As a city mom I dread two big holidays – Hannukah and my daughters’ birthday. That’s horrible you think? Yes it does sound really mean, downright Mommy Dearest material, but hear me out. We live in about 1,000 square feet give or take a closet. When I think of presents I think of space, or [...]
Posts Tagged ‘kindergarten’
Mom in Toyland Part 2- Melissa & Doug and Some Thoughts on Apartment Friendly Toys
Posted in kids, life in nyc, parenting, review, toy fair, toys, tagged kindergarten, melissa and doug, nyc, pretend play, raising kids, small spaces, test prep, toy fair, toys on March 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The Recession’s Front Line: Our Schools
Posted in education, kids, life in nyc, nyc moms post, politics, tagged budget cuts, DOE, Education, joel klein, katie couric, kindergarten, mayor bloomberg, New York City Public Schools, new york magazine, nyc, nycmomsblog, parenting, politics, stimulus on May 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The day after our SVmoms conference call with Katie Couric about Children of the Recession, the NYC Department of Education (DOE) announced system wide cuts to the New York City public schools. The official amount was 5%, but at my daughters’ school it was about 15%. This is on top of the fact that our [...]












