Category: Markid Moment

  • Achieving your parenting goals in the New Year: Leslie Schrock

    We thought about coming up with parenting “resolutions,” but realized resolutions are too easy to break, whereas parenting “goals” are attainable. We hope some of what follows will put you in a good place to tackle the next twelve months.  ASK AN EXPERT: Achieving your New Year’s parenting goals We sat down with Leslie Schrock, […]

  • Parenting Advice into the New Year: The Parent Mentor

    We’re getting some parenting advice from a professional– literally, a parenting “mentor.” We have mentors in the professional world, so why not for the challenges and struggles that come along with parenthood?   ASK AN EXPERT: Parenting advice for the new year Without further adieu, Susan G. Groner is the founder of The Parenting Mentor, […]

  • Social Worker on how to avoid tantrums: Cooper II

    Here’s to kicking off the new year tantrum-free! We can dream, right?!?  This week we’re once again talking about tantrums— how to prevent them, and if that fails, how to stop them. Our expert this week, social worker Mariel Benjamin, says the number one thing for parents to do while their kids are spiraling is […]

  • How to stop tantrums during the holiday season: Cooper

    As we all know, holidays can be exciting but also stressful– especially with young kids! This week we’re talking all about tantrums. Why do kids tend to act out more during the holidays? And most importantly, what can parents do to help prevent those dreaded tantrums?  ASK AN EXPERT: Tantrums during the holiday season Mariel Benjamin […]

  • What to know if you’re still struggling to find formula: SimpliFed

    Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving and are gearing up for the holidays. This week we’re talking once again about feeding our youngest family members– our babies! Andrea Ippolito, the CEO and Founder of SimpliFed, which provides virtual breastfeeding and baby feeding support to new parents.  ASK AN EXPERT: What to know if you’re struggling to […]

  • Baby-feeding service empowering parents to make the right feeding choices: SimpliFed

    Hard to believe Thanksgiving is next week!  It really is the season of eating– at least for us– so we thought we’d talk about feeding the littlest members of our family– the babies! Our expert this week is Andrea Ippolito, the CEO, and Founder of Simplifed, which provides virtual breastfeeding and baby-feeding support to new […]

  • School director on when to start taking your kids to the library: Debbie Neuschatz

    This week we’re back with Debbie Neuschatz, a nursery school director and teacher of nearly 50 years. She has great advice on how to incorporate new books into your reading routine and why it’s important to give kids some control of the process. She also weighs in on electronic reading devices.  ASK AN EXPERT: When […]

  • School Director Tell Us What and How to Read to Our Kids: Debbie Neuschatz

    Our expert this week is once again Debbie Neuschatz, a nursery school director and teacher of nearly 50 years. She has great advice on how to engage with infants while reading. One tip: make it a conversation! And she’s naming names– as in, she’s telling us some of her all-time favorite children’s books and why […]

  • Parents are loving this new rental option for top baby and kids’ items!

    This week we are talking all about the alternative way parents can get top baby gear items and toys without committing to buying them.  We spoke to Samantha Manheimer from Loop, a baby item rental company. Loop rents and delivers baby gear & toys by the month in NYC and the Bay Area. Every item […]

  • The benefits of reading to your child as early as possible: Debbie Neuschatz

    Hard to believe that the school year has started. And with that, it’s back to the books! Our expert this week is Debbie Neuschatz, a nursery school director and teacher of nearly 50 years. She has great advice on how to foster a love of learning in your kids from the moment they’re born. That’s […]