Tweens
Animal Discovery Room at Lawrence Hall of Science
My experience at the Lawrence Hall of Science is that there are nooks and crannies of the building that one might miss in her first few ...
Our holiday traditions start with high tea
Thanks to Berkeley mom Lisa Fontaine for contributing her holiday tea traditions today. Over the years, our family has built many traditions around the holiday ...
Worth the drive: Sky High in Concord
I took my kids, 7 and 9, to check out Sky High Sports, a trampoline park in Concord, and was surprised to see other 510 ...
Tips for raising a reader with CommonSense Media
Two of my children are pretty avid readers so I want to share a few of the things we are doing (right, wrong, and otherwise) ...
{510} Family Faves with Hip Mama, Michelle Cruz Gonzales
I’m excited to bring you one more in our series project profiling contributors to Bay Area-based parenting magazines, Rad Dad & Hip Mama. Visit the respective websites to ...
Treebones Resort, kid-free vacation inspiration
For my birthday last year, I enjoyed the luxury of a few kid-free days driving down the coast with my husband. With only three days to ...
{510} Family Faves with Hip Mama, Airial Clark
We’re going strong on a very cool project profiling different contributors to two Bay Area-based parenting magazines, Rad Dad & Hip Mama. Visit the respective websites to purchase ...
Jewelry-making birthday parties in the East Bay
We just discovered Dragonfly Designs, a traveling jewelry-making birthday party service, and thought that you’d like to learn more about it. Parents may select either ...
Safari West: An Oakland family surprises the kids with a mystery trip
Thanks to Oakland writer Nancy Davis Kho for sharing her story with us today. When I was a kid in Upstate New York, my parents ...
{510} Family Faves with happiness coach Christine Carter
I was excited to catch up with East Bay native and happiness expert (cool job, yes?), Dr. Christine Carter. Christine is the author of RAISING ...