Parenting
Not Everyone Is Doing It
If the refrain “everyone is doing it” bothers you, check in.
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Should You Supply Your Kids With Pot or Alcohol?
Should parents enable their children’s experimentation with marijuana and alcohol by providing them with vices?
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It’s Important to Get the Right Amount of Shut-eye
Want a better night’s sleep? Put down the phone.
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Should Middle School Parents Ban Smartphones?
Some parents are banning smartphones. I am not.
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Child Care Could Get Easier for California Families
A new law would treat larger day cares the same as smaller ones when it comes to permits and zoning.
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Separated From the World by Choice
Hidden in the East Bay hills, the Carmelite nuns of Kensington live at the most secluded monastery in the United States.
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Being a Long-Distance Caregiver
Experts say that when caring for an elderly parent who lives far away, the most important thing is to join a support group with people experiencing the same challenges.
In the Philanthropic Swim
Rockridge residents John Bliss and Kim Thompson may live far removed the gritty flats of East and West Oakland. But this philanthropic couple see themselves as one with the citizens of Oakland, particularly those who are struggling financially, and they’re leading a campaign to get their “financially blessed” peers to invest in the community like they have by funding city programs to teach kids how to swim.
My Father, My Lie
Oakland author Meredith Maran accused her father of the ultimate betrayal. Then she un-accused him. In this first-person essay, adapted from her new book, My Lie, she reveals how it all went down.