by Admin | Sep 30, 2015 | Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Tips, Raising Boys, Raising Girls
Are you to new to the Bay Area? Or did you move here two, three, or even five years ago and still feel as if you haven’t found your people yet? When I moved here in 2010 with my husband and three-year old, I was struggling to keep a toddler busy, search for...
by Admin | Sep 21, 2015 | Choosing Schools, Education
Choosing an elementary school for your child can be a daunting process. In the Bay Area, we have many choices, which is good and bad news. The good news is that there are many options and types of schools in both the public and private arenas. The bad news is that it...
by Admin | May 11, 2015 | Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Raising Boys, Raising Girls
“To learn a thing in life through doing is much more developing, cultivating, and strengthening than to learn it merely through the verbal communication of ideas.” — Friedrich Froebel, 1895 As an early childhood education specialist, I often talk with both parents and...
by Admin | Dec 23, 2014 | Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens, Raising Boys, Raising Girls
The sink is plugged, the car has a flat tire, and Melinda needs help with a school project due tomorrow. On top of that, the kids haven’t stopped fighting and your headache is getting worse. Sound familiar? Sibling conflict is one of the dynamics parents wish we...
by Admin | Dec 16, 2014 | Parenting Skills
It is so exciting to have a new grandchild, and, of course, all we want to do is help! We’ve “been there,” having raised a wonderful child (the new parent) ourselves, and have plenty of wisdom to share, but the new parents might have their own ideas. And, we all...
by Admin | Dec 11, 2014 | Adoption/Post-Adoption
November is National Adoption Month. Let’s all take a few minutes to educate ourselves better about adoption. Your baby looks just like you!! We know you mean well, but really, we are not as beautiful as our little fellow. He makes our family look beautiful....
by Admin | Dec 2, 2014 | Education, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens, School Challenges
For many high school seniors, December marks the end of the marathon college application season, an event that can span several years. Choices have been winnowed, tests have been taken, and essays have been written and sent. It’s a time to celebrate getting...
by Admin | Nov 24, 2014 | Adoption/Post-Adoption, Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens, Raising Boys, Raising Girls
Whenever I see a group of children tear across Crissy Field or the beach, it makes me stop and watch with pure delight. To be free with their able bodies—testing speed and agility, laughing out loud, uninhibited, and wild—speaks to their innate need to move at will....
by Admin | Nov 11, 2014 | Sleep
What do you do if your little one is waking during the night from a bad dream and refuses to go back to sleep? Or what if your little one refuses to go to sleep at bedtime because he has had bad dreams several nights in a row? And what if your child has been...
by Admin | Nov 3, 2014 | Parenting Skills
Wouldn’t it be fantastic if blending families were as easy as it appeared on The Brady Bunch? In reality, it is one of the more complicated and challenging endeavors you will ever assume. However, there are strategies that can make this daunting task successful....
