Ali Wing's Parenting Tips
Check out the must-have mom-products the founder of baby-goods store Giggle.com can't live without.
- fashion fixer
"Cole Haan aviator glasses are part of my weekend uniform—especially when I'm at a playground, sleepy, holding a cup of coffee."
Metal aviators in Rhodium, $195, Cole Haan.
- pick-me-up
At five-foot-one, Wing had trouble carrying her son when he was younger. "Thank goodness for packs!" she says. Her pick: the Kelty TC 1.1, a child carrier–backpack.
$100, Kelty.
- color code
Wing always has Tyler wear orange hats so she can find him in a crowd. "I didn't do it on purpose originally, but when I dress him in one, I always know where he is," she says.
- story time
Wing and Tyler's favorite book is Dr. Seuss's Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose (Random House). "I love reading with my son," she says. "It's like redoing childhood."
$15, Amazon.com.
- travel must
"I live and die by Skype [free online videoconferencing]," says Wing. "I carry my little camera and get online with Tyler no matter where I am. Seeing each other makes a huge difference."
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