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Activities & Events & Places To Go

Baby/toddler activities NOT at 10 or 11 – Jan 22, 2020 – (0 responses)

Unique & kid friendly activities Russian River & Bay Area – Jan 21, 2020 – (0 responses, 4 pending)

Where to celebrate a first birthday? – Jan 5, 2020 – (3 responses)

Sacramento activities with a teen? – Jan 4, 2020 – (4 responses)

Tubing in Tahoe – Dec 27, 2019 – (2 responses)

Parks or venues with shelter or rain backup in Berkeley area – Dec 6, 2019 – (5 responses)

Childcare & Preschool Advice

Palo Alto area preschool? – Jan 21, 2020 – (0 responses, 2 pending)

2 year old son starting Sugar & Spice Preschool – Jan 20, 2020 – (0 responses)

Looking for a good preschool that opens no later than 7:30 AM – Jan 17, 2020 – (0 responses, 9 pending)

How is your experience with Keysone Montessori? – Jan 16, 2020 – (0 responses)

Recent experience with Nomura Preschool? – Jan 16, 2020 – (0 responses, 2 pending)

Preschools: Lakeview School vs. Yellow House Playschool? – Jan 15, 2020 – (0 responses)

Experience at Pixar Child Development Center? – Jan 14, 2020 – (0 responses)

Babysitting co-op rules and pros/cons – Jan 11, 2020 – (9 responses)

Experience with Guidepost since the change from Le Port? – Jan 9, 2020 – (0 responses)

How to calculate hours for pickup and drop off – Jan 8, 2020 – (0 responses)

Any more info about Wildwood Children's School? – Jan 2, 2020 – (1 response)

Nanny share possible with twins? – Dec 31, 2019 – (4 responses)

Child's Play - Wonderschool – Dec 28, 2019 – (0 responses)

Child care swap for 1.5 year old – Dec 8, 2019 – (3 responses)

Help/advice for infant daycare – Dec 6, 2019 – (10 responses)

Nanny Raises & Bonuses – Dec 5, 2019 – (2 responses)

Classes & Camps & Groups & Tutors

Seeking tutor for 6th grader in SF for SBAC/high school prep – Jan 22, 2020 – (0 responses)

Horseback riding camp - 7 year old – Jan 13, 2020 – (2 responses)

Bliss Belly Kitchen Camps – Jan 10, 2020 – (1 response)

Summer camps with animals? – Jan 9, 2020 – (3 responses)

East Bay SPCA Summer Camp – Jan 9, 2020 – (0 responses)

Teen photographer seeks group, gig, volunteer opportunity – Jan 9, 2020 – (3 responses)

Korean language school for kids (non-Sat. am hours) – Jan 7, 2020 – (0 responses)

Rec soccer for 14-y-old boy (U15) – Jan 7, 2020 – (0 responses)

Experience with Albany vs. Berkeley YMCA for workout/ childcare – Jan 5, 2020 – (8 responses)

Sleep away Summer Camp for adacemically-oriented 13 yr old? – Dec 18, 2019 – (3 responses)

Lasting Adventures summer camp? Or other week of backpacking? – Dec 12, 2019 – (4 responses)

Community & Housing & Work

My kid’s friends keep moving away... – Jan 14, 2020 – (8 responses)

Indoor Air Problems? Where to Start? – Jan 3, 2020 – (11 responses)

Where did Alameda Parents Network go? – Dec 30, 2019 – (1 response)

Psychic East Bay Area – Dec 28, 2019 – (1 response)

Help us weigh pros/cons of selling or renting out our home – Dec 27, 2019 – (9 responses, 1 pending)

Advice for moving with 9 year old – Dec 25, 2019 – (8 responses)

Family & Relationships

Children's spending of own money – Jan 13, 2020 – (1 response)

2 vs. 3 kids? – Dec 29, 2019 – (10 responses)

Grandparent relationship question – Dec 26, 2019 – (8 responses)

Seeking advice from parents of boys – Dec 9, 2019 – (21 responses)

Health & Wellness

Therapist-Kaiser Insurance – Jan 16, 2020 – (1 response, 3 pending)

Holistic/open minded pediatrician – Jan 15, 2020 – (0 responses, 1 pending)

College and Nut Allergies – Jan 15, 2020 – (0 responses, 2 pending)

Help with finding a Kaiser child psychologist w ASD knowledge – Jan 14, 2020 – (2 responses)

Selective Mutism and Berkeley Public Elementary SchoolExperiences – Jan 13, 2020 – (1 response)

Help! Recommendations Needed for Respite Agencies for 3-year-old – Jan 12, 2020 – (0 responses)

Does you Doctor take Blue Cross HMO Insurance? – Jan 11, 2020 – (0 responses)

Verbally abusive ex and 12yo son – Jan 10, 2020 – (3 responses, 1 pending)

Practitioner knowledgeable about CBD for anxiety? – Jan 9, 2020 – (1 response, 1 pending)

Post surgery Physical Therapy for abdominal muscles repair? – Jan 8, 2020 – (0 responses)

Seeking in-home PT for 1 year old – Jan 4, 2020 – (2 responses)

Seeking MD for Menopause/HRT (non-Kaiser) – Jan 4, 2020 – (2 responses)

Navigating new medical insurance after years with Kaiser – Jan 1, 2020 – (4 responses)

PCP who believes CFS/ME is real – Dec 19, 2019 – (2 responses)

UCSF/John Muir vs. Stanford Emeryville – Dec 19, 2019 – (3 responses)

Communicating with friends and teachers about son's Tourette's – Dec 12, 2019 – (8 responses)

Need Parenting Help – Dec 11, 2019 – (5 responses)

Looking for psychiatrist for teen with eating disorder – Dec 4, 2019 – (0 responses)

House & Garden

Lead in glass? – Jan 21, 2020 – (0 responses)

Experiences with Energy Audit? – Jan 21, 2020 – (0 responses, 1 pending)

Digital organizing helper – Jan 17, 2020 – (0 responses)

Looking for dog walker/hiking pack for golden retriever – Jan 15, 2020 – (0 responses, 1 pending)

GC Recommendation for Large Renovation – Jan 13, 2020 – (3 responses)

Interior Decorator? – Jan 12, 2020 – (1 response)

Rehoming a cat – Jan 10, 2020 – (4 responses)

House Cleaner Referrals – Jan 6, 2020 – (7 responses)

Appliance repair for food processor? – Jan 5, 2020 – (4 responses)

General Contractor recommendation – Jan 3, 2020 – (3 responses)

Advice on getting a dog for single, working mom and only child – Dec 21, 2019 – (13 responses)

Parenting

Overnight in home sleep consultant – Jan 8, 2020 – (0 responses)

Pregnancy, Childbirth & Breastfeeding

Alta Bates Summit or John Muir Medical? – Jan 8, 2020 – (5 responses)

Products & Services

Tax preparer/accountant recs – Jan 18, 2020 – (0 responses, 3 pending)

Need land use attorney for appeal to Oakland Plannning Commission – Jan 16, 2020 – (1 response)

Frame shop: textile framing (Guatemalan huipil) – Jan 14, 2020 – (2 responses, 1 pending)

Laser hair removal – Jan 8, 2020 – (2 responses)

School Advice

BUSD - AM Care – Jan 21, 2020 – (0 responses, 2 pending)

Prospect Sierra School Bus – Jan 21, 2020 – (0 responses, 2 pending)

Therapist for family of baby with special needs – Jan 20, 2020 – (0 responses, 3 pending)

Who is required to take summer school at Berkeley High? – Jan 19, 2020 – (0 responses, 1 pending)

Colonial Days Alternatives? – Jan 17, 2020 – (0 responses, 1 pending)

Questionable school intervention – Jan 17, 2020 – (0 responses, 10 pending)

Saklan School Summer camp – Jan 14, 2020 – (0 responses)

Experience with Nystrom Elementary TK? – Jan 14, 2020 – (1 response)

Francophone Charter School of Oakland Kinder Q+A – Jan 11, 2020 – (2 responses)

Where to rent long-term for good schools? – Jan 11, 2020 – (2 responses)

Ideas for 1st grade in-class field trips/assemblies – Jan 10, 2020 – (1 response)

Strong elementary/middle school Danville/San Ramon/Pleasanton – Jan 9, 2020 – (1 response)

Private schools for special needs kids? – Jan 6, 2020 – (4 responses)

East Bay Waldorf or Berkeley Rose? – Dec 24, 2019 – (3 responses)

"Alternative" high schools – Dec 11, 2019 – (2 responses)

Alameda Schools – Dec 10, 2019 – (3 responses)

Albany After School Programs – Dec 10, 2019 – (2 responses)

Enrolling in Beach from OUSD community – Dec 6, 2019 – (4 responses)

Seeking enrichment classes for a 6 year "2E" Kboy – Dec 6, 2019 – (5 responses)

Public Spanish Immersion Elementary School or Program? – Dec 4, 2019 – (8 responses)

Teens & Preteens & Young Adults

Seeking Advice: Teens on BART at Night – Jan 11, 2020 – (11 responses)

Female pediatrician for ADHD teen? – Jan 10, 2020 – (3 responses)

Investment site for tween – Jan 3, 2020 – (1 response)

Global Leadership Adventures reviews – Dec 30, 2019 – (2 responses)

Seeking pediatrician for soon-to-be pre-teen... – Dec 19, 2019 – (3 responses)

Au Pair in Berlin - any advice for young adult? – Dec 18, 2019 – (1 response)

Nat'l Student Leadership Conf - How to tell if legit and good? – Dec 12, 2019 – (2 responses)

Non-competitive sport for teen – Dec 12, 2019 – (5 responses)