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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.

The main characters of "PJ Masks"
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Halloween in Brooklyn gives my kids superpowers

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein October 25, 2018October 25, 2018
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How I dug out of my son’s 3-day stand

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein September 26, 2018
Too much Lego — and children! — on the floor (Photo/flickr-davitydave CC BY 2.0)
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As toys crunch underfoot, we need more space!

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein August 29, 2018
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A year of parenting in NYC — it’s a helluva town

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein August 3, 2018
Children and workers at a tent encampment recently built near the Tornillo Port of Entry in Tornillo, Texas, June 19, 2018 (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Looking to a 16-year-old border detainee for a ray of humanity

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein June 25, 2018
President George W. Bush signs the No Child Left Behind Act into law in 2002
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Why has kindergarten become what first grade used to be?

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein June 4, 2018
Finally asleep. Thank God!
Posted inColumns

As a new parent, I craved routine

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein May 4, 2018
(Photo/Flickr-Lucélia Ribeiro CC BY-SA 2.0)
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The games people play — and the ones my 5-year-old inflicts on them

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein April 9, 2018April 9, 2018
Noah Pozner, 6, was the youngest of 20 child victims of the Dec. 14, 2012 shooting massacre at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., that also claimed six adults. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Pozner family)
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As a mom, it’s getting harder to pretend away school shootings

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein March 11, 2018March 9, 2018
Drew Himmelstein misses her old synagogue — where she didn't feel hidden away at "family programming." (Photo/file)
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On shul-shopping with kids. Why silo us off into ‘family programming’?

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein February 7, 2018February 8, 2018

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