Last week’s article about one family decamping from city life to burb life, only to come back to city living 2.5 years later sparked massive discussion on the Citykin platforms. This week, we spoke to a former city parent and founder of Suburbs 101 who moved to Greenwich, CT and never looked back.
Read MoreIt’s the question everyone gets right after they have kids: when are you moving out of the city? Because isn't that what "you're supposed to do" when you have kids?! Get the car, house and big backyard? Folk Rebellion's Jess Davis did just that when her son was two and lasted not even three years in the suburbs.
Read MoreIts warming up… spring has sprung… but all I can think about is my favorite dark pub four blocks from my house where I will be hunkering down in late March... You Americans may secretly pine for our royals, accents (admit it) and our proximity to Europe, but for me, March Madness is something to be very proud of.
Read MoreMarch Madness, wings, beer, bars and tiny humans. One of those things doesn’t belong…(we’re more of a nacho platter crew here at Citykin.) Watching ALL the games and bringing your kids along doesn’t need to be a horrible experience. Here’s how to March Madness with your tiny human squad.
Read MoreCitykin asked a bunch of actual Irish parents what they really thought about how Americans celebrate? bastardize? their great National Irish Holiday. We got a barrage of responses that range from hilarious to actual humbleness that Americans are psycho fans of their wee country.
Read MoreNo matter what the age, it’s every child’s worst nightmare: walking in on their parents (BARF.) But with city living often presenting space and privacy challenges, doing the deed takes a bit more ingenuity. One NY mom explores city life and sex.
Read MoreSmall apartments, thin walls, fake walls, shared bedrooms, nosey neighbors. Sex in the city can seem all but impossible sometimes. Citykin gathered some tips to help improve your sex life in cramped quarters.
Read MoreWe’ve all seen the Friday night parenting memes. The couch, the wine, your partner at the opposite end of the couch, the remote, and (of course), the NETFLIX. But some parents are leading very different couch lives than yours…
Read More It hit MINUS 50 in Chicago this week (COLDER than Antarctica. Read: WHAT IN THE ACTUAL F.) Is that even a temperature? We were inspired and simultaneously terrified so we compiled a list called the "Polar Vortex Swearby Guide." STAY WARM and STAY CALM (when putting on kid boots.)
Dining with toddlers is no joke. See how two Brooklyn dads and Citykin co-founders navigate brunch, beer and a bevy of toddlers. Tip: sit in No Man's Land.
Read MoreCitykin co-founders Patrice and Olly take you along on what a typical day looks like for them raising two young boys in Brooklyn. Some of their friends ask them on the regular, “CAN YOU CHILL THE F&%^& OUT AND SIT.” But the answer is always….no. They live in Brooklyn. So many things to do, so little time to do it. Enjoy!
Read MoreFrom beaches to BBQ to partying until 6AM…some families’ Christmas traditions MIGHT be better than yours
Read MoreThis is part 1 of Citykin's "Pimp Your Rental" series. Follow Citykin co-founder Patrice Poltzer’s forced move from her Brooklyn apartment of five years to needing to find her new family home in only a few weeks and with strict parameters. Tired of living like a college student for most of her adult live, she decides this new apartment is going to be baller. There is only one problem. She sucks at all things home and design. Enter, Emily Rickard..a designer whose talent knows no bounds and who has never met a crappy NYC rental she couldn't transform. Follow along on our journey that is known as, “Pimp Your Rental.”
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