I’ve been feeling a little bit bad about it myself. Hanukkah began without so much as a wink on this site. Why? Well there’s just not that much cool Hanukkah stuff going on. Until I saw this Hanukkah post over at […]

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Congratulations to Izzy’s Mom who won the Great Green Giveaway. She’ll receive free tickets to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, a copy of the BBG Gardening with Children book and a Tree in a Box.
It’s not over yet, folks. Halloween is tomorrow and there’s still time to check out some of the coolest and most fun […]

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