It was that time of year again—time for our holiday picture photo session. I have a love/hate relationship with sending holiday cards. It’s generally the only time of year I do professional photos because the process is pretty stressful,...
“How do I get rid of a hickey?” is something I never thought I would need to research as a 36-year-old mother of three. But there I was, googling away, thanks to the giant Mickey Mouse-shaped hickey smack in...
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We only have two children, so technically speaking, we don’t need a 3-row vehicle. An average-sized car or small SUV accommodates two adults and two car seats. Sort of. It’s when you start...
Our contributor Laura, from SFMamaKoala.com, wrote the introduction for this month's guide and shared many of the events you'll find this month's guide. She’s a San Francisco native who’s in the know on all things family-friendly around the city. If...
We all need a break sometimes, and one of my favorite ways to zone out is to scroll my Instagram feed. Here are some of the fashion, celebrity, and humor Instagram accounts I love to follow.
Jennifer Garner | @jennifer.garner
She...
Happy Hanukkah! We've included Hanukkah events in our big Holiday Event Guide for the year but are highlighting them here to mark the beginning of this year's Festival of Lights. Here's a list of events happening around San Francisco.
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“You look tired” is an expression no mom wants to hear. It’s a nice way of telling someone they look terrible, and it’s something I hear almost daily. The collective sleep debt...
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...
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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When the Holidays Look Different
For many families, the holidays arrive with twinkling lights, familiar rituals, and easy joy. But for families like ours, caring for a child with...
