Julia Pimsleur Levine
Japanese Moms Come Together to Stand With Japan
Here at Little Pim, we’ve been keeping a close watch on the recent disaster in Japan. Our hearts are with everyone who has been affected by the recent earthquakes and tsunami. The magnitude of the tragedy may be obvious to us as parents, but it’s difficult to know what to say to your children, and [...]
L’âne a diné: Watching My Son Learn French
Yesterday Emmett read his first sentence in French. It was “l’âne a diné.” Ok so “the donkey ate dinner” may not mean much to you, but it was a huge moment for me. I was proud and excited that he’s reading in a second language and reminded how important is to keep the teaching fun [...]
International Day at Emmett’s School
On Friday night my family went to International Night at my son’s school – this was sort of a glorified potluck dinner for the whole school with dishes from all over the world and a music performance. Because we live in Battery Park City (at the tip of Manhattan) which has a very international population [...]
The iPad – is it good for your kids?
David Pogue’s son is six years old. He’s a musician, an amateur filmmaker and loves brainteasers. It’s not that he’s a genius, it’s just that he loves the iPad. In fact, according to his father, he’s addicted! This was the subject of a recent blog post on the NYTimes.com, and like any self-respecting parent, Pogue [...]
Toy Fair 2011: From Bubbles to Blocks to Floating Fish!
We had a great time at Toy Fair last week. It was fun to reconnect with owners of some of the 800 book, toy and gift stores that carry Little Pim and make new friends and partners. Read on to see some of the cool new products we found this year. Little Pim’s Booth: And [...]
BAM Kids Film Festival: Light of the River
This weekend I took my son Emmett (now six) to see a wonderful Japanese animated film called “Light of the River” at the BAM Kids Film Festival in Brooklyn, NY. We loved this charming film about a family of displaced river rats who use their smarts and family bonds to escape many perils while trying [...]
Julia’s Response to Amy Chua’s “Tiger Mom”
A recent Wall Street Journal article “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” has generated a significant amount of buzz and controversy lately (if you haven’t heard of it, you must not have talked to anyone over the age of four in the last two weeks. Go make a date with a girlfriend!). Mother and writer Amy [...]
Remarks at 2011 CES by Cisco’s John Chambers, GE’s Jeffrey Immelt and Xerox’s Ursula Burns
The Consumer Electronic Tradeshow gave me a great chance to meet other mommy entrepreneurs in the Mommy Tech Summit**, and to hear the provocative remarks of Fortune 500 Chief Executive Officers of Cisco, Xerox and GE on a keynote panel. Of all the issues they could have spoken about, they wanted to address the need [...]
Blogging Live From the Consumer Electronics Tradeshow (CES) in Vegas
I am at the Consumer Electronics Tradeshow in Las Vegas where millions of new gadgets and high tech toys are on display – everything from digital systems that allow you to control your home equipment remotely, new 3D versions of cameras and games, to the “TV Hat” which allows you to watch your favorite shows [...]
Kristof asks, “Primero Hay Que Aprender Español. Ranhou Zai Xue Zhongwen.” Why not both?
Nicholas Kristof was already one of my favorite New York Times journalists*, so I was thrilled to see him taking up the topic of foreign language teaching to kids in his recent column “Primero Hay Que Aprender Espanol, Ranhou Zai Xue Zhongwen” (translation: First learn Spanish, then study Chinese). If you missed it, Kristof makes [...]
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