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  • Bullying prevention: 5 tips to encourage parent-child conversation

    BPT If you’re a parent, you bring your kids to their annual checkups, get their teeth cleaned twice a year and help them eat well and get enough sleep. You do this to keep them physically healthy, but what about their mental health? For parents, it can sometimes seem...
  • BBB Tips for Protecting Your Package Delivery

    Evan Arnold-Gordon Golden Gate Better Business Bureau During the holiday shopping season, the last thing consumers want to be worried about is if their packages will get stolen or not. Unfortunately however, package theft is a main concern for those waiting to receive their online orders, especially here in...
  • Bullying prevention: 5 tips to encourage parent-child conversation

    BPT If you’re a parent, you bring your kids to their annual checkups, get their teeth cleaned twice a year and help them eat well and get enough sleep. You do this to keep them physically healthy, but what about their mental health?  For parents, it can sometimes seem...
  • BBB Tips for Holiday Shopping

    Evan Arnold-Gordon Golden Gate Better Business Bureau Consumers and businesses nationwide are gearing up as the holiday season is right around the corner. With orders to fill and presents to buy, it can be extremely stressful to try and checkoff everything on your list. When shopping for the holidays,...
  • Don’t Use Gift Cards to Pay for Scams

    Mark Hedin Ethnic Media Services Gift cards prepaid credit-card-like financial instruments are for gifts. Just ask the government. Use them, perhaps, to give your style-conscious niece who lives far away the chance to shop for something she’ll actually wear. But DON’T use a gift card to help rescue that niece, or...
  • DIY Halloween Tips to Save Money

    StatePoint Halloween may be the spookiest night of the year, but it’s the prices for costumes and decorations that are scarier than any vampire (and they’ll drain your wallet even faster). This year, Americans plan to spend $3.2 billion on Halloween costumes and $2.7 billion on decorations, with the...
  • BBB Tips for the Start of Rainy Season

    Evan Arnold-Gordon Golden Gate Better Business Bureau As the leaves begin to fall and the weather gets colder, the inevitable start of rain will soon be upon us here in the Bay Area. Not only can rain be relaxing, refreshing, and a great reason to start getting cozied up...
  • Making it count: 5 tips for choosing a health plan

    BPT This fall millions will head to the polls to cast their vote in the mid-term elections, but they have another important choice to make as well: their health care coverage for 2019. People will have the opportunity to select or switch their health insurance plans for 2019 during...
  • BBB Tip: Hiring a Tutor

    Evan Arnold-Gordon Golden Gate Better Business Bureau Hiring a tutor for your child is a great way to help with a subject they struggle with. Ensure that they’re staying on top of their curriculum and when preparing for an assignment. When looking for a tutor, however, it can be...
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