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  1. What Age Should You Let Your Child Walk Home Alone?

    7/14/11 11:02am by kdc521
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    I don't know the family at all, but I can't stop thinking about them.  It took me a while to stop crying for them this morning.  Perhaps it is because I can so easily put my family in their family's shoes.  If you don't live in NYC, you might not even know about the family of eight-year-old Leiby Kletzky.  Lost on the way walking home from day camp, the little boy made the fateful mistake  Read more >

  2. "Pounding The Fufu"/How to Cook Nigerian Pounded Yam

    3/9/11 6:42pm by kdc521
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    I like to share my favorite blog/vlog posts with my friends over here at BlogHer.  This one features a dear Nigerian friend, Yemisi Awosan, teaching me how to cook a traditional African staple dish.  It is called iyan, fufu or simply powdered yam.  Enjoy!   Iyan/Fufu (Pounded Yam) – Western VersionTotal Time: 20 MinCook Time: 20 MinYield: 6 to 8 Servings Ingredients-2 ½ Cups of Yam powder mix***Best brand to use is Ado yam-4 Cups of Boil  Read more >

  3. Alice’s Tea Cup: Vegan German Chocolate Cake Recipe

    2/7/11 12:30pm by kdc521
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    Alice's Tea Cup is one of my favorite places to have afternoon tea in New York City.  That is why I was so happy that they agreed to let me share this recipe for Vegan German Chocolate Cake from their new cookbook.  Enjoy!  Vegan German Chocolate Cakerecipe courtesy of Morrow Cook  Read more >

  4. How to make sushi rolls

    1/26/11 4:19pm by kdc521
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  5. The Princess And The Frog: A New Twist On An Old Story

    11/27/09 4:21pm by kdc521
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    My family went to see a screening of The Princess and the Frog tonight. To my pleasant surprise, each one of us enjoyed the film immensely. I wasn’t surprised that I would love the movie. Rather, I wasn’t sure if my husband and two sons would like it. The results:  Read more >

  6. Top Ten Q&A About Boys with Michael G. Thompson, Ph.D.

    11/29/08 12:50pm by kdc521
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    This is a "Mom in the City" Q&A about preschool aged boys with Michael G. Thompson, Ph.D. a psychologist, school consultant and author/co-author of eight books including the classic bestseller, Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys and It’s a Boy!: Understanding Your Son’s Development from Birth to Eighteen. (You can learn more about Dr. Thompson and his works on his website www.michaelthompson-phd.com.)  Read more >

  7. Shop Seasonally and Save More!

    11/29/08 12:41pm by kdc521
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    Recently, I attended a lunch where I learned some valuable (read money-saving!) tips regarding shopping seasonally. I just had to pass the info on....  Read more >

Kimberly Coleman

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Kimberly Coleman
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Formerly known as "Mom in the City", Kimberly lives in NYC (Forest Hills) with her wonderful husband and their two energetic  sons. A graduate of Columbia College, Kimberly worked in research, finance and consumer investment banking for almost a decade before giving birth to her first son. Over the last eight years,  Kimberly has merged her corporate and parenting experiences to create  a new career as a parenting writer, speaker and consultant.

Kimberly has worked from home in a variety of parenting-related positions since changing careers. For three years, she was the NYC Metro Parenting “Expert” for ParentZone.com, a top parenting website (until the parent company was purchased). She has also served as the Family Editor for the Harlem Community Newspapers group of local newspapers. Recently, Kimberly was a contributor at Momtourage as well as the managing contributor of CBS New York Best of Kids during its initial seven month seeding project.

Currently, Kimberly writes a Food column for Harlem Community Newspapers twice a month and has her parenting posts syndicated weekly on Elev8.  She also serves as a member of the Yahoo! Mother Board and the Bloganthropy Advisory Board.

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