Our editor’s 9-year-old boy may need a lesson in empathy–and his dad is quick to give it.
On the way to school this morning, my 9-year-old son was greeted with a "Hi!" by one of his buddies, who happens to be a small kid, height-wise, and Adam, equally friendly, responded, “Hey, Mini.” I was stunned. In fact, I wish I hadn’t been so quick to anger, because it may have reinforced a sense of injury that the… [more]
Our editor, whose daughter will have her bat mitzvah in just a few weeks, gets some helpful perspective from a non-Jew.
In a few weeks, my daughter will have her bat mitzvah, the coming-of-age ritual in Judaism in which a child is considered to enter adulthood. We’re going a bit crazy, my wife and I, tending to all the details for the ceremony and celebration—not to mention our demanding a day jobs. I’m trying—I really am—to savor this special time in… [more]
Our editor witnesses a cathartic scene at his son’s school drop-off.
I kid you not. Before line-up this morning, one of the girls in my son's third grade class put her official "Test Prep" folder on the ground, and then she and her and friends took turns stomping on it, each with a different style. It was kind of like they were taking turns jumping into the middle a Double Dutch… [more]
Their annual guide reminds us once again why we like them so much.
You know a shopping website is for you when nine times out of ten you enjoy their posts, you like their sensibility, they still regularly expose you to stuff you didn’t know about, and—even though they’ve been at this for a while—they seem to be getting better at picking stuff that manages to surprise and delight you.
That’s how we feel… [more]
Our editor finds that as long as his son commits to an extracurricular activity, he’s on board as well–if only for the community of parents he gets to join.
I’ve had debates with other parents over which sport is the worst one for a child to devote themselves to--the worst, that is, being an inconvenience to the parent. Hockey Parents make a great case, with all that travel to cold towns in New Hampshire. As a former Swim Parent, I know how humid it gets in those crowded stands,… [more]
In our editor’s experience, new parents take lots of photos—but often overlook one very special kind.
Last year we published a wonderful story by the NYC Dads Group about how to be good parenting partners. When I recently went to update the story to use in our New York Baby Show guide, I knew just who to ask for a photo of an adorable baby… [more]