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Looking for Advice or Insight into Raising a Bilingual Child
Asked by C.T. from San Francisco
on October 10, 2008
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Hi,
Lately, I have been obsessed about getting my son into either a French or Mandarin-immersion preschool. However, these schools are so expensive! I know it's not w...
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- Hi C.- I grew up semi-bilingual (my grandparents lived in Mexico and we had a Spanish only- monolingual- nanny.) I did not study any foreign language until French in ...
- C., I would go for it GREATLY. I adopted my daughter at 6 weeks old and immediately placed her with a Spanish Speaking provider. She is now 4 years old and is comple...
- My kids were in a public school Cantonese immersion program. It was a good experience other than the fact that math is a little tricky for them now because they learne...
We Live in El Cerrito and There Seems to Be Nothing to Do!!
Asked by G.A. from San Francisco
on January 7, 2008
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My son is 9 years old and he likes wrestling, arcades and to be around children his age but I am 42 years old so all my friends have teenagers or adult children. Can ...
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- Well San Francisco has a lot going on. Please visit www.ppssf.org for links to websites and also go to sfgate.com Playdates have worked for me a lot. You invite and ...
- Dear G. My son is now in college but when he was young we took him to the science center and the space center in Oakland Chabot telescopes available every weekend on ...
- Move to SF! :) That's what we did! We lived in El Cerrito for a year, that was it for us!
Help! Need Advice on Fun Activities/outings for Two Teenage Girls...
Asked by A.R. from San Francisco
on October 14, 2009
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Hi moms,
I could really use some ideas! I am volunteering as a mentor for two teenage girls ages 12 and 16. We get together every weekend for a couple of hours to do ...
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- Japanese tea garden in GG park is great. Or go out to Ocean Beach and just walk by the water. Can be very therapeutic and enjoyable. Or, maybe bicycle through t...
- If you don't mind a little driving, I'd suggest taking them to some local regional parks since many underprivileged city kids have never had a chance to go anywhere re...
- Hey, Sounds like the girls haven't been out much so that they don't know what's out there...that being the case, here are my ideas. Spend time listening to them....
Referrals of Good Family/infant Photographers in San Francisco or the East Bay
Asked by D.K. from San Francisco
on December 3, 2008
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I am looking for a good photographer in the San Francisco/Bay Area to take family photos and photos of my 6 week old son. I would love to have a referral from other m...
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- Kristin Policy is fantastic photographer, as you can see on her site. She has a way of drawing out and capturing children's real personalities and joy. Kristin has a b...
- We use Angela Lang. She is in Oakland. She has a studio in her home or she can meet you anywhere to do an outdoor shot. She has photographed all 3 of my kids and don...
- We second the recommendation for Angela Lang. She has done my maternity photos as well as helped document our daughter's first year. Angela is down-to-earth, personabl...
Visiting San Francisco (Potrero Hill Area)
Asked by A.K. from Minneapolis
on November 4, 2011
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We are going to visit my sisters in San Francisco in a couple weeks, they live in the Mission, we will be staying in the Potrero HIll area. We will be there for 6 nigh...
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- I can't speak for those particular neighborhoods (though I know the Mission is funky and fun) but SF is a small city so it's easy to explore the whole area. With the ...
- The seals at Fisherman's Wharf, Lombard Street, Cable car ride, Coit Tower, Haight-Ashbury, Golden Gate Park, The Exploratorium, The Presidio, Golden Gate Bridge, and ...
- Go to Fisherman's Wharf, Alcatraz, ride a cable car -all fun for kids. Walk or bike across the Golden Gate. Go over to Marin and visit Mt. Tamalpais -drive around a bi...
Natural Medications
Asked by B.Q. from Sacramento
on September 13, 2009
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My son is 6 years old. He has sensory intergartion,autory processing mild,A.D.D. Not adhd but ADD. His attention is horrible. We put him on concerta did work,adderal...
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- Try Strattera. It is NOT an amphetamine and is usually more effective and it doesn't put them in the ozone. It is really expensive, though, so you might have to figh...
- A friend say that Hiruko, a type of Tai Kwan Do, has helped her son's attentions span tremendously!
- Hi B., I am studying holistic nutrition and learned a lot in my coursework last year about food allergies and the link to things such as ADD (or ADD-like behavior)....
Moving to Petaluma, Need Rental Recommendations
Asked by K.B. from San Francisco
on July 5, 2008
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My husband's job is taking our family from Chicago to Novato next month. We've done a lot of homework and thinking, and have decided that we'd most like to live in Pet...
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- I'm not too up on rentals but are you thinking of buying after you get settled in. I can help you with that... Also the area's you are looking at sound find but if...
- I my experience those apartments are about teh same price as a house. They are newish apartments and kinda yuppie in my opinion. But that is just an opinion. We hav...
- Hi K., Welcome to Petaluma! I have lived here since college and love it. It's a great town to raise kids in. That being said, there is a big debate in town betwe...
Some Fostering Advice
Asked by L.R. from Fresno
on April 19, 2007
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OK, I submitted my question last Friday & no one has responded with any words of wisdom. Maybe I was too wordy?
Please anyone whith fostering experience or who has f...
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- L., Well I have never fostered children before, but I have tutor one high schooler and I have taken a class on it when I was in college. It definatly will be diffic...
- I havent fostered, and maybe thats why no one responded, honestly I didnt even see the original post..I'm sorry. What kind of advice do you need? We have friends ...
- I lived with my Mother in law for a few monthes when I was pregnant with my son. She does foster care and has done it for about 6 years. At the time she had a set of b...
What to Do in San Fransisco Besides Alcatraz?
Asked by R.B. from Dallas
on May 11, 2008
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Hey Mamas, please don't let me down :-) I am traveling to San Fran in two weeks and want to find out what I should plan to do besides Alcatraz and Ghiradelli Square. W...
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- Hi R., San Fran is very nice, we went about six years ago. We will be going back in August. Anyhoo we did the Alcatraz tour, we also do the tour of San Fran. A t...
- The City, as locals refer to it, can be tough with a heavy stroller, so keep that in mind. You may consider using two lightweight strollers as opposed to a heavy doubl...
- I haven't had a chance to read all the posts so I apologize if I duplicate any "to do's." I recommend Westfield San Francisco Centre (http://westfield.com/sanfranci...
Overnighter Destination Advice (With Kids)
Asked by T.K. from Sacramento
on July 12, 2010
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Hi - We are wanting to do a quick overnighter getaway with our young kids (5 and 1). Anyone have something fabulous that they have done recently? We are considering ...
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- Hi T., We couldn't afford a huge vacation last year, so we bought season passes to Six Flags for the first time. We had a blast. Our kids, then 5 & 7 loved it. M...
- I would also highly recommend Monterey. There are so many things to do, and with little ones, just going to the aquarium is treat enough! Plus, it's not overwhelming...
- We just got back from a trip to Monterey with our 6 year old twins and our 3 year old. On the way down we stopped at Gilroy Gardens...PERFECT for young children. It ...
