The Groove Parenting Blog

Here’s my saying: You can’t squeeze it out of them. Unfortunately, we don’t have control over our child’s pee and poop. This means we have to coach th...

Can you guess what the most common potty problem is? Not pooping in the potty. Most often, when parents reach out to me, their child is on the older s...

Has your child resisted potty training? Is your child totally fine staying in diapers? As a mom of 3 and early child educator, I have seen children re...

Getting your child to go to the bathroom can be filled with angst, power struggles, and fears. I get it. I’ve been there too. Especially when it comes...

 How many times do we try to DIY and the end result did not meet our goal? It is frustrating to spend time and money on something and then needing add...

This is an important question when families are considering Kindergarten programs, and even toddler and nursery programs. As my fellow New Yorkers (wh...

Here’s a story my fellow NYCers can relate to:

I awoke to my 5-year-old shrieking in the bathroom. Why? There was one of those horrifying water bugs ...

First, let me explain my vision of an organized home:

1. Everything has a place.

2. You have what you need and use (in other words, clutter is limit...

What kind of feeling do you have about the word chore? For me, it’s a negative, sinking feeling. I consider a chore a task I don’t want to do but I’m ...

As Education Director of a New York City school, I was responsible for many moving parts, including managing a school during a global pandemic. Just a...

In my family, we often acknowledge the reality that traveling with our young kids is not really a vacation, it's actually a trip. The planning, packin...

Are you ready to spend just a little of your time for big impact? Keep reading and you’ll learn a few of my everyday tips to build your child’s school...