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Activities & Events & Places To Go

Activities for teen who loves history? – Jan 18, 2022 – (0 responses, 1 pending)

Yucatan all-inclusive recommendations? – Jan 17, 2022 – (1 response, 1 pending)

Bodega Bay / Dillon Beach? – Jan 9, 2022 – (5 responses)

Bike Consignment – Jan 6, 2022 – (3 responses)

Recommendations for rides to Tahoe for teen to go skiing? – Dec 31, 2021 – (5 responses)

Childcare & Preschool Advice

Seeking perspectives/insights on KSS Albany – Jan 12, 2022 – (0 responses, 1 pending)

Nanny rates and contracts – Jan 11, 2022 – (1 response)

Seeking Waldorf based preschool near Berkeley – Jan 11, 2022 – (1 response)

Recent reviews of Little Village Preschool & YaYa Chinese School – Jan 10, 2022 – (0 responses)

How to find childcare for 4 hours/week – Jan 5, 2022 – (6 responses, 1 pending)

Preschool in Vallejo/Benicia Area – Jan 3, 2022 – (0 responses)

Seeking part-time/occasional daycare – Jan 3, 2022 – (4 responses)

How young is too young for daycare? – Dec 29, 2021 – (1 response, 2 pending)

W2 or 1099 for Babysitters – Dec 28, 2021 – (2 responses)

Photo release form for daycare – Dec 27, 2021 – (8 responses)

Program for 4 year old where parents are welcome to attend – Dec 7, 2021 – (10 responses)

Classes & Camps & Groups & Tutors

Girls Basketball – Jan 21, 2022 – (0 responses)

LSAT tutor doesn’t break the bank, but with results – Jan 19, 2022 – (0 responses)

Spring Break Camp for 3yo? – Jan 18, 2022 – (0 responses)

Family camps in US – Jan 18, 2022 – (0 responses, 8 pending)

Head Royce Summer Program – Jan 14, 2022 – (0 responses)

Camp Blue at UC Berkeley – Jan 13, 2022 – (1 response, 2 pending)

Summer camps: Doodle vs. Galileo vs. EDMO? – Jan 12, 2022 – (1 response, 1 pending)

Minecraft Coding Class – Jan 11, 2022 – (1 response)

Camps Loma Mar vs. Jones Gulch – Jan 11, 2022 – (2 responses)

Swimming team for 11 year old in Berkeley – Jan 10, 2022 – (0 responses)

Pre-calculus tutor – Jan 8, 2022 – (1 response)

I need to learn German! Tutor? On-line classes? – Jan 7, 2022 – (4 responses)

Looking for a class in 3D Printing/Modeling for a teenager – Jan 4, 2022 – (1 response)

Piano teacher for 13yo in-home and in-person – Jan 4, 2022 – (0 responses)

Any recommended all outdoor camps for 2022? – Jan 3, 2022 – (7 responses)

Looking for a French Tutor/Afterschool Class – Jan 2, 2022 – (3 responses)

"Short" overnight camp for resistant 10-yr old – Dec 27, 2021 – (16 responses)

Sleepaway camp for less than a week? – Dec 27, 2021 – (2 responses)

Abacus Classes near El Cerrito – Dec 25, 2021 – (1 response)

Skiing before 2 years old – Dec 23, 2021 – (8 responses)

Martial Arts in COVID era for 15-yo? – Dec 6, 2021 – (2 responses)

Community & Housing & Work

Career/life coach recommendations? – Jan 20, 2022 – (0 responses)

Seeking welcoming congregation for Bar Mitzvah guidance – Jan 19, 2022 – (0 responses)

Civil surgeon needed for I-693 form medical – Jan 18, 2022 – (0 responses, 1 pending)

How to modify the birthdate on my child's vaccination card? – Jan 10, 2022 – (7 responses)

Looking for a driver/service to drive a child between SF/Oakland – Jan 10, 2022 – (2 responses)

Who to contact for tree damage from city sewer easement? – Jan 10, 2022 – (4 responses)

Baby/maternity clothes donations – Jan 10, 2022 – (1 response)

COVID precautions, nannies, and nanny shares – Jan 9, 2022 – (7 responses)

Moving to Brentwood TN – Jan 6, 2022 – (1 response)

Moving to the East Coast - need recent mover recs – Jan 5, 2022 – (1 response)

Vaccine requirements for camp? – Jan 5, 2022 – (1 response)

Preparing child for a big move – Jan 4, 2022 – (6 responses)

How to find an affordable rental in a safe neighborhood? – Jan 4, 2022 – (5 responses)

Anything similar to BPN in Long Beach, CA? – Jan 1, 2022 – (1 response)

What should student wear to Catholic high school interview night? – Dec 30, 2021 – (1 response)

Piedmont Gardens reviews – Dec 29, 2021 – (0 responses)

Covid testing protocols for Nanny – Dec 24, 2021 – (4 responses)

Earthquake plan for babysitters – Nov 9, 2021 – (2 responses)

Family & Relationships

My sister is in a romance scam-what to do? – Jan 19, 2022 – (0 responses, 1 pending)

Which agency for domestic adoption? – Jan 18, 2022 – (0 responses)

Needing a family law attorney – Jan 4, 2022 – (0 responses)

Health & Wellness

Recommendations for breast asymmetry correction – Jan 16, 2022 – (0 responses)

CBT for teen daughter – Jan 16, 2022 – (1 response)

Summer & winter camp for 3-yr old kid with special needs – Jan 12, 2022 – (0 responses)

Recommendation for MD (PCP plus Psychiatrist) that takes Aetna – Jan 12, 2022 – (1 response)

Recurrent miscarriage specialists – Jan 9, 2022 – (3 responses)

Seeking therapist for 6 year old with anxiety and encopresis – Jan 9, 2022 – (2 responses)

Child psych for anxiety & autism – Jan 7, 2022 – (0 responses)

seeking psychiatrist for 11 year old – Jan 5, 2022 – (2 responses)

TMJ + Pregnancy: Alternative medicine – Jan 4, 2022 – (4 responses)

Marriage therapist – Jan 3, 2022 – (3 responses)

Dermatologist for minor adult acne – Jan 3, 2022 – (4 responses)

4 month old - alternative practitioner for reflux? – Dec 30, 2021 – (5 responses)

Crozats for youth? – Dec 29, 2021 – (0 responses)

Therapist for 8 year old – Dec 22, 2021 – (2 responses)

UCSF or Arthur Dugoni school of dentistry for 15 year-old – Dec 18, 2021 – (1 response)

Seeking Kaiser Oakland Pediatriciaion open to slower vaccinations – Dec 17, 2021 – (6 responses)

Experience with Birth Control Pill and depression? – Dec 13, 2021 – (6 responses)

Therapist for 17 y.o. boy (sadness, anxiety) – Dec 13, 2021 – (1 response)

Pediatrician & Dentist who accept Medi-Cal – Dec 8, 2021 – (5 responses)

House & Garden

Roof Replacement -- should we add solar now? – Jan 18, 2022 – (1 response, 15 pending)

Made Renovation – Jan 17, 2022 – (0 responses, 2 pending)

Mouthy Maltese pomeranian desperately needs trainer – Jan 13, 2022 – (0 responses, 2 pending)

Cleaner and cook – Jan 12, 2022 – (0 responses, 1 pending)

Looking for a cook – Jan 6, 2022 – (0 responses)

Looking for an Electrician recommendation – Jan 4, 2022 – (2 responses)

Carpenter/handy person wanted near El Sobrante – Dec 31, 2021 – (2 responses)

French drain – Dec 28, 2021 – (8 responses)

Recycling broken toys – Dec 24, 2021 – (4 responses)

Parenting

Flying alone - can a parent escort an 18 year old to the gate? – Jan 17, 2022 – (0 responses)

Night nanny with experience in sleep training needed – Jan 11, 2022 – (2 responses)

Sex talk among peers, 12y girl? – Jan 2, 2022 – (1 response)

Pregnancy, Childbirth & Breastfeeding

How Much Are Night Nannies? – Jan 18, 2022 – (0 responses, 5 pending)

Bottle feeding not going well – Jan 6, 2022 – (12 responses)

Doula for Kaiser Oakland delivery – Jan 5, 2022 – (6 responses, 2 pending)

Struggling to conceive again – Jan 4, 2022 – (25 responses)

OB who delivers at Alta Bates – Dec 10, 2021 – (4 responses)

Recommendations for Birthing Hospitals near Oakland/Berkeley – Dec 9, 2021 – (3 responses)

Products & Services

Immigration Lawyer – Jan 17, 2022 – (0 responses, 1 pending)

Financial planner? – Jan 16, 2022 – (0 responses, 2 pending)

Good bassinet for a very low bed? – Jan 13, 2022 – (0 responses, 3 pending)

Medical Insurance: Visiting Grandparents from India – Jan 10, 2022 – (0 responses)

Looking for Bookkeeper – Jan 5, 2022 – (1 response)

Where to get haircut for 2 yr old? – Jan 4, 2022 – (7 responses)

Need help with unruly computer – Dec 29, 2021 – (0 responses)

Switching to Covered California – Dec 29, 2021 – (2 responses)

Seeking new PCP "UC Care" preferred provider in Berkeley area – Dec 25, 2021 – (2 responses)

Vanguard, Local, or First Republic Wealth Management? – Dec 23, 2021 – (9 responses)

Need to hire someone to advise on home internet/phone/TV setup – Dec 15, 2021 – (5 responses)

Advice on Easement or Buying Lot in Oakland – Nov 11, 2021 – (4 responses)

School Advice

Removing daughter from school to focus on CHPSE – Jan 19, 2022 – (0 responses, 2 pending)

Choosing elementary school in Berkeley – Jan 19, 2022 – (1 response, 4 pending)

Differentiated Learning in Albany Schools? – Jan 18, 2022 – (0 responses, 3 pending)

HS Senior seeking non-college alternatives after graduation – Jan 17, 2022 – (0 responses)

Legit Gap Year Programs? – Jan 17, 2022 – (0 responses)

Bentley, Head Royce or School of Madeline – Jan 16, 2022 – (0 responses, 2 pending)

EB or EBI Middle School language learning track – Jan 15, 2022 – (0 responses, 2 pending)

Classes for homeschoolers – Jan 12, 2022 – (0 responses, 5 pending)

Post (?) Pandemic Info on Francophone Charter School – Jan 12, 2022 – (0 responses, 1 pending)

Preschool for my Spanish-speaking child – Jan 10, 2022 – (7 responses, 1 pending)

Experiences at Raskob, Northbridge and/or Albany Public schools? – Jan 10, 2022 – (2 responses, 1 pending)

Summer planning in absence of posted BUSD start date 2022-23? – Jan 10, 2022 – (0 responses)

Not eating lunch at preschool – Jan 9, 2022 – (2 responses)

Centro Infantil in Oakland – Jan 5, 2022 – (0 responses)

Advice on multilingual childcare in the East Bay – Jan 4, 2022 – (5 responses)

Socio-economic factors in Lafayette schools? – Jan 1, 2022 – (4 responses)

Best School District for Special Education in Pre-School? – Dec 31, 2021 – (1 response)

Wait list at Madera Elementary? – Dec 30, 2021 – (7 responses)

Valle Verde Elementary/NorthCreek Academy in Walnut Creek, CA – Dec 30, 2021 – (3 responses)

Reapplying to private school at a later date – Dec 28, 2021 – (2 responses)

Experience with OUSD high schools (not Oakland Tech) – Dec 20, 2021 – (3 responses)

Kid not into college,trying not to compare – Dec 20, 2021 – (15 responses)

ISO academically challenging schools – Dec 17, 2021 – (2 responses)

High Achievers Experience with BHS Universal 9th Grade? – Dec 6, 2021 – (9 responses)

Transferring out of WCC school district and into BUSD – Dec 1, 2021 – (4 responses)

Teens & Preteens & Young Adults

Help for overweight teen picky eater – Jan 14, 2022 – (4 responses)

Seeking Teen Substance Outpatient program – Jan 5, 2022 – (1 response)

CIEE High School study abroad – Jan 4, 2022 – (4 responses)

Looking for a host family – Dec 17, 2021 – (0 responses)

teenage allowances – Dec 15, 2021 – (3 responses)

Young Teen Vaping and Lying – Dec 14, 2021 – (2 responses)

sports for teen girl – Dec 7, 2021 – (4 responses)

How to best help young adult daughter with mental health issues – Dec 5, 2021 – (6 responses)