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Activities & Events & Places To Go

Seeking Yoga class for my 2.5 yr. old – Jul 9, 2025 – (0 responses)

Hurdles Coach – Jun 27, 2025 – (0 responses)

Park for active baby and wheelchair user – Jun 13, 2025 – (13 responses)

Childcare & Preschool Advice

Looking for Parent-Friendly Preschools in the East Bay – Jul 14, 2025 – (0 responses, 5 pending)

Seeking advice / play group for afterschool care for K - Emerson – Jul 10, 2025 – (0 responses, 1 pending)

Aftercare programs for MalcolmX (TK) – Jul 10, 2025 – (0 responses, 3 pending)

After-school program for Rosa Parks – Jul 7, 2025 – (2 responses, 1 pending)

Alameda Preschools? – Jul 6, 2025 – (6 responses)

Is $3,500/mo for a 4-infant daycare reasonable? – Jun 24, 2025 – (7 responses)

Daycares open to infants in Downtown, North or South Berkeley – Jun 21, 2025 – (4 responses)

Daycare with High Quality Air Filters? – Jun 18, 2025 – (5 responses)

Seeking a diverse preschool in the East Bay – Jun 18, 2025 – (6 responses)

Classes & Camps & Groups & Tutors

Afterschool programs waitlist hell, what are more options – Jul 12, 2025 – (0 responses, 1 pending)

Seeking swim lessons for our 6-mo-old son in Berkeley – Jul 7, 2025 – (0 responses)

ISO mountain biking club for 10 yo (non-competitive) – Jul 1, 2025 – (2 responses)

Piano for 7yo – Jun 24, 2025 – (0 responses)

Community & Housing & Work

Carpooling app? – Jul 9, 2025 – (0 responses)

Possibly Moving to Boston - Need Advice on Many Things – Jul 3, 2025 – (3 responses, 2 pending)

HouseCleaners - Pay & Recommendations – Jun 19, 2025 – (5 responses)

Family & Relationships

Looking for a Good Family Therapist – Jul 11, 2025 – (1 response)

Seeking Excellent Family Law Attorney for High-Conflict Situation – Jun 26, 2025 – (1 response)

support group for caregivers of aging parents – Jun 18, 2025 – (1 response)

Health & Wellness

Ophthalmologist specializing in glaucoma & strabismus – Jul 16, 2025 – (0 responses)

changing Opthalmologist once child is 18? – Jul 14, 2025 – (0 responses)

Holistic Dentist for older elementary age kid – Jul 11, 2025 – (2 responses)

Claremont Country Club - what do they spray on the golf course? – Jul 11, 2025 – (1 response)

Cost of Invisalign/Braces for teenage/tween boys – Jul 9, 2025 – (8 responses)

Recommend a Pediatrician at Berkeley Pediatrics? – Jul 8, 2025 – (9 responses)

Support Groups for Postpartum Depression? – Jul 7, 2025 – (2 responses)

Where to find help for our teen living with POTS – Jul 5, 2025 – (2 responses)

RECOMMENDATION FOR MD OR CLINICIAN FOR EAR PIERCING – Jul 2, 2025 – (0 responses)

Acupuncture for kids – Jul 1, 2025 – (3 responses)

Compounding pharmacy recommendation? – Jun 29, 2025 – (7 responses)

Arthritis in Foot - Kaiser Won't Treat, Now What – Jun 28, 2025 – (5 responses)

Help! Perimenopause – Jun 22, 2025 – (2 responses)

ADHD-fluent couples therapist? – Jun 18, 2025 – (0 responses)

House & Garden

Seeking Advice on Seismic Upgrades and Solar for a Clay Roof – Jul 15, 2025 – (0 responses, 2 pending)

Licensed exterior painter for Berkeley Victorian – Jul 14, 2025 – (0 responses, 1 pending)

Highly Anxious Tenant advice? – Jul 10, 2025 – (0 responses, 5 pending)

Seeking electrician for a small project – Jul 3, 2025 – (4 responses, 1 pending)

Home exterior designer? – Jun 24, 2025 – (0 responses)

Berkeley Move – Jun 21, 2025 – (6 responses)

Roofers and Solar: Timberline, Planchon, Westco, Sierra... help? – Jun 19, 2025 – (3 responses)

Home Air Quality Testing for Asbestos – Jun 18, 2025 – (0 responses)

Parenting Topics

Burglary and Feeling Safe at Home – Jul 11, 2025 – (4 responses)

Handling questions/observations about donor-conceived baby – Jul 9, 2025 – (10 responses, 1 pending)

Seeking supporting for parenting AuDHD – Jul 5, 2025 – (1 response)

Pregnancy, Childbirth & Breastfeeding

Online PT videos for diastasis recti and pelvic floor issues? – Jun 27, 2025 – (16 responses)

Products & Services

Home Audio – Jul 10, 2025 – (0 responses)

looking for targeted retirement advice – Jul 7, 2025 – (5 responses, 1 pending)

Kenya safari – Jul 4, 2025 – (4 responses)

Seeking dog sitting/boarding recommendations for reactive dog – Jun 23, 2025 – (2 responses)

School Advice

Hillcrest Elementary - Special Medical Needs – Jul 14, 2025 – (0 responses, 1 pending)

Piedmont high and private high schools – Jul 9, 2025 – (7 responses)

LEARNS v Willard Clubhouse – Jul 7, 2025 – (2 responses)

Help! Trying to understand TK in Oakland & Berkeley – Jul 5, 2025 – (4 responses)

John Muir Elementary - TK? – Jul 4, 2025 – (3 responses)

BUSD Admissions with IEP, late letter – Jul 2, 2025 – (1 response)

Berkeley afterschool options (not LEARNS or City of Berkeley) – Jul 2, 2025 – (4 responses)

OSA waitlist for highschool – Jun 27, 2025 – (0 responses)

Teens & Preteens & Young Adults

Changing your child’s pediatric ophthalmologist once they turn 18 – Jul 14, 2025 – (0 responses)

affordable hair colorist for bleach + pigment – Jul 13, 2025 – (0 responses)

Eugene, OR & Seattle w/ teens – Jul 7, 2025 – (3 responses)

Dilemma re: 2e 15 y.o. who still needs a “babysitter” – Jul 6, 2025 – (5 responses)

Looking to hire responsible older teen for project assistance – Jul 5, 2025 – (1 response)

Residential Care for Teen Mental Health – Jun 17, 2025 – (5 responses)

Seeking Teen & Family Therapist – Albany/Berkeley Area – Jun 17, 2025 – (3 responses)