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My First Holiday Party

My First Holiday Party

Celebrate your baby’s 1st holiday with music, games, playtime and fun. Join teachers in this holiday themed event filled with games, activities, dances, adventures, swing time, and baby-safe gym equipment. Plus a special themed gift at the end. This is a parent-supervised event. Space is limited and advanced sign-up is required. Ages: 4mos-18mos (parent supervised event)

​​Kodomo no Hi (Children’s Day)

​​Kodomo no Hi (Children’s Day)

A Seattle Designer's Cool, New Kiddie Chairs

A Seattle Designer’s Cool, New Kiddie Chairs

Some parents anticipating the arrival of a new babe distract themselves with tasks like finding the perfect baby name, Bruce Hanamura created a kiddie chair line. The owner of The Design Pallet, and maker of its custom adult furniture works, first dreamed up a bunny chair (boasting a back composed of plucky long ears) while…

Dr. Mom

Dr. Mom

For pediatrician Wendy Sue Swanson raising children is like a second medical residency

!–paging_filter–pAfter navigating medical school, charting a career and establishing a successful pediatric practice, Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson had certain expectations about having children. “I had idealistic visions of motherhood,” she says./ppThen, during an ultrasound conducted 12 weeks into her first pregnancy, reality hit. “There was this little guy bopping around, with his arms and legs…

Best Place to Be a Mom is...Not the U.S.

Best Place to Be a Mom is…Not the U.S.

Report ranks countries based on health, education, economics for women and children

I am in the midst of another crazy day of juggling work, family, volunteering, life and just came across a Twitter headline from the San Francisco Chronicle about a report ranking the best and worst countries to be a mom. The United States ranks 31st. Norway ranks No. 1. You can download the full report to…

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