Parenting

Editors note: If you are concerned for the mental health and wellbeing of your teen or any family member please seek help.  National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or Live Online Chat SAMHSA Treatment Referral Helpline, 1-877-SAMHSA7 (1-877-726-4727) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0SwRCkqjAQ&feature=emb_logo Our teens are faced with...

I can’t blame the pandemic. You have to have a routine in place to practice good hygiene  or you just won’t follow it. It’s like the 15 lbs. you can’t loose because you just can’t say no to chocolate,...

My opinions in this article are my own and not sponsored by the performer or San Francisco Bay Area Moms. Do you think humor is still alive? If you ask me, having a sense of humor is a skill and character...

The comadre-hood is a sisterhood of strong women with shared humor, interests, and background. Technically speaking, a ‘comadre’ is someone you choose to be a godmother to your children (and is then, in turn, a madrina or nina to...

  This December, I attended a one-day retreat in Sonoma organized by incredible people who created The Gathering. The main idea behind the Gathering is that time is our most valuable asset, and when it is spent with intention, transformation follows....

Spark creativity with these three simple engineering projects for kids. Teach them how to build bridges, cars, and catapults using common household items.

I should have known this was coming.  It happened with son #1, so it shouldn’t have surprised me when it happened with son #2.  But it did.  Right around the 9-10 month mark, he abruptly started refusing his bottle. ...

A few weeks ago, my younger sister (I have five sisters) had a baby girl. This baby is the first granddaughter after nine grandsons. When my sister told me she was pregnant, as a mom of two boys myself,...

This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Reading to my son has equipped me with a new skill I never thought I’d have: I can identify every vehicle that we encounter around the city. Is that a cement mixer over there?...

My youngest daughter is a “lovey” kid. If you have one, you know what I mean: the child who forms an early, seemingly random yet unwavering attachment to a toy or object that becomes an indispensable member of the...