Whether you are excited, outraged or just plain confused about this development, marijuana is now legal for recreational use in the state of California. Which leaves many of us wondering, what does this mean for our kids? How are...
Have you heard of the expression, "What goes around comes around?" Nothing more accurately illustrates that sentiment than my kids’ sleeping habits. I was a horrific sleeper myself as a young child, frequently requiring my mom to lay with...
I was planning to send my daughter to her first year of Catholic school in the Fall, but now that schools are going virtual, I have made the decision to homeschool instead. This isn’t going to be a big...
We try so hard to protect their childhood by creating memories that they will cherish and above all giving them the best upbringing possible.
Some of my best memories are when I was young and life was carefree. Preschool and...
For many Asian American parents in the San Francisco Bay Area, the dream of sending their children to a top University of California (UC) school feels more uncertain than ever.
Parents in cities like Palo Alto, Cupertino, Fremont, and San...
Kids are concrete and time is abstract. I love sharing our future plans with our children so they have the joy of anticipating fun events and trips. What I don’t love is the constant questions:
How many days until...
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I refrained from signing my first grader up for a lot of after school activities in advance of the school year because I knew she'd inevitably change her mind about what she wanted...
Lisa Collum is an author, educator, and mother of four on a mission to empower parents to give their children the education they deserve. We recently sat down with her to answer some pressing homeschooling questions we had.
SFBAM: What...
How do you fundraise with your fellow parents at school? My littles are in the 1st and 2nd grades. Since pre-school, I have participated in the PTA and my kids' classrooms, and one thing has stayed the same every...
When you have winter birthdays (like my kids) you have limited options for birthday parties especially since I’m not one for having 30 screaming children inside my house. At these times, my husband and I are very grateful for...
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