Neighborhood Pajama Walks
Parent hack: take your kids on a walk around the block in their pajamas. It’s a no-stress way to debrief about their day, build genuine connection, and deepen a sense of place in your city. Slippers, anyone?
Author: Mandalyn Renicker
The City Is a Fantastic Place to Raise Kids (If you didn’t already know)
We couldn’t click fast enough after seeing the headline of a recent Vox article: The Case for Raising Kids in the City. The more we read, the more excited we became; the author was saying everything we wanted to say! Cities are often overlooked as great places to raise kids, and anytime we come across […]
Rainy Days And Happiness Can Exist Together
It might be drizzly outside but chin up! With the right perspective and good waterproof gear, even rainy days in the city can be happy ones. ☔
Everything You Need To Know About Train Travel With Kids (Tip: Pack Food)
Our handbook for train travel with kids walks you through everything you need to know, from making sense of train lines to booking tickets to locating the bathrooms on board. Bookmark it for your next family vacation!
6 Super-Simple Ways to Chill Out in the Middle of the City
City life is notoriously loud and chaotic and can easily overload our senses. These (simple) practices can help urban parents chill out and maintain a sense of balance in the midst of daily life.
A Brand-New Handbook For Anyone Who’s Dreamed of Biking With Their Kids
You don’t have to bike with your kids to be a fantastic urban parent and raise kind, curious kids in the city. But if you’ve ever wanted to know a little more about urban family biking, you’ve come to the right place!
Families Who Bike (Have More Fun? You Decide)
We interviewed six families from Santa Cruz to Manhattan about their experiences biking with kids. There may be some potholes and infrastructure issues to contend with but these families have no regrets!
Join Our Community and Swap Real Solidarity With Real City Families
We’re taking city family solidarity to the next level with our new community network for urban parents. Join us!
Worried your city kids don’t have enough exposure to nature? Read This.
Journalist and author Nathanael Johnson encourages us open our eyes just a little winder and really see the nature that already exists around us in the city. Hint: it’s a LOT.
People Are Buying What New York Nico Is Selling and It’s Just a Healthy Dose of Humanity
We’re fans of the weird, wonderful, and hilarious stuff New York Nico finds in his city and we suspect his way of seeing humans isn’t limited to the five boroughs.
