By Aimee Daly From the moment you announce you’re expecting, rest assured you will be bombarded with unsolicited advice and often unwelcome comments about your pregnancy. These remarks will become more frequent after your little one arrives. They (whether it’s your mother, your in-laws, your friends or your neighbors) simply can’t help themselves when it 
Slowly and now reliably, Coney Island has revived to the point where it offers local families one of the most fun and special days anywhere in the city. Here are a few tips from someone who grew up nearby and still goes back with his kids. *The Aquarium: I often recommend starting a day in 
You and the kids may be dyed-in-the-wool urbanites—but come summer, that doesn’t mean that you don’t crave cooling ocean breezes and sand between your toes, yearn for the chance to break out binoculars (you just have to find them first) and gaze up at the stars, and desperately want to set up a tent somewhere 
By Tali Rosenblatt-Cohen A few years ago, when my older son was three and a half and my daughter newly a year, my son began referring to me as “Franklin” and insisting that we call him “Harriet.” For those of you not already humming the theme song (Hey, it’s Franklin!), Franklin is a TV show 
Are you ready for gift-giving this Sunday? There’s got to be more for Dad than cufflinks or a picture frame, right? Here’s our round-up of great gifts for every father (and some you may just want to claim for yourself). Even if you don’t have a summer home with a backyard grill, you can still 
By Debra Flashenberg Growing up, my mother was always the main caregiver. She was the one that schlepped me to Hebrew school, ballet, and voice lessons. My father, on the other hand, worked. I remember my dad’s presence mostly at dinner and on the weekends. After he came home from work, he would tuck himself 
