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Healthy Chats for Girls: Shedding Light on Puberty Growing up can definitely be a confusing time for both children and their parents.  Children are beginning to notice different changes happening to their bodies, such as hair starting to grow in new places and their voices cracking.  This period of time can definitely be embarrassing for […]

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The modern day girl endures a complex and intense rite of passage so different from years gone by, in many ways it is uncharted territory.  This race to perceived success, beauty and acceptance is fueled by powerful mechanisms: media messages, peer pressure, technology, social media, and the pressure to succeed with the “bar” of high […]

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Sometimes waking up in the morning isn’t always the easiest thing to do, especially as the seasons change.  Most people instantly wake up and reach right for a cup of coffee to help make the whole getting up process a little easier.  But instead of reaching for that cup of coffee, Pablo and Branko Fernandez recommend starting […]

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Kid-Bumps

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If it weren’t for “Kid-Bumps”, we would all be in trouble, and perhaps parents, in general would not be needed.  But we all know that leaving our kids alone for too long is likely going to lead to trouble and here is why.  A “Kid–Bump” is when your child does something so outrageous that you […]

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Now that school is underway, you may have a Kindergartener that started school a few weeks back.  Last month, I posted an article titled Is Your Child Ready for Kindergarten in the area of Language Arts.  This month we will focus on Mathematics. Prior to entering Kindergarten, your child should begin to: Number Sense & Numeration […]

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The school year is upon us, and while summer weather may continue here in San Diego, the rest of any young student’s life is about to go through a major change.  Classes, new friends, meaningful teachers, and hopefully hobbies, talents and interests new and old will emerge as the school year progresses.  Our idea for […]

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Holly and Jenny have been best friends since 4th grade.  Graduating from grade school together, they moved into middle school where they became “best friends.”  Where in grade school they had similar interests, played well together, and shared fond memories, once into middle school, their relationship has taken on a new form of intensity.  Clothing choices are almost identical. […]

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Athletes are committed to maximizing their performance and are discovering that Chiropractic Care is one of the best ways to accomplish it.  So many world class athletes work with Chiropractors because they are experts at Human Function.  We have heard multiple stories of athletes having their Chiropractors at the Olympic games.  Swimmers, Gymnasts, Misty May […]

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Can you believe that the end of summer is quickly approaching? Where did the time go??? If you have a child entering Kindergarten in just a few short weeks, this Language Arts Checklist may be helpful.  What does your child need to know? Teaching basic reading & writing skills in creative & engaging ways is a challenge, a […]

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Whether you follow sports regularly or not, the Summer Olympics is always captivating. During the London 2012 Olympics, it’s been hard to miss the story of Gabby Douglas, a 16-year-old who won the gold medal in the All Around Championships for Women’s gymnastics last week, the first African-American to do so. Gabby’s mom was watching […]

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Getting Your Kids Back Into School

It’s about that time of the summer when parents have to remind their kids that school will be starting again in about a month or you will likely be in for a rocky start of the new school year. Why? A condition called Summer Learning Loss occurs each summer when kids do not exercise their […]

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With college becoming harder to get into these days and even getting a job after graduation, many teens and young adults alike are struggling financially while they await bigger and brighter future employment opportunities.  However, there is a small population of these folks who weather these times better than the others because they have mastered […]

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