The Carmel Valley Life | Archive | Child Health

Keeping Kids Busy with Holidays Activities

October 24, 2017 No Comment

Listen up parents, if your kids get bored over the upcoming Holiday vacation, things could get rough. However, some simple things you can do will not only make the Holiday time for enjoyable for them, but also for you with Holiday activities. Although many children complain about school work, the social benefits of the school […]

Adolescent Attitudes

September 21, 2017 No Comment

Attitude (def): Often a parent’s worst nightmare. Evidence of an “attitude” begins as early as 2 years of age and remains intact through ages 16 to 17 frequently manifesting when a child or adolescent is feeling thwarted, is in a bad mood, tired, or when interrupted of refrained from an activity of their choice. Many […]

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 […]

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 […]

Keeping Toys Organized & Under Control

July 4, 2017 No Comment

Can You Keep Your Kid’s Toys Organized? My husband and I spent the better part of our busy, child rearing years functioning out of a charming little 3 bedroom, 1 bath ranch house before hauling our family to Carmel Valley a few years ago. We did a ton of entertaining as well, so containing 4 […]

Post High School Graduation : What to Expect Next

June 27, 2017 No Comment

Post High School Graduation and what should you expect next. Many High School Seniors will graduate either this week or next. Then, in just a few months, they will be leaving the comfort of their homes, family, and friends to embark upon a new stage in their lives – “the life of college”. On the surface, […]

Get Outside San Diego! Aptly Named Web Tool Highlights San Diego’s 1,100 Parks

June 22, 2017 No Comment

“Get Outside San Diego is the first of its kind,” said Dan Rademacher of the nonprofit GreenInfo Network, the site’s creator. “While search engines and web maps can be useful for finding neighborhood parks, they don’t have accurate park details for the entire county. Get Outside San Diego allows users to search for all San […]

One To One Time with Kids

June 13, 2017 No Comment

You’ve heard the old saying “quality time” versus “quantity time” haven’t you? Well, when it comes to spending time with kids, this old adage speaks loud and clear. Most invested parents do their best to spend time with their kids and hope that those times together will be cherished moments in the minds of their […]

10 Ways to Boost Child Self-Esteem

May 11, 2017 No Comment

Increasing Child Self-Esteem As a parent, there are many questions and concerns that can come to mind as you are raising your child. One of the most common questions I get as an Early Childhood Educator is, “How can I boost child self-esteem?” Healthy self-esteem is a child’s armor against the challenges of the world. […]