[I]t’s summertime, which means many parents are looking to sign their children up for swim lessons. If you want to splash and sing songs with your kid as a more of a social water play class, the Y and Rose Bowl Aquatic Center or any other neighborhood rec center will do you just fine.… Continue reading best baby swim lessons the water whisperer
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decode your toddler: child speech therapy
[W]e’ve all endured this as parents of toddlers: The almost insane-sounding, though ridiculously cute jabbering that your child spouts at you. If you’re like me, you get about 80% of the content, identifying choice words, then inferring meaning and context to put together the whole picture, while we also want to take care of them,… Continue reading decode your toddler: child speech therapy
happy birthday to the honest company!
[I] am a big fan of all things Honest: diapers, baby skin care, home cleaning products, lip balm, candles, you name it. Thumbs up. In celebration of their second year as a company, they’ve shared a little list of things you can do in two (minutes, days, months, years) to make life a little better… Continue reading happy birthday to the honest company!
read for the record recap
[T]hanks to Lakeshore Learning Store for hosting the recent Jumpstart Read for the Record event! What a great success. I hope these photos will help inspire you to read a little more to your child each day. After all, what’s one more bedtime story? The extra five minutes is so well worth it.
Read for the Record
[I] was quite an avid reader as a child, losing myself for hours on end in the pages of my most recently acquired paperback. At night, when. I was supposed to be sleeping, I would turn on my little bedside light, throw a blanket on my floor to block the light from shining out into… Continue reading Read for the Record
Baila, Baila!
[H]ey Eastsiders, there’s a new class for you to take your kiddo to! Baila Bail teaches Spanish through original music and movements. There will be a few Mommy and me classes in Silver Lake at Wallaby starting soon! ¡Vamos a bailar! Tuesdays at 11am – 11:45 (8 months – 1.5 years old) Wednesdays at 9am –… Continue reading Baila, Baila!
ucla family commons and sojourn
The UCLA Family Commons is in process of launching a very special program in partnership with Sojourn – a project of the OPCC, to benefit women and children who have been victims of domestic abuse. Sojourn does amazing work in the community by providing battered women and their children a safe space to regroup, rebuild and… Continue reading ucla family commons and sojourn
event: coffee with carol
[I]’ve been asked to pass this along to my readers in the hopes that it may be useful: Some of us parents dread the day when we realize our children are fine, happy even, away from us. It’s quite an adjustment to be made, especially for those of us who are stay-at-home moms, whose daily… Continue reading event: coffee with carol
preschool roster from Christina Simon
[Y]ikes. Preschool research is daunting. Thankfully, Christina Simon of Beyond the Brochure is an expert when it comes to our city’s schools, and has compiled this fantastic list of preschools located in Silver Lake, Los Feliz, Hollywood and Hancock Park. I hope you find this as helpful in your search for the perfect school as I have.… Continue reading preschool roster from Christina Simon