For San Diego Moms and Moms-To-Be
At Sketch Aquarium at The New Children’s Museum, kids can design a sea creature, scan it in and watch it swimming and interacting within minutes in the 20’ x 10’ wall-sized digital aquarium. Kids can also interact with the sea creatures and their own creations – by touching the screen to feed the fish or direct them throughout the aquarium.
All Ages
The San Diego Gulls are giving kids the chance to try hockey for free. The San Diego Gulls Learn to Play program introduces kids to the basics of hockey and skating and no previous experience is required. All necessary equipment is available for participants to borrow–– and they’ll even get an Anaheim Ducks branded hockey stick and a San Diego Gulls branded hockey jersey to keep following the completion of the program. Register here. This program is offered at the following times and locations:
Icetown Carlsbad
Saturdays: June 10, June 17, June 24, July 1
10:40-11:40 a.m.
San Diego Ice Arena
Sundays: April 30, May 7, May 14, May 21
11:50 a.m.–12:50 p.m.
Ice-Plex Escondido
Saturdays: May 6, May 13, May 20, June 3
2:45-3:45 p.m.
UTC Ice
Thursdays: May 25, June 1, June 8, June 15
6:20-7:20 p.m.
COST: Free
AGES: 4-12
Have you ever been so tired that you don’t even remember what day it is, or how you even go there? That tends to happen when children become part of your life’s equation.
When you were younger, carefree and childless hittimg the clubs, traveling, setting the world on fire making your millions – did you ever think for one second that you’d put sleep before any of that – especially before sex! Yea right…sleep before sex. You would have thought anyone who said so was crazy right? Well now you know what all of those people with children were taking about now that you have a child. Sleep…oh preciaous sleep. When you have a newborn baby it’s worth more than gold. All you can fantasize about is getting a hotel room someplace and slepping in that warm, comfy bed. No pool, no going out…just sleep.
Dr. Harvey Karp, author of the celebrated parent guide The Happiest Baby on the Block states “Sleep deprivation is the top challenge for families, say 62 percent of the parents surveyed – more so than lack of time (48 percent), money (34 percent), or sex (26 percent). Sleep is the main thing parents miss from their pre-child life, more than time for themselves or sex.” Parent’s average about 5.5 hrs. sleep per night. More than 3/4 of them have not slept a solid 8 hrs. in months.
In the first few months couples are more focused on the baby than themselves. It’s fun at first, but then real life stressors start to set in. Couple that with a serious lack of sleep for both parents and you have got a problem. That’s when the aruing starts, and the lack of attention towards one another – especially when both parents need to return to work after materanty leave. Now you have childcare to worrry about which equates to more bills. It is so important to reconnect with your spouse during this timem, making adjustments along the way. The most important thing is communication. Good communication is the key.
There are things that you can do along the way to help deal with this new lifestyle. Don’t be shy about asking family and friends for help. Most people are more than happy to lend a helping hand. Usually you can’t keep the Grandparents away! Also take turns sleeping. Make arrangements so that you alternate nights when one of you get up and the other one gets to sleep. Unfortunately for the mommy breast feeding cannot be done by dad, but you can pump and have dad feed at night.
For other ideas, Read the full article from Cision PR Newsletter.
Researchers at Stanford used different labels for vegetables in the cafeteria. And when they called them things like “rich, buttery, roasted SWEET corn,” 25% more students ate it, and also took 
much bigger portions.
A new study figured out a pretty simple way to trick your kids into eating more vegetables without complaining the whole time. Just jazz up the NAME a little bit . . .
Researchers at Stanford recently spent about a month changing up the signs next to vegetables in the cafeteria. And they monitored how many students ate each vegetable when they called it different things.
They tried boring labels, like “corn” and “green beans.” They also tried things like “vitamin-rich corn” and “reduced-sodium corn.” It didn’t make a huge difference though.
But when they used labels like “rich, buttery, roasted SWEET corn,” 25% more students ate it . . . and the servings they took were 23% bigger.
The recipes never changed. The “rich, buttery” corn was exactly the same as when they just called it “corn.” And it worked the same way with other vegetables too.
So if you make something your kids hate like spinach, try calling it “sweet spinach” and see what happens. With young kids, you can have a little more fun with it if you want, and call it something like “Mom’s Sizzlin’ Sweet Spinach.”
To read more…CLICK HERE!
Every child shines at Center Stage Children’s Theater (CSCT)!
“Beauty and the Beast JR.” tells the story of Belle, an adventurous young girl and the Beast, her hideous captor, who is actually a young prince trapped under a spell. In order to break the spell, the Beast must learn to love another and earn her love in return–before time runs out. With the help of the castle’s enchanted staff, including a loving teapot, a charming candelabra and a nervous mantel clock, Belle and the Beast find a beautiful friendship and love that neither knew was possible.
“Beauty and the Beast JR.” features classic songs from the Academy Award®-winning film score such as “Be Our Guest” and “Belle,” as well as original songs from the 1994 Tony®-nominated Broadway musical.
Starts at 2:00 pm
All Ages
$9 – $12
