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A Letter from Jennifer about TruKid

Who are we? Sometimes, I feel that I don’t communicate what we really do . . well.   So Here GOES! We are a small, growing company based in Oakland, CA. Our products are made locally too. Al...

The Road Trip Back: Epic Fail Barf-O-Rama!

In part one, the Thanksgiving Road Trip to Arizona, went fantastically well. The kids all packed their stuff and car activities. Many Rainbow Loom bracelets were made and some new weaving techniq...

Getting 5 kids ready for a Thanksgiving Road Trip: The thrill of the long distance car ride!

We are hitting the road this year for Thanksgiving, visiting my parents in Yuma, Arizona. Yep, that’s right, from Piedmont, CA to Yuma it is a quick 14 hour jaunt. Imagine my kids delight when I ...

TruFamily End of Summer Surfing

It is the end of summer and I had promised my kids a surfing vacation. Well, the summer nearly got by me and I realized we had not gone anywhere fun with the kids…and certainly not surfing. At...

My kid likes me

My kid likes me. I can’t get over it. I was in bed watching TV with my 8 year old daughter, which is a rare moment. She looked over at me and I just touched her little face and said to her, “...

Parenting Advice Letting Go

Control Issues… Sometimes you just can’t get it all done. These past two weeks have been particularly hectic due to a trade show that we are prepping for this week; where we are launching two ...

Control Issues...

Sometimes you just can’t get it all done. These past two weeks have been particularly hectic due to a trade show that we are prepping for this week; where we are launching two brand new lines and ...

An Open Letter to My Sons’ Future Girlfriends

Dear 5-year-old and 12-year-old girls: When you are of proper dating age (which is about 25, in my opinion), my sons are going to know how to behave when they take you on a date. You can go ahe...

Jennifer's Parenting Confession

I need to make a confession … I am an advice-giver. I have six kids, and I am constantly telling them what to do. Wait, let me rephrase that—I am forever telling them what not to do. (By the way...

Family Meetings - how we do it

Family Meetings: how we do it! People often ask me how I manage 6 kids and 2 companies. The simple answer is that I am good a juggling a lot of chaos, but the real answer is organization of many v...