Kindergarten Prep

by Patti M. One of the great things about being part of a Parent’s Club like SBPC, is that you can learn a lot of tips from parents who have gone through certain milestones before you have. Take for instance, starting kindergarten. A monumental milestone in...

The Juggle: Parental Leave Policies

By an SBPC Mothers Navigating Careers member When I was pregnant with my first son, I worked at an established tech company in SF that was undergoing changes to the parental leave policy. The positive outcome of these changes was that the majority of a parent’s...

Plane Travel Tips (Part 2)

by Janine M. Read Plane Travel Tips (Part 1) Pre-Boarding Some airlines include families in their pre-board, and some don’t.  That said, I generally act like a jerk and pre-board anyway (just try and stop me!… oh you can… okay, I’ll wait, then…). I...