Choosing Schools, News Decisions, Decisions—Choosing Elementary Schools Choosing an elementary school can feel like the most important decision of your child’s life … when they are five. There are so... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Toddlers Toddler Tantrums—How to Manage and Prevent Them Wild, wonderful and ever so challenging. The toddler set, those little ones under three, are delightful … cute and curious, learning so... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips Tokens, Points, and Stickers, Oh My! Top 3 Pitfalls of Behavior Goal-Setting As the new school year approaches, many parents are dusting off their child’s sticker charts and behavior systems in hopes of... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, School Challenges Preparing for a Successful School Year Heading back to school can be an exciting time for some kids and daunting for others. Some love the anticipation and can’t wait to... Continue Reading
Birth - First Year Breastfeeding in the First Few Days Breastfeeding an infant in the first few days after birth can be a challenge. For a first time parent, there is nothing quite as... 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 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
Parenting Tips, Sleep 6 Habits that Help Your Kids Get a Better Night’s Sleep Sleep is vital for children’s bodies and brains. According to the National Sleep Foundation, the younger we are, the more sleep we... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips “This one has a motor!” — Raising Active Kids When my daughter was four years old, we visited a friend with a large cat. The cat was heavy, but my daughter struggled mightily to pick... Continue Reading
