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Activities & Events & Places To Go

Disneyland tips please! – Aug 19, 2019 – (0 responses, 2 pending)

Japan itinerary with 8 and 6 year olds – Aug 14, 2019 – (0 responses, 1 pending)

Morocco in late fall – Aug 8, 2019 – (0 responses, 2 pending)

Looking for no fee Berkeley location to host event – Aug 3, 2019 – (6 responses)

Traveling with young ones – Aug 1, 2019 – (8 responses)

Vacation rental investment - where's a good location? – Jul 29, 2019 – (5 responses)

Childcare & Preschool Advice

Montessori for active boys? – Aug 14, 2019 – (0 responses, 4 pending)

Have you enrolled in orckids? – Aug 13, 2019 – (0 responses, 2 pending)

When do daycares accept new kids? – Aug 9, 2019 – (0 responses)

Preschool with extended care vs. a full-time daycare – Aug 8, 2019 – (0 responses, 1 pending)

Care for older baby while I’m in labor - no family in the area – Aug 7, 2019 – (0 responses, 12 pending)

Finding a nanny who wants above board pay – Aug 2, 2019 – (3 responses)

Lamorinda Montessori Schools – Aug 1, 2019 – (0 responses)

Play based and/or Mandarin immersion preschool – Jul 31, 2019 – (2 responses, 1 pending)

Experiences at Vera Casey Center? (Early Head Start) – Jul 31, 2019 – (0 responses)

New Parent/Preschool 101 – Jul 31, 2019 – (7 responses)

Experience with Angel Academy in Berkeley – Jul 30, 2019 – (1 response)

Experience with Hummingbird Montessori in Albany – Jul 30, 2019 – (1 response)

JCC Oakland Aftercare – Jul 30, 2019 – (1 response)

Little b, Big B Daycare – Jul 30, 2019 – (2 responses)

Casa Cerrito Preschool – Jul 30, 2019 – (1 response)

Even 6 pm Pick Up is maddening and impossible. – Jul 29, 2019 – (46 responses, 2 pending)

Debbie Oliver - updated reviews? – Jul 29, 2019 – (1 response)

New to Alameda - Seeking Preschool Recommendations – Jul 25, 2019 – (1 response)

Recent reviews on Pride in Learning Montessori – Jul 24, 2019 – (1 response)

Classes & Camps & Groups & Tutors

Weekday evening prenatal fitness in Berkeley or Oakland? – Aug 16, 2019 – (0 responses)

Martial arts for shy kids – Aug 11, 2019 – (2 responses)

Desperate for August 26 week Summer Camp/Caregiver – Aug 9, 2019 – (3 responses)

Dance studio for 12 year old – Aug 8, 2019 – (0 responses)

Skateboard program or club for teens? – Aug 5, 2019 – (0 responses)

Ballet class for 3/4 yo in Adams Point? – Aug 2, 2019 – (5 responses)

Ultimate frisbee at Berkeley High – Jul 24, 2019 – (4 responses)

Seeking dance school without extravagant recitals – Jul 23, 2019 – (7 responses)

Community & Housing & Work

Pre-kindergartener is afraid of riding the school bus – Aug 16, 2019 – (0 responses)

Single woman thinking of leaving Bay Area- too $$ here! – Aug 16, 2019 – (0 responses)

Renting out our house vs. Airbnb rental – Aug 11, 2019 – (0 responses, 7 pending)

Turning volunteer project into 501(c)(3) – Aug 9, 2019 – (0 responses, 1 pending)

Moving to Washington state with a 15 yr old – Aug 5, 2019 – (0 responses)

Career Advisor for adult son with mild learning disabilities – Jul 28, 2019 – (0 responses)

Relocation to Redmond WA – Jul 26, 2019 – (3 responses)

Raising child in multi religious family – Jul 25, 2019 – (5 responses)

Relocating to Atlanta, GA – Jul 20, 2019 – (3 responses)

Family & Relationships

Missing Something – Aug 13, 2019 – (0 responses, 5 pending)

When to tell 9 year old that she is adopted? – Jul 30, 2019 – (14 responses)

Health & Wellness

ISO Osteopath in/around Oakland who can be my PCP – Aug 18, 2019 – (0 responses)

Emetophobia – Aug 18, 2019 – (0 responses, 4 pending)

Therapist who works with creatives or specializes in midlife? – Aug 18, 2019 – (0 responses)

Medical and Dental Tourism – Aug 18, 2019 – (0 responses)

Postpartum body work recommendations – Aug 17, 2019 – (0 responses)

Pediatric Gastroenterologist? – Aug 14, 2019 – (0 responses)

Life coach for young adult returning from residential treatment – Aug 12, 2019 – (0 responses, 4 pending)

Seeking Dermatologist Recommendations – Aug 11, 2019 – (1 response)

Therapist for Insomnia/Anxiety for grandparent – Aug 10, 2019 – (3 responses)

Hysterectomy? – Aug 8, 2019 – (2 responses)

Looking a peer coach/mentor for young adult – Aug 8, 2019 – (1 response)

Useful tests for food sensitivity causing cystic acne? – Aug 7, 2019 – (7 responses, 1 pending)

Nutritionist coach for parents – Aug 6, 2019 – (0 responses)

Kaiser covered prenatal chiropractic care? – Aug 5, 2019 – (9 responses)

Plantar Fasciitis in both feet – Aug 5, 2019 – (14 responses)

Looking for new doctor open to ordering more comprehensive labs – Aug 4, 2019 – (1 response)

Recommendations for OB/GYN and/or Endocrinologist in Berkeley – Aug 2, 2019 – (3 responses)

Experiences with bunion surgery & podiatrist recs – Aug 2, 2019 – (5 responses)

DeltaCare USA dentist for 7 year old? – Aug 1, 2019 – (5 responses)

Healing a facial scratch – Jul 31, 2019 – (3 responses)

Helping a 22 year old niece with anorexia – Jul 29, 2019 – (5 responses)

Therapist for a defiant 9 year old – Jul 29, 2019 – (1 response)

ADHD prescriptions - how to make affordable??? – Jul 29, 2019 – (2 responses)

Therapy for 2e child, Oakland/Berkeley area – Jul 28, 2019 – (1 response)

Elbow arthritis – Jul 28, 2019 – (3 responses)

Teen's phobia of shots debilitating, help. – Jul 27, 2019 – (9 responses)

Dermatologist specializing in hair loss – Jul 24, 2019 – (0 responses)

Kaiser ob/gyn for perimenopause – Jul 22, 2019 – (1 response)

Need Primary Care Doc for 50+ yr.old male – Jul 22, 2019 – (1 response)

Persistent Pediatric OSA post surgeries; Pediatric CPAP? – Jul 21, 2019 – (2 responses)

House & Garden

How to reduce heat on our 2nd floor – Aug 12, 2019 – (10 responses, 2 pending)

Retractable awning for patio or other shade solution? – Aug 12, 2019 – (1 response)

Garden shed construction advice (& any Shed Shop experiences?) – Aug 8, 2019 – (0 responses)

Fleas – Aug 6, 2019 – (8 responses)

Contractor sought - Chemically-sensitive family – Aug 5, 2019 – (3 responses)

Water filters – Aug 4, 2019 – (2 responses)

Pergola with solar – Aug 3, 2019 – (2 responses)

Fire- & insect-resistant siding – Aug 3, 2019 – (1 response)

New mattress – Jul 31, 2019 – (4 responses, 1 pending)

Cleaning roofing debris out of attic – Jul 30, 2019 – (4 responses)

Recs for a Carpenter / Woodworker? – Jul 26, 2019 – (3 responses)

Too much kids’ stuff! Where to donate/how to refuse – Jul 25, 2019 – (19 responses)

Sandblast stucco? – Jul 24, 2019 – (1 response)

Parenting

Building a ladder to loft space? – Aug 16, 2019 – (0 responses)

Need help dealing with morning and bedtime routines – Jul 30, 2019 – (1 response)

Experience with sleep trainer – Jul 26, 2019 – (1 response)

Non-gender-specific parents' group / baby playgroups in East Bay – Jul 22, 2019 – (5 responses)

Pregnancy & Childbirth & Breastfeeding

Looking for postpartum doula – Jul 24, 2019 – (4 responses)

Products & Services

Looking for Shoes for Daughter with WIDE Feet – Aug 15, 2019 – (0 responses, 1 pending)

Acupuncture or Acupressure recs – Aug 14, 2019 – (0 responses)

African Hair braider/stylist – Aug 14, 2019 – (0 responses, 2 pending)

Travel insurance – Aug 14, 2019 – (0 responses)

First Haircut – Aug 11, 2019 – (3 responses, 1 pending)

End of the line – Aug 10, 2019 – (8 responses, 1 pending)

window washer – Aug 10, 2019 – (1 response)

Driver's ed required for permit? Any recommendations? – Aug 7, 2019 – (6 responses)

Seamstress needed – Aug 7, 2019 – (2 responses)

Seeking Attorney Specializing in Berkeley property tax law – Aug 5, 2019 – (1 response)

Experience with Real Estate Mediation & Arbitration – Jul 27, 2019 – (1 response)

Lafayette Park or Claremont for a spa day? – Jul 26, 2019 – (5 responses)

Daycare's liability insurance waiver – Jul 25, 2019 – (1 response)

School Advice

Theater at Berkeley High? – Aug 13, 2019 – (0 responses, 1 pending)

Albany schools - any experience changing your assignment? – Aug 13, 2019 – (0 responses, 5 pending)

Question about Albany after school and Oceanview – Aug 12, 2019 – (1 response)

Hot lunch at OUSD – Aug 11, 2019 – (0 responses, 1 pending)

After-care for kindergartner at Washington in Berkeley – Aug 9, 2019 – (0 responses)

Comparing great schools: EB, EBI, Academy, Heads Royce, Bentley – Aug 6, 2019 – (8 responses, 1 pending)

Berkeley High School - Orienteering Club as physical activity – Aug 4, 2019 – (0 responses)

Starting College – Aug 1, 2019 – (4 responses)

Seeking input on Julia Morgan Middle School – Jul 25, 2019 – (4 responses)

Coping with Wait list uncertainty – Jul 23, 2019 – (1 response)

Updates after enrollment completion for incoming kindegartener? – Jul 23, 2019 – (3 responses)

Teens & Preteens & Young Adults

Seeking a therapist ASAP for our soon-to-be 11 yr old son – Aug 16, 2019 – (0 responses)

Fun overnight trip with teens? – Aug 14, 2019 – (1 response, 3 pending)

Therapist for teen girl – Aug 6, 2019 – (5 responses)

New to Berkeley with a 6th grader – Jul 27, 2019 – (3 responses)