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Activities & Events & Places To Go

Low-key bar mitzvah celebration venue – Apr 17, 2024 – (4 responses)

Costa Rica w. Teen w/o Car – Apr 14, 2024 – (4 responses)

Africa Safari Travel w. Teen/Young Adult – Apr 13, 2024 – (0 responses)

Frisbee Golf in public parks? – Apr 12, 2024 – (5 responses, 2 pending)

London and Barcelona with a 10 year old – Apr 4, 2024 – (7 responses)

Barcelona Guide – Apr 3, 2024 – (3 responses)

Pizza [Catering] near Berkeley for 4 year old birthday! – Mar 28, 2024 – (4 responses, 1 pending)

Childcare & Preschool Advice

Contact Boulevard Academy? – Apr 25, 2024 – (0 responses)

Infant rooms at ECEP Clark Kerr v. Dwight Way locations? – Apr 24, 2024 – (0 responses)

Thoughts on JCC Preschool? – Apr 22, 2024 – (2 responses)

Nanny raise with preschool transition – Apr 15, 2024 – (2 responses)

Happa Baby experiences? – Apr 12, 2024 – (1 response)

Nanny (and eventually preschool) for kid with swallowing disorder – Apr 9, 2024 – (1 response)

Recent Reviews of the Clark Kerr Campus Infant Program – Apr 8, 2024 – (1 response)

FT Preschool/Daycare for 2 year old? – Apr 4, 2024 – (1 response)

Affordable pre-school? – Apr 3, 2024 – (4 responses)

Oruguitas Preschool Experience? – Apr 2, 2024 – (1 response)

Looking for a BPN type community in Los Angeles - Redondo Beach – Apr 1, 2024 – (1 response)

Recent experience with Stephanie’s daycare? – Mar 31, 2024 – (0 responses)

Drop-in Childcare recommendations in Oakland? – Mar 27, 2024 – (1 response)

Childcare for a 4/5 year old for a week in May? – Mar 25, 2024 – (0 responses)

Toddler preschool – Mar 21, 2024 – (1 response)

Hearts Leap Lakeview for sensitive kid – Mar 20, 2024 – (1 response)

Current feedback on TRIS primary or Children’s workshop Oakland – Mar 14, 2024 – (3 responses)

Grandprnt. seeks recommendations for Montessori preschool – Mar 14, 2024 – (4 responses)

Preschool/daycare with openings near Lake Merritt – Feb 28, 2024 – (6 responses)

Rockridge Montessori or Rockridge Little? – Feb 20, 2024 – (2 responses)

Paying family for childcare - Advice needed! – Feb 16, 2024 – (2 responses)

ISO a Montessori Elementary School in the East Bay – Feb 13, 2024 – (8 responses)

Classes & Camps & Groups & Tutors

modern Hebrew for HS credit? – Apr 17, 2024 – (2 responses)

Hiring a tutor to maintain 2nd language – Apr 14, 2024 – (0 responses)

Summer Programs for Rising 9th Grader – Apr 13, 2024 – (3 responses)

Toddler swim lessons near Richmond – Apr 12, 2024 – (1 response, 3 pending)

Basketball summer camp for a 9-year-old – Apr 4, 2024 – (1 response)

Recommendation for swim classes for a 5yo – Apr 1, 2024 – (0 responses)

Seeking private swim instructor – Mar 28, 2024 – (0 responses)

Any References for Camp Integem? A Coding Summer Camp at MLK sch – Mar 28, 2024 – (1 response)

Prospect Sierra summer camp – Mar 26, 2024 – (1 response)

After School tutoring in BUSD – Feb 21, 2024 – (1 response)

Mild intellectual disability – Jan 19, 2024 – (2 responses)

Community & Housing & Work

Best Place to Move for Autistic 3 year old daughter – Apr 14, 2024 – (1 response)

Great workers' comp lawyer? – Apr 12, 2024 – (0 responses)

Property Management – Apr 5, 2024 – (2 responses)

Daddying Full Time, Hustling Part Time. Any Gig Ideas? – Apr 3, 2024 – (1 response)

Do you love where you live? – Apr 3, 2024 – (9 responses)

Family & Relationships

Neurologist/Speech therapist with dementia specialty – Apr 23, 2024 – (0 responses)

Looking for a litigator/bull dog on my side - Alameda County – Feb 28, 2024 – (1 response)

Health & Wellness

Pediatrician - MediCal - Oakland/Berkeley – Apr 25, 2024 – (0 responses)

Seeking eczema naturopath/dietician/nutritionist for adult – Apr 23, 2024 – (7 responses)

Somatic therapist or somatic bodywork specialist? – Apr 15, 2024 – (2 responses)

Therapist with specialization in cognitive decline/dementia – Apr 14, 2024 – (0 responses)

Looking for Kaiser Primary Care Physician -Oakland – Apr 11, 2024 – (0 responses)

PT: Arthrogenic Muscle Inhibition of the Quadriceps Muscle – Apr 11, 2024 – (1 response)

Therapist for anxiety recommendation – Apr 10, 2024 – (2 responses)

Tummy tuck – Apr 10, 2024 – (0 responses)

Looking for a health/wellness coach/personal trainer – Apr 9, 2024 – (3 responses)

Custom Lens Replacement Surgery Recommendations – Apr 8, 2024 – (0 responses)

Doctor specializing in BHRT for post-menopausal women – Apr 4, 2024 – (1 response)

EMDR Therapist recommendation – Apr 4, 2024 – (4 responses)

Neuropsych assesment for 3 year old – Mar 28, 2024 – (1 response)

Shoulder Dislocation Experiences – Mar 28, 2024 – (12 responses)

Seeking allergist/functional medicine/naturopath referrals – Mar 27, 2024 – (7 responses)

Primary care doctor who accepts Blue Shield insurance – Mar 21, 2024 – (2 responses)

Therapist for 3YO with selective mutism – Mar 20, 2024 – (3 responses)

Seeking HAES-aligned, LGBTQ-allied pediatrician – Mar 9, 2024 – (1 response)

Cigna Personal Nurse Advocate – Mar 3, 2024 – (4 responses)

OBs with PMDD Experience – Feb 20, 2024 – (3 responses)

Primary Care Provider who supports alternative wellness – Feb 10, 2024 – (1 response)

IEE (Independent Educational Evaluation) Occupational Therapy – Jan 30, 2024 – (5 responses)

Need new Kaiser PCP – Jan 17, 2024 – (1 response)

House & Garden

insurance for home in Berkeley Hills – Apr 22, 2024 – (6 responses)

Buy half of neighbor’s lot – Apr 20, 2024 – (2 responses)

Looking for solid, non-flaky architect – Apr 18, 2024 – (8 responses)

Handyman with carpentry skills – Apr 17, 2024 – (0 responses)

Fruit Tree Expert Needed – Apr 15, 2024 – (3 responses)

Modular/pre-fab primary home – Apr 14, 2024 – (2 responses)

Earthquake Retrofitting – Apr 9, 2024 – (4 responses)

Installing Hardwood Floors – Apr 9, 2024 – (0 responses)

Need a new deck/fence work – Apr 9, 2024 – (2 responses)

Recommendations for indoor/exterior painters and plaster patching – Apr 6, 2024 – (4 responses, 1 pending)

Small House Painting – Apr 5, 2024 – (2 responses)

Structural engineers who are taking new projects – Apr 4, 2024 – (0 responses)

in-House Move – Apr 3, 2024 – (1 response)

How to refinish cedar wood ceiling – Apr 3, 2024 – (0 responses)

Solar Lease Opinions – Apr 1, 2024 – (4 responses)

Seeking advice on companies offering fronts for Ikea cabinets – Mar 30, 2024 – (3 responses)

Unfriendly bees – Mar 29, 2024 – (6 responses)

Wood countertops – Mar 27, 2024 – (1 response)

Stuck on backyard ground cover project – Mar 27, 2024 – (2 responses)

Re-sod small patch of lawn? – Mar 25, 2024 – (3 responses)

Something is wrong with our PGE bill – Mar 22, 2024 – (12 responses)

seeking housekeeper/home assistant – Mar 20, 2024 – (2 responses)

How to address high humidity in downstairs rooms – Feb 4, 2024 – (3 responses)

Parenting Topics

Figuring out social media access – Apr 25, 2024 – (0 responses, 1 pending)

Recommend an attorney who understands non-authoritarian parenting – Apr 24, 2024 – (0 responses)

Parenting coach for new parents – Apr 24, 2024 – (0 responses)

New mom working night shift advice//night doula recs – Apr 19, 2024 – (0 responses)

Updated recommendation for pediatric PT? – Apr 4, 2024 – (1 response)

Pregnancy, Childbirth & Breastfeeding

Oakland/Berkeley obgyn recommendation – Apr 9, 2024 – (5 responses)

Childbirth Classes Referals – Mar 27, 2024 – (15 responses)

Need an OB in San Francisco – Mar 15, 2024 – (9 responses)

Products & Services

Can anyone recommend a children's book designer? – Apr 24, 2024 – (0 responses)

What kind of professional do we need? – Apr 23, 2024 – (0 responses)

Mightier app for building emotion regulation? – Apr 23, 2024 – (0 responses)

Long distance storage/moving suggestions? (New York) – Apr 22, 2024 – (3 responses)

Creating a Living Trust: DYI Project? – Apr 17, 2024 – (8 responses, 2 pending)

Looking for an hourly/part-time bookkeeper for a small business – Apr 12, 2024 – (0 responses)

Travel Agent – Mar 30, 2024 – (2 responses)

How to hire driving help – Mar 28, 2024 – (2 responses)

Homeowner's Insurance Woes – Mar 25, 2024 – (7 responses)

where does one get a baby's hair cut? – Mar 24, 2024 – (2 responses)

Advice re UC Prof Salary Equity increase – Feb 23, 2024 – (4 responses)

School Advice

Performing Arts High Schools – Apr 25, 2024 – (0 responses)

After School Program for Emerson TK Student – Apr 24, 2024 – (0 responses)

Thoughts on Kids in Motion for young students? – Apr 22, 2024 – (1 response)

Navigating the OUSD Lottery – Apr 19, 2024 – (5 responses, 1 pending)

Is two years of language really not enough for the UC system? – Apr 18, 2024 – (4 responses)

Current Sterne review? – Apr 14, 2024 – (1 response)

BHS Home Hospital Instruction – Apr 11, 2024 – (0 responses)

Seeking info on Summit K2 – Apr 10, 2024 – (0 responses)

Arts-focused Public Elementary School recommendations – Apr 9, 2024 – (2 responses)

Beach or Havens Elementary in Piedmont? – Apr 8, 2024 – (2 responses)

Housing/School between Berkeley & Mountain View – Apr 3, 2024 – (3 responses)

How competitive are Park Day and Aurora School? – Apr 3, 2024 – (5 responses)

Berkeley schools vs Piedmont schools – Mar 29, 2024 – (4 responses)

How to understand what a "good school" actually is – Mar 27, 2024 – (1 response)

Can Crestmont School accommodate gifted kids? – Mar 26, 2024 – (4 responses)

10th grader wants to graduate high school early – Mar 25, 2024 – (8 responses)

Kaiser Early Childhood Center TK – Mar 22, 2024 – (0 responses)

BUSD Transitional Kindergarten for kids with behavior problems – Mar 20, 2024 – (4 responses)

Crazy to give up TK spot in desirable OUSD school? – Mar 19, 2024 – (4 responses)

Piedmont Middle School vs Park Day vs St. Paul’s – Mar 19, 2024 – (4 responses)

ADHD Kid in OUSD, Should we consider moving? – Mar 9, 2024 – (7 responses)

Alameda TK advice: Love or Nea – Mar 7, 2024 – (1 response)

Reviews of Redwood Day, Park Day, BPC, Aurora, TBS – Mar 5, 2024 – (15 responses)

Montessori or Hybrid Options for Elementary School? – Feb 29, 2024 – (2 responses)

Wisdom needed for IEP and Special Education – Jan 29, 2024 – (2 responses)

Are Alameda schools safer? – Jan 26, 2024 – (2 responses)

Experience with CASE or other IEP advocates? – Jan 25, 2024 – (1 response)

Best local high school for nice nerdy kids – Jan 22, 2024 – (3 responses)

Berkeley High Student/medical leave – Jan 14, 2024 – (4 responses)

Teens & Preteens & Young Adults

Parking Recommendations for 16 Year Old – Apr 23, 2024 – (0 responses)

Looking for resources – Apr 20, 2024 – (0 responses)

College counselor – Apr 15, 2024 – (2 responses)

Spanish tutor recommendations for 7th grader – Apr 15, 2024 – (1 response)

High school French 3 over the summer – Apr 15, 2024 – (1 response)

Any thoughts about UC Merced? – Apr 13, 2024 – (5 responses)

Career Coach for recent college grad? – Apr 13, 2024 – (0 responses)

BHS not working out for my autistic and depressed 9th grader – Apr 11, 2024 – (4 responses)

Summer jobs for 15-year-old in Berkeley? – Apr 11, 2024 – (0 responses)

Psychiatrist recommendation (ADHD, depression) – Apr 8, 2024 – (0 responses)

College choice – Apr 4, 2024 – (3 responses)

Housing Accommodations for College Student with Anxiety/Misophoni – Mar 30, 2024 – (2 responses)

12 year old mental health – Mar 28, 2024 – (0 responses)

Medical shadowing this summer – Mar 26, 2024 – (7 responses)

Acupuncture for young adult's stress and sleep issues – Mar 25, 2024 – (1 response)

UC Davis or Cal Poly SLO? – Mar 11, 2024 – (7 responses)

Shaping teens' decision-making regarding sexual activity? – Mar 11, 2024 – (5 responses)

Summer outdoors program: 1-3 wks for 17yo – Feb 21, 2024 – (7 responses)

Advice on Helping Teen Girl Make Stronger Peer Connections – Feb 20, 2024 – (5 responses)

Classroom Matters or SOS for smart but scattered tween? – Feb 17, 2024 – (3 responses)

Teen screen, school work & high school – Feb 8, 2024 – (2 responses)

Experience with Kaiser Teen Anxiety Group? – Feb 8, 2024 – (3 responses)

Home/ Hospital Instruction Berkeley High – Jan 24, 2024 – (1 response)

College Counselor supportive of ADD/Lack of Executive Function – Jan 23, 2024 – (2 responses)