Soho Parenting is mentioned in today's New York Times article "How to Speak Nanny" by Hilary Stout.  Yay!… Read More

The dreaded "D" word.  Parents worry so much about talking to their children about death. We as a culture are so death phobic, we like to pretend it only happens to other people. Ben Franklin said, "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." Maybe some people can get out of taxes, but so far no one has escaped eventually dying. So since it is… Read More

A recent article in The New York Times, If Your Kids Are Awake They're Probably Online, reported powerful data regarding children and their "screen time". "The average young American now spends practically every waking minute — except for the time in school — using a smart phone, computer, television or other electronic device, according to a new study from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Those ages 8 to 18 spend more than… Read More

This post from Straight Talk On Relationships is right to the point and very helpful! Remove The Phrase “You're Too Sensitive” From Your List Of Responses In Your Relationship by Lisa Merlo Booth In my work with couples, I’m constantly hearing men tell their partners, “You’re too sensitive”. They often say this in response to the women complaining about how the men are speaking to them.  The women complain that… Read More

Kids snacking and having "treats" throughout the day has exploded in the last decade. The article  Snack Time Never Ends in the The New York Times, January 20, 2010 presents data that, "between 1977 and 2002, the percent of the American population eating three or more snacks a day increased to 42 percent from 11 percent." From 2002 to 2008, one needs only to look around the playground to know that the… Read More

With all of the angst and money spent on preschool it was inspiring to hear Paulina Bemporad's story of starting her own! She is our guest blogger today and we greatly appreciate her contribution. Paulina is the mother of a 3 1/2 year old daughter and an entrepreneur living in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Starting A Cooperative Preschool Morning Program by Paulina Bemporad When my daughter was approaching her second birthday, I started… Read More

Moms Rising.org focuses on tackling issues that mean most to parents. Here is their latest email blast that makes your voice heard in one click. Please join Soho Parenting in supporting legislation to help our children to have access to healthy food! "The U.S. Department of Agriculture released a study on hunger in America. The study highlighted a staggering statistic: 1 in 4 children in our nation are now on the… Read More

by Bethany Saltman When Azalea announced that she was going to be a spider for Halloween, I was thrilled and relieved, as if our family were being spared the princess thing for one more year. Unfortunately, our little town’s Halloween parade took place an entire week before October 31. So when Azalea figured out that there was another opportunity for dressing up on the horizon, she made no bones about it: “I… Read More

Last night's earthquake in Haiti is a terrible tragedy.  Our response will make all the difference in the world in terms of their recovery. Here are links to well vetted relief organizations and every contribution will help. Join us in contributing what we can to the relief effort! Save The Children Mercy Corps International Medical Corps… Read More

Judith Warner's Sunday Times, Op-Ed The Wrong Story about Depression is the perfect response to the recent hoopla over the study on the effectiveness of antidepressants. A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association reported that a placebo is just as likely to help mild depression as popular antidepressant drugs. The media picked up, simplified and amplified that little piece of information and left out the much… Read More