On The Blogroll: From Hip to Housewife

The NYMetroParents blogroll features the best blogs in the parenting world, from New York and beyond. Here’s a closer look at why we love these mom bloggers and dad bloggers and how they’re shaping the web for parenting today.

Blogging From: Manhattan

Nancy Friedman is not your ordinary mom blogger: She is a traveling mom from New York who takes trips nationally and internationally. From Hip to Housewife is about “momming”, aging, and what she calls a”20 year quest to lose the same 10 pounds.” While she includes stories about her family, Nancy explains to her readers that her children do not want her to write about them; however, that doesn’t mean she can’t write about her adorable dog Bentley, a struggling actor who was dim-wittedly denied!          

Friedman expresses her honest opinions about life, weight-loss, and the affects we have on our kids and vice versa. She’s not afraid to admit that she hates mother’s day and that she loves her virtual baby—kidvuz.com, a site where tweens state their opinions about kid’s products. She has over 3,000 followers on twitter and frequently communicates her personal opinions along with what’s on her mind. 

Learn about cool places Nancy has visited and what they have to offer both mothers and families, or discover the enjoyable stories she has to tell. — Holly Tucker

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The School at the Mark Morris Dance Center

<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" data-sheets-value="{" data-sheets-userformat="{">The School at the Mark Morris Dance Center offers year-round, community-based dance and music programming in a fully inclusive and nurturing environment, located in the heart of the Brooklyn Cultural District. The School’s diverse and professional faculty provides progressive and non-competitive instruction with all of our classes accompanied by live music. Though we are a non-recital school, there are opportunities for students to perform and for parents to see their dancers in action.</span></p>

USC Gymnastics & Baseball Training Facility

<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" data-sheets-value="{" data-sheets-userformat="{">We offer sports activities, after school programs, birthday parties & private lessons for kids ages 3–13 years! Our gymnastics classes are a great way to keep your child active and healthy. We strive to empower and challenge children through the sport of gymnastics.</span></p>

Advantage QuickStart Tennis

<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" data-sheets-value="{" data-sheets-userformat="{">A proven teaching method, customized by age and ability for ages 3 and up. Special kid-sized racquets and playing area, plus slower-bouncing balls, make it fun from day one!</span></p>