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Drew Himmelstein

Drew Himmelstein

Drew Himmelstein is a former J. reporter who writes about education, families and Jewish life. She lives with her husband and two sons.

Two children who are *not* Nate and Harvey (Photo/Max Pixel)
Posted inParenting

Summertime parenting can be magical — and miserable

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein August 28, 2019August 28, 2019
Prospect Park in Brooklyn isn't as great as Drew Himmelstein hoped. (Photo/Flickr-Maria Elkind CC BY-SA 2.0)
Posted inParenting

2019 Brooklyn is not the kids’ paradise of my dreams

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein July 23, 2019July 23, 2019
a door at the end of a plain hallway is a ajar
Posted inColumns

Virginia Woolf was right. I deserve a room of my own. (The kids can share one.)

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein May 29, 2019
a pile of paper and plastic trash, much of it with red duct tape barely holding it together
Posted inKids & Family

My 6-year-old’s beloved trash heap

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein May 2, 2019May 2, 2019
(Photo/Pixabay)
Posted inParenting

The consequences of unwanted advice to new moms

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein April 10, 2019
a blonde hair, blue eye toddler in a playground
Posted inParenting

I’m an introvert, but my extroverted toddler can’t get enough of me

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein March 12, 2019March 13, 2019
a boy reading
Posted inEducation

Now that my 6-year-old is reading, he can’t get enough

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein February 11, 2019
a view out the windshield of a car driving pasts forests and mountains
Posted inParenting

Road tripping with 2 young kids — fun times, or madness?

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein January 14, 2019
Hanukkah Harry of SNL fame
Posted inChristmas

No Santa, no tree — but (Jewish) Christmas all the same

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein December 21, 2018December 21, 2018
black and white photo of a woman cutting a baby's hair
Posted inParenting

A 2-year-old with chutzpah and a mullet

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein November 26, 2018

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