I can’t believe it’s been a week since we spent a holiday in Disneyland to celebrate our daughter Ilse’s birthday. We planned for months, as we knew that Ilse would have a better memory of this third birthday trip...
Evening is approaching and the natives are getting restless (i.e. hungry, whiny, increasingly prone to assaulting one another). And guess what? Dad is working late/out of town/fill-in-the-blank and you’re managing this circus solo up through bedtime.
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Before I had my child I thought I knew what it was to be fully present, but I realized that I was still rushing, still getting to the next destination, and still always trying to achieve more per moment...
My three-year-old recently had a bike-a-thon at her preschool. She was SO excited leading up to the day, even practicing multiple times each week and politely asking for donations from her grandparents.
The morning of the event was so exciting;...
We have been growing butterflies in our kitchen for the past 3 weeks. At the advice of my sister (preschool teacher and mom of 3 kids under 10), we ordered a butterfly kit - complete with mesh habitat and...
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past several months, the chances are that you have heard about this weekend’s upcoming royal nuptials… that’s right, our own California native, Meghan Markle, will soon walk down the aisle...
San Francisco simultaneously has so much to offer families, while also being a difficult city to live in as a family. I wondered recently, then, about how hard it must be to thrive as a small business or resource...
I knew I was reaching a point of no return on my pop culture knowledge when I began to ask, "Who's that?" about the hosts and musical guests on Saturday Night Live. Maybe the fact that I'm still watching...
Standardized Testing: Love it? Hate it? Not sure about it? California public school students in Grades 3-8 and 11 participate in annual standardized testing called the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (Smarter Balanced or SBAC, for short). Here are some facts that...
We all know space in San Francisco is an endangered species. I’ve worked with hundreds of families in SF and, if you can think of a non-traditional living situation, I have seen it. Some kiddos are lucky enough to...
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Vitalant Offering Blood Donors a Free A1C Check in September
This September, nonprofit Vitalant is, for the first time, offering blood donors an extra check on their health while they help save and improve...
