My kid is just like any other and is reluctant to eat all of the green stuff I put in front of him, so I have been forced to resort to some creative measures. My recipe for Blueberry, Kale, Banana Smoothie is one of those. With kale being all the rage these days (check […]
I took my almost three year old son to see the Mets at Citi Field this weekend. It brought back a lot of good memories. My father used to take me to Mets games in the 70s during the heyday of Tom Seaver and Jerry Koosman. This game was a lot like those: A low […]
At least culturally, dads have been strapping on the Baby Bjorn for a nanosecond of parenting history. Along the way, they have taken to their laptops and smartphones, blogging and tweeting about their victories and defeats on a battlefield littered with one-eyed Elmos and broken iPhones. At the end of January, there was even the
Citi Bike: Get your eco warrior a one-year membership ($95) to Citi Bike or the bike sharing program in your area. Somebody has to start using all of those bike lanes they have been building, right? Every Man Jack Body Kit: A natural deodorant doesn’t mean your partner will smell […]
As The Kid get’s older – and a little pickier – I try to keep a lot of his favorite foods at the ready in the fridge. He has developed a taste for smoked salmon over cream cheese and toast, as well as fish sticks and some tarter sauce. These are always in the […]
I took my one and a half year old son to the toddler section of the Adventure playground in Central Park last summer and just as I was about to lower him into the sand pit all of the moms started to grab their kids and head to the exit. A little drizzle […]
When my son was almost due to arrive, I leaned over, put my hand on my wife’s belly and whispered to him, “Don’t worry, the circumcision won’t hurt a bit.” Sure enough, he wasn’t fooled in the least and refused to come out. My wife had to have a c-section and the rest is history. […]
Dwight Garner of The New York Times just shared his family’s favorite children’s books. I’ll have to admit, I haven’t read any of them. But I plan to now. His article reminds me what a personal thing books are. Different sorts of people will be attracted to different kinds of books. Garner writes […]
“Tell me about yourself,”my future wife asked, already bored on our first date at a tony Manhattan restaurant. It was January 2005. I told her I hit 300 my first year in Little League and life had been downhill until three months before. On October 27 at 11:40 pm things started to turn around. For […]
Helicopter parents – those moms and dads who can’t stop hovering – are supposed to be a symptom of our age. It’s unclear the exact cause. Some will blame the sensationalism of the media for scaring parents into not letting go. As for me, I’m going to have to blame technology. Please let me explain.
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