My 2-year-old daughter placed her head on my shoulder while I investigated every face in Picasso’s Le Moulin de la Galette. I explained to her that this painting was an earlier work by Picasso, before he began to create his own unique style. We stood while I chatted away about Moulin being Picasso’s first painting in Paris and the epicurean body languages of the painted figures over to Kandinsky’s Composition 8. I bent down and pointed at the geometric war taking place while circles provide warmth and calmness. With a quiet voice, I spoke about the circles within the painting and how they … [Read more...]
Graduation: A Childhood Moment No Parent Should Miss
"Ohhhh, turn up! It’s Graduation Week!" That was my message to my 4-year-old who was about to finish pre-kindergarten and to my 10-year-old who was graduating 5th grade. Yup, two in the same week! Graduation will make any dad proud and, since my dad never made it to any of my graduations, it means even more to me. My dad never made it because he had to work. How many other dads are in that same situation? I get some people can’t make it, but if you have the opportunity to make up for a lost day of wages and still choose work or other things over an hour or two of showing love. That’s no … [Read more...]
Vivvi Preschool to Offer Working Parents Robust Community, Convenience
Disclosure: NYC Dads Group received compensation from Vivvi for this post. Just as important as finding the right NYC preschool environment for your child is finding one right for you -- the child’s parent. A safe, nurturing and robust in-class learning and social experience is vital to a young child, but working parents also must weigh other factors. Location and price, obviously, are important. So is whether an early learning center provides coverage for the hectic, sometimes erratic work schedules of today’s moms and dads. Your interaction with other parents and involvement in your … [Read more...]
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