Throughout my time of being a mom, I have this guilt that likes to weigh me down. I think I’ve had it my whole life but it has shown up stronger than ever as a mom. I’ve always felt...
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...
I recently interviewed Chris Tompkins, a teacher, TEDx speaker, spiritual life coach, and LGBTQ inner-advocate based in Los Angeles, California. Perhaps more importantly, he’s an uncle of five. Chris believes all kids are the future and teaches social-emotional learning...
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with fifteen years of experience working with children and families. I’m also a mother of two. In my professional life, I spend a lot of time talking to parents of children with...
According to a recent survey conducted by Preply, 50% of 2,000 surveyed Americans have used a slang word without knowing its meaning. Parents are also more likely to use slang than people without children - no surprise, given that...
As a parent, one of the must-dos in this modern age is talking with your kids about online safety and all the risks that come with the use of the internet. Whether they’re using social media platforms, internet chat...
As a stay at home mom whose only child recently started kindergarten, I find myself in a sort of identity crisis. I still stay home, but taking care of my two cats is hardly a full time job.
I’m not...
The top San Francisco baby names for 2021 so far are Cordelia and Milo. Nameberry, the world’s largest website devoted to baby names, calculated which names were viewed most often by visitors from 12 leading US cities, including San Francisco.
San Francisco’s Number...
Teenagers face a variety of stressors, from peer pressure to hormonal changes and increased responsibilities. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, they’ve endured even more stress than usual, due largely to isolation.
Stress can cause or worsen mental health problems like anxiety...
From getting hit with a ball to being insulted or even bullied, kids have no shortage of reasons to get angry. Like adults, their knee-jerk reaction when bad things happen is often to get back at them―that is, seek...
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Winter is here and there’s no better to explore the fascinating world at Ripleys’s Believe It or Not! San...
