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Today I’ll review Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason by Alfie Kohn. It’s one of my favorite parenting books, and I’ll begin with this caveat: read it with a...
We want our kids to develop independence, but how do you deal with throwing food at the dinner table? Your child’s age and the individual situation will dictate the best decision, but you can definitely deal with this behavior...
I want to tell you about the pediatrician that cost me $3,000, my toddler son's tooth extraction and the breastmilk that kept him healthy throughout the ordeal. But my story really begins when we introduced solid foods to my...
Milestones. It’s word I’ve grown accustomed to since giving birth to my daughter, Ilse. According to Webster’s Dictionary, “milestones are actions or events marking a significant change in development.” Pregnancy had milestones; like the day we confirmed that we...
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Many of us have memberships to the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens because it's such a lovely place to stroll with children of any age, and the creative playground is always...
When I was pregnant with our first child, my husband, a musician at heart, would put headphones on my belly each night, rejoicing as my bump would begin to undulate under his hand to the sounds of Pink Floyd’s,...
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Figuring out how to get my children's afterschool activities to align is like playing a game of Tetris. I definitely don't want them to be too overscheduled because I believe in the importance...
Ouch, it still burns. My son said this to me the other night before bed. And he must have known that it was breaking my heart by the look on my face, because he followed with, “It’s ok, mommy....
Editors 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...
Editor's Note: We recently came across a multi-functional bag that is spectacular as a parent carrier and versatile enough to grow with your little one from infancy to adulthood (you can totally pass it down as a family heirloom...
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