Product Roundups

There’s still a blanket of snow outside, and on weekends it’s often difficult to muster the energy to get the kiddos suited up for outdoor play. That’s when puzzles come to mind: they’re a parent’s screen-free lifesaver. Here are our favorites, broken down by age, worth a second look.

When I owned my baby shop in Boston, many of my customers were new moms, and they’d often ask me how to know when their little one was ready for shoes. And when they were ready, which shoes were best for beginning walkers? Here's what you should know. 

While my son can keep a single game of Monopoly going for days, I'd just assume pack it up at the end of the day & pray everyone’s still on speaking terms. The game always starts out with such optimism but it quickly snowballs into all-out class warfare. If Monopoly isn’t your cup of tea, here are a few other family-friendly games for all ages that won't cause rifts.

Finding out what you might need for your baby’s arrival isn’t hard: just ask another mother or search online, there’s no shortage of information out there. But as parents ourselves, we'd like to mention some often-overlooked items you might want to consider adding to your registry before the big day.  

It’s bitter sweet, isn’t it? Your child is ready to move away from picture books to the more involved stories of chapter books, but what chapter books are appropriate for beginners?

I always have my feelers out for new and useful products in the baby world, but it took baby No. 3 for me to discover, and fall in love with, the DockATot. Find out why this plush-like baby lounger quickly became my go-to for all things baby. 

This season is shaping up to be quite different from years past. And for parents working from home, schooling from home, or just plain home with little ones more, getting outside is a must, no matter what the thermometer outside reads. Here are several must-have accessories for parents of little ones braving the remaining colder months. 

With baby no. 4, perhaps I didn’t jump at every tiny sound my baby made anymore, but each baby is different and in many ways, it’s all new again. Here are a few great products I had come across the fourth time around & thought: Why didn’t I have this before? 

Many of us own “The Night Before Christmas” in its any number of iterations available throughout the years. But there are loads of other wonderful books to read this holiday season, from "Dasher" to "The Nutcracker In Harlem" and “Potatoes at Turtle Rock.” Here’s a handful of our favorites.