Mommybites Chit-Chat: Conversations with luminaries, entrepreneurs and influencers in the parenting world Tell us a little about you (your background, your job, what makes you tick or anything else you think our Mommybites moms will find interesting). I’m the Editor of New York Family magazine and the Content and Programming Director of the New York […]
Category: Dads
Hey dads! Did you think we’d forget about you? No way! Here you’ll find articles, videos and events on the challenges and joys of fatherhood, balancing work with family life, cool products and gear, mother-in-law issues, staying connected to your wife, how to get more sleep and more!
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: “13 Reasons Why”: To Watch, or Not To Watch
Note: This is an unabridged version of a column I wrote for GRAND Magazine. As a parent or grandparent, you cannot escape making the to-watch or not-to-watch decision about 13 Reasons Why, the Netflix 13-hour series that depicts Hannah Baker, a high school student and the show’s central character, who dies by suicide. Hannah leaves […]
Should We Stay or Should We Go? 5 Questions to Ask if You’re Leaving the City
Countless city families have had this very same debate every single year—should we stay in the city or head to suburbia? It’s, arguably, the biggest decision you’ll ever make, so it’s definitely one not to take lightly. So if that’s where you are—deep in the city versus suburbs debate—read on. By running through these questions […]
Adoption 101: Online Class Re-cap
We recently held an amazing new class – Adoption 101 – expertly facilitated by Katie Foley, MSW, and Associate Director of Outreach at Spence-Chapin – also our generous sponsor. For those in our community who are considering adoption among the various pathways to parenthood, Katie provided a rich overview of the current landscape of international […]
Five Quick and Easy Tips for a Happier, Healthier Spring
Spring cleaning isn’t just for our kitchens, bedrooms, and closets. It’s also a great time to detox and “spring clean” our bodies as well. Here are five quick tips to reboot our bodies and minds for spring! Move Your Body! Winter can be plain hard. It’s cold, dark, and can inspire lethargy. As we transition […]
Is There a “Right” Time to Leave The City?
Face it—there’s no “right” time to leave the city for suburbia. Many families put pressure on themselves to get out on some predetermined timeline in their mind—a timeline that, often, they cooked up years ago before, even, kids had entered the picture. But once you’re actually staring down a suburban move, things start to look […]
The Child Care Hack Series: Employer Liability, Wages & Mary Poppins
Hi! I’m a former Manhattan nanny with 12 years’ experience, and I’m totally obsessed with the child care in a weird geeky way. My column is all about you the new parent, looking to go back to work after a long pregnancy and the birth of junior, or you, the mom who needs an extra pair of hands […]
5 Reasons The Suburbs RULE (and 3 Reasons We Still Miss The City…)
We get it—you love the city. We love it, too. And, like you, we vowed we’d NEVER leave city limits—EVER. Then one day we did. Some of us stayed put for awhile while others made the leap right away—some even before the kids came. And now? Now we’re settled in suburbia, and we wouldn’t have […]