Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips Prepare for a Safe Summer: 4 Tips for Kids to Handle Predators and Risky Situations Ahhh, the carefree days of summer … the word summer still conjures up a great number of positive associations for me, as I hope it does... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Tips 5 Ways to Help Your Family Transition to Summer For many families, June is a mixed bag. The routines of the school year, and the rounds of year-end celebrations and rituals, suddenly... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips 9 Tips to Nurture a Child’s Spirit How would you describe your child’s spirit? You might find that a tough question to answer. What do we mean by “spirit,” really? I... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Media Safety, Preteens & Teens Powering Off: Taking a Digital Detox as a Family At their best modern devices are helpful tools and can make our lives easier. At their worst, they are remarkably addictive, and... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Toddlers 5 Tips for Attending Children’s Fairs with Little Ones Because there are dozens of fun, outdoor festivals offered each spring and summer around the Bay Area, the hardest choice for families... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Tips, Special Challenges 5 Reasons Summer is Tough on Parents (and what to do about it) As a kid, summer meant freedom and spontaneity. It conjured memories of the ice cream truck, mid-week sleepovers, kickball games lasting... Continue Reading
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 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