Dear Kveller Readers Outside of New York: I know. You’re tired of me writing about all of the amazing things that happen in New York City for kids. The thing is, it’s really hard not to tell our New York readers about great programs when they’re happening right here in our backyard. Read More »

All the Jewish celebrity parent gossip you (n)ever wanted to know. – Remember when Drew Barrymore announced that she was converting to Judaism for fiance Will Kopelman and we said we hope that means they’ll make some future Jewish babies?! It might Read More »

What happens when your classic businessman/entrepreneur takes his talents for business-to-business models and business shopping robots* to the playpen? Daniel Nissanoff founded Make Meaning , a creative play space for children and adults with two locations in Manhattan, and soon to be hundreds more throughout the country. Read More »

How do we grade our parenting success? To be honest, I am seriously annoyed. With all the discussions about Tiger Moms , Helicopter Moms , French Moms , and Laid Back Moms , I wonder why no one is qualifying what defines a “good parent. Read More »

Even your coffee will love Almondina cookies. In case you’d forgotten, we’re still in the midst of our cookie contest . Cookie contest, you say? Yes! You can win a delivery of delicious little Almondina cookies. We tried them out at our office and they’re tasty–and actually, pretty healthy too. Read More »

We spend a lot of time here at Kveller talking about our kids. We think it’s also a good idea to occasionally (occasionally!) listen to what the little ones have to say. And basically, this girl sums a lot of what we grown-ups have been moaning about in terms of gender, princesses, and super heroes. Read More »

I find the idea of push presents very confusing. I first learned about them several years ago while channel surfing and stopping on TLC’s “A Baby Story.” As some woman worked to deliver her second child and her husband passed out, she said something to the effect of, “I’d better get a good push present–sparkly, like diamond earrings, big ones.” Um. Read More »

With Mayim’s book about attachment parenting coming out soon, I have been reflecting on my own mother’s experience. She has kindly agreed to let me write about her ordeal and I want to thank her for allowing me to share her story. (Please note that my interpretation of the events and the conclusions I have drawn are entirely my own). Read More »

When I was a new parent, celebrating a baby who was finally sleeping through the night or bemoaning the challenges of introducing solid foods , a more experienced parent would inevitably tell me that it was only a phase. This response irritated me to no end. Read More »

All the parenting news you might have missed this week. Birth control hearing. What’s missing? -Republican hearing on contraception forgets to invite women. Oops! (Nation ) -Want to know one more thing you’re doing wrong as a parent? Using a spoon! A new study shows that babies are less obese when they feed themselves instead of being spoon-fed. Read More »

This is why it’s wonderful to have so many unemployed art school grads working as babysitters. I came home to find this at home last night. My daughter dictated exactly what she wanted. Read More »

Kveller was recently introduced to personal chef Rebecca Bazini , who’s a French ex-pat cooking her way through New York City. She volunteered to share a couple of recipes with us that she promises aren’t too hard, and are a delicious and new spin on the traditional Ashkenazic Friday night Shabbat dinner. Read More »

Every weekday morning, after my husband and two older sons leave for work and school, my 5-year-old daughter and I are left alone for about 45 minutes. Read More »

Eleven-year-old boys watching porn and now 7-year-old girls wearing makeup. The voyeur and the objectified, getting ever younger. The New York Times recently had an article about make-up for the “tweens” and their younger sisters . What’s next? Wigs for newborns? Bet they’ll only be marketed to baby girls. Read More »

Jodi Rudoren The New York Times named the new Jerusalem bureau chief this week. The new chief is already coming under fire for a number of off tweets ( don’t you hate it when you mean to DM and you tweet out to the whole world instead? Oops!). Read More »

Beeswax: Mind your own. If I were a conspiracy theorist, I might think that our son’s grandmothers were up to something. After all, how many random Washingtonians can ask me when Baby #2 is due? To be clear, I’m not pregnant. And that’s precisely the point. I am the non-pregnant-looking mother of a 9-month old-bundle of wonderful. Read More »

So, Iman is hosting the first ever Strut: The Fashionable Mom Show as part of New York Fashion Week this Thursday. Featuring moms wearing clothes that are actually affordable and actually available in stores, it will definitely be a departure from your typical fashion show. But, the moms do take themselves pretty seriously: “No mom jeans. Read More »

Here’s why you should clean your house–sometimes, you go into the archives of mess and find inadvertently-preserved glimpses of an older life. Six and a half years ago, I took a writing class when I was mother of a 2-year-old and an infant, and had to write a transcript of 15 minutes of my life. Read More »

Delicious little cookies–and healthy too. Last week, the Kveller office was graced with a pretty incredible package of cookies . They were so good that we ate them all. In a week. Yes, yes, we did. Before you get too jealous and hungry, let me tell you that we’re now offering a package of cookies to one of you, our dear readers. Read More »

All the Jewish celebrity parent gossip you (n)ever wanted to know. – If you were wondering what kind of romantic evening Natalie Portman had for Valentine’s day , I couldn’t tell you. But I can tell you she hailed a cab in front of a Starbucks and was looking pretty. Read More »