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Parenting

Got kids? We’ve got Brooklyn’s best listing of upcoming family-friendly events! Browse our full calendar or use our search bar below to find some fun.

May, 2012

It’s ‘Time’ to talk about intimacy

By Stephanie Thompson
Fearless Parenting: This week, our fearless mom says the boobs at Time magazine opened up a can of worms with their cover featuring a mom breast-feeding a toddler, but the issue is intamacy — not when to get your kid off the teat. Comment.

They’re too big to fail, but I can’t help

By Scott Seger
The Dad: This week, The Dad tries to figure out how to ensure his daughters come out on top when the stakes are high. Comments (1).

Mom down! What’s a family to do?

By Stephanie Thompson
Fearless Parenting: This week, our fearless mom throws out her back! Will dad and the kids survive? Comments (1).

Is it OK if I treat my girls differently?

By Scott Sager
The Dad: This week, the Dad reflects on how his daughters vie for his attention. Comments (4).

April, 2012

Hug of war! Charter school bans embraces

By Natalie O’Neill
The Greatest Story Ever: A popular charter school in Windsor Terrace has banned hugging between classes — a rule that parents and students aren’t, well, embracing. Comment.

Who knew you could learn so much from a fortune cookie

By Stephanie Thompson
Fearless Parenting: This week, our fearless mom learns that big messages come in small packages. Comment.

Dad’s dilemma: Should he pick kid’s college?

By Scott Sager
The Dad: This week, The Dad wonders why he doesn’t get to choose where his daughter will spend four years of her life. Comment.

It’s hard to be humble when you’re great

By Stephanie Thompson
Fearless Parenting: This week, our fearless mom yells some sense at her overly confident son. Comment.

Should The Dad throw that Seder or not?

By Scott Sager
The Dad: This week, our fearless father tries to figure out if that Seder party is worth it. Comments (1).

March, 2012

What should I tell my kids to do with their lives!

B Stephanie Thompson
Fearless Parenting: This week our columinst talks herself through whether or not she should tell her boys to pursue their dreams, or get a haircut and get a real job. Comment.

The ‘Hunger Games’ hunger

By Scott Sager
The Dad: The Hunger Games” movie comes out this week, and my 14-year-old daughter, like millions of other teens, insisted on getting tickets for opening day. She loved the book and made me read it. Comments (1).

My kids think I’m boring!

By Stephanie Thompson
Fearless Parenting: This week, our columnists comes to terms with the fact that her pre-teen sons don’t find her very interesting. Well, until late in the day. Comments (1).

Dad to daughter: Don’t listen to me!

By Scott Sager
The Dad: Our parenting columnist realizes that the things he tells his daughters can, inadvertently, take on some burdensome meaning. Comment.

Different, but the same

By Stephanie Thompson
Fearless Parenting: Our parenting columnist muses on the differences and similarities of communities while she visits her sister and brother-in-law on their RV compound in rural Arizona. Comments (2).

February, 2012

A family vacation means fun — and stress

By Scott Sager
The Dad: Our parenting columnists talks about the inevitable challenges of playing the punching bag during stressful family moments. Comment.

Coffee … for kids! ‘Babyccinos’ are espresso shots for tots

By Eli Rosenberg
Parenting: They grow up so fast. Coffee shops around Brooklyn are reaching a whole new generation of cafe-goers. Comments (62).

Gay or straight is OK by me

By Stephanie Thompson
Fearless Parenting: Our parenting columnist addresses the subject of sexuality with her kids — and ponders her free-wheelin’ parenting style. Comment.

Kids grow up so fast!

By Scott Sager
The Dad: Our parenting columnist deals with the difficulty of his teenaged daughters getting older, and making their own decisions — including possibly risky ones. Comments (2).

It’s the end of the world! So what?

By Stephanie Thompson
Fearless Parenting: Our parenting columnist vows to enjoy life — and that includes eating lots of red meat — before the world allegedly ends. Comment.

January, 2012

Go Giants! And let’s keep it clean

By Scott Sager
The Dad: This week, our parenting columnist ponders sports as a vehicle for both the best and the worst in us all. Comment.

Double the love!

By Stephanie Thompson
Fearless Parenting: Our columnist explores the inevitable parenting conundrum of how to express her love for her children equally, so nobody feels the other is loved more. Comment.

It’s college time for our parenting columnist!

By Scott Sager
The Dad: Our parenting columnist ponders the ramifications of his own parenting decisions as his daughter inches closer to the college application process. Comment.

New Year’s resolutions: Let your kids make their own!

By Stephanie Thompson
Fearless Parenting: It’s 2012 now, and time to start making good on those New Year’s resolutions — but don’t confuse goals for yourself with goals for your kids; let them be themselves. Comment.
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