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Guitar, Piano, Drums, Voice and Bass All Play Music teaches life skills to children…Music just happens to be the vehicle. Their certified instructors make each lesson fun and engaging while the students learn their favorite songs. Their program provides goal setting, achievement levels and performances. Go to www.allplaymusic.com to learn more and find out what parents are saying about All Play. Prices range from $280-$550 per month and enrollment is limited to ensure the highest quality of service. Call 310)745-4007 for more info and to reserve your slot.
Today in History www.history.com/this-day-in-history National Running Day National Tailors Day National Rocky Road Day http://kids-list.com/Blog.aspx?blog=45
Play and Grow Smart-er Tips Nancy Pyne-Hapke, author of “Play and Grow Smart, A Guide Supporting Brain Development, Birth through Five,” has been giving tips to aid your child’s optimum skill development through proactive neuroscience-based activities every Monday. These ideas come from scholarly sources to personal interviews, from the internet to periodicals to books. DEVELOPMENTAL Skill Definition, SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL: bonding, building relationships, appreciating differences, self-esteem, self-expression, responsibility, self-reliance, resourcefulness, curiosity, motivation, persistence, self-control. THE CRITICAL WINDOW during which the circuits of the brain are being most heavily wired for “SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL: STRESS RESPONSE” development is birth to about 3 years. The more opportunity children have for positive social-emotional experiences during this critical period, the more efficiently their brains will work over the long run. Some Social/Emotional: STRESS RESPONSE tidbits: * “CONTROL tantrums” come from a more sophisticated part of the brain, usually with a demanding “I want” attitude. Giving him what he wants just because he’s screaming and kicking (and you want him to stop) TEACHES him to throw “control” tantrums. It’s hard not to get drawn in, but if you do, you’ve “lost” and he’s “won.” * DURING A “CONTROL” tantrum, keep calm. You can say, “I know you feel really angry when.. ‘that happens’ (when ..we’re not going to buy that candy, ..you can’t play with Sister’s toy right now).” Put her in a safe place where she can’t hurt herself, and ignore her (as much as possible). Giving attention to a “control” tantrum feeds it, and spanking and yelling only makes her angrier. * DURING A “CONTROL” tantrum in a public place like a mall/market, if possible, take him to an enclosed place like the car. Let him calm down (with as Little Eye Contact as possible), then hug/comfort him. * DURING A “CONTROL” tantrum at home, when safe, isolate her and she will calm down on her own. When she’s quiet, help her change her attention to an activity she likes. In time, with supportive modeling, she will learn other ways to deal with anger. Next week – “Social/Emotional: STRESS RESPONSE” Pt. 8 Comment to msmarm@roadrunner.com
Inspired by Ayurveda, these amazing products promote balance and personal vitality ELANVEDA provides best-of-breed products/solutions for everyday ailments, formulated using organic, all natural essential oil blends. Products are formulated in response to specific requirements of their customers. The company uses the finest materials available and manufactures exclusively within the USA. All purchases include a 30 day satisfaction guarantee and are developed to address imbalances in your body. It is a trusted brand for health and wellness needs. Headquartered in Calabasas, ELANVEDA continues to create and sell a unique product mix while supporting education within the Ayurvedic community, and industry at large.
Will your child be in Kindergarten at Chaparral Elementary in Calabasas in the fall? An informal get-to-know-you playdate is being organized by parents on Sunday, June 9th. For more information, contact lisamf516@yahoo.com.
Family Fun Fair/Open House at Montessori of Malibu Canyon in Calabasas Today, Sunday June 2nd from 10am-2pm Lots of free family fun activities Face painter Balloon artist Bubble show Puppet show Stilt walker Petting zoo Crafts Kids DJ Dance Party Plus: Hot Dog on a Stick Truck and Ice Cream Truck 4029 Las Virgenes Road (behind AE Wright Middle School)
Join Shirley Oya’s Heartfelt Community(TM) For Gen X Women It’s not too late to join the newest Meetup group and RSVP for the very first event this Monday night in Encino. If you are a woman in your 30’s or 40’s, check out the unique community. It’s friendship, growth, and personal & professional networking all rolled into one! Go directly to http://www.meetup.com/SFV-Heartfelt-Women-A-community-to-Connect-Grow-Together/. Contact Shirley for more information at shirley@lifecoachfor30somethings.comor 818.359.0274. www.lifecoachfor30somethings.com
Worst End of School Year Mom Ever http://jenhatmaker.com/blog/2013/05/30/worst-end-of-school-year-mom-ever#.UagWjsW5kLh.facebook
Temple Judea’s Coffee Talk with the Rabbis Thursday, June 6th at 9:15am Parents are especially welcome to come and learn about Jewish holidays, basic Jewish concepts and much more this week with Rabbi Don Goor. We will supply the coffee & dessert. No charge. RSVP at www.templejudea.com. 5429 Lindley Avenue in Tarzana (818) 758-3800
Illuminating Live, Love & Career Monday June 3rd 7pm-10pm Have YOU ever Wanted to Change Jobs? Take Your Relationship to the Next Level? Get that Meeting you Keep Putting Off? Join US for 3 Months and see how your LIFE can change Every Monday 7:00pm-10:00pm Only $90 a month Visa. MC/AMEX Questions or Membership, Call Melissa Pressman at 818-635-9252 or email Melissa@alisonsays.com
Napping Tips: 7 Expert Strategies For Maximizing Your Naptime http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/28/napping-tips
Every Parent Needs to Know We all struggle. Everyone! We all second-guess. We all want to quit sometimes. Hold the good times close,& when things are tough, remember, “This too shall pass.” Join Judi Lirman, licensed MFT in a Parents Support Group at her office in Tarzana. Meet other stressed parents & discover answers & ideas; realize you are not alone. Judi, therapist, former teacher, behaviorist, & mother educates, guides,& encourages. Parenting is a dance. Trust yourself. Contact Judi at 818.998-3205 or judimft@gmail.com.
Delicious dishes from the larger Levant region – Where the ingredients are always fresh and of best quality The Levant region is located at the intersection of Mesopotamian, Anatolian, Hellenistic and Mediterranean Civilizations. The region covers most of modern Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Israel, Syria, the Sinai Peninsula, parts of Southern Turkey and Northwestern Iraq. Centering this menu on its Kurdish side, they provide the delicious dishes from the larger Levant region, where the ingredients are always fresh and of best quality. Their philosophy is to make customers feel the Levant in terms of both taste and ambiance. Yelp reviews: http://www.yelp.com/biz/niroj-levant-cuisine-Agoura-hills-3
30 Things Only Drivers In Los Angeles Will Understand http://www.buzzfeed.com/erinlarosa/things-only-drivers-in-los-angeles-will-understand
Free Parenting Workshop for Parents of Young & School Age Children Saturday June 22nd from 3-5pm A free Parenting Workshop for parents to obtain some advice and a different perspective on some of the issues facing their family, including recent research in Child Development & Developmental Neurobiology. Emphasis of the afternoon will be on developing parent/child self-esteem, using discipline vs. punishment, effective communication, & understanding how children think. Contact Erica at info@PresenceInParenting.com to reserve your space. Free individual consultations also available.
Your Jr. Chef can make soft pretzels Simple recipe for yeast dough that can be made into pretzel shapes, twisted into fat breadsticks or spiraled into biscuits. Add yeasty water to flours and cheese, and mix until blended. Knead dough until smooth. Next, use your math skills to cut the dough into 32 pieces, and make whatever shapes you want. Brush with egg wash, and bake. Comments say “yummy,” “easy” and “fantastic results.” Parental supervision. http://www.food.com/recipe/whole-wheat-pretzels-44910
Re-Timer helps users sleep better Our body clock influences the timing of all our bodily rhythms: our sleeping and waking patterns, alertness, performance levels, and metabolism. These rhythms vary regularly (up and down) over a 24-hour cycle, and are influenced by light. To time these rhythms, photoreceptors in our eyes detect bright light. Often, however, we do not receive the daily bright light we need to maintain a well-timed body clock and natural energy levels. This can be due to working indoors, seeing too little sun during the long winter months, or deliberately avoiding the sun because of concern over UV rays. Indoor lighting is usually not sufficient to time our body clocks. The re-timer was created to provide a portable and 100% UV-free light source.
Adat Shalom is offering 2-6 year olds a full day camp program Hours – 9-3pm with an option for early and extended care. “Cruise Through the Summer” Week 1: Mexico June 24th-28th Week 2: Brazil July 1st-5th (closed on the 4th) Week 3: South Africa July 8th-12th Week 4: Italy July 15th-19th Week 5: France July 22nd-26th Week 6: Sweden July 29th-Aug 2nd Week 7: Russia Aug 5th-9th Week 8: China Aug 12th-16th Email Joanie@adatshalomla.org or call 310-474-8573 for a tour. http://www.adatshalomla.org/Learning/Early_Childhood_Center/
Jennika’s Baked Goodies Home-baked personalized or themed cakes and cupcakes for any occasion. Unique cookies by the dozen also. Dazzle your guests with these one of a kind delicious desserts. Create your own design or review my portfolio of past creations. Email wjennika@gmail.com for pictures, prices, and more information.
20% Off Camp Tuition for Jen’s List Subscribers for 20th Summer of Camp Exploration Travel Day Camp While some weeks are now full, Jen’s List members who contact Camp Exploration within the next week and enroll in one or more remaining weeks of Camp Exploration’s Travel Day Camp will be provided 20% off of camp tuition in celebration of Camp Exploration’s 20th summer! The Travel Day Camp features small groups of 12, 4:1 child: adult ratio, mature responsible adult counselors, individual attention, positive values, healthy conscious snacks, etc. – the most conscious camp you can find!
The Dangerous “Challenge” to Discuss With Your Kids http://moms.popsugar.com/What-Cinnamon-Challenge
Handyman who can fix it all From your swimming pool service to your property’s ins and outs, thehandydaddy gets the job done. Make him your personal on call guy. Reasonable rates. References available upon request. Email your inquiries to DAVE at thehandydaddy@gmail.com.
A glaze, a rub and a marinade using miso for glazing and grilling 3 recipes for fish filets, lamb medallions or beef steaks, grilled salmon, chicken, pork, sliced Japanese eggplant and tofu. http://www.melindalee.com/recipes/miso-for-glazing-and-grilling/
The Huntington Gardens: So Much More Than Just Gardens http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/05/29/the-huntington-gardens-so-much-more-than-just-gardens/
Community Sidewalk CPR Day – Learn CPR in 5 minutes Tuesday, June 4th, join Los Angeles County Firefighters and Lifeguards at three locations near you! No appointment is necessary . . . just show up! https://local.nixle.com/alert/5008582/?sub_id=473743
Are You Looking for aSummer Program for Your Middle School Children? July 15th-19th HighTech LA’s TEAM 4 Element is proud to announce their Second Annual Robotics Summer Camp. Located on the Van Nuys campus of HTLA, students will design, build, program and control ROBOTS! This is a fun learning experience for boys and girls between the ages of 9-13 (grades 4-8). For more information, contact HTLA at 818-609-2640 or mr.babahekian@ht-la.org.
Breast-Feeding Is Hell http://www.salon.com/2013/05/27/breastfeeding_is_hell/
Field Trips Summer Camp for Young Ladies-2nd graders-6th graders June 10th-July 3rd. Enroll by June 5th for Special Pricing.Your daughter will enjoy: ice skating, Magic Mountain, Skateland, Pinz, Hurricane Harbor, Jump Sky High, beach & movie days! This camp is a 3 days week camp with optional add-on days. 5 girls per week. Call (818)399-5907 or email deannerostami@hotmail.com to reserve your space soon. Provider is a mom of 3 girls, 16, 12 & 8 as well as an owner of a licensed &insured childcare.
NEWBORN photography Photographer Jen O’Dell is looking for 10 new Mommies who will be giving birth June-Aug 2013′. She can come to your home or you can come to hers in Sherman Oaks. Session fee: $299! Your session fee will even be deducted from your choice of package and will include 2 hours of custom styled photography. $399 for Newborn and Maternity combined! You will be able to view 20 final images presented in an online gallery for you to order from. Call to book your spot today! ONLY 10 spots available!
FREE Workout with Mind, Body, and Spirit Fit Club Tuesday June 11thfrom 7-8:30pm Free Beachbody® Workout (P90X, Insanity, Turbo Fire, Tai Cheng) every Tuesday night.Join positive minds to create a healthy body and enlighten your spirit. Enjoy a free healthy sample of the Premium Superfoods Shake, Shakelogy. Unity Burbank Center for Spiritual Awareness 637 S. Victory Blvd. inBurbank,91502 For more info, contact Talia at yourfitjourney@gmail.com.
Are you growing tomatoes? You might be visited by tomato hornworms. They are sometimes hard to see since they’re the exact color of the tomato plant, grow up to 4″ long and are the caterpillar that will turn into the sphinx moth. After eating the heck out of your tomato plants, they’ll bury themselves in the dirt, come out as a large moth, mate, lay eggs which will hatch and keep eating your tomatoes and leaves. Get a black UV light to shine on your plants at night – the hornworms will glow green, then you just pick them off. Use a paper towel since they like to be stinky when touched and dispose of them. Score, humans! http://www.walterreeves.com/gardening-q-and-a/hornworms-control/ http://www.growyourtomatoes.com/hornworm.html
2013 Summer Survival Guide http://strollertraffic.com/blog/the-2013-summer-survival-guide/
Income Taxes – Did you pay too much on April 15th? Are you happy with your CPA? Did they take a proactive approach to understanding you and your business to maximize your tax savings? If your answer was not an overwhelming “YES”, consider Spectrum. Spectrum is a full service accounting/finc. planning firm with locations in the Valley, Westlake and on the Westside. Finance/Tax planning & compliance, Asset Allocation and Accounting for businesses/individuals. Need a tax/financial planning check up; Email TBerges@spectrum-cpa.com for free consult. 310-963-4322
On Making Judgments and Being Judgmental Do you know someone whose have judgments that are power-driven, unempathetic, based on their own idiosyncratic values or tastes, overly based on other people’s character, and are closed, shallow, and pessimistic, and ultimately have the consequence of making the other person feel problematically diminished? Here are 8 key dynamics to keep in mind when judging others: empathy, values-frame, power, person/situation, person/act, open/closed dynamic, shallow/expert, optimistic/pessimistic dynamic. http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/theory-knowledge/201305/making-judgments-and-being-judgmental
Want to create a Jr. Chef from your screen-addicted kid? DIY Ben & Jerry’s-style ice cream starting with softened store-bought basics, then mix-ins. Try textures that are crunchy and/or soft and flavors that are salty, spicy, sweet, distinct. After making your creations, press plastic wrap onto the surface of the ice cream in a quart-sized container and freeze about an hour. Included are recipes for Quadruple Chocolate Eclair Ice Cream, Snickerdoodle Red Velvet Ice Cream and Rice Krispies Treat Ice Cream. For the creatively-timid, there’s always Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Ice Cream & Dessert Book. Parental supervision. http://www.oregonlive.com/foodday/index.ssf/2013/05/
Struggling with your child’s behavior?Do you need help implementing limits and boundaries? Naama Cameron, M.S. can help! If your child is demonstrating any struggles (behavior, social/emotional (tantrums, bed-time routines, outbursts, etc.), she will meet with you and develop strategies to best help your child and family. Naama works as a support and guide for parents who need assistance with challenging behaviors. She develops a behavior plan with clear limits and boundaries while embracing a positive and loving relationship. Call for a free phone consultation – (818) 618-2381.
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