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Marking Your Baby’s Milestones
Don't fret if you're child isn't walking or talking like his or her peers. Each young one has a unique pace for reaching developmental stages.
Weed Can Wait
An Oakland cannabis counselor notes that modern, powerful strains of marijuana can damage young people's brains. But convincing youth to say "no" is another matter.
Limiting Screen Time
How to get your child off phones, tablets, and video games and out the door.
How to Raise Grateful Children
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.
Social Media Amplify Feelings of FoMO
The crystal ball of Snapchat and other apps allows teens to keep tabs on what their friends are doing. And that's not always a good thing.
Wearing Your Kids
More parents carry their children rather than put them in strollers, but the doctor who popularized the parenting method is under siege.
A The Lost Saints of Tennessee
A compelling excerpt from the recently released novel by Castro Valley’s Amy Franklin-Willis.
A Theory of Small Earthquakes
An excerpt from the just-released first novel, set in the Bay Area, by Oakland’s Meredith Maran.
The Big One: A Story of San Francisco
An excerpt from the new novel by Berkeley professor and nationally acclaimed arts critic David Littlejohn.
Ravenous
A mouth-watering excerpt from Dayna Macy’s just-published memoir about managing an obsession with cheese, olives, and their tasty ilk in the land of the Gourmet Ghetto.
World’s Greatest Sleuth!
Herewith, a hot-off-the-press preview of the brand-new mystery novel by Alameda homeboy Steve Hockensmith. Versatile Hockensmith also knows from zombies—his Dreadfully Ever After (sequel to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies) hits the shelves next month.
Power Slide:
This month we bring you the suspenseful conclusion to Chapter One of Power Slide by prolific local author Susan Dunlap. If you missed last month’s setup, never fear—it’s available in our August issue right here at themonthly.com.
Power Slide:
This month, we launch By the Book, an occasional excerpt series, with this suspenseful snippet from Chapter One of Power Slide by Albany author Susan Dunlap. Read with (and for) pleasure—then tune in next month for the second installment from Dunlap’s spine-tingler, available right here in The Monthly.
