For parents who want to worry less and play more!

San Francisco Mom: Love, Honor and Ayelet Waldman

Ayelet Waldman admits that she loves her husband more than her children. Do other Moms feel the same way?

Bill Gates and the three “R’s”

I’ve always know the three “r’s” to be about readin, ‘ritin, and ‘rithmatic but in a recent article in the Seattle Post Intellicencer, Bill Gates redefines them. Right about now you might be scared. After all, he must be some maniacal academic, right? I mean he is the richest man in the world and he […]

It’s in the shoes

Forget about Elfantan and Stride Rite, say goodby to spending hundreds of dollars on buying only the best shoes (foregoing the really cute, cheap one’s at Target) for your little one ensuring that their feet develop perfectly! Have I got the shoe for you. A design student at west London’s Brunel University has developed a […]

San Francisco Mom: You Say Hello, I Say Goodbye

We live in San Francisco, where special experiences are abundant. Enrichment classes are abundant too. I found we were racing from one exciting and fun filled activity to another. Some of them weren’t so fun filled.

Confessions of a Flashcard Mom

Throughout the course of a day I am many things. I’m a woman, a small business owner, a wife… but over the past four years what I’ve tried to be great at was being a mom. The operative word here is “try.”
I’m not sure why… it’s not like the other things I am don’t […]

What we’re doing here

Welcome to PlayIsTheWork.com! We’re setting out on an adventure and we’re glad you have joined us. This blog grows out of the experiences my husband Johnny and I have had as parents of four-year-old twins and as entrepreneurs launching a multi-media production company focused on creating enriching entertainment for the whole child. We’ve talked to […]