Our Kids

Empowering Successful Future Adults: Breaking the Trend of Helicopter Parenting

Children need attentive parents, but children also need space. They require space to make their own mistakes, learn from them, regroup, and pick themselves up to keep going. Most parents […]

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Las Virgenes Schools Benefit from Education Foundation

Shifting state budget priorities increase need for community support to maintain access to exceptional educational programs. While many California schools now find themselves beneficiaries of Governor Jerry Brown’s increased education funding […]

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Summer is Finally Over. Yay!

We made it through the summer; the kids are ready to go back to school. I know everyone is just devastated about all that free time we are going to […]

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A Little TLC for Moms: Now That the Kids are Back in School

The kids are back in school, and in a blink of an eye, it will be Christmas. Halloween decorations have been out since August, and it is full-speed ahead till […]

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Ask the Pediatrician

Get Your Kids Ready with Dr. Tanya’s Back-to-School Checklist As summer draws to a close, it’s time to start preparing your kids to go back to school. Getting ready for […]

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Here They Come… Again.

As Dolly Parton once said, “Here you come again.” That’s right; it’s summer again and here come the kids, home for summer vacation. We are all happy about that, right? […]

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Monarchs Q&A

Q: What types of programs do you offer in the summer? A: Monarchs has you covered all summer. We are offering curriculum-based classes for Kinder, girls and boys recreational, tumblers, […]

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Summer Fun for Kids

Synergy Academics This summer, Synergy Academics is offering eight incredible summer work-shops. There is something for everyone with their College Essay Boot Camp for rising seniors, Summer Math Boost, Summer […]

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Synergy Academics: Turning Challenges into Triumphs

During this time of diminishing budgets and increasing class sizes, some students are challenged in getting the personalized attention they need in a given subject. Finding a mentor, or tutor, […]

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Ideas for: After-School Routines

As the kids get back to school and routines start to un­fold, having an after-school routine structured and established not only helps children focus, but contrib­utes to their learning and […]

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Golden Summer: Making Memories at Summer Camp

For a kid growing up in years gone by, summer was a beautiful word. It was a golden time filled with bike rides, baseball, surfing, and playing with friends until […]

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Love Them, but Protect Them

Smart phones have expanded our universe to areas previously unimaginable. They are glued to our sides, and we can’t function without them. They must be no more than two inches […]

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