2015-2016 Guide For New & Expectant Parents

The 2015 New York Baby Show; Photo by Patrick MacLeod
The 2015 New York Baby Show; Photo by Patrick MacLeod

For expectant and new parents (with children up to toddler age), New York Family has four very special and helpful resources.

The New York Baby Show: The New York Baby Show is a wonderful family-friendly mega-event for expectant and new parents (and their babies and toddlers) from New York City, the Tri-State area, and beyond, that will take place the weekend of May 14-15, 2016, at Pier 92 in NYC. Explore a mix of top products and services for maternity, baby, and toddler. Sample an inspiring menu of speakers and demonstrations from highly regarded and beloved figures in the world of parenting and pregnancy. Make discoveries, get your questions answered, feel supported and informed, win great raffles, and best of all…enjoy yourself! Plus, don’t miss our Best in Show picks from the 2015 New York Baby Show here. Visit newyorkbabyshow.com to learn more!

Our Weekly Baby Newsletter: We also offer expectant and new parents a wonderful and free weekly e-newsletter filled with info on pre- and post-natal resources, shopping tips, news, and musings—not to mention fabulous giveaways. The newsletter is mostly based on our popular New York Family Baby blog, which is where you can sign up to receive it every week.

New York Family Baby: This magazine is a special bi-annual publication, released in the fall and in the spring, focused solely on the needs and interests of expectant and new parents. The next issue will be released in fall 2015.

Finally, the following directory should also help you address many of your needs as new parents.

BABY & BREASTFEEDING GEAR

Albee Baby

ANB Baby

Babesta

Babies“R”Us

Behr’s Superstore

Bellini

Brooklyn Baby World

buybuyBABY

giggle

Goodnight Room NYC

Metro Minis

NessaLee Baby

New York Baby Shop

Pottery Barn Kids

Rosie Pope Baby

Schneider’s

Sprout San Francisco

Upper Breast Side

Wild Was Mama

Yummy Mummy

BABY PLANNERS & CONCIERGE SERVICES

Cricket’s Circle

King Kidlet

Sissy & Marley

BABY-PROOFING

All-Star Baby Safety

A Plus Child Proofing

Baby Bodyguards

Baby Proofers Plus

Manhattan Child Proofers, Inc.

CHILDCARE

Absolute Best Care

Au Pair Care

Au Pair in America

Barnard Babysitting

Bright Horizons

Care

College & Nanny Tutors

Choice Parenting

Crisford & Co.

EurAupair

Explore + Discover

The Goddard School

Great Aupair

The House of Little People

Irish Echo (for their listings)

The Learning Experience

Lucky Lil’ Darlings

Mom To Moms Advisor

Mommybites

MyManny

Nannies4hire

Nannies of New York

The Nanny League

Penelope’s People

Pinch Sitters Agency

Preschool of America

Preschool of the Arts

Sensible Sitters

Sittercity

Tutor Time

Upper Westside Playgroup

Urban Sitter

Wee Care

DIAPER SERVICES

Diaper Kind

Nature’s Premiere

FERTILITY CLINICS

The Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility

New Hope Fertility

NYU Fertility Center

Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York

HOSPITALS & BIRTHING CENTERS

The Brooklyn Birthing Center

Lenox Hill Hospital

Maimonides Medical Center

Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center

Mount Sinai Hospital

Mount Sinai Roosevelt Hospital

Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Hospital Center

New York Methodist

NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center

NewYork-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan Hospital

NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital

NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center

NYU Langone Medical Center

INFANT CPR

Baby Be Safe

Little Hearts

MATERNITY CLOTHES

A Pea In The Pod

Belly Dance Maternity

Bump Brooklyn

Clementine Consignment

Destination Maternity

Encore Maternity

FitBump

Madison Rose

Motherhood Maternity

Rosie Pope Maternity

Seraphine

Veronique Maternity

PRE- AND POST-NATAL EDUCATION, FITNESS, AND SUPPORT

92Y

Babies “R” Us

Ancient Song Doula Services

AquaMom

Baby in the Family

Birth Day Presence

BklynBirth

Carriage House Birth

Choices in Childbirth

City Births

Destination Maternity (for their classes)

Diastasis Rehab

DONA

Fern Drillings

Fit4Mom

FitBump

Fitnotic

The JCC Manhattan

Karma Kids Yoga

Lamaze International for Parents

Mama Glow

Mama Views

Manhattan Twins Club

Metropolitan Doula Group

Metro Minis

Mind Over Matter Health & Fitness (MOM)

Mom Support

Mommybites

MomPrep

The Moms Groups

New York Lactation Consultant Association

Newborn Notions

Northeast Doulas

NYC Dads Group/New Dad Boot Camps

NYC Doula Service

Peace, Love, and Labor

Pregnancy & Parenting

Pregnant New Yorker

Prenatal Yoga Center

Rhythm for Life

Seleni Institute

Stork and Cradle

Strollercize

Tribeca Parenting

Twiniversity

Urban Wellness Acupuncture

Wild Was Mama

Yummy Mummy

SLEEP CONSULTANTS

The Baby Sleep Whisperer

Deborah Pedrick

Dream Team Baby

Mommywise

NYC Sleep Doctor

Sleepy on Hudson

Smooth Parenting

SLEEP-EEZ KIDZ

SoHo Parenting

Swellbeing

SPECIAL SERVICES FOR NEW PARENTS

iKidNY

Mommy Nearest

MomTrends

pingMD

Project Nursery

Six Degrees of Mom

weeSpring

Well Rounded NY

Relevant Directory Listings

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The Coding Space

<p>The Coding Space, a leading provider of coding education, proudly presents Camp Coding Space Online for ages 8+. These virtual group classes combine project-based coding, exciting STEM-based electives, hands-on and off-screen activities, and more. With Monday-through-Friday full- and half-day options and a flexible refund poicy, Camp Coding Space Online will fit your schedule and give your child an unforgettable summer adventure.</p>

Queens College Summer Camp

<p>Running from Wednesday, June 28th through Tuesday, August 22nd, the Queens College Summer Camp continues to be the hallmark and cornerstone of the Athletics and Recreation Department and a staple of summer plans in the NYC metropolitan area. The camp, which has always followed New York State Board of Health guidelines, will conduct this summer's programs following current state guidelines, which follow CDC recommendations regarding COVID-19. The camp's outdoor and indoor activities include:</p> <ul type="disc"> <li>Pool use.</li> <li>Use of the new turf fields.</li> <li>Other facilities around Queens College Campus. </li> </ul> <p>Five specially designed programs are available for the 2023 season:</p> <ol start="1" type="1"> <li>The Education and Sports will have three hours of academics. The rest of the day will include sports activities on the fields and gym games. Indoor Gym Games include obstacle courses, scooter games, and a daily introduction to basketball and swimming for ages 5-6. The older kids will participate in group sports such as basketball, soccer, tennis, volleyball, softball, and swimming. The counselor will remain with the group through all activities, including lunch. Choose the Education Academy based on the grade they will enter in September.</li> <li>Theater Arts Programs provide instruction in singing, dancing, and acting, culminating in a performance. Past productions included Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, and more.</li> <li>All Day Sports Academy provides instruction for developing generalized skills across various sports.</li> <li>Single Specialty Sports Camps provide individualized volleyball instruction by the college's coaches and varsity players.</li> <li>Counselor-in-Training Program A unique program created for teenagers focused on developing strong leaders. It helps prepare young adults for the next phase in their lives-college and the workplace.</li> </ol> <p>With summer right around the corner, there is no better time to secure your child's plans for July and August by enrolling them in the Queens College Summer Camp.</p> <p>For more details, visit the Queens College Summer Camp homepage, or email  <a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank" rel="noopener">[email protected].<wbr />edu</a> for more information.</p>

New Country Day Camp

<p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: #ffffff;">Transportation is provided from Manhattan and Brooklyn to Staten Island’s 75-acre Henry Kaufmann Campground, where swimming pools, hiking trails, and open meadows set the scene for a summer of adventure and enrichment. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: #ffffff;">New Country Day Camp, a program of the 14th Street Y and Educational Alliance, is a joyful and inclusive community where campers, families and staff build meaningful connections with each other and the natural world around them, and experience personal growth through high-quality programs that are rooted in the outdoors and guided by Jewish values.</span></p>