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Staying Balanced: 10 Easy Ways to Cut Kids’ Screen Time

July 29, 2020

By Sarah Lyons Tablets, smartphones, television, and video games play a significant role in our daily lives. Technology can be a positive thing, but when it dominates our kids’ free time, it is time to limit it. Balance is key.…

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7 Ways to Keep Kids Socialized from a Distance

July 29, 2020

By Kerrie McLoughlin The “new normal” can be disorienting and frustrating at times. Your kids have friends who they have only seen physically from the end of their driveway. Your parents have been staying inside since the COVID-19 crisis began,…

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3 Tips to Improve Your Child’s Mental Health This Summer

May 12, 2020

Summertime conjures up memories of family vacations, more time together, and long summer days devoid of time constraints. All good, but did you know that you can also take advantage of this summer to kick-start your child’s mental health? Written…

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Kept at Home? Keep Your Kids Busy… and Maintain Your Sanity!

May 12, 2020

By Kerrie McLoughlin As plans are canceled daily due to the COVID-19 virus, we are all feeling a little disoriented. I genuinely believe that boredom can be a gift for our kids because it forces them to get creative (and…

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The Life-Changing Magic of Purging Toys

January 29, 2020

By Pam Moore Until recently, I was convinced my life would be better if only we had more space. Until we got a bigger house or remodeled, I thought a unique organizing system for our burgeoning collection of toys and…

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Holiday Shopping Safety

October 28, 2019

By Rob Baquera November is the start of the holiday shopping season. So, whether you are celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, or Ramadan, you will likely find yourself out shopping at some point with kids in tow. As hard as you…

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R.I.S.E. Strong

October 28, 2019

R.I.S.E. Strong (Respect, Image, Self-Love, Education, and Empowerment) is a program designed for adolescent girls at the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade school levels. Through positive school presentations and community workshops, R.I.S.E. attendees leave equipped with tools necessary to…

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Get Connected with FIT4MOM Placer

October 28, 2019

Motherhood is one of the best jobs on earth! It is also one of the most challenging. Loneliness, overwhelm, disconnect, and anxiety can set in when we are isolated from others. Our Village – FIT4MOM Placer- can help that! We…

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Make the Holidays More Meaningful – and Less Materialistic

October 28, 2019

Last year about this time, an Instagram photo showing a mountain of shiny wrapped presents – nearly as large as the seven-foot Christmas tree behind it – went viral. I love Hanukkah and Christmas (we celebrate both in our family);…

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A Grand Relationship: The Bond Between Grandparents And Grandchildren is A Win-Win Situation

July 23, 2019

By Shannon Dean We’ve all seen endearing looks of adoration lovingly exchanged between a child and his grandparent. The bond between children and their grandparents is obvious, heartwarming, and universal. “It’s the only relationship in which people are crazy about…

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