Manasquan Life July 2016

July 2016

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With a Little Help

by Katherine Kehoe

When is the last time you hung out with your best friend?

I’m not talking about your coworkers who you occasionally have lunch with, or your husband or significant other who you went out to dinner with the other night, or your kids, who I know you love dearly.

I’m talking about your closest friend – or friends, really; it’s not like there’s a limit – who doesn’t live or work with you, who you have to make plans to see, who isn’t part of your everyday routine.

Can you even remember? Or, if you can, did you have to think hard to recall? Has it been more than a month or two?

I know I’ve talked before about how easy it is to get caught up in the day-to-day rush. We have so many responsibilities and chores to take care of. There is food that has to be cooked, kids that have to get washed and dressed, dogs that need to be walked, and that’s all without considering the work day that has to get squeezed in there to make sure we can afford all those other things. There’s always a LOT going on, and it can get crazy and hectic and insane faster than we can blink.

You know what helps us survive? That quality time with someone we love, someone who gets us, who can break up the monotony of the daily chaos with a fresh perspective.

I recently made plans with two of my closest girlfriends – and a guy friend who holds his own with the ladies - to grab dinner one Friday night. By the time the day actually rolled around, I was so exhausted, I contemplated cancelling and just staying home.

But I hadn’t seen them in over three months, and I felt like it would be crappy of me to cancel on them last minute. So I dragged my tired butt over to Surf Taco, thinking I wouldn’t stay long.

Well, we met at 5:30, and we finally realized we should probably get going when we realized it was dark out. We hung out for four hours, just catching up, talking about life, and laughing over old memories.

As I drove home, I rolled my windows down and cranked up my Avril Lavigne, feeling happy, understood, and completely free. So what that I had a bunch of stuff to get done the next day? I had a night where I legitimately let go and had a great time with people I adore and trust and can just be myself around.

This is one of those things that we too often let fall by the wayside.

When we’re so busy juggling the pandemonium of everyday life, we forget the value of taking time to slow down and connect with incredible people. So here I am to remind you. Make a date this month with your best friend.

It doesn’t matter if you go out for dinner or drinks or stay in, binge watch Supernatural, and make some epic sundaes.

One time my girls and I designed our own panties. The point is, no matter what you do with your best friends, it’s going to feel amazing to remember what it’s like to have fun!

And the “other stuff” will feel so much lighter after that.

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Writing on the Wall

By Maureen Whelan

Summer may seem like an odd time to be writing about handwriting skills, as school is out and there are few children that want to engage in such an activity. Except if you have a child who is struggling with dysgraphia, it is the perfect time to sneak in some activities that promote brain integration without your child knowing it. The term dysgraphia is turning up more and more in literature for parents, but rarely is it understood. Dysgraphia is a brainbased writing disorder marked by difficulty converting thoughts to written text. It is similar in nature to learning disorders such as dyslexia and dyscalculia. There are many traits of the disorder and it is best diagnosed by experts in the field of learning such as school psychologists, or developmental pediatricians.

The Learning Disability Association of America cites the following as markers of the disorder: • May have illegible printing and cursive writing despite appropriate time and attention given to the task.

• Shows inconsistencies: mixtures of print and cursive, upper and lower case, irregular shapes, sizes or slant of letters.

• Has unfinished words or letters, omitted words • Inconsistent spacing between words and letters • Exhibits strange wrist, body or paper position • Has difficulty previsualizing letter formation • Copying is labored and slow • Shows poor visualspatial planning on paper • Has cramped or unusual grip/may complain of sore hand • Has difficulty thinking and writing at the same time (note taking and creative writing).

While it is important to enlist the help of professionals when you are concerned with your child’s development, it is equally important that parents become involved as well. The first step is education. Talk to the doctors and school personel working with your child. Find out the specific areas your child needs to improve and ask for ways to help at home. Children who have invested parents, with strategies imbedded into their daily lives will generally fair better than those who don’t. Avoid looking for a quick fix. Technology supports may be a alternative for an older student, it is a poor replacement for a younger one. The act of handwriting is an important brain activity for learning information and there is a progression to writing with each step providing a foundation for the next one. Below are suggestions to use at home for students who are struggling with handwriting skills. Hand dominance should be established prior to these activities.

1. Prepare your child’s brain by completing some physical activity first. Jumping jacks and windmills engage both sides of the brain and are good warmups for prewriting activities.

2. Don’t “overcorrect”. Praise any all attempts at writing. This helps reduce anxiety and promotes confidence to try an already challenging task. Remember that when emotions are high, cognition is low.

Shift the balance so that this is a low stress activity, which allows your child to be present in the moment.

3. Practice without the use of a pencil. Yes, it’s still practice! This allows your child to focus on one aspect of writing at a time, imitating strokes and letters. It also helps to develop motor memory, the ability to form the letters without visual input. Use shaving cream, dried rice on a cookie sheet or even the beach.

4. Introduce the pencil in nonwriting games. Practice twirling it, poking playdough, wrapping yarn around it, and sharpening with a hand sharpener.

5. Vary writing positions, encourage coloring while lying on the floor, or use window markers on large glass doors. (Vertical surfaces support the correct wrist and hand position.)

“New evidence suggests that the links between handwriting and broader educational development run deep. Children not only learn to read more quickly when they first learn to write by hand, but they also remain better able to generate ideas and retain information. In other words, it’s not just what we write that matters — but how. ”New Times-Science, “What’s Lost as Handwriting Fades”,

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With summer activities keeping the family busy, I am a huge fan of easy cooking. The pork can be made with whatever cut you like, I found tasty and inexpensive boneless rib end cuts. There are a variety of commercial rubs available but I like to make my own using chili powder, garlic, onion, smoked paprika, cumin, oregano, Mrs. Dash and salt and pepper. Serve the pork with your favorite cole slaw, BBQ sauce and grilled tortillas. Happy grilling and enjoy!!

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Generously rub pork cuts with your seasoning, wrap and set in refrigerator for several hours.

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Rice

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Is it Really Alternative?

by Allison Feehan, N.D., D.Psc, CRMT

Naturopathy and Naturopathic Medicine is the fastest growing of all alternative healing disciplines. It has gained new respect outside of conventional medicine and as an adjunct to conventional medicine. Copious amounts of data reflect that the transition into integrative medicine has begun and will see a huge increase by 2020. Naturopathy is a system of alternative medicine treating the whole person without the use of drugs, by empirical techniques that encourage an individual’s inherent self-healing process. Naturopathic medicine is a preventative approach rather than an interventional approach.

A Traditional Naturopath or a Naturopathic Doctor is a Docere from the Latin word for “doctor” meaning “to teach.” Naturopathic doctors educate their patients and encourage self-responsibility for health. They also recognize and employ the therapeutic potential of the doctor-client relationship. Their first oaths is to “Do No Harm” and acknowledge, respect, and work with individual’s self-healing process with an emphasis on disease prevention.

Naturopathy also teaches practices that build immunity, improve mental health and enhance overall body functions.

There can be a difference between the modern day physician and a healer. People seek the advice of their doctor for symptom relief and or symptom prevention. To confer a higher status as a healer most doctors today can be interventionists when the patient’s own immune system fails to heal itself. The patients themselves are the healers. Doctors and conventional medicine can help in the process in certain instances but ultimately the body needs to be in proper pH balance and have healthy functioning systems to heal. Aches, pains and even depression cannot be healed with just drugs.

A new paradigm must be embraced if Americans want better health care. The mind, body, and spirit must be addressed in order for the patient to heal. The mindset that just science and biology is the only way to provide healing to a patient is obsolete. Integral medicine is the recognition of this model and has begun in small steps forward. This model is essential in the diagnosis and treatment of all patients. The concern revolves around the whole person.

Holistic medicine is not new, it was the only medicine there was before the creation of pharmaceuticals and has been around for centuries. Holistic medicine is not an alternative medicine but it is an alternative to conventional medicine. We, as a society, must understand the correlation between the two. We must learn to recognize the medical treatments we have become accustomed to and start looking to expand our healing powers by examining the whole person- mind, body, and spirit.

Conventional medicine plays an important role in society and should not be ruled out.

A continuation in the partnership of eastern medicine meets western medicine is the priority for ultimate health care.

Health insurance is the next transition that needs to be made in order for a successful model in healing to take place. The hope is that we continue to move forward in a more balanced approach to total health.

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Keep Your Pup’s Pounds in Check

by Lauren Kehoe

Summertime often brings people hustling to get in shape. Sometimes dogs are in the similar situations, except their goals are not contingent with seasons or swimsuits. The drive for animals to lose weight is to improve their health. Dogs aren’t like people; they stick to a pretty regular kibble diet. That is of course, unless we overfeed them. Seeing those puppy dog eyes begging at the table can be irresistible. A few table scraps won’t hurt, right?

That’s debatable. Some dogs aren’t great at knowing when to stop eating. They think FOOD! They can’t comprehend the long-term health consequences of being overweight or obese. Dogs live in the moment and have much simpler brain patterns. While this can create a more easygoing lifestyle, it also means the responsibility of their health lands on the owner.

While a few extra pounds on a person may not seem huge, a few extra pounds on our small furry friends can make a big difference. Sometimes, the case is more than a few pounds.

I recently ran into a dog at the sanctuary, Spirit, who prompted this article. As a corgi mix, Spirit should weigh around twenty-five pounds. Spirit entered her foster home at sixty pounds, coming to the sanctuary at fifty-three! This means for whatever reason, her last owner fed this ten-year-old girl until she was thirty-five pounds overweight!

Being overweight poses serious health risks for dogs such as diabetes, joint damage, heart disease, lower immunity, and damaged liver. For Spirit, it is difficult walking across the parking lot because of her size and low heat tolerance. She grabs toys in her run and wants to play, but due to her lack of stamina, rolls over onto the bed after a few seconds. Her quality of life is greatly reduced, and she is lucky to be alive!

Unfortunately, she is not the only obese dog I have come across in rescue work.

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“When Friendship Followed Me Home” by Paul Griffin A book review by Brian Favretto

Heading into the summer months, I sometimes find myself reading a “young readers” book or two, under the guise of previewing it for my pre-teen daughters. In truth, I just like to change it up now and then and read a simple story, with the added benefit that I may be able to silence a couple of the “Daddy, I’m bored!” moments that parents know oh-so-well in July and August. I decided on newly-released “When Friendship Followed Me Home” by Paul Griffin, geared toward middle school aged children. The main character is Ben Coffin, a brilliant twelve year old in seventh grade. He has only one decent friend, and is often bullied; an easy target being the new kid in town. He is more comforted by his love of reading sci-fi novels than cultivating friendships.

At his young age he has already had his share of hardship, and holds the opinion that everyone he gets close to he soon loses, so he’d rather stick to the printed word that lasts forever. Ben was raised in a foster home, and was adopted two years ago by a very loving speech therapist that was helping him while he was there. They bonded instantly and it didn’t take long for him to feel comfortable calling her “Mom”.

Paul Griffin did a great job with “When Friendship Followed Me Home”.

There is a ton of emotion, and the characters feel real. He worked into the story many valuable life lessons for our younger generation, provided they pick up on them. Most noticeable is the importance of perseverance threaded throughout the story. Ben, Flip and Halley are able to persevere in the midst of their struggles. Instead of letting tough stuff push her down, “she picks herself up, and everyone around her, and carries them up the mountain”. This story also shows the value of having something meaningful to hold onto during tough times. In this case they had each other.

Most importantly, I hope the reader grasps the idea that these three characters were so close and so important to each other because they had all struggled in their lives. I once read that tough times produce perseverance, which produces strong character, which produces hope. These are qualities that all three possessed. Their struggles created compassion and mutual hope for each other. When you’ve gone through tribulation you can more easily sympathize with others who are suffering.

“When Friendship Followed Me Home” was not the simple read I was expecting! I began to feel like every time I closed the book I was closing another chapter in this poor kid’s life.

There is enough heartbreak in this book that I wanted to reach into the pages and give Ben a hug, not to mention a better life!

My pre-teens will have to wait a few years to read this one. As a dad trying to maintain their innocence as long as possible in this unforgiving world, I would place this book more in the high school summer reading category. Even so, if you, or your teenager, are curious if hope prevails, or if Ben and Halley’s story is one of victory, then check out “When Friendship Followed Me Home” at Booktowne, or wherever books are sold.

His love of books means he spends most of his after school hours in the library, where he meets two very special friends almost simultaneously. Halley Lorentz is not only a beautiful thirteen year old girl, she is also the librarian’s daughter.

Her love of books is just as strong as his own, and he is instantly intrigued. Minutes later he meets a straggly, disheveled little dog who, as the title suggests, is as smitten with Ben, as Ben is with the dog. Soon Ben, Halley and the dog “Flip” are inseparable. With two new seemingly perfect friends, Ben’s life finally seems to be taking a turn for the better, until he learns that Halley is battling cancer. Her fancy hats and colorful wigs are worn to hide the effects of chemotherapy. If this isn’t tragic enough, his mother suddenly dies, and he is forced to adapt yet again. He moves in with his Mom’s sister and her husband, in what is easily described as an awkward arrangement. This doesn’t last long either. When the quick-tempered husband lashes out at Ben and his dog, he runs away.

Somehow, Ben and Halley manage to maintain their positivity by co-writing a science fiction story that parallels their own relationships and dreams. They add a sense of purpose by developing Flip’s charming and loving personality, and use it to help teach learning disabled children to read better.

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Featured author, Paul Griffin (far left) with his parents on Long Island, NY.

“When Friendship Followed Me Home”, Dial Books, 2016.

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Listen Up!

by Charles Nolan

Yesterday morning, I woke up much earlier than I needed to because I couldn’t sleep, around 5ish. I did some work at home, showered and got dressed. When I looked in the mirror to try to figure out if I should tuck my collared shirt into my belted pants, I went with the tuck. I picked up a bagel and ate my breakfast in my car, parked in that little nature preserve between Sea Girt and Spring Lake Heights on Route 71, because I didn’t feel like eating it at my desk at the office in Manasquan.

Sure, life now isn’t always like it was at 17. Or 18. Or 19. Yeah, sometimes when I go to shows I’m still wearing my work clothes and I don’t stand that close to the stage. Yeah, I wake up early and wear shoes and can’t listen too loud because it will distract my co-workers or wake my neighbors, but I do get to listen.

It might sound like a miserable experience to look in the mirror while you’re getting dressed and realize that 17-year-old you would probably pants you right now, but it also depends on what version of the story I tell you. I put on a record called “Stadium Cake” by Oh Pep! while I worked at home in the morning. I played the new Avett Brothers album, “True Sadness” off my computer while I showered and got dressed. I listened to “The Spade” and “Afraid of Ghosts” by Butch Walker through my car’s CD player on my way to the bagel store and while I got the grease from my whole-wheat everything on my work clothes, because I got tickets to see Butch in Asbury Park in August.

The nine hours I spent at work were busy and landlocked, but I headphoned William Tyler’s “Modern Country,” “Emergency & I” by The Dismemberment Plan, “Stranger to Stranger”

by Paul Simon, “Taking the Long Way” by The Dixie Chicks, “Nothing is Wrong” by Dawes, and a few others.

At work I got an email from a dear friend, and with him on my mind, when I got home a spun a few records that made me think of him - “Sunshine of Your Youth” by Cheerleader and “Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ” by Bruce Springsteen.

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Collaboration Over Competition

by Matt Connelly

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There are more breweries operating now than during any other time in American history. Although there is marked competition between breweries vying for their share of the market, a more notable trend is collaborative brewing. “In an age of cutthroat business competition, the craft beer industry has embraced a spirit of cooperation” says Food and Wine beverage columnist Chris Mah. Breweries are touring the country, targeting colleagues whose beers they respect and, most often, whose styles or approaches are seemingly contradictory to their own.

Furthermore, collaborations produce some of the most interesting beers available. Breweries of different sizes, and from different parts of the country, share their specialized techniques and ingredients to produce unique and unexpected flavor profiles. With the recent release of their 2016 “Beer Camp Across America,” the Sierra Nevada brewing company has taken the collaborative brewing process to a new level. This year’s 6 different beers were produced by 6 regional brewing teams consisting of 31 different brewers. The result is diverse, complex and satisfying.

A local brewery that has amped up its collaborative game is Carton Brewing in Atlantic Highlands. Over the last few months Carton has produced collaborations with Brooklyn’s Other Half (All Orange Everything), Oceanside’s Barrier (SS-Cream) and west-coast standouts Green Flash and Alpine (Ron’s Steam Bock Haircut). Each beer was impressively crafted and reflected a true combination of the breweries’ signature style and taste.

If all this friendship and sharing makes you feel uncomfortable, remember that beer drinking is, at its core, a convivial experience. Garrett Oliver, brewmaster at the Brooklyn Brewery and editor of The Oxford Companion to Beer, notes that “we are colleagues, brothers and sisters first, and competitors second.” Does Oliver practice what he preaches?

The Oxford Companion can be purchased in a gift box with a 750 milliliter bottle of “The Companion” – a wheat wine he brewed Horst Dornbusch and Thomas Kraus-Weyerman – “a collaborative beer to celebrate a collaborative book”.

If the idea of cooperation between competitors in a capitalist economy seems counter-intuitive, consider that collaborations have the potential to raise awareness for lesser-known breweries while often providing street cred to a more established brewery by pairing it with a whitewhale producer (e.g. Otter Creek’s collaboration with much-soughtafter Lawson’s Finest).

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By Steven & Michelle Schneider, The SCHNEIDER TEAM at Gloria Nilson & Co. Real Estate

With the increase in unit sales and a lower than normal inventory of available homes, as expected, the average days on market (“DOM”) of the SMonNOc properties declined by 11.5%. The decreases in DOM in the four market segments were very consistent:

While mortgage rates hover around historic lows, the prevailing sentiment is that home prices will continue to rise. Homebuyers are coming to the realization that waiting to move may end up costing them more. In addition, savvy homeowners are recognizing that they have accumulated greater equity in their homes in recent years and are deciding to trade-up or downsize. Considering all of these motivations, it is no surprise that the real estate market demonstrated strong performance throughout the Spring.

According to the National Association of Realtors® (“NAR”), “existing-home sales sprang ahead in May to their highest pace in almost a decade.” All major geographic regions, except for the Midwest, saw strong sales increases.

• Smaller towns = 93 days, down 11.6%

To receive a free copy of the full, detailed SMonNOc report for Spring 2016, email a request to sschneider@glorianilson.com.

The real estate activity in our local area during this past Spring was certainly in line with the NAR and HSPI findings. For Spring 2016, the shore towns of Southern Monmouth (“SMon”) and Northern Ocean (“NOc”) Counties, or SMonNOc1, showed a 16.3% increase in sales units over Spring 2015.2 Drilling down further into the numbers, we find gains of 8.2% in Monmouth County and 21.8% in Ocean County.

The larger towns (those with populations over 10,000) grew by 22.1%, while the smaller towns experienced a 4.7% rise.

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• Monmouth County = 90 days, down 10.9% • Ocean County = 79 days, down 11.4% • Larger towns = 79 days, down 10.6%

As you can see, the SMonNOc market experienced a blossoming Spring!

These sales and DOM figures represent positive trends as we head into the second half of the year. And as the momentum builds, some say that this Summer could prove to be an even hotter time for buying or selling a home.

In May 2016, Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index™ (“HPSI”) increased to a new all-time high, up 4.7% from the same month in 2015.

The HSPI is a survey that tracks consumer attitudes of the housing market, providing insights regarding the current and future housing market.

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The SMonNOc (Southern Monmouth / Northern Ocean) shore towns are listed below, with 2010 population statistics in parentheses: In Monmouth County: Avon-by-the-Sea (1,901), Belmar (5,794), Bradley Beach (4,298), Brielle (4,774), Lake Como (1,759), Manasquan (5,897), Sea Girt (1,828), Spring Lake (2,993), Spring Lake Heights (4,713), and Wall (26,164).

In Ocean County: Bay Head (968), Brick (75,072), Mantoloking (296), Point Pleasant (18,392), and Point Pleasant Beach (4,665).

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All sales and DOM statistics are based upon information from the Monmouth/Ocean Multiple Listing Service.

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(732) 223-5336 • www.danceforjoynj.com We had the pleasure of speaking with Kimberly Houli, the Owner and Director of Dance For Joy dance school in Brielle, NJ. We hope to provide you the opportunity to learn more about a local business that has been serving the community since 1989.

Can you tell us why you feel an education in dance is beneficial?

In what ways does Dance For Joy give back to the community?

Every February we arrange a student choreography showcase at The Algonquin Theater. Our students create their own dances, and the proceeds benefit a special charity. In recent years we have been able to support some great organizations such as The Rainbow Foundation, The National Alopecia Areata Foundation, and The Truth 365. Our biggest endeavor is our annual Christmas window show. A week or two before Christmas, the windows at Dance For Joy come to life for a full week, with wonderful dances set to holiday music. The show is free, and we ask that spectators bring a food donation that will benefit The Food Bank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties.

I truly feel that a dance education promotes values that will last a lifetime. Dance instills focus and discipline that can help in school and future employment. It teaches grace and poise, which are valuable in social settings. It stirs the competitive spirit while placing importance on teamwork. Most important is the self-confidence that dancers gain from performing in front of an audience. This gives an edge when it comes to such things as public speaking and leadership roles.

What sets Dance For Joy apart from other schools?

There are several good schools in the area, but we take pride in the quality of our staff. Our instructors are all college educated or certified dance instructors, and have hearts of gold. We are also proud of the efforts we make to ensure each student is comfortable. We are very protective of the youth and innocence of our students. We believe in age appropriate music and costumes that parents and grandparents will be proud to see their loved ones wearing. Also, our mid to upper level students benefit from team building exercises, where we utilize a trained social worker to have students connect with each member of the class.

This often opens their eyes to students who may be struggling or have been feeling left out.

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Is there anything exciting in Dance For Joy’s future?

We hope to expand the studio at its current location in the near future, but in the meantime we are expanding our class offerings with additional “Boys Only”, Mommy and Me, and yoga classes.

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