Parenting

This post is sponsored, but the opinions are 100% our own.    You know those amazing moments when you provide your child with an incredibly enriching after school activity; the ones where they are just so engaged, it’s hard to get...

Yesterday I was at the park watching my five-year-old daughter try to engage with a group of little girls. There were four of them; they were about her age and they clearly knew one another, all happily soiling a...

This summer, ignite your kids’ curiosity, passion, and a deep appreciation for story sharing, storytelling, and story-making in all its forms at Camp Half-Blood! Basking in the Bay Area sun, campers (a.k.a. Demigods) will embark on their journey toward...

I officially have a middle schooler! The summer leading up to middle school was very overwhelming for me. My daughter started going through so many changes back to back that I could not handle it. I could not believe...

My boys have a lot of energy. Certainly this is not a characteristic unique to my 6- and 4-year olds, nor unique to their gender. But it does often put me in the position of trying to figure out,...

Dear C-Section Scar, I’ll admit when I found out at 36 weeks pregnant I was going to need you that I left the doctor's office in tears and sat crying in my car. How bad would you hurt? What was...

Indigenous Peoples' Day, celebrated on the second Monday in October, offers a meaningful opportunity to honor and acknowledge Indigenous peoples' history, culture, and contributions. When considering how kids' yoga can be integrated into the recognition of Indigenous Peoples' Day, several connections...

Our son started high school and within weeks, our social life stopped cold. All of a sudden, he is out on Friday and Saturday nights with new kids we’ve never met doing various teenage things around town. One night...

Twelve hours before my daughter’s 5th birthday party, I made a horrible discovery. No, I hadn’t forgotten to pick up the cake or put the wrong time on the invitation. Every decoration, goodie bag, and utensil was accounted for....

A friend of mine recently dated a guy who was from, what I’ve come to refer to as, a “naked family” – that is, a family where even as adults, nudity just isn’t a big deal. She learned this...