I was planning to send my daughter to her first year of Catholic school in the Fall, but now that schools are going virtual, I have made the decision to homeschool instead. This isn’t going to be a big...
My 6-year-old gave me a performance evaluation of my parenting recently. I don’t mean the emotion-driven “You’re the meanest mom ever” because I said no to eating cookies for breakfast, or the exaggerated “You’re the BEST mom ever” because...
My eldest just went to college - finally - after the COVID crisis of last year. I’m lucky. I got a bonus year with her, right? Except, it didn’t feel like a bonus navigating all the losses of 2020....
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No matter the occasion, we've got the party picks across the San Francisco Bay Area! If you have a recommendation or three, please let us know in the comments who we're missing.
Pepitos Paletas
Pepito’s Paletas is a local minority,...
Building a good relationship with your child’s teacher can make a world of difference in your child’s education. When parents and teachers work together, it creates a supportive environment that fosters learning and growth. In this guide, you’ll discover...
I wanted to share a recent experience that gave my ego a bit of a reality check!
This past Sunday, I visited the Bay Area Discovery Museum with my four children and my friend Michelle, who was a huge help....
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...
Potty training can be a daunting task. When to start? How to do it? If you’re feeling overwhelmed by all the potty training information out there, fear no more. I read everything I could find on the topic and...
Toddlers get upset very easily. Their frustration tolerance is low because, well, their general capabilities are low. Imagine for a second that it took you five minutes to do one button on your sweater. Now apply that to a...
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A Letter to the Doctors
My son Kabir was four years old when he was diagnosed with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia. He is fourteen now. In between were...
