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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Discover women who have made a difference. Celebrate Women’s History Month with your sons and daughters! Introduce them to 5 Amazing Women – Mae Jemison: The First Black Woman Astronaut It’s important to let your child know that Astronauts aren’t born — they go to school and learn about science just like everyone else! Dr. […]
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Every parent has the same experience – becoming bombarded with a plethora of questions from their children arising shortly after they learn to talk and increasing during the childhood years and then tapering down during adolescence. Within each of these interactions are also concerns about what is the “right” or “wrong” thing to say based […]
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United Way’s Virtual Book Drive Gives San Diego Children Summer Reading Books Fourth grade is a critical year. It is when children switch from “learning to read” to “reading to learn.” At least that should be the case. With over a quarter of the county’s fourth graders not reading proficiently and over half of San […]
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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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Early on, babies reveal how much rhythms are a part of their very being. Just a few weeks after birth, rhythmic patterns of sleep and eating become clear to sleep-deprived parents. Using Rhymes and Songs Rhythmic songs help infants and toddlers enjoy group time. Seated together on the floor in infant seats, 8 to 10 month […]
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Most parents are not bewildered by a multitude of marvelous choices when it comes to selecting a preschool or finding a solution to daycare. Our country has a long way to go before it adequately meets the early development needs of our children. It’s little surprise, then, that parents who have the most financial flexibility […]
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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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FasTracKids is a multi-day preschool and camp program designed to prepare children for the future. Established in 2007, FasTracKids was located at the Torrey Hills Shopping Center in Carmel Valley until it moved in 2010 to its current location on Mango Drive in Del Mar, CA. FasTracKids caters to children between the ages of 3 […]
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Help your preschooler learn about books and book handling. The next time you share a story with your preschooler, try this! Examine the front cover, back cover, title page, and the title of the story. Track text while you read. Point at each word while you read it. Show how you read each page, following text […]
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Making the holiday season a little brighter. Each year through the Embrace-a-Family Program, individuals, families, and groups in the community help ensure families in need have a joyous holiday celebration. Many Embrace -a-Family recipients would not have Hanukkah or Christmas celebrations without this program. How the program works. Embracers are matched with a family in […]
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