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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

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

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