Our Favorite Parenting News Stories Of The Week

totoro_by_joao_sembe-d3f4l4xOne super-cool artist’s vision for a Hayao Miyazaki theme park will make you forget all about Disney Land! From Totoro’s Tree House, to a “Spirited Away” bath house, this wonderland has something for every anime enthusiast! (Nerdist)

Doulas are becoming ever more popular on NYC’s maternity and birth scene. Check out this great article featuring former New York Family cover mom (and fab doula) Domino Kirke! (The New York Times)

The only thing more ridiculous than North West’s Fashion Week tantrum? Kanye West’s explanation of it. (Crushable)

The spirit of MJ lives on! One musically inclined pregnant woman recently attempted to induce labor by dancing to “Thriller” (and yes, there is a video)! What would your go-to labor tune be, ladies? (Mashable)

Critics and audiences alike agree that the movie was superb, but check out why the movie Boyhood could also be called Girlhood. (Wall Street Journal)

Have a big trip coming up? Check out this guide on how to make parents of babies on flights feel better. (Huffington Post)

Not surprisingly, it turns out that the popularity of Upper East Side private schools is good for the city’s real estate business. Get the scoop on the so-called “Private School Bump” on the UES housing market. (The New York Times)

Ready for a laugh? This awesome video of Michelle Obama slow-dancing with Big Bird is sure to make you smile! (ABC News)

Talk about frigid! Two 15-year-olds thankfully survived a night outside in sub-zero temperatures in Maine after getting lost while snowmobiling. Read their crazy story now! (Miami Herald)

A group of pregnant women are taking action after receiving ultra-sound photos that they claim are fake–and can apparently be found on Google. How would you react? (Mashable)

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Once Upon A Mattress

<p>Bring your kids.</p> <p>Bring your parents.</p> <p>Bring your favorite pajamas!</p> <p>Once Upon a Mattress is back on Broadway, and it’s “pure let’s-be-kids entertainment” (New Yorker) fit for ages 7 to 107!</p> <p>Two-time Tony® winner Sutton Foster stars as Princess Winnifred the Woebegone, alongside royalty of stage and screen Michael Urie and Queen of Comedy Ana Gasteyer. Adapted for a new generation by Amy Sherman-Palladino (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), this uproarious retelling of The Princess and the Pea introduces the unapologetically eccentric Winnifred to an uptight kingdom, where she charms, delights, and dances her way to the top… of a stack of mattresses.</p> <p>So give the babysitter the night off and your kids a night on the town – you'll all live happily ever laughter!</p> <p>Get tickets at <a href="https://onceuponamattressnyc.com/">https://onceuponamattressnyc.com/</a></p>

The School at the Mark Morris Dance Center

<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" data-sheets-value="{" data-sheets-userformat="{">The School at the Mark Morris Dance Center offers year-round, community-based dance and music programming in a fully inclusive and nurturing environment, located in the heart of the Brooklyn Cultural District. The School’s diverse and professional faculty provides progressive and non-competitive instruction with all of our classes accompanied by live music. Though we are a non-recital school, there are opportunities for students to perform and for parents to see their dancers in action.</span></p>

British Swim School - Long Island

<p>The premier learn-to-swim provider for people of all ages, offering programs for children ages 3-months through adults.  British Swim School uses gentle teaching methods and a survival-first approach to help people of all experience levels become safer, stronger swimmers. British Swim School’s safe, fun, and effective instructional program has made it the preferred choice for parents and students for over 40 years. Come see the British Swim School difference!</p>