The New York Baby Show Announces The Winners Of The 2013 Best In Show Award

From a lightweight stroller to an easy-to-use teether/rattle, the five winning products comprise a range of innovation, function, design, and value.

The 2013 New York Baby Show is pleased to announce this year’s Best In Show Awards. The winners are: ParentLab’s journeyBee, a portable crib Quinny's Yezz, a lightweight stroller Innobaby’s Teether & Rattle, a long-stemmed teether-rattle combo Nuna’s Leaf, a motor-free baby rocker Bitybean, a compact child carrier The 2013 Best In Show winners were selected by a distinguished panel of editors, bloggers,… [more]

May 23, 2013

A Postpartum Depression Story

By Debra Flashenberg

How one mother dealt with a four-month slump and overcame PPD.

Not long ago, I was speaking with a friend about her experience right after her babies were born. She confided in me that she suffered from postpartum depression and started to tell me her story. I asked her if she would be willing to share what she endured so that other women can learn from her struggle. Here is my… [more]

May 23, 2013

Next Sunday: Brooklyn Baby Expo

By Alissa Katz

Get the scoop on great baby gear, services, and advice–and enjoy a special discount for New York Family readers.

Calling all expectant parents in Brooklyn: A Child Grows in Brooklyn presents the 2nd Annual Brooklyn Baby Expo on Sunday, June 2 from 10am to 4pm at the International School of Brooklyn in Carroll Gardens. The event caters to expectant and new parents (with children up to age 3), offering a day of fun and education. Parents will have the opportunity to… [more]

May 22, 2013

Our Favorite Parenting Stories Of The Week

By Alissa Katz

ADHD and over-eating. Three kids = more stress. Advice from a SAHD.

One mother opted for Amelia Earhart’s leather jacket over Cinderella’s glass slipper to introduce her daughter to some of history’s greatest female icons. Each has her own happily ever after; none involve a Prince Charming. (NBC’s Today) Are you preggers? Here’s a perfectly good scientific explanation as to why you can get away without shaving your legs for nine months. (The… [more]

May 21, 2013

Reflections Of A Horseback Rider

By Erin Shea

A writer looks back on some important life lessons that horseback riding taught her–plus where to ride in the city.

Erin's dad and a family friend assist her during a pony ride when she's 3 years old.

I can’t explain why I started riding. I guess in a way I was born into it, since both of my parents are horse lovers. My mother rode when she was younger and my father was involved in the thoroughbred… [more]

May 20, 2013

Life Among Icons

By Lani Serota

Why one local mom thinks New York City is the perfect place for raising her daughters to “be a part of it.”

As a girl growing up in suburban Toronto, New York loomed in my imagination like Dorothy's Emerald City. I visited every few years for long weekends packed with Broadway shows and open-mouthed walks down Fifth Avenue, but longed to see behind the city's curtains, know her secrets, and--as the song goes--be a part of it. Fast forward some thirty years later,… [more]