Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Tips What Happened to Summertime? 7 Tips to Make It Great Happy summer! It’s already the 4th of July and the weather is to die for in the San Francisco Bay Area! Mid 70’s — low... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Tips It’s Summer — So Why Is My Child So Anxious? What’s that Porgy and Bess song “Summer time and the livin is easy”…? You may be thinking that certainly doesn’t describe my... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Skills Join in the Fun! Family Fun Day in Palo Alto is May 1 **** This article was written in advance of Family Fun Day in 2015. Family Fun Day 2019 is coming up on April 28, register here > The... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Tips, Raising Boys, Raising Girls How to Achieve Summer Camp Planning Flow Have you signed your kids up for summer camp yet? No? Now that I’ve been doing this for a few years, I feel like I have achieved... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation Celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year and other Midwinter Holidays with Kids Around the world, people who live in the Northern Hemisphere celebrate the mid-point between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox.... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Media Safety, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips Technology vs. the Art of Conversation Increasingly we rely on technology, email, voicemail, Facebook, Snapchat, and texting to communicate with others. It is not uncommon for... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Toddlers Hassle-Free Holiday Shopping With Kids The season is upon us! For many busy parents with young children, it is sometimes necessary to bring our young ones with us to the mall.... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Tips Five Ways to Celebrate the Miracle of Hanukkah with Children Hanukkah is upon us. Menorahs, dreidels, latkes, jelly doughnuts, gelt, and of course presents. Given its proximity to Christmas,... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Tips Disneyland: The Land of Bad Parenting—5 Survival Tips It’s not your fault. You imagined a magical family vacation at Disneyland. You honestly believed you would create happy memories... Continue Reading
Education, Leisure & Vacation Take Part in Citizen Science, Part Two: 10 Year-Round Outdoor Observation Projects for Kids Take Part in Citizen Science, Part Two: 10 Year-Round Outdoor Observation Projects for Kids Outdoor observation, learning and fun... Continue Reading