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beginnings: wellness

Night and day A few bedtime tricks can make all the difference C-VILLE Kids 9

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Make bedtime relaxing, not stressful. Try to avoid punishments and “if you come out of your room one more time I’m taking something away”-type warnings. Winter encourages his own kids to read in bed if they don’t feel sleepy.

Control wakeup time. If your daughter does stay up reading until 3am, though, don’t let her sleep in—make sure she’s up and moving at the normal time, regardless of how sleepy she may be. Don’t let her take a nap after school or skip out on softball practice. Winter says kids have a tendency to regulate themselves and their schedules, if you let them.

Pay attention to screen time.

Avoid TV, movies and video games right before bed, and if your son seems particularly groggy or is having a hard time

Fidgeting, tapping a pencil, pestering the students around them, trouble concentrating— Winter says all these can be symptoms of a child who’s sleepy.

“Then you give them a stimulant, and they settle down,” Winter says. “Why is it that way? Because they’re sleepy at their core, and you’re giving them something to address the sleepiness.”

getting to sleep at night, take note of how much time he spends in front of a screen.

“There are kids who that’s all they do,” Winter says. “It’s unbelievable. They play until 2am, stay up too late and then never feel awake to go to school.”

Take note of hyperactivity and moods. “I tell parents all the time, ‘Don’t let your kids be diagnosed with ADHD until they’ve had a sleep evaluation,’” Winter says. “A lot of times, behaviors kids exhibit when they’re sleepy look a lot like a kid with ADHD.”

Keep them active. Winter says “permissive schedules” may be a significant contributor to sleep problems for both kids and adults. He advises parents

to get the family moving around the same time every morning, and keep them active throughout the day.

“Get them out and running and doing things,” he says.

“Really try to prevent them from just sitting around or sleeping during the day.”

Winter emphasizes that each child is different, and not everybody needs the same amount of sleep. Ultimately, if you’re worried about how your kids are doing at night, pay attention to what’s going on with them during the day.—Laura Ingles

“Sleep need is sort of individualized,” says neurologist Chris Winter.

“I hesitate to throw numbers out there because some kids need more and some kids need less.” beginnings: exercise

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Five fitness centers with childcare for busy moms For a town that’s both fitnessand family-oriented, there don’t seem to be many local gyms that offer to take care of your little ones while you sweat it out. There are obviously plenty of all-day and half-day childcare options in Charlottesville, but for stay-at-home parents who just need an hour on a mat or with a punching bag, there aren’t a lot of choices. Here are five we found.

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barre.[d] studio At barre.[d] studio downtown, kids ages 3 months to 10 years can hang out in a room full of toys, books and Legos while you’re working your glutes at the barre. Several childcare sessions are available during classes throughout the week, and owner Hanna Dobbels says if those times don’t work out, there’s the BYON (bring your

FlyDog Yoga FlyDog Yoga owners Eliza and Brad Whiteman have four children, and Eliza says the lack of local studios with childcare is part of what inspired her to open the studio this summer. While big-box gyms are more likely to offer childcare, she says she’s always preferred a more specialized workout and she wanted to give parents the best of both worlds.

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ou’ve probably seen those articles—the ones that spell out exactly how many hours of sleep children should get at each developmental stage and thus terrify you into thinking you’re a terrible parent if your first-grader isn’t getting exactly 10 hours.

Local neurologist and sleep medicine doctor Chris Winter advises parents to take those numbers with a grain of salt, and pay more attention to individual kids’ needs than what the studies say.

“You can look up typical sleep needs for kids, and we all know roughly what a baby needs vs. what a 5-year-old needs,” Winter says. “But sleep need is sort of individualized. I hesitate to throw numbers out there because some kids need more and some kids need less.”

According to Winter (who is also a parent), “about 90 percent of kids’ sleep problems are parents’ sleep problems.”

Parents should pay close attention to patterns. Here are a few things Winter recommends keeping in mind when it comes to making sure children are getting enough sleep.

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eading with children before bedtime is a great way to connect with your kids and establish a routine.

But creating a household in which reading is valued can benefit your child in a variety of ways, especially when it comes to their attitude toward reading and their knowledge base.

Dr. Daniel Willingham, professor of psychology at the University of Virginia, has authored several articles and books on the subject of cognitive psychology as it pertains to the classroom and home environment. His 2015 book, Raising Kids Who Read, gives parents and teachers concrete, research-based steps that help instill a love of reading.

Creating a learning-based environment is more intuitive than you might think. Instead of scheduling set reading times or telling your child she must read a certain number of minutes before she earns privileges (which communicates that reading is not something pleasurable), it’s best for your child to learn reading is a family value. This can be done by your child seeing you read the newspaper,

or making learning a part of everyday trips to the grocery store as well as educational trips to the zoo or museum.

“The parents who raise kids who have very broad background knowledge are interested in the world and thirsting for knowledge all the time,” Willingham says. “Parents are doing this kind of stuff always—it pervades every aspect of their life and they hardly think about it because that’s just who they are.”

Willingham notes that one of the best things parents can do before their children enter school is not teach them to read but teach them the sounds of each letter. Instead of saying this is a “T,” it’s more important to tell them “T” makes a “tuh” sound. It is important to teach them the alphabetic principle that “these squiggles correspond with language” and that single letters or pairs of letters correspond to a single sound.

“If you really want to raise a kid who’s an avid reader, the whole theme of this book is that there are three components that go into reading: You have to be a fluent decoder (know the sounds of words), you need

Make learning fun “Children who have trouble learning to read often have difficulty hearing individual speech sounds,” Willingham writes in Raising Kids Who Read. “At the other end of the spectrum, children who more or less teach themselves to read turn out to hear them easily.”

The good news is there are many games you can play with your children so that they hear individual speech sounds:

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“Mother Goose Time,” a Thursday morning offering from Jefferson-Madison Regional Library’s Central branch, helps kids learn individual speech sounds.

to have a broad background knowledge for comprehension and you need to have motivation,” he says.

One mistake parents might make, Willingham says, is to focus on each of these three things only when they become a problem—for instance, reading motivation tends to fall off in middle school as children become more social and involved in additional activities. Motivation is at its peak in kindergarten or first grade and generally goes down every year.

• The Name Game (“Dan, Dan, bo-Ban, banana-fanna fo-Fan, fee fi-mo-Man. Dan!”) • Classic nursery rhymes are a great example of word play (Mother Goose rhymes, and Dr. Seuss and Shel Silverstein books are good choices).

• Sing songs your kids know, replacing the initial letter of each word with a different letter (“Mary had a little lamb” becomes “Bary bad a bittle bamb”).

• Compound words are fascinating for kids (Explain that a scarecrow scares crows.)—J.L.

If you notice your child is struggling to read after they enter school and you think they should be further along, talk with your child’s teacher about your concerns. Teachers set benchmarks about where the class should be at certain periods and can tell you if your child is reading on par with his peers or if he needs some additional help. And some classes are structured at a slower pace for learning letters to incorporate other subjects such as art, history, science and drama into the curriculum. That contributes to a child’s knowledge base, which corresponds directly with reading comprehension.

“I specifically say to parents in the book: Do not try to teach your child how to read unless you’re really ready to do your homework. It’s not an easy thing,” he says. “I think parents should be enthusiastic cheerleaders of their kid’s reading and also a source of reading fun.”—Jessica Luck C-VILLE Kids 13

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or Ali and Jim Harshaw, there was only one way to address their home’s formal living room: Hand it over to the kids.

“I really wanted an area that would bring us together as a family and the kids together,” Ali says, so they turned it into a playroom for their four children—Jesse, 10, Wyatt, 8, Elliana, 5, and Isla, 2.

“It’s the first thing you see when you walk in our front

door...most people probably think we’re a little crazy,” she says. And if things get a little too, um, informal? Jim installed French doors to keep things separate when needed.

It started with the hammock.

At the boys’ elementary school, there is a hammock where kids with anxiety and ADHD can take 15 minutes to sit and calm down. Ali says the hammock at their house serves the same purpose.

“Honestly, when my kids are upset, I can usually find them there,” she says.

Next came the rock wall. “We thought the kids would get sick of it, but they are on them every single day,” Ali says. After that, the couple added the rings (“They can all flip and do fun tricks”), then the swing, followed by the rope.

There are other, less intensive playthings in the area too—marbles, Legos, dolls,

games—but the kids have fun coming up with routines and challenges for each other with the climbing wall and swings.

(And, don’t worry, the floor is covered in wrestling mats that they solicited on Facebook.) “[The kids] love to climb the wall, grab the rings from the corner of the room, swing on the rope and land on the other side of the room,” Ali says.

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Wildest dreams Soccer book inspires young people to reach for the stars After almost 20 years as a teacher, Joseph Hicks knows a thing or two about kids. And it’s that knowledge that led him to write Paige and Sophie: Soccer Twins, a children’s book about two soccer-playing sisters who are identical on the outside but very different inside. Paige, a natural athlete, struggles in school, while her twin sister, Sophie, is a classroom whiz who stumbles and trips on the soccer pitch. Eventually, though, the girls make a plan: Paige will help Sophie become a champion athlete and Sophie will teach Paige “how to read like an ace” and “multiply like a maniac.”

“The initial idea for the book came from observing students for many years,” says Hicks, a fifth-grade teacher at Meriwether Lewis Elementary School. “In particular, siblings.

I was always amazed at how different siblings can be and how their individual strengths made them unique.”

After he finished his book, which is illustrated by Chiara Civati, Hicks sent “an optimistic” e-mail with his manuscript to Megan Rapinoe, a player on

Local fifth-grade teacher Joseph Hicks’ children’s book, Paige and Sophie: Soccer Twins, helps teach lessons in kindness and patience.

the U.S. women’s national team who has a twin sister.

“Amazingly, a couple months later, I got a reply,” Hicks says.

“She and her sister loved the story,” and the World Cup and

Olympic champion agreed to write the introduction for the Team USA edition of Paige and Sophie. But Rapinoe isn’t the only high-profile member of the soccer world who has

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Meant to be Joseph Hicks has always been interested in soccer, “but it was not even on the radar in my small hometown.” Now, however, the long-time elementary school teacher says he’s “very fortunate to have my own first-grade soccer star at home,” which is one reason he decided to write Paige and Sophie: Soccer Twins.

Hicks also wanted to share what he’s gleaned from working with children with a wider audience, and a children’s book seemed to be a perfect way to do that. “I believe that giving children the time, space and support to nurture their interests is crucial. Sophie and Paige each have their own talents, but kindness and patience helps them become who they are really meant to be.”—S.S.

gotten behind Hicks’ book.

Steve Swanson, UVA’s head women’s soccer coach and an assistant on the U.S. National Team, says this in the book’s afterward: “Whether you are part of a team, a classroom, a family or a society, one of the best lessons you can learn is how to serve one another.

Sophie and Paige helped one another improve and in turn they helped themselves. The greatest reward you can give yourself is to help someone grow and reach their dreams.”

Paige and Sophie: Soccer Twins will be available online and at Mincer’s at the end of November.—Susan Sorensen

“I believe that giving children the time, space and support to nurture their interests is crucial,” says Joseph Hicks.

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Try the co-op An inexpensive preschool alternative might be your best bet

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with staff teachers) once every few weeks, and has a mandatory annual post, from handbook editor to the treasurer to guest speaker coordinator. It’s a quid pro quo system that only functions if all parents participate, whether that means showing up for work days and meetings, reading school listserv e-mails or even trading shifts when someone’s homebound with a new baby or illness.

“Our first year here everyone stepped up 100 percent all the time,” says Chancellor Street board co-chair Jake Oswalt, whose 5-year-old son Eoin is in his third year. “It just depends on the generation of parents

coming through, and how accepting the teachers are.”

Co-ops aren’t just cheap.

They offer instant community, which attracts young families new to the area. Each summer, parents host weekly spray park play dates; after-school playgroups continue to meet at Greenleaf, Belmont and Forest Hills parks come fall; bonds form at potlucks, Camp Albemarle overnights, an annual Halloween parade and parent-chaperoned field trips.

Chancellor Street and Molly Michie strike the balance between free play—including 30 minutes outdoors every day —and fixed routine. After

morning meeting, Chancellor students flex their fine motor skills cutting and gluing a mixed-media art project.

There’s a free hour to bang on marimbas, hammer nails and crank hand drills at the woodworking table or don a fireman suit to write up reports at the station. During a unit on fruits and vegetables, Molly Michie students cut and plant potato eyes, green pepper seeds, beans and popcorn kernels, lessons reinforced through field trips to Earlysville’s Open Gate Farm and to see The Very Hungry Caterpillar at The Paramount Theater.

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wenty-four tykes sit on the stoop of St. Paul’s Church on the Corner, dutifully clutching their Chancellor Street totes, as Bodo’s-bound undergrads stream by. Just before noon, one by one, teachers Heather Swindler or Pam Evans (who prefer kids don’t call them “Ms.”) escort each student to his parent’s idling vehicle, buckles him into his car seat and recounts a specific anecdote from that child’s day.

“I like the way Theo took turns shooting basketballs at the hoop with Dylan today,” Evans says to me as I pick up my 4-year-old son one afternoon.

Another successful day at one of Charlottesville’s two veteran cooperative preschools. The other is Molly Michie, Charlottesville’s first racially integrated preschool, which opened in 1967. They stand out among our region’s many Reggio Emilia- and Montessoriinspired preschools. A co-op teaches students—and their parents—how to cooperate with difficult peers, forging ties that bind long after socialization to kindergarten.

These families initially choose co-ops because the price is right. It costs around $250 a month to attend either Chancellor Street or Molly Michie five mornings a week.

In turn, parents do significantly more volunteer work than their peers at standard drop-and-pickup daycares, to supplement the limited staff (just two full-time teachers at both co-ops). Each parent “co-ops” (works side-by- side

Cooperative preschools like Chancellor Street offer a budget-friendly option, while also promoting community among parents.

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Chancellor Street (c-street. org) commingles ages: 3-year-old “Bugs” and 4-year-old “Clowns” only separate at group check-in and then for snack. Molly Michie (mollymichiepreschool.org) keeps 4-year-olds, the only ones who attend five days, in a separate classroom, with a more formal Creative Curriculum framework. Molly Michie enrolls children as young as 2.

Both schools offer limited scholarships, and both are thoroughly secular. Says Evans, “[Chancellor Street and Molly Michie] pay rent to our church landlords—both lovely, community-oriented congregations—but we are open to all and run secular curricula.”— Laura McCandlish Laura McCandlish is the publicity coordinator at Chancellor Street, where her son, Theo, attends preschool.

Can’t make the co-op commitment?

Ivy single mom Ambha Lessard didn’t research options for her 4-year-old son Kingston until last spring—when most coveted spots were already snatched up.

Lessard contemplated Head Start but then found Kingston a reduced-tuition slot at Charlottesville Waldorf School—and appreciated the same focus on outdoor play her son enjoyed at Nature’s Bloom Childcare. “Any discount helps,” said Lessard, who works at State Farm and goes to college at UVA. Here’s an incomplete list (there are too many!) of other credible preschools to consider.

Don’t forget perennial Best of C-VILLE winners ACAC and Bright Beginnings, plus reputable daycares (including those that are home-based).

It’s not too early to apply for next year; popular preschools can fill up by mid-winter.

CBI Preschool & Kindergarten: Reggio Emilia-style curriculum; Jewish values, music and holidays; weekly challah baking. cbipreschool.org Charlottesville Day School: Age 2 through Pre-K (or stay through eighth grade); Spanish and music classes. cvilledayschool.org First Presbyterian: Popular even with non-religious parents of kids age 20 months through 5 years. firstpres charlottesville.org/preschool First United Methodist: Several Chancellor Street families considered this and First Presbyterian, too. cvillefirstunited methodist.org/preschool.htm Hillside School: Home-based art preschool. facebook.com/ Hillside-School-344676532316071 The International School of Charlottesville: Spanish and French immersion. theisc.org

It Takes a Village Playschool: Tuesday and Thursday Waldorf/Reggio/Montessoriesque, nature- and home-based school for kids ages 2 and 3. facebook.com/ITVplayschool Mountaintop, Frost, Montessori School of Charlottesville (Cutler Lane and Gordon Avenue): Four quick-to-fill Montessori locations around Charlottesville. mountaintop montessori.org, frostmontessori. org, montessoriofcville.org Preschool Program of the Charlottesville City Schools: Free kindergarten prep for 4-year-olds at all six elementary schools. wwwold.ccs.k12.va. us/programs/docs/4yoletter.pdf Trinity Presbyterian Church: Christian preschool cooperative open to non-church members. trinitycville.org/GreatBeginnings-Preschool—L.M.

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Kids say the smartest things Maddie Waters has something to say. But rather than hold forth in a classroom or the school cafeteria, the Western Albemarle High School freshman is taking her message to a bigger stage and a larger audience as a TEDx speaker at the Paramount Theater on Friday, November 13.

The 14-year-old, who will be among heady company that includes author John Grisham, organic farmer Joel Salatin and astronomer Anne Verbiscer, says she is nervous— “There’s the distinct possibility that I’ll pass out,” she says— but stage fright is a small price to pay for sharing her message about the importance of not judging a book by its cover. Or as Waters puts it, “how people perceive themselves within society’s parameters and how people feel they are allowed to see other people based on appearance and the assumptions they make.”

She gave a version of this talk in September at The Jefferson Theater’s open mic night, and, while she wasn’t voted the audience favorite that evening, Waters did impress the TEDx steering committee enough to earn an invite to speak at this year’s Paramount event, which will ask attendees to consider

“What If…,” in hopes of getting them to think about how different the world would be if we suspended judgment.

“So many people see so many situations as things that don’t apply to them, or that they shouldn’t be responsible for, when really they are,” Waters says. “Since I can’t [tell this] to the entire world, at least I can say it to the Charlottesville audience, and TEDx gives me that opportunity.”

When not fine-tuning her speech, Waters spends time reading, writing, painting and listening to music. She’s also in Western’s robotics, fine arts and creative writing clubs, as well as a member of the school’s Environmental Sciences Academy, and she likes “to spend as much time as I can with friends, but I’m bogged down a lot with homework, and a lot of the time I’m too tired or too busy to go out.”

Ask Waters what she learned from preparing her talk, and she mentions stage presence and brings up a recent storytelling conference that was taught by children’s author Carmen Deedy, who’s also speaking at TEDx Charlottesville. “Carmen did a section in the beginning about the best

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Fourteen-year-old Maddie Waters delivered a speech at the Paramount’s open mic night in September—one that got the attention of this fall’s TEDx steering committee.

possible way to stand and how to conduct yourself to feel more confident, or to accept your audience, which helped me a lot,” Waters says, adding that she also figured out how to compress a large topic into a

short amount of time and “really get my point across to the audience.”

Mostly, though, she says it’s “an incredible experience for me—but passing out is still a possible issue.”—Susan Sorensen

“So many people see so many situations as things that don’t apply to them, or that they shouldn’t be responsible for, when really they are,” Maddie Waters says. “Since I can’t [tell this] to the entire world, at least I can say it to the Charlottesville audience, and TEDx gives me that opportunity.”

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Party perfect Don’t let your kids spoil the fun your table so spills and messes don’t ruin your hardwoods. Get craft time started by sitting the kids down with snacks and introducing the activity. Make an example ahead of time to give them a guide.

The holidays are a fun time to catch up with friends, but when those friends also come with a few children in tow, it doesn’t take much to turn your small gathering into a full house. A little extra planning is all it takes to make sure the little ones are happy and parents enjoy some quality adult time.

We asked Lisa Skillman of Local Nanny Network to give us some tips on keeping kids entertained during grown-up holiday parties.—C.W.

Go outside. Weather permitting, mixing adult games with kid-size versions makes little ones feel like part of the party.

Smaller cornhole boards set up right beside adult versions are an easy way to get kids involved. Outdoor bowling sets, giant Jenga and even karaoke are other fun options.

Get creative. Set up a fun craft section for the kids to promote their fine motor skills. Make sure to put a tarp underneath

Veg out. Wind down the party with dinner, then follow it up

Hosting a successful party for adults and kids doesn’t have to be stressful. Remember to include a kid-friendly menu (and don’t forget to account for allergies!) and if any partygoers ask if they can help, check to see what games their children have on hand that they like to play. When it comes to keeping kids entertained, take all the help you can get.

with a pajama party. Suggest the partygoers bring their kids’ pajamas and a sleeping bag for a popcorn movie night.

Lisa Skillman owns Local Nanny Network, a childcare operation that deploys an army of nannies to keep kids occupied during weddings, family gatherings and, yes, holiday parties. Visit local nannynetwork.com for more info.

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Seven cold-weather events for family outings From a Disney classic to a Santa meet-and-greet, here’s where you should take your kids this winter.

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They’ll learn about historic music and dance, children’s daily life on the plantation and Jeffersonian architecture.

Walt Disney’s Fantasia

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First comes a tour of the basic elements of visual art, then kids 2 to 4 will engage in multi-sensory art play led by Kluge-Ruhe education staff while babies and caregivers play in the gallery with visually stimulating toys.

Watch the 1940 masterpiece, followed by an exclusive discussion with Philadelphia Orchestra conductor Yannik Nezet-Seguin, who took over for Leopold Stokowski, a conductor for several of the songs in the film. The screening will include a behind-the-scenes look from the Philly orchestra’s rehearsals, including a few pieces from Fantasia.

Peppa Pig’s Big Splash: LIVE! December 1 The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall, 979-1333 6pm; $32-122 VIP (includes a meet and greet)

Kids Only Jam! November 18-December 16 The Front Porch, 1462 Richmond Rd., 242-7012 6:30-7:15pm; $5

For her first-ever U.S. tour, Peppa Pig stops by the Para-

Hosted by John and Seth Morrison, this kids-only jam sesh encourages musicians of all levels to come play traditional tunes in a friendly setting. Singing and merry-making expected, too.

Fantasia mount for a live show based on her popular Nickelodeon show.

Nab a VIP pass to get a seat close to the stage, refreshments and a picture with Peppa on the pink carpet.

Holiday Houses December 5 and December 19 Virginia Discovery Museum 524 E. Main St., Downtown Mall, 977-1025 10:30am or 2pm, $18/house Get a pre-assembled graham cracker house and decorate to your heart’s content with marshmallows, peppermints, gumdrops and more. Registration is required, so visit vadm. org for more info.

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December 5-19 Wild Wolf Brewing Company, 2461 Rockfish Valley Hwy. (Nellysford), 361-0088 11am-2pm; free PEPPAPIG.COM

November 18 and December 2 Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center, 931 Thomas Jefferson Pkwy., 984-9822 9-10am; $40 for parent and one child, $20 for each additional child Introduce your child to the world of Thomas Jefferson through interactive stories,

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December 1 Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Museum, 400 Worrell Dr., 244-0234 10am, 11am and noon; free for kids 6 months to 4 years

November 15 The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall, 979-1333 2pm; $14, $11 for kids 12 and under

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This one’s good for parents and kids: Bring your little one to meet Santa, then grab a beer and relax.

Monticello Gingerbread House Family Workshop December 5-13 Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center, 931 Thomas Jefferson Pkwy., 984-9822 2-4pm; $49 family pass (admits up to four people and includes supplies) Let your little one embrace her inner architect with a masterpiece that resembles a miniMonticello or whatever her imagination can dream up.

Your ticket includes hot cider and cookies, too.

Science Club Every Thursday Virginia Discovery Museum 524 E. Main St., Downtown Mall, 977-1025 4-4:30pm, $8 Biology, chemistry, physics, zoology—these are just a few of the topics your child will cover during this weekly event. She’ll participate in hands-on demos and experiments. And don’t miss guest instructors from UVA’s chemistry LEAD program the second Thursday of each month.

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With five kids between the ages of 10 and 18, Amy Bright and her husband, Barclay, have their hands full—not to mention that Amy is simultaneously building her Pure Barre business.

A bit of a stretch Owning an exercise studio means leaning on the team for support

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my Bright and her husband, Barclay, have five children ranging in age from 10 to 18, so it’s hard to imagine how they could each find time to own a business, as well, but, as of three years ago, when Amy became the co-owner/operating partner of Pure Barre Charlottesville, they do.

“It’s been a wild ride!” Amy laughs.

“It’s hard and messy at times, but totally worth it.”

Pure Barre is the largest and most-established barre class franchise, with over 300 studios in North America, and Amy works hard to foster a sense of community in her

Charlottesville studio. Because the technique is low-impact, focusing on isometric exercises and stretching, it’s appropriate for all ages. “I love that 18- and 80-yearolds can work out together here,” she says.

As for the challenges, she echoes the timeshortage lament: “There is always something to do, and not enough hours in a day to do all that I think needs to get done.” But she also finds that the demands of family force her to be a good organizer of her time.

“Work is like a gas: It expands to fill whatever space you give it,” she says. “It would take over if I let it, and having a family helps me manage that.”

Her transition from being a stay-athome mom to working outside the home full-time was a challenge for their family, but Amy credits Barclay, himself the co-founder of a local private equity firm, and her kids with being very supportive, and expresses gratitude for her “incredible team” at Pure Barre, who enable her to turn work off when she gets home.

For other parents thinking of starting a business, Amy has this to say: “You don’t have to be perfect. Don’t listen to the parenting guilt, or hear any message that says you aren’t already enough, because you are. Take care of yourself, and try to enjoy the ride.”

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arah Cramer Shields has a passion for understanding people, and a keen eye for the little detail that makes a moment special, which, combined with her prodigious talent for photography, has led her to establish two successful ventures: Cramer Photo, which she started in 2005, and Our Local Commons, a 3-year-old joint business venture with photographer Andrea Hubbell. All this and two boys, Albert, 2, and Cramer, 5 months. As Sarah puts it, “Life is crazy, but awesome.”

She and her husband, Matt, both work full-time (Matt is a physics teacher at Charlottesville High School), and Sarah stresses that they couldn’t get by without help from friends and family.

she also feels that having so much going on forces her to create boundaries and structure.

“I work hard in the designated time I have for business, and I cherish and appreciate the family time,” says Sarah. She recently built a studio in her backyard in an effort to keep work at work while remaining close by. Even so, baby Cramer occasionally “assists” from his baby carrier, and Matt

“wears a million hats for Cramer Photo— he’s my sounding board, web guy and biggest cheerleader.”

Sarah offers this advice for parents scared to try balancing work and family: “There is never a perfect time to have kids.

If you want to have a family and run your own gig, just go for it. It’s really beautiful to have a family to work for.”

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“Matt’s parents are local and amazing, and our next door neighbor, Lorretta, is a saint. Truly,” she says.

Sarah often works weekends, which leaves Matt in charge of the kids. When things get too nutty, the family blows off steam with trips to the park or a walk downtown, and they regularly enjoy dinner as a family. Sarah says the hardest part of combining a growing business with a growing family is the ever-present sense of competing priorities.

“There is never enough time, and you’re never able to turn your brain off,” she says. But

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Business owner LaTrina Candia involves her 6-year-old son, Cyrus, in certain aspects of the business.

“Cyrus loves inventing,” she says.

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aTrina Candia is a familiar face to many in the Charlottesville area due to the outrageously creative and popular wrestling personas she’s devised as one of the Charlottesville Lady Arm Wrestlers (CLAW). When she’s not dominating the sport of charity ladies’ arm wrestling, Candia runs her own business, LeopBird Concepts, and single-parents an outrageously creative (go figure!) 6-year-old boy named Cyrus.

Candia founded LeopBird Concepts in 2013 as a gathering place for her various interests and ideas, and her company’s mission is to encourage others to

“unthink life.” Her most successful product to date is Luna Cream, which she describes as a “magical body cream from the moon.”

“Breaking the barriers that challenge your imagination benefits both your work and family life,” Candia says, and it informs her strategy of balancing work and family by bringing the two together.

Being able to bring her son along to LeopBird Concepts meetings and strategy sessions both suits her needs and “feels great.”

“Six-year-olds are the best business partners because they are honest and full of

ideas,” she says, so she strives to actively include Cyrus in the ideation process, where they’re both able to “make suggestions, learn and grow.”

She acknowledges that intertwining family and business is tricky, and rarely seamless, but thinks having the opportunity to build a business as a family is worth the struggle.

Her goals for the future? Managing the media exposure and advertisement necessary to keep Luna Cream selling well.

Plus, “Cyrus loves inventing, and I would like to continue to cultivate this interest and step back and be amazed.”

“Breaking the barriers that challenge your imagination benefits both your work and family life,” says LaTrina Candia.

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