In honor of Black History Month, here are a few books about black leaders and historical events that we have at home. I can tell you that they’ve made an impact on my kids.
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Today, our hearts break once again for a community in this country where a senseless act of violence happened within a school. A place that is supposed to be a safe space for our children.
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One of the hardest things to do as a new parent is feel confident leaving your baby in someone else’s care. Particularly if you are going back to work and need to trust that person or facility every single day.
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02/09/18
I Spy STEM in NYC
Mazzy and I went on a simple machine scavenger hunt in NYC. We found examples of pulleys, levers, inclined planes and even got help from a surprise guest to spin the cube in Astor Place.
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Love it or hate it, Valentine’s Day presents the perfect opportunity to talk to our kids about the ways in which we express affection and show how we care. What is love, anyway?
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I’ve been wanting to write about “Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls” since it came out, but I didn’t want to do a review based on my own opinion. I wanted to write about my entire experience reading it with Mazzy and Harlow.
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01/24/18
11 Books that Teach Kids to be Brave
Books can help children recognize that they do not sit alone with their fears and that other kids grapple with similar emotions, which is an incredibly powerful tool for parents and teachers.
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01/23/18
Our Family is Growing Up
As much as I want to freeze us all in time and make sure we don’t age another day, the kids are getting older and our family dynamic is shifting.
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01/18/18
You’ve Only Got One Smile
My dad used to joke around that a have a million dollar smile. It wasn’t a compliment. It’s because I’ve had braces three times.
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Mazzy walked into the living room last night during the Golden Globes (she was supposed to be sleeping) and immediately asked, “Why is everyone wearing black?”
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12/18/17
8 Ways We Celebrate Hanukkah
This post is really for my non-Jewish readers anyway, since every year, I get a lot of questions from people asking me to explain what our Hanukkah traditions mean.
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Traveling during the holidays can be a recipe for fitness failure, but it doesn’t have to be. You just have to come armed with a plan.
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12/13/17
The Top 20 Picture Books of 2017
These stories contained characters more representative of our communities, gave us hope when it felt like the world was crashing down at our feet, made us laugh when we needed it the most, and inspired us in ways that only books can do.
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This is the phase when you introduce solids and then have to wrestle a dirty diaper with mysterious contents off a baby who just learned to roll over. Have fun!
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Winners