New parents spend a good amount of time deciding on the right crib but the mattress is really more important, considering it's what your baby is actually sleeping on. So what makes a crib mattress "the best crib mattress?" I always thoug…
Each year, I check out the Environmental Working Group's Guide to Sunscreens to find the safest sunscreens for kids. With a slew of fair-skinned redheads in my family, I feel like I go through gallons of sunscreen each summer, and while …
When you're going through the pain of cutting teeth and the indignity of drool everywhere, you deserve a little reward, don't you think? Of course, there's no more appropriate gift for your teething six-month-old than a designer handbag.…
I have a four-year-old. And in spite of putting him to sleep in his own bed each night, I wake up to his sweet little face beside me in my bed almost every single morning. I'm okay with that, but I am ready for whatever magical solution …
There are plenty of online retailers (and PR emails in our inbox) declaring, " Find your mom the perfect gift this Mother's Day! " Turns out they're talking everything from hair color to bathing suits. But one site that I think totally d…
Even though I love wine, I find the experience of selecting wine a little overwhelming. I never remember what I love most, can’t seem to buy the same bottle twice (unless, of course, it’s a wine I didn’t enjoy), and always feel like I’m …
When it comes to high-end infant strollers, it's still hard to beat the love parents have for the Bugaboo Chameleon . We appreciate its lay-flat bassinet for babies who are always somehow ready to sleep riiiiight when we need to leave th…
Other than diapers and onesies when it comes to babies, is there anything more iconic than Sophie the Giraffe ? Even my friends without kids recognize the now ubiquitous French baby teether. So so it makes sense that she's branching out …
I've always loved the Chinese Zodiac and not just because I'm a Chinese American. I am fascinated by the history of the signs and their meanings. So with the Chinese New Year just a couple of days away, we thought it would be fun to roun…
It's hard to find a kid who doesn't love customizing things to make them their own, from a blank notebook to their bedroom walls. And while I'd rather not have the interior of my car "customized" with stickers, I do want to foster my kid…
According to that rascal of a groundhog last week, it looks like winter will be sticking around the Northeast for six more weeks. I'm pulling out my Silver Linings Playbook, and choosing to see it as an extension on snuggle parties with …
It's pretty easy to find a teddy bear that my kids will love. Cute and stuffed? Check. But finding one that I love for them is a bit trickier. Bears for Humanity is a winner for all of us. My favorite thing about Bears for Humanity is th…
It seems the masters of all things cozy for baby have done it again; our friends at Aden + Anais , have added yet another baby registry must-have to their collection with new Aden + Anais teething toys and ooh are they cute. Made of mapl…
There's nothing sexier than leaky boobs, am I right, breastfeeding mamas? Not. Having popped out a newborn just weeks ago, I'm currently leakier than a broken faucet and have already been in a few un-sexy, publicly embarrassing situation…
I’ve always been wary of detox diets. I’m an everything-in-moderation kind of eater, so the idea of fasting, juicing, and otherwise keeping my caloric intake to a minimum in hopes of flushing my body of toxins strikes me as extreme. My i…
As someone who develops recipes professionally, you’d think that I’d always have a plan for feeding my family dinner. Just like everybody else, though, the busier I get, the harder it is to get dinner on the table. Thanks to natural bran…
If you have a cosmetics junkie friend--you know what I mean--it may be time for a gift that takes thing back to a natural, cleansing place. And a new line I just discovered, Board and Batten, could be a perfect fit with their "farm to sk…
Remember when Crocodile Dundee said, "That's not a knife; THIS is a knife?" Yeah. That's how I feel about cheap face wash right now, because this new jojoba oil skin care line straight out of Australia is giving me major results. Every d…
As moms ourselves, we completely understand the importance of tummy time--we've been through it oh, a half-dozen times between all of our kids. We also remember how stressful it was at first, because you're always hearing how important i…
Being a food writer who focuses on (mostly) healthy family eats is a funny thing during the Halloween season. I get a lot of nervous laughter and jittery explanations from friends about giving into the bloodbath of candy—as if I don’t do…
In my early days of parenting, finding beautiful handmade baby gifts was something you really had to work on. But now, they're popping up everywhere. And as we try to pare it down to just our favorites we're happy to discover Cheengoo wh…
I hate to admit it now, but I was one of those first time moms who didn't feed my son cookies until he was nearly two. I am proud to say that I was much more relaxed the second time around, and I'd like to think that I would have been mo…
We are loving all the bright colors and graphic patterns we're seeing in kids fashion this winter, and now the organic kids pajamas from katebaby are making bedtime fun. They're so stylish that we're tempted to let our kids wear them out…
Everyone's always talking about how hard it is to get a good dinner on the table, but I find that breakfast is way more hectic, with less time and no delivery options ! There's always cereal, but unfortunately most cold cereals completel…