Welcome to Indy Parenting, a one-stop information source for Santa Barbara families.
Here you’ll find personal stories about the magic and madness of raising children, advice from local experts on a wide range of kid-related topics, and spotlights of supportive businesses and services.
This hub will also feature our annual issues that focus on young people, starting with our After-School Activity Guide, and an event calendar that highlights age-appropriate happenings around town.
To offer feedback and ideas, email indyparenting@independent.com. Grandparents are encouraged to follow along, too.
Bringing up the next generation is an all-day, every-day adventure, and Indy Parenting will be there for you every step of the way.
2024 Schools of Thought
The Independent’s annual education guide takes a close look at Santa Barbara learning.
Featured Stories
The initiatives include suicide-prevention signs, mental-health resources for students, and newly opened wellness centers, which the district is still working on expanding to all schools.
Santa Barbara, CA (March 10, 2025)- The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Benevolent Posse is doubling the number of scholarships given
Santa Barbara, CA — March 6, 2025 — YouthWell, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering youth and families with tools to
Santa Barbara, CA – Adams Elementary School Principal Kelly Fresch announced her retirement, effective June 30, 2025. Fresch has dedicated 30
The Deep Breath Initiative is helping students, parents, teachers, and administrators address the problem at home and on campus.
Santa Barbara, CA, March 4, 2025 — It’s not just adults who are impacted by grief and loss in our community.
What does it take to get parents out on a school night? Solutions for online addiction for starters.
February 26, 2025 – Solvang, CA – Solvang, California (www.SolvangUSA.com), the Danish-rooted, Santa Ynez Valley wine country town along California’s Central Coast, will
Around 75 students, families, and staff from Harding and other Santa Barbara Unified schools, as well as UCSB, showed up Saturday to plant the campus’s new “School Yard Forest.”
The more they throw at you, the more parents have to soldier on.
Despite the city’s desperate need for childcare, prospective preschools face a development process that is often “restrictive, slow, and costly.”
What you need to know: California boosted Paid Family Leave and Disability Insurance benefits up to 90 percent of regular pay
Sponsored Stories
Fusion Academy Melds One-on-One Instruction with Flexible Scheduling
Students receive individualized attention from dedicated teachers who tailor every lesson to their learning style, pace, and interests.
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Riding Safely: E-Bike Safety Tips for the Entire Family
Cottage Health explains how to reduce risk while enjoying all the benefits.
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Triple the Love
The Tuck family’s NICU journey at Cottage Children’s Medical Center.
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Find an array of fun and interesting events such as book events, health and wellness, fairs, festivals, fun, and more geared towards children of all ages and their families.
You can also find these events by going to the S.B. Independent’s online calendar by highlighting “Children and/or Family.” Submit your event to our free calendar here.
Annual Issues
Summer has been waiting all year to welcome you back to creativity, learning, movement, the water, the outdoors, friendship, and more!
Let the S.B. Independent’s 2023 After-School Activities Guide help you find the ideal after-school activity for your child.
The perfect summer experience from the arts and sports, outdoor fun and sleeping away, to special needs and spiritual camps, await your kids.
The Independent’s annual nod to our incredible neighbors.
Announcements
WHAT: The Big Bounce America 2025 tour is bringing the bounciest, most action-packed experience of the year to Santa Barbara, CA
Santa Barbara, CA – United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County (UBGC) is proud to announce Monique Fairgood
It’s a new school year, and the City of Goleta would like to remind parents and children of some important
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Having a baby and becoming a parent are major developmental milestones in adulthood that most people
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