Recently, I updated the bulletin board at my office with the message: “Stand here and think of something you are grateful for!” I casually left a pen hanging from a string and went on with life. After a couple of days, much to my delight, there were several messages left behind! A couple messages were from […]
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If you’re a parent of a child who’s age just cracked the double digits, you may have noticed their opinion of you might be slipping into the ’embarrassing’ category more and more each day. What did you ever do? Probably nothing, but as your child’s sense of self changes you can expect their view of […]
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The ‘Birds and the Bees’ conversation is what Healthy Chats aims to ease and demystify. Whether you attend a seminar or not, once the day of the ‘big talk’ is over, there’s ultimately got to be some follow up. In this post, we’ll review how to approach – and survive – the next conversation. 1. […]
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Daylight savings time has arrived and the long anticipated days of warmer weather, sunshine and vacations are seen on the horizon. It is a busy time for everyone especially for children. Suddenly they are everywhere! Riding bicycles, on skateboards, neighborhood pick up games in the streets and everything in between. Beaches become meeting grounds for […]
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Healthy Chats for Moms: Shedding Light on “the Birds & the Bees” Growing up can definitely be a confusing time for both children and their parents. Children are beginning to notice many different changes happening to their bodies. This period of time can definitely be embarrassing for children to go through, as they are not […]
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As I watched bits and pieces of the Super Bowl, the commercial of Babylandia caught my attention. So this is where babies come from? Ha!! The dreaded questions posed to parents, which we all try to avoid. Now we have one more version of the story – BABYLANDIA!! The makers of the commercial actually got […]
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December means a lot of things: the end of one year and the start of a new one, really cold weather (for some of you), holiday music, family gatherings, frenzied shopping, cooking, special traditions…the list goes on. My favorite part about this time of year though, despite the hectic pace, is that regular events become […]
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This month’s post is dedicated to the moms (and dads) of teenage girls. While we usually complain about this age group’s mood swings, angst-y attitudes and general rolling-of-the-eyes, it’s important to remember that the pressures on young females are complex and intense. Yes, their opportunities for achievement are greater than ever before, but so are […]
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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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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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During the summer months, doctors’ offices in Carmel Valley are full of kids, usually healthy and rambunctious. They are either there for their check up or having to tag along as their sibling gets his or her check up. For some kids it is fun. For others it is agony. I remember a certain San […]
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Healthy body image and it’s best friend, high self esteem, are hardest to find in teenage girls, but let’s not forget that teenage boys and kids of all ages can potentially suffer from an unhealthy or distorted body image (not to mention adults). Your child’s self-image isn’t plain to see, so monitoring it can be […]
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