Welcome to Brooklyn Baby. In a fast growing city like Brooklyn things are always changing. From new pre-natal yoga classes popping up at Brooklyn yoga studios to parent happy hours sprouting up across the borough, it's hard to keep on top of all that Brooklyn has to offer its new parents.

BrooklynBaby.com is your source of up-to-date Brooklyn parenting information from me, the author of City Baby Brooklyn.


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The Brooklyn Children’s Museum
www.brooklynkids.org/happening/index.asp

Baby Loves Disco
Monthly afternoon dance club at Southpaw
www.babylovesdisco.com

Big Movies for Little Kids,
Kid Movie Series in Cobble Hill
www.bigmoviesforlittlekids.blogspot.com

Families First
Playspace and Community center that offers classes for kids and adults.
www.familiesfirstbrooklyn.org

Prospect Park
Listings of events
www.prospectpark.org



Here is a list of a few of my favorite local Brooklyn websites:

A Child Grows in Brooklyn
www.achildgrowsinbrooklyn.com

Only The Blog Knows Brooklyn
www.onlytheblogknowsbrooklyn.com

Mommy Poppins
www.mommypoppins.com


Alison Lowenstein is the author of the parenting book, City Baby Brooklyn: The Ultimate Guide to Parenting From Pregnancy to Preschool, published by Rizzoli/Universe.

She has contributed to Time Out New York Kids and Babble and is currently writing two guidebooks for Rizzoli/Universal to be published in 2009. Her short stories have been published in Fiction, The Portland Review, Word Smitten Quarterly Review, The Brooklyn Rail and The Melic Review. Alison has read her fiction at various venues including the Mamapalooza literary event at the Bowery Poetry Club. She has also been a regular contributor to The Hampton Jitney Magazine book page. A former editor, Alison taught fiction at The Writer's Voice in Manhattan, and is now currently an adjunct English professor at York College in Queens, NY. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband, Peter, their daughter, Lucy and their son, Max.

Contact Alison at alison at brooklynbaby dot com


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Expectant Parents Workshops

Date TBA
Ola Baby
315 Court Street
between Sackett & Degraw
www.olababy.com

**Participants get 10% off purchases at Ola Baby on the day of the workshop so get there early to shop (excludes furniture and strollers)

Register at Alison@Brooklynbaby.com
Sign up now!

Taught by the author of City Baby Brooklyn: The Ultimate Guide for Parents from Pregnancy through Preschool--Are you expecting? Wondering what you really need for the new baby? If so, sign up for this Expectant Parenting workshop, which will cover all of the essentials on what to get for your new arrival and where to get it in Brooklyn. There will also be a discussion on what to expect after you bring your baby home, and will address topics such as how to find a lactation consultant, a local mommies group, and tips for surviving the first few weeks. The class also offers you a chance to bond with other expectant parents. The cost is $25 for Expectant Mom only. $40 per couple. Sign up at least a week in advance.

PAST EVENTS
Atlantic Antic Street Fair
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
in Park Slope. Meet the Author event
Book Signing at Book Mark Shoppe in Bensonhurst www.bookmarkshoppe.com
City Baby Brooklyn Brunch at Willy Bees
City Baby Brooklyn Holiday Happy Hour at Comfort Zone Cafe. www.Comfortzonecafelounge.com
Expected Parents Workshop at Families First www.FamiliesFirstBrooklyn.org Expectant Parents Seminar
www.OlaBaby.com




CLICK HERE for these reviews and a list of previous reviews Still Hip Brooklyn
283 Grand Avenue
718-398-0008
www.stillhipbrooklyn.com


67 Burger
67 Lafayette at Fulton
718-797-7150
www.67burger.com


NYC Sleep Doctor
Janet K. Kennedy, Ph.D
917-834-0107
www.nycsleepdoctor.com


Blossom NY
www.blossom-ny.com




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