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• Book of the Week: 3 Awesome New Books for City Kids

  When you live in the city and you tell people you're pregnant, their first question is frequently "Are you moving?" But the city is great for kids, for many of the same reasons it's great for adults. As a child of the suburbs myself, I'm always on the lookout for picture books that will help deepen my son's connection to the city. Here are my 3 favorite recent additions to the kid-in-the-city genre.-- Gwynne Watkins  City Lullaby by Marilyn Singer, Illustrated by Carll Cneut (Clarion) A love song to the cacaphony of city life, this counting book doesn't miss a single car alarm, cell phone ring or jackhammer... Read More... Posted Oct 24 2008, 09:01 AM by editors with | with no comments Filed under: children's books, books, city kids, book of the week, City, suburbs, picture books, city kid

• 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