It’s summertime and the living is… HEALTHY! After spending a winter and wet spring stuck mostly indoors, it’s nice to finally have the beautiful weather to spend time outside. But as all city dwellers know, we tend to worry about the heat, the sun, the smells, the indoor air, and the food we consume since […]
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Father’s Day
Hi Everyone! In the spirit of Father’s Day this Sunday (and because I seem to have a knack lately for sending out video clips that require a box of tissues to watch!), I am sharing with you a link to a trailer for an award-winning documentary premiering this Sunday, Father’s Day, on HBO. It is […]
A Guide to Helping Your Little Ones Learn This Summer!
By Danielle Rayo, Founder and Director of Competitive Advantage Tutoring The end of the academic year is near. Spring is coming to a close and summer is just on the horizon. Your little ones are excited to get a break from school, and to spend all day with their favorite person again. You! Countless activities and […]
Finding and Scheduling Time to Enjoy Our “Mommy Moments”
By Renee Sullivan, parent coach to moms in NYC and director & founder of babybites support groups What do you miss from your pre baby days – Sleeping in? Impromptu evenings out? Relaxing vacations? Making sure we get our much-needed breaks to do something nice for ourselves is of utmost importance in order to be a […]
Tips for Separation at Camp and Beyond
By Dana Rosenbloom, M.S. Ed., owner Dana’s Kids Every year thousands of children prepare to go off to camp, school, daycare, or vacations without their trusty parent by their side. This means a separation for the first, second, or hundredth time. No matter the child, the situation, and the parent, separating can be tough. Here […]
Healthy Child, Healthy World: Greening Our Children
By Leslie Blaustein, mother of Josh Set among the trees and the babbling brooks at The Greenwich Hyatt, Mount Sinai’s Children’s Environmental Health Center held a conference on Monday, May 9, 2011, in effort to raise awareness and provide each of us with the necessary tools for protecting our children against environmental threats to their […]
Parenting Lessons from Grandparents
Hi Everyone! It is often the people that have been parents the longest that have the most to teach us on how to be “better” parents. That is why I am thrilled that we will be featuring regular blog posts written by grandparents. Laura’s mom, Dahlia, recently wrote a post on balance and my father-in-law, […]
Parenting With Patient Love & Hope- A Father’s Perspective
By Herb Ouida, Heather’s father-in-law & founder of My Buddy Todd, a non-profit dedicated to helping children with anxiety & depression disorders My daughter in-law (Heather, babybites’ co-owner) asked if I would like to contribute to a blog which in her words: “You should ask yourself what you want the moms to learn from you. […]