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...
Month Two… this is such a fun one because baby is likely beginning to focus on you and smile back. I cried and laughed at the same time when my daughter smiled at me for the first time (not...
Parenting advice comes at new parents like a tidal wave. The unsolicited advice from strangers, the well meaning advice of friends and family, and the countless online forums and articles leave us fighting to catch our breath. We politely...
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Happy August, moms! The final month of summer is upon us. While we are enjoying our last few weeks of extra sleep and unscheduled time, schedule an evening to grab a glass of...
Our Ultimate Guide to Everything Baby
Congratulations on becoming/being a mama! Pregnancy is full of uncertainty, labor, and intensity. Bringing home a newborn can be an exciting and terrifying time for new and seasoned parents alike. We have compiled the...
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On Becoming Childwise is part of Gary Ezzo’s parenting series. This is the first book in the series that moves beyond the topics of basic needs and daily rhythms discussed in Babywise. Instead, Childwise...
Before tackling the topic of unhealthy sexual behaviors in children (e.g. Is my child masturbating too much? Is that appropriate play or talk for their age?), it’s important to know what normal sexual development looks like. Having this baseline...
I know lots of teachers. Many of my friends and a lot of my family call the classroom their second home, so when I wasn't sure what gift to bring my daughter's teachers last year for Teacher Appreciation week, I...
Sterne School is unique among independent schools in that the youngest students we serve are fourth graders. As the fourth-grade California History teacher (I’m also the Head of Sterne’s Lower & Middle School), it is my pleasure to get...
If you haven’t heard about smash cakes, it's becoming a rite of passage for babies turning one year old. Basically, you put your one year old in front of their cake on the floor with a cute background behind...



























