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Drew Himmelstein

Drew Himmelstein

Drew Himmelstein is a J. parenting columnist and former staff writer. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two sons.

Recent Stories

Jul 2, 2020

We love our kid’s school, but it perpetuates an unfair system

Jun 4, 2020

A lovely return home, but in Maine my kids ran free

May 4, 2020

Escaping NYC for more space in Maine — and the best bagel ever

Mar 31, 2020

Staying at home with two young boys, live streamed drawing time is my savior

Mar 5, 2020

My 7-year-old has a new B-U-R-N-I-N-G passion

Feb 10, 2020

Ahhh, the joy of offspring who can (sort of) fend for themselves

Jan 15, 2020

My 7-year-old is a creative type. So I let him create.

Dec 10, 2019

Why I don’t force my kids into a million extracurriculars

Nov 11, 2019

Why I let my 7-year-old run to the store on his own

Oct 10, 2019

My kids do well in public. But at home? That’s another story

Sep 16, 2019

As a parent, how can I do what’s best for the climate?

Aug 28, 2019

Summertime parenting can be magical — and miserable

Jul 23, 2019

2019 Brooklyn is not the kids’ paradise of my dreams

May 29, 2019

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

May 2, 2019

My 6-year-old’s beloved trash heap

Apr 10, 2019

The consequences of unwanted advice to new moms

Mar 12, 2019

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

Feb 11, 2019

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

Jan 14, 2019

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Dec 21, 2018

It took time, but now we have our perfect Jewish Christmas

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