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Drew Himmelstein

Drew Himmelstein

Drew Himmelstein is a J. parenting columnist and former staff writer. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two sons.

Recent Stories

Jan 6, 2021

My kids want to know: Are fairies real? Are Jedi? What about bats?

Dec 7, 2020

Since when are the Berenstain Bears evangelical Christians?

Nov 13, 2020

Parenting through this pandemic Thanksgiving

Oct 20, 2020

Even my 4-year-old knows more than our leaders

Sep 22, 2020

First day of school — a new state, new anxieties

Aug 14, 2020

I’m baffled by the books my kids love — and thrilled

Jul 30, 2020

Our national shame: Why are our schools being left to fend for themselves?

Jul 2, 2020

We love our kid’s school, but it perpetuates an unfair system

Jun 4, 2020

A lovely return home, but in Maine my kids ran free

May 4, 2020

Escaping NYC for more space in Maine — and the best bagel ever

Mar 31, 2020

Staying at home with two young boys, live streamed drawing time is my savior

Mar 5, 2020

My 7-year-old has a new B-U-R-N-I-N-G passion

Feb 10, 2020

Ahhh, the joy of offspring who can (sort of) fend for themselves

Jan 15, 2020

My 7-year-old is a creative type. So I let him create.

Dec 10, 2019

Why I don’t force my kids into a million extracurriculars

Nov 11, 2019

Why I let my 7-year-old run to the store on his own

Oct 10, 2019

My kids do well in public. But at home? That’s another story

Sep 16, 2019

As a parent, how can I do what’s best for the climate?

Aug 28, 2019

Summertime parenting can be magical — and miserable

Jul 23, 2019

2019 Brooklyn is not the kids’ paradise of my dreams

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