Who we are

We’re three friends who first met at daycare drop-off. Feeling a little frustrated by how hard it can be to find local family-friendly activities and events without relying on Facebook or Instagram, we thought we’d do something about it.

Our newsletter has a Hudson Valley focus, though we’ve heard from our further-flung subscribers that they get something out of it too. Maybe we’ll convince you to join us in the land of really, really good apples.

If The Soft Spot had a bingo card, you’d be a sure winner if you had the following: Annie’s mac-and-cheese, potty training, breastfeeding wins, mothering as a political act, breastfeeding woes, universal childcare advocacy, children's books worth reading a dozen times, composting, parent-owned small businesses, the neuroscience behind “mom brain”, a robust events list, and beans.