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Six tips on how to stop the summer academic slide

June 22, 2016 By Lan Nguyen Leave a Comment

Breezy Mama’s Lan has your tips for helping kids learn while school’s out! Plus, a Breezy Mama discussion on Fox 5 San Diego yesterday on this topic- see the video below! Summer is finally here and it’s tempting to let the kids kick back and enjoy the outdoors after working so hard during the academic year. […]

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Filed Under: How to Parent Tips Tagged With: Education, kids, learning in summer, Parenting, school, summer

Dogs and Kids: How to Keep Both Safe

June 1, 2010 By Chelsea 3 Comments

A friend suggested I cover dogs and kids safety after her Lab that she had owned since he was 8 weeks old — and is now 9 years old — bit her 4 year old on the face. Fortunately, the wound was superficial but it did cover half her face and required the work of […]

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Filed Under: How to Parent Tips, The Breeze Tagged With: Animal Planet’s Good Dog U, dog bites, dog safety, dogs, Joel Silverman, kids, newborns and dogs, preparing dog for baby, puppy training, toddlers and dogs

Body Image: Tips for Helping Your Child Have a Healthy One

March 29, 2010 By Chelsea 3 Comments

Recently I nearly had a heart attack when I over heard my SIX year old and her bestie ask one another, “Do I look fat in this?” Another friend mentioned her Kindergarten son came home from school and asked her if she thought he was fat. What has Elmo been talking about their on the […]

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Filed Under: How to Parent Tips, The Breeze Tagged With: body image, children, eating disorder, elementary school, food control issues, kids, obsessive compulsion to exercise, promoting a healthy body image, rapid weight loss, shifting around food, Signs of an eating disorder, steps to take if eating disorder suspected, teens

The Truth About Divorce, Protecting Yourself, Your Children and Your Assets

January 19, 2010 By Chelsea 1 Comment

Ironically, Breezy Mama Martha has learned a lot about divorce from being married… to a BIG D attorney. Recently, we were at our three year olds’ sports day and were told about a friend of a friend who is being taken advantage of after her husband decided to leave her and Martha said to me, […]

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Filed Under: Mother Health Fitness Beauty, The Breeze Tagged With: alimony, attorney, books on divorce, Child Psychoanalyst, children, custidy, divorce, divorce lawyer, Gordon Caras, Jim Ratzer, kids, Psychologist, telling the kids, visitation rights

Grandma Gonna Pinch Cheeks Again? Helping Your Kids Survive the Holidays

December 14, 2009 By Chelsea 3 Comments

Oh the weather outside is frightful, but you can help your kids stay delightful. And since we’ve got a lot of people to see and places to go, Amy McCready, Founder of Positive Parenting Solutions, gives Breezy Mama tips on helping your kids enjoy it so. From teaching them to appreciate that awful gift they […]

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Filed Under: How to Parent Tips, The Breeze Tagged With: amy mccready, helping, holidays, kids, positive parenting solutions, stress, tantrums

Crafternoon: 5 Cheap Boredom Busters

August 7, 2009 By Chelsea 40 Comments

Through the wonders of Facebook, Breezy Mama Rebecca and I reconnected after close to a twenty-year gap! It’s funny how not a moment goes by… except for the addition of kids! Recently, I learned in her post Carlsbad High (go Lancers!) life, she was a preschool teacher. She shared her crafty ideas that even I […]

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Filed Under: Books Games Apps TV Movies Tagged With: children, Contact Paper Art, crafts, Giant Economy Sand and Water Table with lid from Lakeshore Learning, home made Playdough, Insect 3-D Dough Stampers, kids, Marble Painting, Marcus Pfister, Spin Art, The Rainbow Fish, Tissue Paper Squares

Things To Do With Your Kids For Free (Yes, Free!)

June 19, 2009 By Chelsea 7 Comments

Listen, I’m not the crafternoon type whatsoever. And if the hubby and I don’t get the kids out of the house after two or so hours (or at least figure out something for them to do), mayhem ensues. Therefore, per Breezy Mama Alysha’s request, here are some of the activities we do to

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Filed Under: Finance, How to Parent Tips Tagged With: entertainment, Free activities, inexpensive, kids

Toddler and Baby Clothing That’ll Get Your Heart Racing

May 26, 2009 By Chelsea 3 Comments

Get your motors running! Every once in a while you can bump into something more fabulous than the BBQ corn at a local street fair and that’s exactly what happened when I found Backseat Driver’s booth. Working out of a garage, sisters Kimberlee and Sarah have created adorable designed onesies, toddler tops, burp cloths and […]

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Filed Under: Kids Clothes, Sunny Style Tagged With: apparell, baby, backseat driver, burp cloth, child, children, clothing, infant, kids, onesie, outfit, tee

Life as a Kid Entertainer: Hullabaloo Singer Tells All

April 6, 2009 By Chelsea 2 Comments

Putting their spin on the classics or singing their originals, one of Breezy Mama’s favorite bands Hullabaloo has given new meaning to “kid’s” music. Singer Steve Denyes gave Breezy the scoop on what it’s like for he and drummer Brendan Kremer to be children’s entertainers that grown-ups enjoy. We love your saying “We’re putting the […]

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Filed Under: Books Games Apps TV Movies, The Breeze Tagged With: Brendan Kremer, children, entertainer, hullabaloo, kids, sippy cup, Steve Denyes, tall as a tree