Parenting

As a parent, you're probably scrambling to find ways to keep your children on track academically during this Shelter-in-Place period. While it’s important that kids keep up with their math, science and other subjects, it’s just as important to...

As we continue to face unprecedented times, we are still trying to help our children find a sense of normalcy regarding their studies. Several schools have gone back to in-person classes in the last few months, while others have...

Back-to-School is an exciting and often nerve-wracking time for families. Anticipation mixed with nerves flows between kids and parents - often equally. It can be a cycle of comforting combined with crying - including tears of joy - for...

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...

At midnight on a Saturday, our 17-year-old knocked on our bedroom door. She came in to say they had a friend who her and her friend group were worried about. The friend had told them in a group chat...

Curiosity can help develop your kid’s imagination and problem-solving skills. You can assist by learning five ways to stimulate your child’s curiosity.

At the beginning of the school year, many teachers send home questionnaires asking parents to describe their child. These can be helpful, but parents do not need to wait for one. Consider sending your child’s teacher a brief Student Success Snapshot—an...

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...

For so many new moms, latch issues can feel overwhelming — and when “tongue tie” enters the conversation, the advice online can get confusing fast. To help cut through the noise, we sat down with a pediatric nurse and...

I’ve run across a few articles lately that made me seriously consider how I’m raising my child. Articles like "Children spend half the time playing outside in comparison to their parents" and "Kids under 9 spend more than 2...