School is coming to an end. That means a much-needed time out from the daily rinse-and-repeat routines and finding a new rhythm for summer. Each year, for our family, three things need to happen.
1. Take a break. Do nothing....
My son was born in Indonesia - the world's largest archipelago and fourth most populous country. To my husband and me, it might as well be a deserted island. We were in the midst of foreign surroundings with our...
It’s a popular topic of conversation at every parent’s association meeting, moms’ group discussion, and school planning committee meeting lately: how can we keep ourselves connected, virtually?
I’ve heard this conversation often repeated, nearly exactly, in the work environment where...
Here's to the dads! San Francisco Bay Area Moms would like to take this opportunity to thank all the wonderful fathers of the Bay! Here are some of the neatest gifts for all the dads in your life.
Here are...
There’s a new trend afoot—moms and teens getting orthodontic treatment together. In fact, according to the American Association of Orthodontics, nearly 1.7 million adults sought orthodontic treatment in 2016—a 50 percent increase since 2006.
We sat down with Roseville, CA...
I was browsing on my phone last night, watching in awe as flocks of women rushed—almost tripping over one another—into a Target store to grab five Stanley tumblers branded under the new Wicked movie. It was the epitome of...
Where’s the best place to visit with my kids? How do I keep my kids entertained? What sports should my kids play? We are so inundated with go, go, go for our kids that sometimes we can forget to...
I think it is fair to say that our education system as we knew it is no longer good enough. Many researchers and educators have been saying this for years, but it has taken a pandemic for more eyes...
One major silver lining of the pandemic is the amount of time my family is getting to spend together.
Pre-COVID, my daughter and I woke up at 7:30 a.m. while my husband, who had finished work at midnight the night...
“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...


























