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Fresh Dish Home-your affordable personal chef

gurumommy — Tue, 21 May 2013 06:30:19 +0000

Family friends came over for dinner this past Friday night, which normally, following a full day of work and shuttling the kids (in traffic!) to and from activities, would have sent me into a panic. But I was lucky enough to have found an amazing new service FRESH DISH - kind of an “Uber for [...]

Can I Bring My Kids?

gurumommy — Tue, 21 May 2013 06:30:01 +0000

I read this article recently in the NY Times Motherlode blog, ‘Can I Bring My Kids?’ Interesting, as we are all trained early on to separate work & kids and that we should do everything BUT ask this question. Charlotte Crane and Ruchi Gupta discuss how the world has changed for working parents who sometimes [...]

mattie luxe end-of-the-year teacher gifts

gurumommy — Wed, 15 May 2013 06:30:50 +0000

With the school year winding down, it’s the perfect time to start thinking about end-of-the-year teacher gifts. I absolutely love, love MattieLuxe a super cool accessories website from a local mom and talented designer. MattieLuxe was born out of the idea that ‘everyone needs a little table candy!’, with place mats, lucite trays, melanine plates [...]

backlast against overparenting

gurumommy — Wed, 15 May 2013 06:30:03 +0000

This article from way back when (2009!) about the dangers of helicopter parenting in Time Magazine, actually entitled ‘The Backlash Against Overparenting’ came up recently at an event at my kids school. Even though it is practically ancient it still resonates today (maybe even more). Nancy Gibbs writes: ‘this is what parenting ha(s) come to [...]

Cyberparenting and The Risk of T.M.I.

gurumommy — Tue, 07 May 2013 06:30:32 +0000

Ugh, this article Pamela Paul wrote in the NY Times on Sunday couldn’t be more timely for me & more confusing! “Cyberparenting and The Risk of T.M.I.” she writes that: It may be a timeless curse of parenthood to know simultaneously too much about one’s teenager and yet never access the information one actually wants.” [...]

anne sisteron jewelry

gurumommy — Tue, 07 May 2013 06:30:04 +0000

Mothers Day is fast approaching and if your family is anything like mine you haven’t bought your gifts yet (even if you are forced to buy for yourself!) I recently discovered this great jewelry designer, Anne Sisteron, a local LA mom of 2 kids with great taste (and price points!) and can’t get enough [...]

No City For Little Boys

gurumommy — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 06:30:58 +0000

from This article about how New York City is ‘No City For Little Boys’ made me laugh (even though I don’t have a boy, I do have a 7-year old with ‘AITP’!) Andrew Cotto writes that ‘ATIP’ stands for “Ants in the Pants.” He writes that: They are, for the most part, restless little fellows [...]

Meant 2 Be

gurumommy — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 06:30:53 +0000

A friend told me about this amazing new kids store in Tarzana that is worth a visit, Meant 2 Be carries all the latest and greatest for kids (infant infant up to age 16). The owner, Nicole, is amazing, she knows everything about kids fashion. She will be carrying all the latest [...]

FEED Body & Soul

gurumommy — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 06:30:32 +0000

A friend told me about FEED Body & Soul, the recently opened Venice all-organic restaurant, she couldn’t stop raving! FEED bills itself as a lifestyle restaurant inspired by their belief that eating well can be a daily indulgence. Open from 7am-11pm, their California-style menu is one with integrity and menu offerings are comprised of the [...]

the touch screen generation

gurumommy — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 06:20:32 +0000

The ‘tablet for kids’ topic won’t go away! Leslie Hendry for HuffPost, comments on this month’s Atlantic cover story, “The Touch-Screen Generation” Hanna Rosin writes about the alarming transformation of the American childhood in short time, parents worries over the quantity and quality of screen time, and an overview of the research to date on [...]