There was a time, several years ago, when I had only one child, Nikki (her pseudonym of choice). I thus had the luxury of spending
We were packing for vacation and, as always, I made a bag of toys and games for the kids so that during any down time,
The year I learned about being late, I was in second grade. I remember being dropped off at school and heading down the long corridor
Bing! It’s the middle of the day and my iPhone lights up, notifying me that an email has just arrived. I glance at the screen
Several months ago, I wrote a column about my daughter wanting to get a pet as a birthday present (although I did not want one),
We have all been there: The friend whom your child begs to have over. The friend who also likes dried fruit! The friend who also
As anyone who can read or hear already knows, this year the Jewish calendar overlaps with the secular one, and Chanukah falls out on Thanksgiving.
I lucked out for winter break last year. In my last trimester of pregnancy, it was too risky for me travel anywhere, and so I
I once spent an entire weekend going through my parents’ house looking for a book I had authored in kindergarten. My mother had saved this
It was Erev Sukkot when I realized I had spent too much time menu planning, food shopping, decorating the sukkah and baking, and had neglected
For a few years I managed to avoid going to “Back to School Night.” I thought it was something optional, something most parents dismissed in
Cake Boss meets kosher, for kids and teens! This August, the all-new Cake and Co., located on Queen Anne Road in Teaneck, NJ, will be
