Resources

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) ...

Plan ahead for Summer Fun

What’s great about Summer is that some days, you can just roll out of bed slip on a swim suit and play til your mom ...

{510} Family Faves with Hip Mama, Jessie Susannah

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 ...

Call for submissions: A Three-Year Olds’ Guide to Everywhere Fun

Does your preschool-aged kid have strong opinions about popular family-friendly Bay Area destinations? If so, we want to include them in our upcoming series, A ...

Lyft and Uber: good resources for one-car families

Though Uber has been driving tech-savvy folks around San Francisco, New York and Boston for a while now, I just tried it myself last month ...

Reader reading tip: summer skills classes in Berkeley

California State University of the East Bay offers reading skills classes for children age 4 (entering K in the fall) through adults in Berkeley and other ...

Renting an Airstream near Monterey — or Camping for Dummies

I rented a stationary Airstream at the KOA campground near Santa Cruz. My family had a fantastic little getaway. Reserve your own Watsonville airstream.

Vacation inspiration: Moss Beach (not Moss Landing)

Thanks to Jennifer Saranow Schultz, a Bay Area mom and writer of HintMama.com, for this piece about Moss Beach, a super close and toddler-friendly getaway. ...