School Archives - Mommy Shorts

08/08/19

How to Prepare Your Kid (and Yourself) for Kindergarten

Kindergarten is an exciting year of exploration and growth, which is why I find such joy in teaching it. This is the year where children essentially learn how to learn.

07/18/19

24 Children’s Books about New York City

There are a ton of children’s books about New York City, both fiction and non-fiction. I think the idea of a big city like New York, is fascinating and exciting for little kids, but for us, it’s just talking about home.

06/27/19

33 Children’s Books that Celebrate Pride

Both my girls have been loving the extra dose of rainbows popping up around NYC for Pride this month.

06/26/19

Tips to Help Your Child Prevent the “Summer Slide”

Young children benefit from the daily repetition found at school. So, what happens over the summer? How can we help kids maintain what they’ve learned and come back ready to pick up where they left off?

05/13/19

How Healthy Lunches Impact Your Kids at School

When you send your kids off to school, there is a lot of trust that you instill in the teachers and school administration like making sure they are getting the nutrition they need.

04/26/19

Did You Know There’s Science Behind all those Children’s Songs?

At a recent music event at Kiddie Academy, my sister (the school psychologist) broke down exactly how music can positively impact the developing brain.

04/04/19

Why Parents Should Teach their Boys About Feminism Right from the Start

Telling your kids things like “that’s a girl color” or “you can’t play with a boy toy” is not only bad feminism, it’s lousy parenting.

03/07/19

15 Books About Badass Women that Every Boy and Girl Should Read

These books are far from all the books out there about amazing women; they just happen to be the ones that line our bookshelves at home, and as result, have had the biggest impact on my girls.

02/25/19

40 Potential Jobs for Kids Who Love Coding

Mazzy has a new love in her life. It’s coding. Now, instead of using her screen time to watch shows on YouTube, she wants to use her time to make digital illustrations and program them to move.

02/13/19

15 Books that Teach Kids to Love Themselves

This list of books feature kids dealing with naysayers, bullies and their own self doubt. Each story teaches our children how to be comfortable in their own skin and love themselves unconditionally.

02/06/19

20 More Children’s Books with Diverse Main Characters

In a culture where so many parents, even well-meaning ones, struggle to figure out how to approach topics of race with their kids, I think books make it much easier to start to the conversation.

01/16/19

11 Children’s Books Featuring Non-traditional Families

The broad meaning of “family” is a focal point of the kindergarten curriculum at Mazzy and Harlow’s school, which I think sets the tone for both self acceptance and acceptance of others.

01/09/19

How to Help Your Child Navigate Self-Doubt

There are few things harder for a parent than watching your child lose confidence. Although we can’t “fix” our child’s self-esteem, we can give them tools to better navigate their frustrations.

12/05/18

20 Children’s Books with Diverse Main Characters

In our library, we try to have books that use diverse characters in whatever story is being told, not just as supporting players, but as the heroes too.

11/05/18

11 Books that Teach Kids about Democracy in Action!

In addition to voting (and maybe taking your kids with you to the polls), children’s books are always a great way for parents to teach their kids about how our government is supposed to work.