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The Benefits of Music

August 17, 2017 No Comment

Can Music Enhance One’s Life? What are the benefits of music and taking private music lessons? As Carmel Valley parents, this is a question we often ask ourselves. We live in a community that can offer pretty much everything for our kids. So many activities, so many sports, so many ways to improve our kids’ […]

Snoring and Sleep Apnea

August 15, 2017 No Comment

Does your spouse SNORE? Twenty-three percent of sleep partners sleep in separate rooms due to snoring. Snoring is the first sign of a medical condition known as “Sleep Apnea,” which can be a serious health problem for individuals. Sleep Apnea occurs when one’s breathing is disrupted during sleep. Left untreated, it can cause hypertension, diabetes, depression, stroke, […]

The Device of Personal Boundaries

August 10, 2017 No Comment

For this inaugural column on The Carmel Valley Life, I’m sharing one of my old high school entries, along with my personal reflections and insights. Personal Boundaries Janet Age 17 I didn’t go to the river with Karen today because John said he’d call, so I was hoping we would have a date. He finally […]

Making Time for Family Connection

August 8, 2017 No Comment

First off I would like to welcome you all to my first article with The Carmel Valley Life. I love this site and am excited to share some practical information that I hope everyone can use. I started Fit N Fun Kids with the hopes of helping many kids and making a positive impact in […]

World’s Top 10 Best Shopping Cities

August 3, 2017 3 Comments

World’s Top 10 Best Shopping Cities Inside Scoop from a Globetrotting Pro For many, a vacation translates to shopping – seeing the sights of the aisles. To these travelers, urban adventures of the retail persuasion are more appealing than on-the-road lures including sightseeing, night life . . . even beach going. I am one of […]

Raising a San Diego Athlete

August 1, 2017 No Comment

Whenever North Shore Girls Softball starts warming up for their season, I began to wonder what my daughter should be doing as a San Diego athlete to prepare. She is playing Fall Ball for the league, which is a good start. After all, practice makes perfect. However, during the time she tucks away her bat during […]

Letting Your Child Win

July 27, 2017 No Comment

When you play with your kids, do you let them win? If your kid is under the age of 10, you should really consider letting your child win. Children between the ages of 4 and 10, are obsessed with the concepts of winning, losing, and fairness. After all, growing up means giving up all sorts of childhood […]

Local Optimization

July 20, 2017 No Comment

Local optimization along with SEO, SEM and Social Media marketing can play a large role in the search capabilities of any Carmel Valley San Diego business. For mom-and-pop business without the knowledge or capabilities to enact a paid or organic search campaign, submitting ones business to online local directories such as: Google, Yahoo & Bing […]

Children Sleep Therapy: Helping Families Have a Better Night’s Sleep

July 18, 2017 No Comment

Helping Carmel Valley Families Fall Asleep Local Carmel Valley mom and business owner, Jen Varela, is helping sleep deprived families get much needed rest. Sugar Night Night offers children sleep therapy to families that need help to establish and implement a sleep routine. Many parents in the community of Carmel Valley San Diego, have difficulty […]

Guide to Eating Healthy Beans

July 13, 2017 No Comment

Eating Healthy Beans Beans, beans, the musical fruit. Well, they may be musical for some. More importantly however, they’re one of the richest sources of plant-based protein available. A daily staple throughout history, legumes have supplied the bulk of protein for numerous cultures. Yet in much of our western culture, animal foods have largely displaced […]

Child Development Milestones

July 11, 2017 No Comment

The Preschool Years, Ages 3-5 While all kids grow at their own pace, there are certain child development milestones to be aware of as a parent. Milestones show where your child might need help, but they also give you a heads-up as to what’s just down the road, so you can take a deep breath […]

Break Your Sugar Addiction!

July 6, 2017 No Comment

The Western pallet (especially Americans) craves sweet and salty foods from early childhood; hence the sugar addiction. This is a vast contrast to the Eastern pallet, which craves sour, bitter, and pungent foods. Food manufacturers use this fact as to their benefit by adding sugar into nearly every food product available on the market. For […]