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
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips The Struggle for Control: Who’s in Charge Here? Do you have a master negotiator at home—a child who likes to control every conversation and tries to change the rules to suit his needs?... 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
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips 5 Ways to Handle Disagreements in Front of Your Kids Is there such thing as a quarrel-free relationship? Not that we’re aware of. And with kids in the mix, it’s inevitable that... 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
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Special Challenges Taming Your Anxious Child’s Worry Monster Nearly all children will have fears or worries at some point during childhood—fears of the dark, of heights, of spiders, or monsters.... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior How to Manage Aggression in Children You’re sitting relaxing for a few precious minutes before getting ready to make dinner, and you hear yelling echoing from the back... Continue Reading
Birth - First Year, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips Making Room for Baby Number Two! 6 Tips to Help Your Toddler Once the excitement of pregnancy with your second baby wears off and reality sets in with the baby’s birth, you may find yourself... Continue Reading
