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Activities & Events & Places To Go

Activities with babies in Castro Valley – Apr 17, 2019 – (0 responses)

Experience with Lawrence Hall of Science summer camps for 4-5 year old? – Apr 11, 2019 – (0 responses)

Birthday party near Tilden Little Farm – Apr 4, 2019 – (2 responses)

Fun activity with baby in SF – Mar 21, 2019 – (0 responses)

Good places to take newborn baby on outings? – Mar 21, 2019 – (10 responses, 1 pending)

Childcare & Preschool Advice

Experience at Beth El Nursery School (BENS) / Congregation Beth El in Berkeley? – Apr 17, 2019 – (0 responses)

Updated Info on Academia de Mi Abuela – Apr 16, 2019 – (0 responses)

Our nanny wants to start a nanny share taking care for her grandchild – Apr 16, 2019 – (4 responses)

2019 Info for the Model School – Apr 15, 2019 – (0 responses)

Hindi-language home-based childcare? – Apr 10, 2019 – (0 responses)

Seeking recent reviews of Chairez Montessori – Apr 5, 2019 – (0 responses)

Seeking a better preschool fit – Apr 1, 2019 – (0 responses)

1 year old care/preschool – Mar 31, 2019 – (3 responses)

Average cost of in-home babysitter in Berkeley? – Mar 29, 2019 – (2 responses)

Possibly moving from SF to Berkeley, preschool considerations – Mar 28, 2019 – (2 responses)

Looking for a preschool in Berkeley prioritizing diversity – Mar 21, 2019 – (9 responses, 1 pending)

Classes & Camps & Groups & Tutors

Summer camps open for the last week in August? – Apr 19, 2019 – (0 responses)

Child classes that can accommodate toddler and preschooler – Apr 17, 2019 – (0 responses)

Middle School Reading and Writing Help – Apr 15, 2019 – (1 response, 1 pending)

Swim team recommendation for teen – Apr 14, 2019 – (0 responses, 3 pending)

Summer overnight camp for 11 year old – Apr 14, 2019 – (3 responses)

Interest in Daisy Scouts for next Fall? (El Cerrito and nearby) – Apr 10, 2019 – (0 responses)

Summer science opportunities for HS freshman – Apr 9, 2019 – (0 responses)

ISO: High Quality Summer Residential Writing Program for High School Student – Apr 9, 2019 – (0 responses, 3 pending)

Mosaic project at schools – Apr 7, 2019 – (2 responses)

Any reviews for the Summer Institute for the Gifted (SIG) camp? – Apr 5, 2019 – (0 responses)

Seeking Mandarin tutor for private lessons – Apr 4, 2019 – (0 responses)

Need feedback on summer camp with Albany-Berkeley Soccer Club – Apr 3, 2019 – (0 responses)

Science or Engineering clubs for 9yo – Apr 3, 2019 – (0 responses)

Volleyball for boys – Apr 3, 2019 – (2 responses)

Are there any bike paths for children learning to ride bikes in the El Cerrito/Berkeley area? – Apr 3, 2019 – (9 responses)

Looking for Advanced Spanish Tutor for 9-Year Old Boy – Apr 3, 2019 – (3 responses)

Looking for an East Bay voice and piano teacher - recommendations? – Apr 2, 2019 – (2 responses)

Spanish camp/class for 12 year old – Mar 27, 2019 – (1 response)

Camp Tawonga family camp with a 3yo? – Mar 27, 2019 – (2 responses)

Claremont Club Experience? – Mar 19, 2019 – (2 responses)

Teen Yoga Class Recommendation – Mar 15, 2019 – (1 response)

Community & Housing & Work

Recommendations/Advice for moving to the Peninsula – Apr 16, 2019 – (0 responses)

Cross Country Movers? CA to NY – Apr 15, 2019 – (0 responses, 4 pending)

Schools in Maxwell Park? – Apr 8, 2019 – (2 responses, 1 pending)

Moving to Trestle Glen/Lakeshore – Apr 7, 2019 – (2 responses)

Chronically unemployed husband - WWYD? – Apr 6, 2019 – (16 responses)

Moving from Hungary in July – Apr 5, 2019 – (0 responses)

Dual Citizenship (U.S. and Canada) for Minor- Lawyer Recommendations – Apr 4, 2019 – (11 responses)

Moving to Bangor – Apr 3, 2019 – (5 responses)

Alternative route from Albany to San Leandro? – Mar 29, 2019 – (2 responses)

How many homes did you bid on before your offer was accepted? – Mar 25, 2019 – (22 responses)

Muslim family moving to Seattle area – Mar 24, 2019 – (0 responses)

MBA From USF Vs SCU vs St Mary’s College ( nor Cal) Vs SJSU Vs Cal State East Bay. – Mar 23, 2019 – (1 response)

Bay-O-Vista neighborhood in San Leandro – Mar 21, 2019 – (2 responses)

Mid-life Career Change – Mar 21, 2019 – (2 responses)

BART from Orinda or Lafayette to SF? – Mar 21, 2019 – (2 responses)

Moving to Petaluma with kids – Mar 20, 2019 – (1 response)

In Berkeley for two months - enroll kids in school? – Feb 20, 2019 – (3 responses)

Family & Relationships

What's your support strategy for surviving two under two? – Apr 7, 2019 – (1 response)

Attorney for parental alienation case – Mar 31, 2019 – (0 responses)

Teaching religion to children – Feb 13, 2019 – (8 responses)

Health & Wellness

In search of endocrinologist knowledgable about primary hyperparathyroidism – Apr 15, 2019 – (0 responses, 1 pending)

Experience with salpingo-oophorectomy – Apr 11, 2019 – (2 responses)

Mens/Dads Groups – Apr 11, 2019 – (3 responses, 1 pending)

Family Therapist Who Works with Teens – Apr 11, 2019 – (0 responses)

Help with toe walking! – Apr 10, 2019 – (0 responses)

Pediatric Cataracts Surgery – Apr 9, 2019 – (4 responses)

Looking for endocrinologist who treats Hashimoto's--East Bay or SF – Apr 8, 2019 – (6 responses)

Seeking female therapist for child with mild anxiety – Apr 8, 2019 – (0 responses)

OT for teen's fine motor skills – Apr 4, 2019 – (0 responses)

Therapist for neurodiverse couple? – Apr 4, 2019 – (0 responses)

Therapist for my Son – Apr 3, 2019 – (0 responses, 1 pending)

Seeking therapist for postpartum that takes insurance ideally – Apr 2, 2019 – (3 responses)

Seeking Pediatrician and Kid-friendly dentist in Berkeley – Apr 1, 2019 – (5 responses, 1 pending)

Therapist for my teen son and I – Mar 31, 2019 – (0 responses)

pediatric dentist – Mar 29, 2019 – (5 responses)

Grief counselor with expertise in suicide – Mar 29, 2019 – (2 responses)

10 y.o. needs support, maybe mild autism? – Mar 28, 2019 – (2 responses)

Functional Medicine Doctor – Mar 27, 2019 – (0 responses)

Grandparents don't want to get Tdap – Mar 25, 2019 – (32 responses)

Postpartum Insomnia – Mar 21, 2019 – (10 responses)

Concerns about opiate use after wisdom teeth extraction – Mar 15, 2019 – (3 responses, 1 pending)

College age daughter vaping – Mar 15, 2019 – (3 responses)

ADHD Questions – Feb 14, 2019 – (9 responses)

House & Garden

Removing boulders from backyard – Apr 13, 2019 – (0 responses, 1 pending)

Looking for MOLD inspection and abatement Company – Apr 6, 2019 – (2 responses)

Ready to re-do our front and backyard. Where do we start? – Apr 3, 2019 – (1 response, 1 pending)

Have you had your hardwood floors redone lately? – Apr 2, 2019 – (6 responses)

"Unfitted" kitchen design help? – Mar 31, 2019 – (2 responses)

Looking for a home organizer – Mar 29, 2019 – (4 responses)

Wallpaper guy – Mar 26, 2019 – (2 responses)

Hypoallergenic dogs? – Mar 26, 2019 – (7 responses)

Looking for a cleaning team-MOVE IN cleaning – Mar 21, 2019 – (2 responses)

House Cleaner Recommendations? – Mar 21, 2019 – (3 responses)

Alternative to air mattress? – Mar 21, 2019 – (11 responses)

Berkeley deck penalty – Mar 13, 2019 – (4 responses)

Parenting

Baby is resisting bottle feeding - help please? – Apr 14, 2019 – (3 responses, 1 pending)

6-week-old won't nap during the day - any advice? – Apr 14, 2019 – (6 responses, 2 pending)

Which preschool for anxious son? – Apr 11, 2019 – (3 responses)

Seeking help in sleep training our 8 month old. – Apr 7, 2019 – (2 responses)

My seven year old needs a punching bag – Apr 3, 2019 – (4 responses)

Removable car seat? – Mar 22, 2019 – (2 responses)

Pregnancy & Childbirth & Breastfeeding

Timeline for billing Alta Bates delivery – Apr 4, 2019 – (2 responses, 1 pending)

Willow Pump - worth it? – Mar 21, 2019 – (5 responses)

Products & Services

Looking for Cooking support (South Asian Food). Tips on where to find someone? – Apr 15, 2019 – (0 responses, 1 pending)

Volkswagen diesel service station – Apr 10, 2019 – (0 responses, 1 pending)

Accountant/tax attorney with experience in international startups – Apr 9, 2019 – (0 responses, 1 pending)

Need personalized mail collection (am a expat live overseas) – Mar 31, 2019 – (3 responses)

Where can I purchase flower leis for graduation in east bay? – Mar 30, 2019 – (7 responses)

Someone experienced to build a batting cage – Mar 28, 2019 – (0 responses)

VW Diesel Service? – Mar 26, 2019 – (3 responses)

Anyone know of deferred, balloon or bullet small loans? – Mar 23, 2019 – (7 responses)

Subaru tire recommendations, please! – Mar 21, 2019 – (1 response)

East Bay / Berkeley Real Estate Agent offering Redfin Rebate? – Mar 21, 2019 – (0 responses)

School Advice

Aftercare programs with openings BUSD – Apr 16, 2019 – (2 responses)

Madera Elementary for a former homeschooler? – Apr 16, 2019 – (0 responses)

Inquiry for HFA daughter entering OUSD's inclusion kindergarten class – Apr 16, 2019 – (1 response)

twice-exceptional kid entering Berkeley High – Apr 14, 2019 – (0 responses, 3 pending)

Move to Oakland; in district school & enrollment – Apr 13, 2019 – (2 responses, 1 pending)

Santa Barbara City College?? – Apr 11, 2019 – (0 responses, 1 pending)

Canyon School – Apr 11, 2019 – (0 responses)

Openings for transfer students at Albany High school – Apr 8, 2019 – (0 responses)

Oak Tech Zone and Waitlist – Apr 7, 2019 – (1 response)

Transferring to OUSD from a private school – Apr 5, 2019 – (1 response)

OUSD grass valley elementary and Carl Munck – Apr 4, 2019 – (1 response)

Current View on Canyon Elementary School? – Apr 3, 2019 – (0 responses)

Considering transfer to NOCCS – Apr 1, 2019 – (2 responses)

Experience with past-deadline registration process for Oakland Unified? – Mar 28, 2019 – (1 response)

OUSD Kindergarten Wait-list- chances for Peralta, Chabot Elementary? – Mar 28, 2019 – (6 responses)

Experience with Da Vinci Center for Gifted Children – Mar 27, 2019 – (0 responses)

Bike storage at Berkeley High? – Mar 25, 2019 – (3 responses)

Berkeley High School PE requirement – Mar 25, 2019 – (0 responses, 1 pending)

Advantage to taking middle school Spanish? – Mar 21, 2019 – (8 responses)

Summer camp at Ecole Bilingue de Berkeley for preschooler – Mar 21, 2019 – (2 responses)

Summit Tamalpais Charter School in Richmond – Mar 20, 2019 – (2 responses)

Unschooling logistics – Mar 19, 2019 – (2 responses)

After School programs for pre-teens - Oakland – Mar 15, 2019 – (0 responses)

St. Joe's in Alameda for student with learning differences? – Mar 14, 2019 – (1 response)

Oakland School for the Arts-Vocal Music for a kid with IEP – Mar 14, 2019 – (2 responses)

Can a local high school student take math at UCB? – Mar 13, 2019 – (8 responses)

BIHS next year – Mar 11, 2019 – (4 responses)

Homework load at College Prep – Mar 10, 2019 – (7 responses)

Urban School in San Francisco- East Bay Experiences? – Mar 8, 2019 – (2 responses)

Academically-oriented middle school? Private and public – Mar 7, 2019 – (4 responses)

Teens & Preteens & Young Adults

Looking for an Educational Consultant who understands 2E Kid Placement – Apr 13, 2019 – (0 responses, 1 pending)

Therapeutic Boarding Schools – Apr 11, 2019 – (0 responses, 5 pending)

Help for an obese 10 year old girl – Apr 10, 2019 – (0 responses, 12 pending)

Possible Boarding School with LD/Executive Function Support – Apr 3, 2019 – (6 responses)

Nutritionist for teen athlete – Mar 24, 2019 – (0 responses)

Materialistic middle schoolers – Mar 23, 2019 – (14 responses)

New Directions for Young Adults - cost? – Mar 19, 2019 – (0 responses)

HELP! Best high school for child with an IEP? – Mar 18, 2019 – (3 responses)