Nanny Salaries, Parking Tickets, Steal the Bacon and More

6/15/08 - By Nina

Just cause the last time you sat down to read a newspaper was when "pooped out" still meant tired to you doesn't mean you can't stay up to date with what's going on. We've rounded up the top stories you don't want to miss from the NYC media this week.

A Mother's Work Is Never Done.  If you can't remember the last time your husband (or wife) did the laundry and are feeling pissed about it, this article in the Times Magazine is for you.  Any way you measure it, studies show women do about twice as much around the house as men,  here are some people trying to balance the work.

What do you pay?  Park Slope Parents conducts its first Nanny Compensation Survey and publishes the results.  

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Parking Tickets.  A sure fire way to ruin a day, I always thought the traffic cops in my neighborhood were working way too hard and now there is proof.  Gothamist reports that not all neighborhoods are created equally when it comes to doling out tickets, take a look at these stats to see how your neighborhood fares and then check out our Neighborhood Guide to figure out where to move.

Mother May I?  A game a day from Memorial to Labor Day, learn some new ones and be reminded of the classics like Steal the Bacon and Red Rover.

Second Fiddle.  This story in the NY Times about a dad joining his son's orchestra is pretty sweet but i wonder if this is a case of a parent getting too involved.


Brooklyn Treasures. 
Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn  reports on a free treasure map of those places you've probably been meaning to see in Brooklyn including The Doll and Toy Museum exhibits and the Transit Museum.

Bragging Rights.  A father whose kids eat anything and everything offers some advice.