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• Babble Talk: Should Opposite-Sex Siblings Share a Bedroom?

  When I read Alison Lowenstein's Bad Parent offering here at Babble, His and Hers, I was a little surprised. Her kids are 4 years old and 18 months. They share a room. So what if they're of the opposite sex? Is this an issue, really? See, from my point of view, it's not. Two of my kids shared a room for two years beginning when they were 3 1/2 (girl) and 7 1/2 (boy). It was no big deal. They played together, sang songs together. In the morning I could hear them chatting as they awoke. Is this really an issue? Read More... Posted Oct 29 2007, 02:33 PM by Karen Murphy with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: babble talk, siblings, Alison Lowenstein, sharing rooms, bedrooms

• Fresh Air? Times Square!

  There’s been a lot of talk around Babble lately about raising your little ones in the city that was previously the greatest place on earth and now the greatest challenge to your parental sanity. Alison Lowenstein brings back the original meaning of ‘nursery’ in His and Hers to justify staying in her crowded Brooklyn apartment where her daughter and son share a bedroom and everyone wants for privacy. Last week Rebecca Woolf tackled the lack of kid-friendly baristas in Los Angeles and you all had a lot to say about your own urban baby experiences as well. Living in a fast-paced metropolis has always been about compromise and adjusting your life and perspective to make it work. Obviously the pay-off is worth it as more people are procreating in New York City and not moving to Westjerseticut, forcing the single and child-free to share their playground. But it doesn’t mean that my own household doesn’t discuss what a pain in the ass it is to live in our crowded, volatile and awesome neighborhood at least once a week. Where is the best place to hang your hat when your family unit changes from two to three (or four or five…)? Readers? Posted Oct 25 2007, 01:14 PM by aprilpeveteaux with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: new york city, los angeles, Rebecca Woolf, city kids, Alison Lowenstein, City, His and Hers, urban, Bad Parent