Getting to know ParentMap — Seattle’s #1 Parenting Resource

Over the last several weeks, I’ve had the extreme pleasure of getting to know Alayne Sulkin and the rest of the Seattle ParentMap team — they’ve created an incredible parenting resource in the award-winning ParentMap newsmagazine family, and recently have built upon their portfolio with a fantastic web presence and are ga-ga over their new ParentMap Blog! I look forward to working with their team to find ways for TeachStreet and ParentMap to create event more parent-friendly resources and information.

They describe themselves as:

“ParentMap is really a couple dozen wild women — your neighbors, your friends, working moms, artists, activists, teachers and closet athletes. We know well the daily struggle of balancing the crazy joy of parenting with our careers, spouses, chores….life! We’re here to help by connecting you to the info and resources you need to get it done, from Edmonds to Seattle, to the Eastside, Tacoma, Bremerton and Olympia.”

They also helped us out with a short “guest post”, below — you can tell it was written by someone with significantly better editorial chops than myself!

Dave

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Here’s a tale from the trenches; see if it sounds familiar: You are trying to find an Irish fiddle teacher on the Eastside. Not a violin teacher; fiddle! Irish! A “boy teacher” - for an 8-year-old boy! Google searchers turn up one guy in Ballard.

This really happened to me. Recently. Ya just know there’s got to be a better way.

Enter TeachStreet; we at ParentMap (www.parentmap.com) are psyched! Anything that takes a swing at simplifying the crazy ballet that is family logistics is right up there with portable yogurt. Congratulations on a beautiful site – and a much-needed resource.

And if you know a logistically challenged mom (read: any mom) who would enjoy a night out, sippin’ wine and listening to a girl-panel discuss the work/life “balance,” click thusly: Mona Locke tries to contain a lively debate; you kick back and ponder your next big move. See you there!