Toddlers

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Mommy Office Party And My Favorite Holiday Movies

Meredith Lopez | Posted 12.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Roller Derby, Christmas Movies, 2010, New Year's, Christmas Parties, Holidays, Toddlers, Christmas, Le Tigre, Motherhood, Parenting, Beastie Boys, Christmas Trees, New York City, Living News

The same day I recognized, with minimal regret, that I have no office parties to attend this year, I received an invite from a mom in our neighborhood playgroup for a party she was having.

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Happy Macysmas!

Meredith Lopez | Posted 12.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Macy's, Kids, Holidays, Christmas, Santa Claus, Toddlers, Christmas in New York, Parenting, Chanukah, Living News

The Princeling was two months old when first we took him to see Santa, and the photo we got was a hysterical baby in red and white pajamas being held at arm's length by a terrified Santa.

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I'm Not A Scientist, But I Play One In My Mind

Meredith Lopez | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Miami-Dade Public School System, Discovery Science Channel, The Elegant Universe, Space-Time, Wormholes, Apartment Living, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Toddlers, New York City Apartments, Sesame Street Toys, South Park, Parenthood, Parenting, Sliders, Living News

I'm not a scientist or anything, but I've seen a lot of movies on the Discovery Science Channel, and I'm pretty sure my apartment is some sort of vortex or wormhole or portal to another dimension.

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Feeding Your Toddler And Preschooler

Donna Fish | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Preventing Eating Problems From Developing, Early Childhood Eating, Toddlers, Childhood Obesity, Family Mealtimes, Parenting, Preschoolers, Living News

Anyone out there have a kid who now is demanding food, or sweets a lot of the time? Worrying about how to handle it and how to say no without creating World War 3?

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Parenting: Feeding My Frankenstein

Meredith Lopez | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living

Read More: American Academy of Pediatrics, Toddlers, Feeding, Growth Spurts, Parenting, Mythological Monsters, Krakens, What Kids Eat, Living News

There's been confusion about the Juban Princeling - that's not his real name, and we do not call him that at home. My son's nickname at home is the Kraken because he is a giant, omnivorous sea monster.

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My October "Vacation"

Meredith Lopez | Posted 11.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Toddlers, Motherhood, Parenting, Children's Health, Brooklyn, Sick Children, Living News

Loose bowl movements, smashed birthday cake and the Bubonic Plague -- just another month the life of the Princeling.

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Super Mom: Melissa Lopata

Meredith Lopez | Posted 10.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Mom Blogs, Playdates, The Balanced Life, Park Slope, Working Mothers, Brooklyn, Toddlers, Motherhood, Work-Life Balance, Parenting, Life Balance, Blogging, Living News

When a woman feels creatively, spiritually, and emotionally fulfilled, then she has the mental and physical energy to be the best mom she can be: a Super Mom.

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Super Mom: Amanda Doss

Meredith Lopez | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Meredith Lopez, Whip It, Roller Derby, Gotham Girls Roller Derby, Relationships, Independent Film Companies, Roller Skating, Brooklyn, Toddlers, Motherhood, Parenting, Film Companies, Interview, New York, Living News

I met Amanda recently at an October 2008 birthday party for neighborhood babies. She not only skates with Gotham Girls, but also runs two film production companies out of her home in Brooklyn.

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I Need to Get Rid of Him

Juliet Linley | Posted 11.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Daycare, Toddlers, Parenting, Children, Journalism, Parents, Rome, Living News

"He knows I need to get rid of him. I can't stand him anymore," my colleague retorted. Then she added, equally angrily, "And he can't stand me."

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Tracy Raver: Baby Photographer Explains How She Gets The Shot (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.11.2009 | Home

Read More: Portraits, Infants, Sleeping Babies, Nebraska, Toddlers, Photos of Sleeping Babies, Photography, Tracy Raver, Portraiture, Home News

Tracy Raver's photos of babies--particularly sleeping babies--are adorable. The Nebraska-based photographer appeared on the Today Show Friday, Septem...

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My Adventures in Urban Foraging

Tara Lohan | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Wildman-Steve-Brill, Urban Foraging, Local Food, Foraging, Iso Rabins, Steve Brill, Toddlers, San Francisco, Green News

Iso Rabins is among a growing band of urban foragers who have been sprouting through sidewalk cracks all across the country as the economy contracts and local-food movements gain popularity.

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Breastfeeding Around the World

Barbara Dehn | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Benefits of Breastfeeding, Baby Formula Standards, Breast-Milk-Benefits, Newborns, Breastfeeding, Baby Formula, Raising Children, Toddlers, Breast Milk, Babies, Living News

Babies and toddlers are the most vulnerable to serious bacterial infections leading to diarrhea, dehydration and in some cases, even death when the water supply is compromised.

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Cheerios to Cheetos: Mindful Eating Lessons From a Toddler

Dr. Susan Albers | Posted 07.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Mindless Eating, Mindful Eating, Dieting, Parents, Healthy Eating, Infants, Dieting Tips, Healthy Diet, Toddlers, Living News

Up until the age of two, healthy toddlers are naturally mindful eaters. They know when they are hungry and don't eat when they are full.

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Nursery University in New York April 24

Marc Simon | Posted 05.21.2009 | Media

Read More: Toddlers, Parenting, Sundance Film Festival, Film, 92nd Street Y, Preschool, Media News

Nursery University explores the stories and emotions behind the school directors who are forced to reject many deserving families solely based on the schools' lack of capacity.

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Why Toddlers Don't Do What They're Told

LiveScience | Posted 04.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Toddlers, Parenting, Living News

So goes many a conversation between parent and toddler. It seems everything you tell them either falls on deaf ears or goes in one ear and out the oth...

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We Are Mommy

Meredith Lopez | Posted 04.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Barnes & Noble, Toddlers, Motherhood, Spring, Parenting, Babies, Dr. Seuss, New York City, Living News

I am, by my nature, a homebody. I chose life as a stay-at-home-mom so I could, you know, stay at home. I am exhausted.

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Voters R Us: Kids Hit The Polls (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)

Rebecca Shapiro | Posted 12.05.2008 | Home

Read More: Slideshow, November 4th, Kids, Election Day, Voting Polls, Voting Machines, Toddlers, Kids That Vote, Kids at Polls, Voting, Home News

For kids, Election Day offers something even more exciting than candy and toy stores: tiny, secretive areas where they get to push buttons for a stick...

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Critiquing Celebrity Kids' Style

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 08.05.2008 | Living

Read More: Katie Holmes, Lindsay Lohan Leggings, Lindsay Lohan, Style, Jennifer Garner, Preschool, Violet Affleck, Toddlers, Celebrity Style, Celebrity Kids, Suri Cruise, Living News

Not only are we expected to judge a celebrity's toddler's style, but we are asked to apply the superlative "better" to a person who probably doesn't even know what a "style" is.

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