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Activities & Events & Places To Go

Great trails for 3-5 mile runs in East Bay hills? – Aug 12, 2020 – (0 responses)

Best Birthday Party Magician Bay Area? – Aug 8, 2020 – (0 responses, 4 pending)

Regional and State Park bathrooms during SIP – Jul 28, 2020 – (5 responses, 1 pending)

Yosemite during the pandemic – Jun 27, 2020 – (9 responses)

Childcare & Preschool Advice

Looking for an attorney that specializes in contract law – Aug 10, 2020 – (0 responses)

When to start searching for nanny share? – Aug 7, 2020 – (5 responses)

After school sports and athletic activities for 9yo – Jul 29, 2020 – (0 responses)

Updated reviews for BlueSkies for Children daycare? – Jul 27, 2020 – (3 responses)

Seeking recommendations on how to pay pod educator – Jul 26, 2020 – (1 response)

Afterschool Enrichment classes EC/Kens/Berkeley with transport – Jul 24, 2020 – (1 response)

To daycare or not to daycare? – Jul 20, 2020 – (9 responses)

Would love to hear about any recent experiences at HLB! – Jul 20, 2020 – (1 response)

Oakland childcare that offers both infant care and preschool? – Jul 9, 2020 – (5 responses)

Nanny share set up for infants – Jul 3, 2020 – (3 responses)

Over the Table Nanny Pay? – Jul 1, 2020 – (1 response)

HR/Bentley/Redwood Parents: What preschool did you choose? – Jun 29, 2020 – (4 responses)

Dynamics of working with a nanny – Jun 22, 2020 – (6 responses)

Paying Nanny Over the Table – Jun 12, 2020 – (5 responses)

Classes & Camps & Groups & Tutors

Private swimming course needed at Alameda beach for 8 year old – Aug 11, 2020 – (0 responses)

Outdoor prenatal yoga in the Berkeley area? – Aug 11, 2020 – (0 responses)

Looking for a 1st grade math tutor – Aug 10, 2020 – (0 responses)

Ideas to encourage a 4 yr old who loves plants and bugs – Aug 5, 2020 – (0 responses)

Hebrew Tutor? – Aug 4, 2020 – (2 responses)

Berkeley Outdoor Rowfit Class Needs Rowers! – Aug 4, 2020 – (0 responses)

Looking to connect my teen with others interested in film! – Aug 3, 2020 – (0 responses, 1 pending)

Black Boys code? Is there a program like this – Aug 3, 2020 – (0 responses, 2 pending)

Tennis lessons (summer) – Jul 28, 2020 – (3 responses)

Extra math classes for a fourth grader – Jul 28, 2020 – (1 response)

Seeking a tutor/teacher for a 1st grade pod – Jul 22, 2020 – (0 responses)

Looking for a tutor for 2nd graders – Jul 11, 2020 – (3 responses)

Looking for a swim instructor – Jul 9, 2020 – (1 response)

Home workout recommendations for elderly parents – Jul 2, 2020 – (11 responses)

Architecture Class? – Jun 7, 2020 – (2 responses)

Online Tutor for 5th Grader – Jun 7, 2020 – (2 responses)

Community & Housing & Work

How are you managing full time care for school age kids? – Aug 12, 2020 – (0 responses, 3 pending)

Claremont Hills: Pros and Cons – Aug 10, 2020 – (0 responses, 10 pending)

Pros and Cons of parent vs. paid tutor led pods – Aug 9, 2020 – (0 responses, 3 pending)

Experience living at University Village? – Aug 7, 2020 – (0 responses, 9 pending)

Parents Decisions about Kindergarten during Quarantine – Aug 6, 2020 – (0 responses, 5 pending)

GMIS Preschool Information? – Aug 4, 2020 – (0 responses)

Working with Movers Remotely – Aug 4, 2020 – (0 responses, 1 pending)

Career and Life Counselor for college student – Aug 2, 2020 – (4 responses)

Considering moving to Sonoma to attend Summerfield Waldorf School – Aug 1, 2020 – (2 responses, 1 pending)

Is there BPN equivalent in Orange County? – Jul 26, 2020 – (0 responses)

Pinole in 2020 – Jul 25, 2020 – (2 responses)

Need help creating a home office – Jul 25, 2020 – (7 responses)

Living in San Pablo + Elementary Schools – Jul 20, 2020 – (1 response)

Should we sell or rent out our Berkeley home? – Jul 18, 2020 – (8 responses)

Is your preschool implementing a COVID surcharge? – Jul 18, 2020 – (22 responses)

Where to move beyond the Bay Area with a teen – Jul 17, 2020 – (7 responses)

Thoughts on sending child to preschool during covid – Jul 15, 2020 – (3 responses, 1 pending)

Considering moving to El Cerrito – Jul 10, 2020 – (3 responses)

Volunteering to help Seniors? – Jul 8, 2020 – (3 responses)

Looking for a preschool in COVID-19 time? – Jul 3, 2020 – (2 responses)

Online classes for toddlers - any you've enjoyed? – Jun 30, 2020 – (17 responses)

Nanny and Family Agreements During COVID-19 – Jun 29, 2020 – (9 responses)

Masks at Daycare – Jun 24, 2020 – (13 responses)

Moving between Mendocino and Berkeley – Jun 5, 2020 – (2 responses)

Family & Relationships

Perspective on IVF remaining embryos – Jul 30, 2020 – (7 responses)

Apartment bldg or co-housing to share with family/aging parents – Jul 18, 2020 – (0 responses)

Father won’t allow treatment program – Jun 28, 2020 – (3 responses)

Health & Wellness

ISO Excellent Child Psychiatrist Who Takes Insurance – Aug 12, 2020 – (0 responses)

Need Progressive Lenses - Any Advice? – Aug 10, 2020 – (2 responses)

Functional Medicine Doctor or Naturopath Needed – Aug 10, 2020 – (3 responses, 2 pending)

Seek an ADHD therapist who can help with video game addiction – Aug 6, 2020 – (2 responses)

ISO therapist for 9 year old with anxiety (Magellan or Beacon) – Aug 1, 2020 – (4 responses)

Pods for aspergers/autism kids – Jul 31, 2020 – (1 response)

Glasses at Costco? – Jul 31, 2020 – (13 responses)

Perimenopause Specialist at Kaiser? – Jul 30, 2020 – (8 responses)

Seeking OBGYN or Midwife Kaiser SF – Jul 28, 2020 – (3 responses)

Looking for a obgyn (non Sutter Health ) – Jul 26, 2020 – (6 responses)

child's dry itchy flaky scalp – Jul 25, 2020 – (14 responses)

School districts with support for autism spectrum – Jul 12, 2020 – (2 responses)

Kaiser San Leandro vs Kaiser Oakland - Prenatal Care – Jul 12, 2020 – (12 responses)

Braces for Teen, Jaw surgery – Jul 10, 2020 – (13 responses)

Seeking BPD support group for significant others – Jul 8, 2020 – (4 responses)

Eye Exam Dr Recommendation Needed – Jul 7, 2020 – (7 responses)

Recommendation for marionette lines and nasolabial folds – Jul 7, 2020 – (2 responses)

Life / Career Coach need for mid-life transition – Jul 7, 2020 – (4 responses)

Best school district for special needs 5 year old – Jul 5, 2020 – (2 responses)

Kaiser therapist recs? – Jul 3, 2020 – (3 responses)

Dry needling – Jun 13, 2020 – (2 responses)

Seeking a great pediatrician with a good online portal – Jun 3, 2020 – (15 responses)

House & Garden

House near high voltage power lines – Aug 11, 2020 – (0 responses, 4 pending)

Recommendations for housekeeper w/ newborn 1-2 times a week – Aug 11, 2020 – (2 responses, 2 pending)

Seeking Recs for Black-Owned Exterior Painting Business – Aug 11, 2020 – (2 responses)

Air filter for at home pod learning – Aug 9, 2020 – (12 responses, 1 pending)

Where to donate a *lot* of older elementary age clothes? – Aug 8, 2020 – (1 response)

Wooden Hot Tub – Aug 7, 2020 – (3 responses)

Interior barn door – Aug 5, 2020 – (2 responses)

Cabinet refacing – Aug 5, 2020 – (0 responses)

Interior Painter Recommendation – Aug 4, 2020 – (4 responses)

Any suggestions for someone who can replant our lawn? – Aug 4, 2020 – (0 responses)

Looking for someone to build new kitchen drawer boxes w/ slides – Aug 2, 2020 – (2 responses)

Looking for lighting designer recommendations – Jul 20, 2020 – (0 responses)

looking for a bug screen installation service – Jul 8, 2020 – (2 responses)

Housekeeper Recommendation? – Jun 1, 2020 – (4 responses)

Parenting

My 11mo son constantly shakes head... autism? – Jul 3, 2020 – (6 responses)

Help with my world-class whiner – Jul 2, 2020 – (34 responses)

Blended family teen pandemic hell – Jun 15, 2020 – (7 responses)

Toddler can hold his pee, but can’t release it – Jun 7, 2020 – (9 responses)

Pregnancy, Childbirth & Breastfeeding

Supportive nursing chair recommendations – Jul 27, 2020 – (9 responses)

Products & Services

Looking for really good broker for Long Term Care insurance – Aug 9, 2020 – (0 responses)

Looking for a Personal Bookkeeper – Aug 4, 2020 – (0 responses)

Trust for adult child with addiction issues – Aug 4, 2020 – (1 response)

BabyBay european and US compatability – Jul 31, 2020 – (0 responses)

Affordable health insurance - between jobs – Jul 30, 2020 – (4 responses)

Need Investing/Retirement Help: Financial Advisor or Planner? – Jul 27, 2020 – (3 responses)

Haircutter that comes to home – Jul 26, 2020 – (6 responses)

Advice on Creating a Website for an Artist – Jul 17, 2020 – (6 responses)

School Advice

Skipping Preschool before Kindergarten – Aug 10, 2020 – (4 responses)

Distance Learning and Homeschooling - Big Minds? – Aug 7, 2020 – (0 responses)

Kindergarten in Alameda – Aug 5, 2020 – (0 responses)

Longfellow Middle School – Aug 2, 2020 – (3 responses)

Schools consultant? – Jul 29, 2020 – (3 responses)

Francophone Incoming Kinder for 2020-2021 school year – Jul 28, 2020 – (0 responses)

Getting a child assessed in BUSD: pros and cons? – Jul 28, 2020 – (8 responses)

CHSPE exam option for BHS senior 2020-2021: Experiences/ ideas? – Jul 22, 2020 – (7 responses)

Experience with Baywood Learning – Jul 21, 2020 – (0 responses)

Kindergarten in Albany Schools – Jul 19, 2020 – (4 responses)

High school for senior with social/emotional issues – Jul 17, 2020 – (3 responses)

New in town from Brooklyn – Jul 15, 2020 – (1 response)

Alameda High School vs. Encinal Junior High – Jul 12, 2020 – (3 responses)

District for good schools *and* a hills-y feeling? – Jun 13, 2020 – (9 responses)

Why did you leave your private East Bay elementary school? – Jun 5, 2020 – (1 response)

Teens & Preteens & Young Adults

Effective limits on internet use/iPhone use for teen – Aug 1, 2020 – (5 responses)

Daughter posting inappropriate photos – Jul 13, 2020 – (7 responses)

12 year old's Social Anxiety – Jul 13, 2020 – (0 responses)

Intense emotional outbursts in 13 y.o. boy – Jun 20, 2020 – (7 responses)