by Chris Jones | Oct 6, 2016 | Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Toddlers
“We have to share!” If you’ve uttered this phrase recently, you probably have a toddler. And you’ve probably been met with confusion, anger or meltdowns. Sharing, as you might gather, is a difficult concept for young children. Most experts actually think...
by Chris Jones | Sep 14, 2016 | Choosing Schools
Every year over 500 parents attend Parents Place’s Preschool Preview Night in Golden Gate Park at the Hall of Flowers. What are they hoping for? To find a first school that provides their child with a safe, stimulating learning place and allows them to connect...
by Chris Jones | Sep 7, 2016 | Choosing Schools, News
Choosing an elementary school can feel like the most important decision of your child’s life … when they are five. There are so many factors to consider: questions about the school’s philosophy, if there’s a personalized approach, too much homework,...
by Chris Jones | Aug 30, 2016 | Discipline & Behavior, Toddlers
Wild, wonderful and ever so challenging. The toddler set, those little ones under three, are delightful … cute and curious, learning so much, so quickly, and with sudden mood changes you wonder what entity took over your child’s body! You were once a great...
by Chris Jones | Aug 15, 2016 | Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips
As the new school year approaches, many parents are dusting off their child’s sticker charts and behavior systems in hopes of kicking off the upcoming school year right. Behavior systems can be incredible tools to foster emotional growth and skill development....
by Chris Jones | Aug 8, 2016 | Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, School Challenges
Heading back to school can be an exciting time for some kids and daunting for others. Some love the anticipation and can’t wait to see whose classroom they are in and which friends will be with them. Others may struggle more during the school year and the...
by Chris Jones | Jul 26, 2016 | Birth - First Year
Breastfeeding an infant in the first few days after birth can be a challenge. For a first time parent, there is nothing quite as disorienting as arriving home from the hospital with a newborn and no instruction manual. The conflicting advice from well-meaning family,...
by Chris Jones | Jul 18, 2016 | Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Tips, Special Challenges
As a kid, summer meant freedom and spontaneity. It conjured memories of the ice cream truck, mid-week sleepovers, kickball games lasting until it was dark, and riding my bike barefoot while snacking from a bag of Doritos hanging off the handlebar. I didn’t know...
by Chris Jones | Jul 4, 2016 | Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Tips
Happy summer! It’s already the 4th of July and the weather is to die for in the San Francisco Bay Area! Mid 70’s — low 90’s with a slight breeze and bright blue skies with wispy clouds — What more could we want? The staff here at Parents Place has...
by Chris Jones | Jun 27, 2016 | Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Tips
What’s that Porgy and Bess song “Summer time and the livin is easy”…? You may be thinking that certainly doesn’t describe my summer so far. Many parents are expecting with school out and the pressure of schedules and homework on the backburner their...
