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 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 Road tripping with 2 young kids — fun times, or madness? Dec 21, 2018 It took time, but now we have our perfect Jewish Christmas Nov 26, 2018 A 2-year-old with chutzpah and a mullet Oct 25, 2018 Halloween in Brooklyn gives my kids superpowers Sep 26, 2018 How I dug out of my son’s 3-day stand Aug 29, 2018 As toys crunch underfoot, we need more space! Aug 3, 2018 A year of parenting in NYC — it’s a helluva town Jun 25, 2018 Looking to a 16-year-old border detainee for a ray of humanity Jun 4, 2018 Kindergarten, carefree no more May 4, 2018 As a new parent, I craved routine Apr 9, 2018 The games people play — and the ones my 5-year-old inflicts on them Mar 11, 2018 It’s getting harder to pretend away school shootings Feb 7, 2018 On shul-shopping with kids. Why silo us off into ‘family programming’? Jan 12, 2018 Making sense of 'Daniel Tiger,' 'Babar' and other baffling worlds Dec 11, 2017 In Brooklyn, seeing the parenting resources S.F. lacks Previous PageNext Page