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Inspiring Moms
The theme for OC Family’s Inspiring Mom for 2020 is women who are transformers. Not as in “robots in disguise” (ask your kid), but women who are transforming the world around them. Whether it’s...
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Virtual outings
Bowers Museum “Inside the Walt Disney Archives: 50 Years of Preserving the Magic” was open for only a matter of days before “stay at home” orders were announced. But now, anyone using a mobile device...
View ArticleSummer reading: Page-turning tips to keep your kids engaged
By Greg Hardesty When Baleigh Batiste picks up a book, she likes to plop down on her chair in her room to read it, or in a hammock in the backyard. The 9-year-old Placentia girl loves mysteries and...
View ArticleModern Parent: Takeaways from staying home…baking, but what else?
“What’s something that you’ve started during this time that you want to continue once it’s over?” My friend Emily posed this question on Facebook recently — which was great because I think that for a...
View ArticleER, urgent care or regular doctor — where should I take my child?
When your child is sick or hurt, your brain can go into panic mode. Where to go? Urgent care, the ER, your primary care physician? Here’s generally what you need to know beforehand so you’ll know what...
View ArticlePregnancy and stress: Health strategies for expectant mothers
Growing and nourishing a human life for nine months tends to include a few stressful moments: health checkups, screenings, blood tests, future anxieties causing sleepless nights and the possibility of...
View ArticleKids and money: Marshmallows, savings and boom-bust economics
Parents, you’ve likely heard of the marshmallow test, a psychological experiment done with a group of kindergartners. Each child was given a marshmallow and told if they didn’t eat it for 15 minutes...
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Backyard fun: 21 ways to entertain your kids outside this summer
Your regular old backyard can become a science lab, artist’s studio, sports arena and a place for imagination and adventure. If you’ve got a kid or two (or more) and they’ve been staring at their...
View ArticleThings We Love: Board games perfect for old-fashioned family fun
By Tanvi Chheda Fun suggestions for your next family game night with the kids: Allowance (Lakeshore Learning) This colorful and exciting game introduces young players to money as they earn (by mowing...
View ArticleHow positive discipline can help parents, teens connect better
By Heather Skyler The push and pull of what teenagers are (and are not) allowed to do can sometimes feel like a battle for parents. But the only way out, as they say, is through, and how you choose to...
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