Tag: Surveys | Apartment Therapy

Survey: How Do You Meet New Moms?

We've always had difficulty making new friends. As children, we were painfully shy and even now it takes a while for us to open up to new people. We feel fortunate that our son can say "hello!" to e...

Survey: Children's Collections

When we were kids, it was rocks. We collected your garden variety rocks, but treated them like gems. We would pore over the entire backyard and find the best rocks and would them wash and dry them a...

Two Surveys: Kids and Chores

Last week we talked about instilling the value of housework in kids and reports of diminishing chore-doing by this generation and we wanted to know more about how it works in your family. At what a...

Survey: Schooling Choices

For many children, this is the second week of school and dreams of winter break may have already begun. We love knowing more about our readers so we want to know......

Survey: Would You Do a House Swap?

It's become very popular in the last few years- house swapping. There have been movies based around the concept, and there are plenty of websites where you can go to make the trade. But would you d...

Survey: Did You Hire a Cleaning Woman?

When you have your first child, a lot of your home organization systems just go right out the window. When you're sleep deprived, dusting and vacuuming are the last things on your mind. So, we're c...

Survey: Best Stroller?

Who knew that purchasing a stroller could be so difficult? From Balmoral Baby Carriages to the Stokke Xplory, every stroller has its fans and its detractors. The topic comes up a lot here on Ohdeed...

Survey: Children and Weddings

Apart from family vacations, summer months brings weddings galore. Made to wear tiny tuxedos and more ruffles than a bag of chips, countless children have fallen victim to being ring bearers or flowe...

Old vs. New

Sometimes we go through different phases. We love living in old NYC apartments with "character"...lots of pretty molding, high ceilings, interesting details. But then sometimes we imagine what it w...

Survey: Restaurant Bans on Children

We recently came across a post on a blog about a restaurant in Brooklyn with a strict no-children policy. We can understand why some diners would seek out such a dining environment, but we were sur...

Survey: Keeping Track of It All

For many parents who work outside -- as well as inside -- the home it may be a bit difficult keeping track of all that needs to be done every day. How is it possible that we can manage to multi-task ...

Survey: Best Homemade Gift

We hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day yesterday. Mother's Day can at times be more fun and magical for children, than for their mothers, as it gives little artists and DIY-ers an opportunity to cr...

Survey: How Is Your Family Spending Your Economic Stimulus Check?

Has yours arrived yet? Ours hasn't, but that hasn't stopped our fantasizing about how we might spend this cash boon. Take the survey below to share how you're spending your wad....

Survey: Teeth Brushing

We certainly remember the day our local dentist walked into our kindergarten class and discussed toothbrushing. We sat contently listening as he explained the dangers of "bad bugs" in our mouths. H...

Survey: What Do You Do When You're Done With Stuff?

We happen to be part of a very active, online, local parenting group where kid and baby items are constantly being sold, swapped, traded and given. As your kids outgrow their toys, clothes, furnit...

Survey: Why Do You Live Where You Live?

One of our favorite reads is The Juggle online at the Wall Street Journal site: on choices and tradeoffs people make as they juggle work and family. One of last week's posts asked readers why they ...

Do you fool your kids on April 1st?

The other day an AT editor was confessing to pulling some funny food-related pranks on her son for April Fool's Days in the past and we're wondering if you do the same with your kids? If so, we'd l...

Survey: Bathing your Baby

A friend of ours is expecting a baby any day now and still hasn't made up her mind about a baby bathtub. She lives in a small apartment and has been very careful to only buy things she feels she re...

The Ohdeedoh Book Club

Our sister sites The Kitchn and Re-Nest have done it, and now we're hopping on the literary bandwagon. We would love to start a book club and read something new, exchange ideas and build more commun...

AT Reader's Survey 2008

Dear Readers, below the jump you'll find a Reader Survey - something we've never done before - that will help us get to know who all is out there. We'd love it if you'd take a few minutes to go throu...

Survey: Did you take a Babymoon?

A friend and his expectant wife recently returned from a babymoon on the beaches of Honduras. They report that it was a wonderful way to relax, slow down and reconnect before their baby’s birth i...

Blogging CNN: Baby Name Remorse

Much like labor, naming your child can be a difficult process. Perhaps you've named your child after someone in your family, or you've had a name picked out since you were a youngster. Whatever the...

What Will Your Gifts Look Like?

Brown paper packages tied up with string...yes, this really is one of our favorite things. Yesterday we posted about Lucky Crow reusable gift bags. Today we want to know, will you wrap your gifts? ...

Survey: Christmas Childhood Memories

For many, Christmas is just around the corner and with it comes a flood of childhood memories. Did you open your presents Christmas morning, or tear into them on Christmas eve? ...