You never know where, when or how the topic of sex will come up for the first time with your little ones, but it is likely to be well before you are expecting it. For me, it was several...
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Parenting is not for the weary. Raising kids from little hatchlings to...
A few weeks ago, I overheard a friend of my daughter's ask her why she was making such a big deal out of their upcoming fifth grade promotion. Theirs, like most San Francisco public elementary schools, is a K-5,...
When I started brainstorming ideas for this post I kept coming back to one question: Why did I become a teacher? It certainly wasn’t for the paycheck, or because it was a super sexy career. I became a teacher...
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...
Whether you are excited, outraged or just plain confused about this development, marijuana is now legal for recreational use in the state of California. Which leaves many of us wondering, what does this mean for our kids? How are...
As my kids get older, I want our home library to evolve so that my kids stay engaged and challenged. There are so many talented children's authors and illustrators out there that it sometimes feels overwhelming to find just...
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The most challenging stage of parenthood for me was when my babies...
"Many parents intuitively understand that ubiquitous glowing screens are having a negative effect on kids. We see the aggressive temper tantrums when the devices are taken away and the wandering attention spans when children are not perpetually stimulated by...
We all know that reading to children is important. All too often though, we read to our kids to quiet their minds and bodies – a perfect tool for bedtime. But books also have the potential to enliven our...
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