Parenting

World Autism Awareness Day takes place during April, and I wanted to take a moment to give some advice to parents who want to help their kids develop compassion and companionship with kids with Autism or other neurological differences.  Autism...

There are always numerous books to add to your home libraries or to simply borrow from your local library. Here are some new titles that are sure to spark interest in your littlest to your biggest: As Brave As...

With the Delta variant, masking, and over a year of distance learning, there are a lot of reasons why kids and teens might be anxious about returning to school in person this fall. Here are a few suggestions on how...

Editor's Note: The California Partners Project conducted a statewide listening tour with California mothers, parents, and caregivers to understand how they navigated the integration of technology and devices into most aspects of their children's lives. These evolving toolkits and best practices are...

You're noticing some crowding in your child's teeth. You read and researched about teeth alignment. You also know about the different types of braces. Now, you are bracing (pun intended) for the commitments ahead. But, are braces really worth...

Most schools across the Bay Area start in early August! Whatever happened to going back after Labor Day?! Nevertheless, we love school and want to be prepared for a quality and enriched school year. We've compiled some top picks...

I learned the difference between a maze and a labyrinth when I was seven months pregnant. “A lot of people think labyrinths and mazes are the same, but they’re not,” our doula explained. “A maze is meant to trick...

One of the many hot topics this year has been about the babies conceived during quarantine. I get it, we had to shelter in place and some of us had some extra alone time together. But is it wrong...

We participate in Amazon's Affiliate Program. One of my family's favorite ways to connect is through games—board games, made up games that my husband and I think of on the spot, and even adult games. (We once figured out how...

My sister loved Dimetapp as a kid. There’s an old family story about how she once helped herself to the bottle (but was totally fine, not to worry!). Initially, our twin toddlers were also fine with taking medicine— Tylenol and...