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Activities & Events & Places To Go

Experience with "Game On" in Berkeley? – Sep 4, 2024 – (1 response, 1 pending)
Looking for eco-resort in Western US for family reunion – Sep 3, 2024 – (1 response)
Single Parent Traveling to Europe with 3 year old --HELP! – Aug 27, 2024 – (4 responses)
Travel to Tunisia – Aug 21, 2024 – (2 responses)
Soft Play Rental for Birthday Party – Aug 20, 2024 – (0 responses)
Kid-friendly tropical resort w/ amazing food? – Aug 18, 2024 – (9 responses)
Chicago: weekend visit advice needed – Aug 14, 2024 – (9 responses)
A salon for curly hair – Aug 4, 2024 – (9 responses)
Where to get fresh-spun Cotton candy? – Jul 21, 2024 – (7 responses)
Where and how to try water aerobics – Jul 6, 2024 – (7 responses)
Baby Rave? Anyone Been? – Jun 20, 2024 – (3 responses)
Echo Lake family camp tips and recommendations? – Jun 17, 2024 – (2 responses)
Puerto Vallarta December trip combining families – Jun 16, 2024 – (2 responses)
Drop in classes – Jun 13, 2024 – (3 responses)
Vacation in the redwoods? – Jun 7, 2024 – (7 responses)

Childcare & Preschool Advice

After 3 pm care – Sep 8, 2024 – (0 responses, 1 pending)
How to find help with after school driving – Sep 4, 2024 – (0 responses, 1 pending)
Questions about hiring night care – Sep 2, 2024 – (4 responses, 1 pending)
Preschool Recommendations that are NOT play-based – Aug 17, 2024 – (4 responses)
How/should I pay nanny if child starts after school activities? – Aug 16, 2024 – (2 responses)
Coop for younger than 3 years in Albany/EC/Berkeley? – Aug 14, 2024 – (3 responses)
infant daycare waiting lists – Aug 7, 2024 – (4 responses)
Looking for Nanny or Infant Daycare near East Richmond Heights – Aug 2, 2024 – (0 responses)
Emerson Oakland After Care for my 3yr old – Jul 29, 2024 – (0 responses)
Helping Nanny Find a New Job- Hourly Rate? Where to Look? – Jul 29, 2024 – (2 responses)
Sonoma/Sebastapol Preschools – Jul 18, 2024 – (0 responses)
Current experience at Bright Future Learning Center? – Jul 15, 2024 – (1 response)
Daycare for 12 Month Old (with August availability 😬) – Jul 12, 2024 – (3 responses)
Your experience with Shuren – Jun 25, 2024 – (5 responses)
Tipping and Nanny? – Jun 25, 2024 – (8 responses)
childcare & preschool options – Jun 14, 2024 – (6 responses)

Classes & Camps & Groups & Tutors

Best tutors for math for neurodivergent kids – Sep 1, 2024 – (1 response)
Piano teacher for family – Aug 30, 2024 – (1 response, 1 pending)
Childcare in Mexico city – Aug 29, 2024 – (0 responses)
Viola teacher for a beginner? – Aug 27, 2024 – (2 responses)
Conversational Japanese Classes for Teen and Parents – Aug 26, 2024 – (1 response)
16 yo looking for voice lessons – Aug 25, 2024 – (0 responses)
Looking for Kids Jui Jitsu Recomemmdations – Aug 24, 2024 – (3 responses)
Best Gymnastic , Swim , Martial Arts Autistic 4 yr old – Aug 23, 2024 – (2 responses)
D&D game or similar for a 12 year old – Aug 14, 2024 – (8 responses)
Seeking peace oriented martial arts for a young teen – Aug 13, 2024 – (5 responses, 1 pending)
Seeking English Literature/Language Tutor for 10th grader – Aug 10, 2024 – (0 responses)
Extracurricular activity for Autistic kid – Aug 9, 2024 – (3 responses)
Seeking Mandarin tutor/educational therapist for 3rd grader – Aug 2, 2024 – (0 responses)
Making Math Real – Jul 29, 2024 – (2 responses)
Berkeley Touloumne Camp first time – Jul 23, 2024 – (4 responses)
Speech therapy for 18 month old with receptive/expressive delay – Jul 23, 2024 – (0 responses)
Shoong Family Chinese Cultural Center Saturday Program – Jul 22, 2024 – (0 responses)
Looking for an OT in the east bay to help my son with Dysgraphia – Jul 19, 2024 – (0 responses)
Mandarin teacher/tutor for kids – Jul 16, 2024 – (0 responses)
Swim lessons for cautious 5 year old – Jul 13, 2024 – (5 responses)
Orton Gillingham tutor? – Jul 8, 2024 – (1 response)
Reading Tutor for 3rd grader – Jul 8, 2024 – (0 responses)
Bilingual (Spanish/English) Reading Tutor in Berkeley/Oakland – Jul 6, 2024 – (0 responses)
Mandarin Tutor for Young Children – Jul 5, 2024 – (0 responses)
Running Group near Rockridge – Jun 25, 2024 – (3 responses)
Private swim lessons – Jun 22, 2024 – (1 response)
Bay Explorers Camp - Feedback? – Jun 21, 2024 – (3 responses)
Info on girls’ gymnastics teams / developmental programs? – Jun 17, 2024 – (0 responses)
Basketball classes for a 3 year old – Jun 2, 2024 – (5 responses)
Drum lessons for a 3 year old – Jun 2, 2024 – (8 responses)

Community & Housing & Work

Social network – Sep 7, 2024 – (0 responses, 1 pending)
Looking for housekeeper – Aug 30, 2024 – (0 responses)
Team retreat space near Berkeley for 8 people? – Aug 26, 2024 – (6 responses)
Advice for finding extra household help/childcare – Aug 20, 2024 – (3 responses)
Help Finding Care for Father in Law – Aug 18, 2024 – (7 responses)
Recommendation for person to fix hardwood floor – Aug 14, 2024 – (3 responses)
Transbay bus from Kensington to SF ? – Aug 8, 2024 – (6 responses)
Homeschooled Teen is Looking for Part-time Job – Aug 6, 2024 – (1 response)
Thinking about a move to Sacramento (or other!) – Jul 24, 2024 – (7 responses)
R & S Garage Doors - yay or nay – Jul 22, 2024 – (4 responses)
Moving to Traverse City area, MI – Jul 17, 2024 – (5 responses)
Questions from a potential NYC transplant – Jun 29, 2024 – (30 responses)
Seeking a person to do laundry at my house for my 4 year old an I – Jun 11, 2024 – (2 responses)
Laws around homeless encampments – Jun 9, 2024 – (2 responses)

Family & Relationships

How to hire a social worker for low-income 55+ housing – Sep 7, 2024 – (2 responses, 1 pending)
Adult Child Estrangement--Seeking Parental Support – Aug 28, 2024 – (1 response)
Couples Therapist specializing in parenting disabled children – Aug 17, 2024 – (0 responses)
Advice on separating, long relationship with kids – Jul 31, 2024 – (3 responses)
Looking for a lawyer to help with a postnuptial agreement – Jul 18, 2024 – (0 responses)
Looking for couples therapist – Jul 18, 2024 – (2 responses)
Learning Language Alongside Child – Jul 17, 2024 – (1 response)
Math job for ND man with BS in Physics – Jul 12, 2024 – (6 responses)
Genealogy of Enslaved People – Jul 12, 2024 – (3 responses)
Spouse didn't get me a gift for milestone anniversary – Jul 9, 2024 – (13 responses)
Geriatric Specialist for Parent with Cognitive Issues – Jul 3, 2024 – (0 responses)
Seeking Parenting Coordinator Recommendation – Jun 13, 2024 – (0 responses)

Health & Wellness

Desperate need for functional medicine recommendations – Sep 3, 2024 – (4 responses)
Sports Injury Physical Therapist – Aug 30, 2024 – (2 responses)
Referrals or Advice re: 13-mo-old Pooping Anxiety – Aug 30, 2024 – (5 responses, 1 pending)
Barber Rec - Kid Experience – Aug 27, 2024 – (2 responses)
Pediatric Occupational therapist for toddler – Aug 26, 2024 – (1 response)
Urogynocologist for Pelvic Organ Prolapse – Aug 23, 2024 – (3 responses)
Prevagen Memory – Aug 22, 2024 – (0 responses)
Therapist for Recovering Caregiver – Aug 15, 2024 – (0 responses)
Kaiser Primary Care Doctor Referral – Aug 14, 2024 – (1 response)
Dr. Stephan Zmugg Kaiser Hip Surgeon – Aug 14, 2024 – (2 responses)
Fertility specialist recs? – Aug 5, 2024 – (9 responses)
In Search of Stellar Podiatrist – Aug 5, 2024 – (2 responses)
Wisteria Family Dentistry: Samira Jaberi: experiences? – Aug 3, 2024 – (1 response)
Facial rejuvenation acupuncture and botox recommendations – Aug 2, 2024 – (4 responses)
Need a recommendation for a psychiatrist, asap – Jul 30, 2024 – (1 response)
Teen haircut $50 ish? – Jul 30, 2024 – (6 responses)
Recommendation for Active 74yo with Sciatica? – Jul 29, 2024 – (1 response)
Recommendations for at-home personal fitness trainers? – Jul 27, 2024 – (2 responses)
chiropractor recommendations? – Jul 25, 2024 – (4 responses)
Acupuncture for joints and balance – Jul 19, 2024 – (3 responses)
Looking for a psychologist or psychiatrist who does journey work – Jul 18, 2024 – (0 responses)
Highly Sensitive Child (HSC) Therapist/OT Needed – Jul 17, 2024 – (1 response, 1 pending)
Looking for play therapist for 6 year old child – Jul 11, 2024 – (0 responses)
Cremation alternative "Science Care"? – Jul 8, 2024 – (6 responses)
Personal trainer for exercise-shy mom – Jun 29, 2024 – (8 responses)
Doctor for Tinnitus – Jun 28, 2024 – (3 responses)
Plz recommend: beyond organic produce and meat – Jun 26, 2024 – (9 responses)
Clinic for toddler meningitis C vaccine? – Jun 26, 2024 – (1 response)
Psychiatrist (or OB/GYN) recommendation for PMDD? – Jun 23, 2024 – (0 responses)
Dermatologist for grownup – Jun 19, 2024 – (1 response)
2 year old with ARFID – Jun 8, 2024 – (5 responses)

House & Garden

Architect recommendations – Sep 9, 2024 – (0 responses, 3 pending)
Handyperson needed – Sep 7, 2024 – (0 responses, 2 pending)
Carpet runner installation on stairs? – Sep 7, 2024 – (0 responses, 1 pending)
Hot tub? – Sep 5, 2024 – (0 responses)
landscape architect who will do small jobs? – Sep 4, 2024 – (0 responses)
Looking for a housekeeper – Sep 2, 2024 – (2 responses, 1 pending)
Interior designer with specialty in lighting? – Aug 30, 2024 – (0 responses)
Housecleaner expectations – Aug 28, 2024 – (5 responses)
Garden pathway re-do: handyman / hardscape person / gardener? – Aug 21, 2024 – (2 responses)
Modular Home Addition/Extension – Aug 20, 2024 – (1 response)
Basement retaining wall and rat slab recommendation – Aug 20, 2024 – (3 responses)
Contractor to Repair / reseal a pond (water feature) – Aug 5, 2024 – (0 responses)
Oakland sidewalk repair – Aug 5, 2024 – (1 response)
Recommendations for repairing or replacing front porch – Aug 3, 2024 – (1 response)
Heat Pump and PV contractor – Aug 1, 2024 – (4 responses)
Walter filters for under sink? – Jul 31, 2024 – (7 responses)
Ideas for a new tree to replace an old beauty – Jul 31, 2024 – (5 responses)
Nursery artist/muralist – Jul 27, 2024 – (3 responses)
arborist for dying/fire hazard backyard tree – Jul 22, 2024 – (4 responses)
Contractor for retaining wall/electric car outlet – Jul 21, 2024 – (2 responses)
Solar panel, flat roof and HVAC recs? – Jul 15, 2024 – (2 responses)
Irrigation system repair – Jul 12, 2024 – (1 response)
Looking for designer in Berkeley who can draft plans in 1 week – Jul 11, 2024 – (2 responses)
Washer/Dryer Small house/Small family – Jul 6, 2024 – (4 responses)
Seeking irrigation specialist – Jul 5, 2024 – (0 responses)
How much for an architect? – Jul 4, 2024 – (2 responses)
Good Gardener Needed – Jun 25, 2024 – (3 responses)
Exterior House Painting Rec for Small Job – Jun 17, 2024 – (4 responses)
Fence builder – Jun 16, 2024 – (4 responses)
Berkeley ADU Kitchen Requirements – Jun 15, 2024 – (2 responses)
Raccoons in crawl space – Jun 11, 2024 – (8 responses)

Parenting Topics

Recommendations for in home support for 80 year old – Sep 4, 2024 – (1 response)
Child endangerment? Should I call the police? – Sep 3, 2024 – (33 responses, 2 pending)
Day cares in Albany – Sep 1, 2024 – (2 responses)
3 Year old with SPD – Aug 24, 2024 – (3 responses)
Funding for individual elementary kids for extracurriculars – Aug 21, 2024 – (1 response)
Single Parent Community – Aug 15, 2024 – (2 responses)
Moving while Kid in College + Bay Area Summer Subletting – Aug 8, 2024 – (7 responses)
Seeking aide for ASD preschooler – Aug 4, 2024 – (1 response)
Mom of toddlers struggling to do it all – Jul 19, 2024 – (33 responses)
Help for 3.5yo with anxiety/aggression/compulsions – Jul 19, 2024 – (4 responses)
Kid’s embarrassing comments to strangers – Jul 9, 2024 – (15 responses, 1 pending)
Potty training - diapers or pull ups during naps? – Jul 8, 2024 – (1 response)
ISO couples or family therapist who has experience with ADHD kids – Jul 7, 2024 – (0 responses)
Potty Training Troubles – Jul 5, 2024 – (1 response)
Moving from 2 naps to 1 nap for 22 month old – Jul 5, 2024 – (4 responses)
Is my child snacking too much? – Jul 4, 2024 – (14 responses)
How to keep Spanish language going – Jun 26, 2024 – (6 responses)

Pregnancy, Childbirth & Breastfeeding

Placenta accreta experience – Sep 9, 2024 – (0 responses, 5 pending)
In search of post-partum doula – Sep 5, 2024 – (0 responses, 6 pending)
Looking for info about donor milk – Sep 5, 2024 – (0 responses, 10 pending)
Kaiser recs for maternal-fetal specialist – Aug 28, 2024 – (0 responses)
Chiropractor recommendations for turning a breech baby – Aug 25, 2024 – (2 responses)
Seeking night doula for September – Jul 29, 2024 – (6 responses)
Breech Baby: Acupuncture or Chiropractor Recs – Jul 24, 2024 – (9 responses)
Due in Sept: Seeking cat sitter who can be flexible about dates – Jul 10, 2024 – (0 responses)
Kaiser Maternity Hospital - Oakland – Jul 3, 2024 – (22 responses)

Products & Services

Lawyer for Landlord- Oakland – Sep 10, 2024 – (0 responses, 1 pending)
Squarespace Website Maintenance – Sep 8, 2024 – (0 responses)
Practical Career Coach for Tradesmen or Similar – Sep 8, 2024 – (0 responses, 1 pending)
Advice or recs for household assistant – Sep 7, 2024 – (0 responses, 5 pending)
Breakfast Fruit Platter / Board, Coffee, Custom Cookies – Sep 5, 2024 – (2 responses, 5 pending)
baby proofing my house – Sep 3, 2024 – (2 responses)
Photographer for professional head shot (for Linkedin etc)? – Sep 2, 2024 – (2 responses)
Local VW/Audi and Toyota Repair Shops Recommendations? – Sep 2, 2024 – (2 responses)
Where to recycle/disposal oil – Aug 30, 2024 – (5 responses)
ISO experienced affordable piano lessons for beginner – Aug 29, 2024 – (1 response)
Seeking crafty person – Aug 28, 2024 – (1 response)
Keepsake Photography – Aug 28, 2024 – (0 responses)
Best way to order prints of your digital photos? – Aug 27, 2024 – (16 responses)
In search of place that will dye a leather purse – Aug 20, 2024 – (2 responses)
Birthday Party Bubble Artist/Animator? – Aug 18, 2024 – (1 response)
Looking for good house cleaner El Cerrito – Aug 16, 2024 – (8 responses)
Seeking Aesthetician for Facials – Aug 16, 2024 – (5 responses)
Help with Back Packs and School Supplies – Aug 8, 2024 – (1 response)
Lens for Vintage Glasses – Aug 7, 2024 – (0 responses)
Where to buy an oak bookcase? – Aug 5, 2024 – (4 responses)
Where to donate stuffed animals – Aug 1, 2024 – (2 responses)
Pro bono lawyer for housing issue in San Pablo? – Jul 31, 2024 – (4 responses)
Property management company recommendation? – Jul 28, 2024 – (5 responses)
Drycleaning for silk sarees – Jul 26, 2024 – (0 responses)
Seeking Reliable Driver for Children's Drop-offs – Jul 24, 2024 – (1 response)
New Tires – Jul 19, 2024 – (20 responses)
Kaiser arbitration - your experience? – Jul 18, 2024 – (0 responses)
LG oven repair recommendation – Jul 18, 2024 – (1 response)
Snoo Repair Advice – Jul 17, 2024 – (2 responses)
Dog Behavior Training – Jul 11, 2024 – (6 responses)
Double oven repair service near Albany/Berkeley – Jul 10, 2024 – (2 responses)

School Advice

High School recs for 2E autistic/adhd boy – Sep 8, 2024 – (0 responses)
Berkley High vs El Cerrito High - Acceptance in UCB – Sep 4, 2024 – (2 responses, 6 pending)
Is Park Day a Good School for Kid with Dyslexia/ADHD – Sep 2, 2024 – (2 responses)
Alameda AUSD School Comparison – Aug 31, 2024 – (2 responses)
SRVUSD, WCCUSD, Mt. Diablo--- Special Education & Dyslexia – Aug 30, 2024 – (0 responses)
San Ramon school district- SPED/Dyslexia – Aug 29, 2024 – (0 responses)
Concerned about public school's policies – Aug 26, 2024 – (19 responses)
Bret Harte Middle School – Aug 21, 2024 – (0 responses)
Berkeley TK Schedule - can we get screwed? – Aug 20, 2024 – (5 responses)
Interdistrict transfer OUSD to BHS for IB program? – Aug 15, 2024 – (2 responses)
UC Scout, Tilden Prep, Stanford Online, Concurent Enrollment – Aug 14, 2024 – (1 response)
Private High Schools in Oakland – Aug 14, 2024 – (1 response)
Private school scholarship – Aug 13, 2024 – (3 responses)
Inter-district Transfer Woes – Aug 10, 2024 – (2 responses)
Washington Elementary? – Aug 8, 2024 – (4 responses)
High school for smart kid with dysgraphia – Aug 8, 2024 – (1 response)
Good schools + South Asian Presence – Aug 7, 2024 – (6 responses)
Opinions on aftercare for BUSD - Rosa Parks – Jul 30, 2024 – (1 response)
Best school district Autism – Jul 28, 2024 – (3 responses)
Alternatives to the OUSD school-partnered after school programs? – Jul 23, 2024 – (3 responses)
How critical is school selection for a gifted child? – Jul 21, 2024 – (13 responses)
Rainbow clubs ousd – Jul 20, 2024 – (2 responses)
Piedmont Ave Elementary updates? – Jul 19, 2024 – (2 responses)
Willard clubhouse afterschool reviews? – Jul 11, 2024 – (3 responses)
Canyon Elementary School Current Families – Jul 9, 2024 – (1 response)
Yu Ming after school options – Jul 8, 2024 – (3 responses)
Moving to Piedmont or Lamorinda from out of state – Jul 8, 2024 – (3 responses)
Anyone have experience w/Community School for Creative Education? – Jun 28, 2024 – (0 responses)
Claremont Middle or Longfellow? – Jun 26, 2024 – (4 responses)
Private School Administration Altering Letters of Recommendation? – Jun 24, 2024 – (9 responses)
Kids with Learning Differences/Neurodivergence at Yu Ming – Jun 21, 2024 – (1 response)
Oxford afterschool programs? – Jun 13, 2024 – (5 responses)
Interdistrict Transfer from Contra Costa to Emeryville – Jun 11, 2024 – (3 responses)
Peralta Kindergarten Aftercare options – Jun 5, 2024 – (1 response)

Teens & Preteens & Young Adults

California Conservation Corp – Aug 28, 2024 – (0 responses)
how to parent a 17yo around alcohol – Aug 24, 2024 – (11 responses)
Motorcycle clases for almost 18 – Aug 22, 2024 – (7 responses)
Math Tutor for BHS Sophmore Advanced Math 2 – Aug 21, 2024 – (4 responses)
In triage- need resources for 12 year old transracial adoptee – Jul 28, 2024 – (14 responses)