Youngna Park

New York, United States

Writer at Freelance

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I Want to Dress Exactly Like Youngna Park

3 weeks ago | joannagoddard.substack.com | Joanna Goddard |Youngna Park

Hi! How are you? What are your plans this weekend? The weather is warming up, so Freddie and I are planning to hang out on my stoop and feel the sun on our faces. Today, we’re featuring , a writer and digital product advisor who works with companies like the New York Times and Tinybop to build technology for kids and families. She also publishes , a smart, funny newsletter that’s about style, parenting, reading, and so much more. We’ve been a fan of hers for years.
Best Gifts For Teens and College Students - The Strategist

2 months ago | nymag.com | Arielle Avila | |Youngna Park
We Asked: What’s Your Go-to Book to Gift Big Kids?

Dec 4, 2024 | nymag.com | Youngna Park

Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos: Retailers In this article Interactive books and puzzle books Story collections Graphic novels Chapter books for tweens and teens Nonfiction and compendiums The categories of great books to gift to kids are certainly not as simple as fiction versus nonfiction, or books with pictures versus books without.
We Asked: What’s Your Go-to Book to Gift Little Kids?

Nov 21, 2024 | nymag.com | Youngna Park |Byrd Baylor

Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos: Retailers In this article Books for babies Interactive books for toddlers Picture books Books make great gifts for kids at any age, but helping a new parent build a toddler-friendly library, or adding titles to meet the insatiable curiosity of a child’s developing brain, makes giving a great book particularly special.
The Best Kids’ Books of 2024 (That Make Great Gifts)

Nov 1, 2024 | nymag.com | Youngna Park

Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photos: Retailers I often remark to my kids, who are 7 and 9, that they live in the heyday of children’s books. They barely look up from whatever volume they’re engrossed in to acknowledge me, but I know their voraciousness for reading is largely because of the abundance of gorgeous illustration, beautiful storytelling, and broad accessibility on bookstore and library shelves these days.
The Best Activity Books for Kids, According to My Kids

Oct 30, 2024 | nymag.com | Youngna Park

Photo: Youngna Park On my many outings to the bookstore over the years, I’ve wondered why the quality of children’s activity books seems to be on the decline. You’ve probably come across the type of activity book I’m talking about: a collection of 150 mazes on newsprintlike paper, 200 pages of “hidden objects,” pseudo-educational activities that encourage your kids to color or sticker by number.
These Are the Building Toys My Family Loves Most

Sep 27, 2024 | nymag.com | Youngna Park

Photo: Youngna Park The modern toy world likes to tempt parents with colorful, battery-operated, fancy-looking playthings, but the toys that stand the true test of time are simple, open-ended building toys. I say this as a parent of two kids, ages 6 and 8. I’ve also worked on children’s physical- and digital-toy development for 15 years, started the team behind NYT “Parenting,” and, in the process, I’ve talked to hundreds of parents exhaustively about how and what their kids play with.
The July Edit

Jul 31, 2024 | joannagoddard.substack.com | Joanna Goddard |Youngna Park |Jenny Rosenstrach |Ali LaBelle

Hi! What were you up to this month? We’re happy to welcome you to The July Edit.
The Best Low-Key Summer Bucket List

Jun 14, 2024 | joannagoddard.substack.com | Joanna Goddard |Ali LaBelle |Youngna Park

Welcome to Big Salad’s summer bucket list. We asked 20 people to share fun ideas for soaking up sunshine and good vibes. Please share yours in the comments!Here we gooooo….. Fun soundtrack: “We take long summer drives to visit friends, so I ask each of my kids to make a Spotify playlist for the car.
The Monday Media Diet with Youngna Park

May 19, 2024 | whyisthisinteresting.substack.com | Youngna Park

Youngna Park (YP) is a friend of WITI. She’s currently VP of product at Matter, but also wears other hats consulting with startups and writing a parenting newsletter called Making it Work. Have a great week. -Colin (CJN)Tell us about yourself. I work in a combination of tech, media, and the arts, depending on the day of the week, the season, and the year.