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Activities & Events & Places To Go

Private chess coach for 5yr old – Apr 9, 2021 – (0 responses, 1 pending)

Best Family tent reccs – Apr 5, 2021 – (10 responses)

Childcare & Preschool Advice

Where do you find (very) part-time or occasional babysitters? – Apr 13, 2021 – (0 responses, 3 pending)

Recent feedback on smiles? – Apr 12, 2021 – (0 responses)

Affordable Preschool or Daycare in greater Richmond area – Apr 12, 2021 – (0 responses, 11 pending)

Seeking contact & feedback! – Apr 11, 2021 – (0 responses)

Preschool in Albany/Berkeley with current opening – Apr 10, 2021 – (0 responses, 2 pending)

East Oakland preschool recommendations – Apr 10, 2021 – (0 responses, 5 pending)

Hearts Leap North recent experience – Apr 8, 2021 – (0 responses)

Experience with Duck Pond Preschool or Les Petites Francophones? – Apr 8, 2021 – (0 responses, 1 pending)

Advice for first time parents who work full time – Apr 8, 2021 – (0 responses, 8 pending)

Childcare recommendations for 8m/o – Apr 7, 2021 – (0 responses, 3 pending)

Experience with Rockridge Little School – Apr 7, 2021 – (0 responses, 2 pending)

Experience with Bright Horizons Back up care? – Apr 6, 2021 – (13 responses)

Recent experience with The Lake School? – Apr 5, 2021 – (1 response)

First time parent, when to start signing up for daycare? – Apr 2, 2021 – (5 responses)

Oakland Daycare or Preschool for Toddler – Mar 29, 2021 – (1 response)

Inch by Inch preschool? – Mar 28, 2021 – (0 responses)

Nanny meal/food prep responsibilities – Mar 26, 2021 – (6 responses)

Compensation for live-in part-time nanny? – Mar 24, 2021 – (1 response)

Pumpkin Seed Childcare – Mar 24, 2021 – (0 responses)

Unique nanny share situation with nanny's baby - pay question – Mar 23, 2021 – (7 responses)

Is this nanny-share rate reasonable? – Mar 21, 2021 – (11 responses)

Classes & Camps & Groups & Tutors

Seeking in person piano lessons for 5 year old son - Piedmont – Apr 11, 2021 – (0 responses, 1 pending)

Berkeley toddler swim at Strawberry Canyon Recreational Area? – Apr 7, 2021 – (1 response, 1 pending)

Social skill summer camp for a would be 5 year old – Apr 7, 2021 – (0 responses)

Executive function at classroom matters – Apr 5, 2021 – (0 responses)

Music Classes for Queer or Trans Teens – Apr 5, 2021 – (1 response)

Baby/ toddler swim lessons – Apr 4, 2021 – (6 responses)

Egyptian Arabic for a 9 year old, outdoors? – Apr 2, 2021 – (0 responses)

Counselor-in-Training (CIT) or Teen Job Opportunities this summer – Mar 31, 2021 – (1 response)

Pilates classes for a 12 year old – Mar 30, 2021 – (0 responses)

Activities for 1.5 year old – Mar 29, 2021 – (3 responses)

Summer camp program for 4 year-old – Mar 27, 2021 – (0 responses)

Online Mandarin tutor for teen? – Mar 26, 2021 – (0 responses)

Kids' swimming time, lessons, or camps this year? – Mar 24, 2021 – (5 responses)

Anywhere open for beginner swim lessons? – Mar 23, 2021 – (2 responses)

Outdoor summer camp recommendations – Mar 22, 2021 – (3 responses)

Community & Housing & Work

Renting Home – Apr 15, 2021 – (0 responses)

Preschool / daycare hours – Apr 6, 2021 – (2 responses, 2 pending)

Neighbors Complaining About our Children's Noise – Apr 5, 2021 – (13 responses)

West LA move - day care recommendations – Apr 2, 2021 – (0 responses)

Bay Area Home Remodeling/Design Buyers Guide? – Apr 1, 2021 – (0 responses)

New Construction Home in Dublin - advice needed! – Mar 29, 2021 – (0 responses)

Stone Valley Middle School in Alamo versus private – Mar 21, 2021 – (1 response)

Landlord wants to show our rental during a pandemic. – Mar 18, 2021 – (6 responses)

Family & Relationships

Seeking Foster Children Benefits/Resources – Mar 25, 2021 – (4 responses)

Black biracial child's racial identity – Mar 18, 2021 – (12 responses)

Health & Wellness

Need therapist for gifted 13 year old boy with depression and anx – Apr 17, 2021 – (0 responses, 1 pending)

Private practice pediatrician and OB recommendations? – Apr 15, 2021 – (0 responses)

Recommend occupational therapist near Berkeley/Albany – Apr 14, 2021 – (0 responses)

Homebirth friendly OB at Sutter Berkeley – Apr 11, 2021 – (1 response)

Seeking Healthcare professional speaking Hebrew – Apr 8, 2021 – (0 responses)

OBGYN reccs at Kaiser Oakland for prenatal care? – Apr 8, 2021 – (3 responses)

Seeking new primary care doctor in East Bay – Apr 7, 2021 – (1 response, 1 pending)

Occupational Therapist (fine motor skills) – Apr 6, 2021 – (0 responses)

Poor posture for my 11 year old – Apr 5, 2021 – (1 response)

Beacon Child Therapist Recommendation? – Apr 5, 2021 – (0 responses)

Recommendations for a divorce & life coach – Apr 3, 2021 – (6 responses)

Looking for a psychologist or psychiatrist w/ forensic experience – Apr 1, 2021 – (0 responses)

Almost 10 year old very selective eating – Mar 30, 2021 – (17 responses)

Seeking therapist for 10yo – Mar 30, 2021 – (0 responses)

Therapist for 5yo — Art + DBT/CBT – Mar 29, 2021 – (0 responses)

Orthodontists David Johnson & Loren Jolley – Mar 27, 2021 – (2 responses)

Reading Specialist for 7 year old – Mar 26, 2021 – (2 responses)

Camps for tweens and teens with autism – Mar 26, 2021 – (3 responses)

Adult ASD diagnosis—neuropsych recs? – Mar 26, 2021 – (2 responses)

String players: Fiddler's neck – Mar 26, 2021 – (0 responses)

Pediatrician recommendation near Walnut Creek – Mar 23, 2021 – (1 response)

Any reviews for Miriam Gross LCSW or David Green LCSW? – Mar 23, 2021 – (5 responses)

Gynecologist (female) for young adult – Mar 22, 2021 – (3 responses)

Child with Syndactyly – Mar 21, 2021 – (0 responses)

Recommendation for neuropsychologists good with 2e kids – Mar 21, 2021 – (1 response)

OB/Gyn at Richmond/Oakland Kaiser – Mar 19, 2021 – (1 response)

Pediatric ENT at Kaiser for 4 year old tonsillectomy – Mar 18, 2021 – (4 responses)

Therapist to help tween with phobia – Mar 18, 2021 – (3 responses)

Orthodontia question – Mar 17, 2021 – (2 responses)

Seeking male therapist for chronically misunderstood 17yo son – Mar 17, 2021 – (4 responses)

Pediatrician and Pediatric Dentist recommendation needed – Mar 17, 2021 – (5 responses)

House & Garden

Looking for window installer – Apr 15, 2021 – (0 responses)

Vet for Feral Cat – Apr 14, 2021 – (0 responses)

Housecleaner recommendation – Apr 14, 2021 – (0 responses)

Seeking ideas for a small bathroom – Apr 14, 2021 – (0 responses)

Small concrete pond removal? – Apr 13, 2021 – (1 response)

Cabinet Refinish recommendations – Apr 8, 2021 – (1 response)

Seeking Soil Testing (for heavy metal, lead, etc) – Apr 7, 2021 – (2 responses)

Gen Contractor recs? Kitchen, structure, plumbing, elec – Apr 5, 2021 – (5 responses)

Bathroom remodel: seeking contractor to re-do small bathroom – Apr 5, 2021 – (7 responses)

Recommendation for indoor painter – Apr 4, 2021 – (3 responses)

Tree work on massive oak – Apr 4, 2021 – (6 responses)

Architect recommendation – Apr 3, 2021 – (4 responses)

Water filter/filtration – Mar 31, 2021 – (6 responses)

"Grass" Ideas for a small backyard area – Mar 31, 2021 – (9 responses)

light fixtures... in working order to donate? – Mar 30, 2021 – (9 responses)

Lowbrow landscape consultation? – Mar 30, 2021 – (3 responses)

Building over my mantlepiece/ replacing fireplace doors – Mar 28, 2021 – (0 responses)

Friendly Family seeks housekeeper – Mar 27, 2021 – (0 responses)

Foundation work - Need a Contractor – Mar 27, 2021 – (2 responses)

Washlets: should we get one? – Mar 25, 2021 – (9 responses)

Exterior House Painting – Mar 23, 2021 – (8 responses)

Recommendations for Removing Backyard Putting Greens – Mar 20, 2021 – (1 response)

Replacing windows in old home to help with smoke season – Mar 19, 2021 – (5 responses)

Parenting

Car seat recommendations 16 month old - 5 yrs? – Apr 15, 2021 – (0 responses)

Sleep consultant? – Mar 28, 2021 – (7 responses)

Products & Services

What do kids do for dentist when they go to college? – Apr 15, 2021 – (0 responses, 3 pending)

Realtor experienced selling condos in Lake Merritt area – Apr 12, 2021 – (1 response)

In Search of Special Education Attorney with Availability – Apr 11, 2021 – (3 responses)

Seeking Consultants for Black Toddler Hair Care – Apr 11, 2021 – (0 responses)

Looking for Real Estate Attorney (and tax law) – Mar 31, 2021 – (0 responses)

Estate Jewelry - advice on assessing and selling – Mar 26, 2021 – (0 responses)

Fabulous website designer needed – Mar 24, 2021 – (1 response)

Primary Care Doctor – Mar 22, 2021 – (1 response)

School Advice

Anna Yates Middle School ? – Apr 13, 2021 – (0 responses)

Updated reviews of Connecting Waters? – Apr 11, 2021 – (0 responses, 1 pending)

Waitlist at Oakland Unified School District – Apr 8, 2021 – (1 response, 2 pending)

Public or Private School for Middle School? – Apr 2, 2021 – (7 responses)

Academically average kid at an academically strong private school – Mar 31, 2021 – (5 responses)

Feedback from those who transitioned out of a Waldorf School – Mar 30, 2021 – (3 responses)

Accepted offer for Kindergarten – Mar 30, 2021 – (2 responses)

Updated reviews of Hickman? – Mar 27, 2021 – (1 response)

Seeking urgent feedback on Black Pine Circle Middle School – Mar 26, 2021 – (0 responses)

Seeking college admissions counselor...for the parent – Mar 23, 2021 – (3 responses)

Did you leave Latitude? – Mar 22, 2021 – (0 responses)

Private Elementary School Worth it? – Mar 22, 2021 – (14 responses)

Understanding Berkeley vs Alameda vs Lafayette school districts – Mar 21, 2021 – (2 responses)

Park Day Recomedantion – Mar 20, 2021 – (9 responses)

Year round school or summer school? – Mar 19, 2021 – (2 responses)

Question on Thousand Oaks elementary and BUSD waitlist – Mar 18, 2021 – (2 responses)

Teens & Preteens & Young Adults

How do teens get THC edibles? – Apr 14, 2021 – (0 responses, 7 pending)

Alternative treatments/practitioners for teen anxiety – Apr 10, 2021 – (3 responses)

Summer activities for teen – Apr 8, 2021 – (0 responses)

Naturalist teen camp w/ at least some Black kids? – Apr 5, 2021 – (9 responses)

ISO John Muir Network Dr. and ob/gyn for 18yo – Mar 31, 2021 – (0 responses)