Sonoma Family Life September 2014

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Give Dance a Chance 14 reasons why

Defeat Dyslexia Solutions that work

Your Body Rocks

Boost body image

Back-to-School Breakfasts

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Feature Stories 10 Your Body Rocks

Pop music videos promote positive self-image.

16 Dyslexia Dilemma How one teen overcame his disability.

20 For the Love of Learning Strategies for making school enjoyable.

22 Leap, Turn, Twist!

How dance lessons can help your child grow.

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Dear Reader

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Bits and Pieces

Come Celebrate Cider

Rockin’ the Redwoods

Be a Coastal Cleanup Fairy

Honor Your Elders

Welcome to Cajun Country

24 Cooking with Kids

Breakfast on the Go 26 Calendar of Events Keep Arts in Schools

38 Marketplace 42 Humor Break

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A Doctor’s Confession What I do, and why I do it

Dear Friend, I wanted to let everyone know what happened while I was in college. It was a moment that changed my life forever. But before I tell you about my experience, I wanted to tell you my story from the start.

Let me start by explaining the photo in this letter, I’m the guy in the middle, Dr. Taatjes.

You know when I meet people in town and they usually say, “Oh yeah, I know you, you’re Dr. Taatjes. You’ve been in Petaluma for years…” Well, that’s me.

Twenty-six years ago something happened to me that changed my life forever. Let me tell you my story.

I was studying pre-Med in college, in hopes of becoming a medical doctor. Things were looking up, and life was good, until things took a turn for the worse.

I began to have terrible back and stomach problems. For a young guy, I felt pretty rotten.

My back hurt so badly that I had a hard time even concentrating in class. I was miserable.

The medical doctors tried different drugs, but they only made me feel like I was in a “cloud.”

I was just not getting better.

A friend of mine convinced me to give a chiropractor a try. The chiropractor did an exam, took some films and then “adjusted” my spine. The adjustment didn’t hurt, it actually felt good. I got relief, and I soon was off all medication. It worked so well that I decided, then and there, to become a chiropractor myself.

Now for my kids, Hayden and Henry. They have been under chiropractic care their entire lives. And, unlike most other kids in their class, they never get the “common” childhood illnesses like ear infections, asthma and allergies. In fact, they have never taken a drug in their lives. And they are now 19 and 21!

It’s strange how life is, because now people come to see me with their back problems and stomach problems. They come to me with their headaches, migraines, chronic pain, neck pain, shoulder/arm pain, whiplash from car accidents, asthma, allergies, numbness in limbs, athletic injuries, just to name a few.

If drugs make people well, then those who take the most should be the healthiest, but that simply isn’t the case.

With chiropractic we don’t add anything to the body or take anything from it. We find interference in the nervous system

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Dear Reader

You got through those hard first few days of school— adjusting to a new schedule, calming first-day anxiety.

Now it’s time to fine tune. What will your children’s Sharon Gowan extracurricular Publisher/Editor activities be? Are Sharon@family-life.us any special issues coming up for your kids in class or with peers?

From your child’s perspective, the early days of school are all about fitting in.

Remember how badly you wanted to be liked? Often kids are teased if they don’t wear the right clothes or look a certain way.

Suddenly they think they should go on a diet or head to the gym. “Your Body Rocks” (page 10) will tell you how to put a positive spin on your child’s self image—and where to get extra help with food and weight issues if your child should need it.

What if self-image isn’t the issue, but getting through an evening’s homework is?

The son of Cameron Carey, the author of “Dyslexia Dilemma” (page 16), was tortured by spelling and reading, but it wasn’t until he was in high school that he figured out he had a learning disability. Carey tells you how he overcame it—in spades.

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Involved parents like Carey are part of what can turn a good education into a great one.

Let “For the Love of Learning” (page 20) teach you how to participate in your child’s school in a way that works for you.

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Of course the school year isn’t just about going to class. Extracurricular activities play an important role in a child’s overall development. Read “Leap, Turn, Twist!” (page 22), and learn how dance lessons can help your child develop not only strength and flexibility, but also confidence—and maybe some new friends.

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Come Celebrate Cider

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here is a cider revival across America, from coast to coast. And the Mendocino County Fair and Apple Show is part of it. For 90 years, the show has been celebrating apples of every stripe (more than 60 varieties), and the sweet “soft” ciders created in the world-renowned Anderson Valley farms. And now the fair will present award-winning hard apple ciders, selected from the inaugural California Cider Competition, which aims to help consumers find ciders they love and get to know the cider makers that craft them throughout California. You can even learn to make your own cider. The fair and apple show will be held September 12–14 at the Mendocino County Fairgrounds in Boonville. See mendocountyfair. com for more information. ¶

Rockin’ the Redwoods

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he redwoods may be ancient, but they still know how to throw a good party. The Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve in Guerneville will host the Old Grove Music Festival on September 13. Revelers can dance to the soulful rock of The Mother Hips and Grahame Lesh’s Midnight North in the park’s 1930s open-air theater. A pre-sale meal of Thai chicken or veggie skewers will be available. Gates open at 4:30 p.m. Music starts at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 general, $10 ages 5–12.

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Be a Coastal Cleanup Fairy

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ant to teach your children to take responsibility for their environment? Ask your family to participate in the California Coastal Cleanup Day on September 20. Choose a beach in Mendocino, Lake, or Sonoma Counties and contact the respective site captain for your next step. (See below for contact info.) Each volunteer will need to sign a liability waiver.

You can save time by downloading one from the California Coastal Commission’s website (coastal.ca.gov/publiced/ ccd/expect.html). Participants will be asked to keep track of everything they pick up. Arrive at your site a little before 9 a.m. Bring your own buckets and work gloves; other items such as trash and recycling bags, gloves, data cards and pencils, and waivers will be provided. Beach wheelchairs are available for those who need them. For Sonoma County beaches, contact Stephanie Picard-Colomb and Hannah Faire Scott at 829-6689, info@coastwalk.org; Mendocino County, Megan Smithyman at 962-0470, admin@ mendocinolandtrust.org; Lake County, Carolyn Ruttan at 263-2256, Carolyn.Ruttan@lakecountyca.gov. ¶

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Honor Your Elders

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t’s said that it takes a village to raise a child and for some lucky families that village includes grandparents.

Celebrate the elders—whether related or not—on Grandparents Day, September 7, with activities that nurture the bond between grandkids and Grandma or Grandpa. On September 7 at the Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, grandparents get free admission when visiting with a grandchild. Both grandparent and child are admitted free on the same day at the Bay Area Discovery Museum in Sausalito, which will hold grandparent-oriented activities, including collaborative family projects and a special story time. For more ways and reasons to honor grandparents, see the Legacy Project, legacyproject.org. ¶

Welcome to Cajun Country

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f your feet crave the Zydeco beat, visit the 19th Annual Sebastopol Cajun-Zydeco Festival, featuring Creole United. On September 6, Ives Park will turn into a little New Orleans with a large, shaded dance floor, steaming pots of red beans and rice, crawfish étouffée, and beer, wine, margaritas, and hurricanes. The event will be held from 11:30 a.m.–7 p.m, rain or shine, in Ives Park, Sebastopol. Tickets are $22 or $25; kids under 12 are free. Get more information at winecountrycajun.com. ¶

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We first met Jeff Rebischung, owner of Fine Tree Care, at the Sonoma County Home Show. After checking online and researching his company’s reputation, we decided to call him for an estimate.

We had two large redwood trees that were rubbing against our home with large branches dropping frequently and we knew it was time to remove them to prevent more damage. Our job was complicated by the location of a power pole in our front yard and the close proximity to our neighbor’s home. We needed someone we could trust to do the job safely and we felt very comfortable with Jeff’s attention to detail and his ability to coordinate all aspects of the job.

Jeff took the time to meet with several neighbors, as we needed to access other properties in order to remove the trees. Everyone he met with felt reassured by his confidence in his crew and their ability to handle the delicate operation.

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Your Body Rocks Y Teach Kids to Love the Skin Their In

ou notice that your 11-year-old daughter is starting to count calories, skip family meals, and complain about the size of her body, even though she is already thin. Could she be headed toward an eating disorder? Maybe. But with recent changes in media messages about body image, there’s hope she won’t.

According to the National Eating Disorders Organization (NEDO), 30 million Americans suffer from some kind of eating disorder, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia, binge eating, and other disorders.

personal psychology, media and parental messages about beauty, and involvement in activities that emphasize weight, such as wrestling, gymnastics, or ballet, can all factor into the mix.

Cheryl Nygard, PsyD, a Santa Rosa psychologist specializing in eating disorders, says restricted eating is among the early warning signs of a problem, as is excessive exercising, and eating to soothe anxiety or other emotions.

Acknowledging these multiple factors, Laura DeBaun, LMFT, a therapist in Lower Lake, emphasizes that “culture is paramount.”

She also notes that young women are not the only ones affected. In a 2011 study, 40–60 percent of girls ages 6–12 were worried about their weight or getting fat. And The Atlantic recently reported on a JAMA study in which 18 percent of boys aged 12–18 were concerned about their weight and physical appearance, especially about being muscular and/or thin.

The Root of the Problem What actually causes eating disorders? There is no easy answer to that question. Nygard says there are multiple “points of origin” or causes for a disorder.

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While DeBaun does not specialize in treating eating disorders, she does regularly see in her practice kids engaging in maladaptive eating patterns, such as overor under-eating.

“Identification formation and social grouping are what teenagers do,” she says. Figuring out who you are and where you belong is a major characteristic of being an adolescent. “So fitting in with the norm,” she continues, “is of paramount importance. Society dictates what the norm is. Clearly when Peter Paul Rubens was painting, the norm was to be full-bodied.”

And today, it is anything but that.

One of her favorite resources on the topic is famed clinical psychologist Mary Pipher’s book Hunger

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Pains (Ballantine, 1997), which asserts that media idealize a female body type that is impossible for most to attain.

Indeed, just take a look at the celebrity mags lining the checkout at the grocery store or watch a night of prime time television, and the message is crystal clear: Thin is beautiful. (Or in the case of boys, being buff is hot.)

And if you embody these ideals, you’ll get everything from your dream date to your dream job.

Researchers have been studying the effects of media on kids for a long time. A now-famous 1998 study found that introducing Western television to Fiji had a disastrous effect on girls’ body image. Before television, the culture valued robust physiques. But after three years of a steady diet of

shows like Beverly Hills 90210, 74 percent of Fijian teen girls thought that they were too fat. Girls who spent three or more nights per week watching television were 30 percent

Viral music videos are encouraging fans to expand their definition of beauty. more likely to diet than those girls who watched less of the boob tube.

Newer research has had similar results. In a 2010 study, 69 percent of elementary-aged girls said magazine photos influenced their body ideal, while 47 percent said that the pictures made them want to shed pounds. Boys are affected,

too: A 2006 study, for instance, found that media influence had a significant effect on middle-school males’ drive to be muscular.

Steps in the Right Direction Within the last decade, organizations and public figures have actively worked to raise awareness about the negative impact that media have on body image.

Several years ago, the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty released a short film, Evolution, which demonstrated how Photoshop could turn a normal-looking woman into a glamorous makeup model. It went viral and won the Film Grand Prix at the 2007 Cannes Advertising Awards.

(A follow-up 2011 film, Dove Real Beauty Sketches, shows how women’s

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perceptions of their looks vastly differ from how others see them.) More recently, the pop-culture site Buzzfeed has busted celebs for altering their Instagram photos.

This year, several major performers have used music videos, which are getting millions of hits, to encourage fans to expand their definition of beauty.

In Colbie Caillat’s video for “Try,” the glam pop singer wipes off one layer of makeup after another, revealing more of her natural face with each frame.

Magazine photos made 47 percent of elementary girls want to lose weight.

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“Take your make up off/Let your hair down/Take a breath/Look into the mirror, at yourself/Don’t you like you?” she sings.

Then there is Beyoncé’s “Pretty Hurts” video, which rails against how beauty contests and other social constructs cause women psychological and physical pain.

John Legend’s “You & I (Nobody in the World)” shows people of various ethnicities, ages, sexual orientations, and developmental abilities—from a Jewish family in religious garb to an Asian girl with Down’s syndrome to a cancer survivor with a reconstructed breast—learning to accept themselves.

And let’s not forget older videos.

Christina Aguilera’s “Beautiful” features a young woman burning pictures from a fashion magazine and a small-framed teen boy battling his desire to be the next Hulk. And in

Katy Perry’s “Firework” a chubby girl gets the courage to jump into a pool with her peers.

The music industry isn’t the only sphere where change is happening.

The blogging world is getting a dose of “body positive” medicine, too.

In February 2012, Tumblr started cracking down on disturbing blogs that promote self-harm, including pro-anorexia blogs, usually tagged “thinspo” or “thinsperation.” While some bloggers objected to the new rules, there has been a steady decrease in Google Trends numbers for “thinspo” and “thinsperation” tags since Tumblr implemented them.

Positive Action for Parents So what can you, as a mom or dad, do to help keep your daughter’s or son’s body image strong, and their eating habits healthy?

Here are some ideas from the Office of Women’s Health, U.S. Department on Health and Human Services: • Make sure your children understand that gaining weight, especially during puberty, is an expected part of physical development.

• Avoid critical remarks about food, weight, and body size and shape, whether directed toward yourself or your child.

• Let your children make food choices. Make healthy meals and snacks available.

• Compliment your children on positive attributes that have nothing to do with their bodies— their talents, accomplishments, and personal values.

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• Limit how much your children watch television. When they do watch it, discuss the media images presented to them.

• Encourage your school to create policies that prohibit size and sexual discrimination, harassment, teasing, and name-calling. Stand behind efforts to get rid of public weigh-ins and fat measurements.

• Communicate with your children.

Make sure they know they can talk to you about body image issues, especially any kind of bullying they are experiencing as a result on their physical appearance.

Nygard adds that it’s good to teach children to talk about food as “fuel,” and to eat pleasurable foods, such as desserts, in moderation, but to

enjoy them without guilt. She also encourages parents to explain that, much like animals, humans come in different sizes and shapes. We don’t expect giraffes to look like seals, and neither should we expect one girl or boy to look just like another.

Even if you do follow these tips, your child could still develop an eating disorder. A girl who is obsessed with calorie-counting and chronically puts down her body, or a boy who hates himself unless he’s spent hours in the gym, may benefit from visiting a therapist before their behaviors get out of hand. With time, perhaps they and all children will realize what John Legend shows us in “You & I”: All bodies are perfect. ¶

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Article Jamie Santa Cruz, “Body-Image Pressure Increasingly Affects Boys,” The Atlantic (March 10, 2014): theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/03/ body-image-pressure-increasingly-affects-boys/283897.

Books Anita A. Johnson, Eating in the Light of the Moon (Gürze Books, 2000).

Margo Paine, Father Hunger (Gürze Books, 2004).

Mary Pipher, Hunger Pains (Ballantine, 1997).

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The Body Positive: thebodypositive.org.

The Center for Media Literacy: medialit.org Eating Disorders Coalition: eatingdisorderscoalition.org National Eating Disorders Organization: nationaleatingdisorders.org Office on Women’s Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: womenshealth.gov/body-image/kids Websites Laura DeBaun, LMFT: lakecountypsychotherapy.com Joe Kelly, The Dad Man (blog): joekelly.org/body-image-tips-1 MediaSmarts: mediasmarts.ca/body-image/body-image-boys Cheryl Nygard, PsyD: cherylnygard.com

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Visit the past to raise money for the future of Sebastopol Union schools and Analy High School. Enter the 1578 hamlet of Fenford, England (aka Ives Park in Sebastopol) to watch or join the Queen and her court, villagers, and merchants! For a complete schedule of parades, music, and stage performances, visit our website:

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Falconry–demonstrations highlighting birds of prey in history.

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Dilemma

How one family overcame a challenging learning disability

By Cameron Carey

t is very hard to watch your child struggle at anything, be it sports, social interactions, or academics.

For my son, it was spelling. All through grade school, preparing for the weekly spelling test was torture.

An assignment that involved looking anything up in a dictionary signaled hours of treachery. He was fortunately strong in most other academic subjects so allotting an unreal amount of time to spelling was somehow workable. It was not until he got to high school that one of his teachers said that something didn’t seem right.

She requested that we have him tested for a learning disability. We were hesitant at first, wondering how such an identification could possibly help him after he’d gone this far in school, but finally we consented.

Because of the nature of the tests, it was necessary for my son to be onboard with the plan. During his freshman year in high school, he had to spend four days of spring break testing one-on-one with a specialist while his friends were off enjoying camping, skiing, and swimming. He agreed, and the sacrifice turned out to be well worth it. At the end of the week, we were presented a report detailing his specific issues as well as what could be done to overcome them.

It turned out that my son did, in fact, have a learning disability, what we commonly know as dyslexia. A general name for a multifaceted condition, dyslexia is not simply a matter of skipping or mixing up letters, as I had always believed. In our case, it involved short-term memory and how the brain processes information.

I was surprised to hear that the disorder often goes undiagnosed,

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and that it is not until sufferers are put in challenging situations that problems surface. For this reason, even prestigious colleges like Stanford find that a percentage of freshmen are diagnosed with similar learning disabilities. Another surprise was learning how many well-known figures suffer from dyslexia, including Albert Einstein, Ansel Adams, Steven Spielberg, and Magic Johnson. My son was in good company!

These were great insights, but the report’s recommendations for overcoming dyslexia’s challenges— outlined in different sections for the school, us parents, and my son himself—were the real gold. It was advised that he meet with a tutor who used a program like the Barton Reading and Spelling System to learn

the basic word-decoding associated with phonics. (Decoding is essentially sounding out a word.) When he was being tutored, his reading rate slowed, but he was truly able to understand what he was reading. Previously he was only able to guess words as he

Life would have been so much easier if he had entered high school understanding his challenges and knowing strategies to deal with them. read them, knowing what “should be there.” Now he could read the actual words. He also learned new

proofreading skills for writing. His school was encouraged to allow him extra test-taking time so that he could slow down and utilize his newly learned decoding tools. His academic performance has improved immensely.

Learning a foreign language presented particular issues. (It was actually his Latin teacher who immediately had noticed his problem and asked that he be tested.) It was recommended that he work out loud; the auditory feedback of hearing the language would help develop phonemic awareness. Loosely defined as the knowledge of or ability to notice the different sounds that make up words, phonemic awareness is necessary for literacy. It was also suggested that he take tests orally or take written

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tests that included oral extra-credit questions. Likewise, in classes such as science, it was suggested that he use a “word bank”—a list of words, with or without definitions, relevant to the subject matter—to help with word retrieval and spelling.

Other ideas to help him overcome his challenges included using a computer with a spell-checker, reading large-print books, and, of course, taking additional time on tests. I came to understand that these concessions did not give him an added advantage over the other students, but simply evened out the playing field. As he became more adept at using his newly found skills, he discovered that the time required to employ them decreased significantly.

As we traveled the road to improved reading, the pool of resources we discovered was astounding—thanks, in large part, to technology. We learned about programs that allow

Many well-known figures suffer from dyslexia, including Albert Einstein, Ansel Adams, Steven Spielberg, and Magic Johnson. students to listen to textbooks while reading them. By listening while reading along silently, my son could focus on the spelling and pronunciation of hard words. We were also encouraged to register

with Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (RFBD, now Learning Ally), an organization that has an extensive audio textbook library.

Other useful technological aids included Kurzweil and WYNN Reader literacy software.

We all had to make sacrifices for these new strategies to be a success.

The next year was very trying as my son relearned what he considered to be first-grade skills. He also had to devote more time to studying as he incorporated new tools and techniques. It was frustrating for him and extremely stressful for us as parents. But, in the end, the results were tremendous and well worth all the pain. While he still needs to take a bit of extra time, things have become much easier.

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My son contended with an unidentified learning disability throughout his early school years.

We were assured that his issues were developmental and that he would outgrow them; however, he did not.

If I had to do it over again, I would have sought an outside opinion. Life would have been so much easier for us had he entered high school understanding his challenges and knowing strategies to deal with them.

No, it was not an easy journey, but the difficulties of “catching up” will make the rest of his life that much more enjoyable. ¶ Cameron Carey moved to Petaluma 21 years ago. She is a senior writer for Irish Dancing & Culture magazine, and freelances as a writer and web administrator.

Tools You Can Use These books and resources were provided to us by Trish Schreiber, M.A., C.E.T, of Schreiber Educational Services in San Francisco (schreibereducationalservices.com). She performed my son’s testing and has proven to be an invaluable resource.

Books Louisa Cook Moats and Karen E. Dakin, Basic Facts about Dyslexia & Other Reading Problems (International Dyslexia Association, 2007).

Elsie T. Rak, The Spell of Words (Educators Publishing Service, 1985).

Elsie T. Rak, Spellbound (Educators Publishing Service, 1991).

Sally Shaywitz, MD, Overcoming Dyslexia (Alfred A. Knopf, 2003).

Organizations Davis Dyslexia Association International: dyslexia.com The International Dyslexia Association: interdys.org Learning Ally: learningally.org Parents Education Network: parentseducationnetwork.org Websites dyslexia.tv thepowerofdyslexia.com

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For the Love of Learning

By Christina Katz

Four Ways to Teach Your Child to Enjoy School

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aising engaged students is not only the responsibility of schoolteachers and administrators, but also of parents. You may have anxiety, fears, or merely first-day jitters about your child going to school. But if you can muster up your courage and take a one-good-day-at-a-time approach, you will find that raising a child who loves school is easier than you might have imagined.

Just follow these four simple guidelines, keeping your interactions with your school’s employees constructive and upbeat, and watch your child’s love of learning grow.

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Share to prepare. Tell your children what you enjoyed about school. Encourage your spouse to share stories, too.

If you had a difficult time in school, share those stories with someone other than your children. Talk to another adult about your struggles. Get fears and biases off your chest, and let them go so they aren’t unwittingly passed on. Remember, your children are not you. That was then, this is now. Confront and release back-to-school skeletons in your closet to ensure a positive school experience for your children.

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Step back. Some parents have trouble trusting that a school will care about their children as much as they do. And it’s true—teachers won’t treat children like a parent would. They will probably expect more. As educational professionals, they will want their students to reach their potential. Let them do their jobs.

Be positive and proactive.

On a regular basis, try to find something to like about your school. If you don’t know what to like, then you might not have enough information. Educate yourself about the school layout. Introduce yourself to teachers on open-house days, and meet the folks who work in the front office, including the principal. Make sure your children’s teachers know you are on their team.

If you have a miscommunication or misunderstanding with a teacher or administrator, strive to work things out in a calm, proactive manner. Don’t hang on to negative perceptions or collude with other parents. Confident, secure parents seek solutions not squabbles. Put yourself in the teacher or administrator’s shoes before you pick up the phone or shoot off that e-mail.

Remember to always behave the way you would like to be treated, no matter how you feel in the heat of the moment.

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Give without strings.

Whether you work full time or not, there are typically two types of parent volunteers:

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those who willingly pitch in and help, and those who don’t want to spend time at school but do it for their kids. Be honest about the kind of parent you are, so you can find ways to be a cheerful contributor to the school.

If you like to pitch in, join the PTA or sign up to be a room parent. You will find plenty of opportunities to contribute—as long as you have no expectations of payoffs for your child. Be service-minded, looking for opportunities to match what you have to offer with the school’s needs. Do your best not to criticize parents who are less committed to volunteering than you are, unless you wish to be judged back. And don’t use your position as an insider to create an ongoing list of how you would do things differently and better.

If you don’t like to volunteer, there are some options for moderate involvement. Acknowledge that your child could benefit from seeing you at school once in a while whether you enjoy volunteering or not. Break the school year up into three parts,

and try to pitch in or chaperone at least once each season. Don’t forget to get your spouse involved.

Two reasonably involved parents are better than none. If you want to stay in proximity to your child, ask your child’s teacher about her or his classroom needs.

Don’t feel guilty about not being a PTA volunteer. There are plenty of ways to contribute that don’t funnel through the PTA. Give money to financially support PTA programs, if you can swing it.

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An Apple (or Gift Card) for Teacher If you make a habit of waiting until May to show teachers you care, consider stepping up sooner. Pay attention to teacher-recognition activities, and try to celebrate educators throughout the year.

Catch a teacher or administrator doing something right, and express your gratitude with a quick thank-you note. Here is a list of inexpensive gifts that make nice gestures of appreciation any time:

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important part of the process, especially for more visual learners.

14 Reasons Expanding social circles. to Give 3 Because dancers spend a lot of working on new skills together, Dance a time they form tight, long-lasting friendships that deepen throughout the years.

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on’t be fooled by glittery costumes and false eyelashes—competitive dancers are athletes who deserve to be taken seriously. Dance has multiple benefits—often more than other sports. And, yes, dance performed regularly and intensively is both a sport and a multisensory art form that may raise your child’s self-esteem.

According to the National Registry of Dance Educators, dance can enrich the physical, intellectual, artistic, and social aspects of any dancer’s life.

Before you balk at the price tag of weekly classes for your child, you may want to review the benefits of dancing.

Unlike many seasonal sports, dance practice typically runs throughout the school year or even year-round.

Many kids participate in a variety of sports throughout the year, but dancers first must take a steady stream of foundational classes before they learn new forms of dance. Ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, acrobatics, and hip-hop are the most common forms of dance offered at dance studios.

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If you visit a few local studios in your area, you will likely find a vibe and set of values that are a good match for your child and family. Here are some of the many benefits of taking consistent dance classes:

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Listening better. In order to learn, students have to hear and absorb verbal instructions from their teachers, often on the fly. In the practice room, instruction is offered in a variety of ways. This helps children learn to pay attention before, during, and after learning something new.

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Observing closely. Dancing is a multisensory skill, so there are many ways to learn. Carefully watching demonstrations is an

Gaining musicality and rhythm. If you want your child to become more musical, even without practicing an instrument, dance is a good choice. Learning measured movements helps kids intuitively understand and adapt to other kinds of rhythms—in music, dance, and in life.

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Building strength. We often think of dancers as dainty and delicate, but they are actually quite strong. No matter what their size, students must be strong enough to leap, turn, and twist without injury.

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Becoming more flexible.

Don’t worry if your child is not terribly agile. After a few years of stretching and flexing, any child can become more limber.

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Focusing on following through. If your child has trouble concentrating, dance might help develop focus. It engages kids’ bodies as well as their minds.

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Responding to feedback.

Instructors are constantly critiquing dancers’ work. The onus is on the students to receive feedback as graciously as they can.

Learning to collaborate, instead of becoming defensive, is part of the dancers’ education.

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Practicing poise. Even if your child often trips or bumps into things, dance can cure the curse of klutziness. Poise in the practice room will eventually translate into increased body awareness and better motor control outside the studio.

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Inspiring self-discipline.

So many situations in life require us to train ourselves to do our best. Mastering a routine teaches students to aim for a goal and reach it. Repeated over time, this ability to focus the will and work hard can be applied to any task or healthy habit.

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Test-driving commitment. Dancers earn dividends on what they invest. When your child commits consistently and fully, the payoff is great. Half-hearted or lax engagement typically yields poorer results.

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Christina Katz is not the kind of dance mom you see featured dubiously on TV. She believes in the power of the arts to improve and enrich the lives of children and families, and has witnessed the transformative results firsthand.

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Cooking with Kids

Breakfast on the Go S

By John Corippo

Fast Meals for Busy School Mornings

ummer break is over and congratulations are in order. getting your little ones up, fed, and dressed in time for You’ve conjured up 60-plus days of kid-approved that first class. (Why oh why does it have to be so early?) fun, prevented sibling warfare, and managed not to Never fear. These two easy, nutritious breakfasts will go crazy yourself. Now get ready for a new challenge: make your mornings run smoothly.

Quick Pop Pocket

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Breakfast “Hot Dog”

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e almost always have a couple of extra buns around the house from the last time we had a cook out. Instead of just waiting for them to become stale, we fill them with banana, peanut butter, and jam. For kids, it’s almost as much fun as having breakfast for dinner.

• 1 hot dog bun • Peanut butter • 1/2 banana cut lengthwise • Favorite jam (red colors look most like ketchup) Lightly toast hot dog bun. Spread peanut butter on both sides of open bun. Place half banana on one side of bun. Spread jam on top of banana. Hand to child as he shuffles out the door.

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hese sandwiches are a hit with kids, especially if the little ones get to pick out the fillings. Just be sure to include protein-packed peanut butter to keep growing bodies fueled throughout the morning. Besides a good breakfast, they also make a simple snack or healthy dessert—minus the excess sugar of most processed treats. Try any number of combinations: peanut butter/ banana, peanut butter/apple, or, for dessert, peanut putter/chocolate syrup. You can even turn them into a s’more sandwich for a fun camping goodie. Just fill with little pieces of chocolate and marshmallow plus a sprinkling of crushed graham cracker. Thinly sliced ingredients are more likely to lie flat and not spill out on small fingers.

• 2 pieces of bread • Dollop of peanut butter • ½ banana or equivalent portion of other fruit, thinly sliced • Jam, applesauce, or chocolate syrup

DIY poptart is sure to please.

Cut off and discard bread crusts. Apply thin layer of peanut butter to one side of bread. Add layer of fruit, jam, or applesauce. Top with second piece of bread. Crimp edges of bread together with fork. Toast as desired.

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Keep Arts in Schools

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f your child comes home singing a charming ditty she learned in music class, you may have the Mark West Education Foundation to thank. The organization, which is holding its annual Fall Arts Festival on September 27, provides funding for arts programs in that would otherwise be the Mark West Union School District cancelled. The festival is the largest fundraiser for the nonprofit and will feature student performances, a live band, raffle, an art show, a silent auction, Zumba, and beer, wine, and food. Activities will run from 11 a.m.–3 p.m. at the Cardinal Newman High School, 50 Ursuline Rd., Santa Rosa. Adults $10; children free. See mwef.org for more information. ¶

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4 Thursday Be Great Golf Challenge. Benefiting the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Sonoma County. 11 a.m. registration.

Open driving range. 1 p.m. shotgun start.

Scramble format. Windsor Golf Club. bgccsc.org.

FREE Concerts Under the Stars.

Sep. 4: SuperHuey. Sep. 11: Johnny Vegas & the High Rollers. Sep. 18: Slim Man. Sep. 25: Caravanserai. Beverage

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5 Friday FREE Bodega Marine Laboratory Tours. Explore the dynamic

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FREE Santa Rosa Movies in the Park. Sep. 5: Despicable Me 2. Sep.

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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. The Tony Award–

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6 Saturday 19th Annual Sebastopol Cajun-Zydeco Festival. Featuring

Creole United. Huge, shaded dance floor. 11:30 a.m.–7 p.m. Rain or shine. $22 or $25. Under 12 free. Ives Park.

Sebastopol. winecountrycajun.com.

ATA Martial Arts Tournament. Watch

students increase skills & boost confidence. 8 a.m.–6 p.m. $5. Under 3 free. Grace Pavilion. Sonoma County Fairgrounds. santarosamartialartsata.org.

Family Night at Cal Skate. Music,

fun, games & prizes. Saturdays. 6–8:30 p.m. $49 family of four. Includes admission, skates & pizza. Cal Skate.

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FREE Sing-Along with Tim Cain.

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Science Saturday at Environmental Discovery Center. Tangible

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FREE Glen Ellen Community Farmers Market. Sundays. 10 a.m.–2

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Rock-n-Glow Bowling. LED lane lighting & automated scoring. Special bumper-rails for kids. Mondays. 5–10 p.m. $9 for 2 hrs. Shoes included.

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Alex de Grassi & Mimi Fox (Internationally Renowned Guitarists) Billy Parish (Founder Solar Mosaic) John Trudell (American Author, Poet, Musician, Actor and Activist) Stephen Decater (Co-founder Live Power Farm) Kate Marianchild (Natualist and Author) Dr Solar’s Travelling Medicine Show (Comedy, Magic, Puppetry) Film screening of BRINGING IT HOME with Anna Owen GREEN & SUSTAINABLE LIVING WORKSHOPS LOCAL BANDS • LOCAL FOOD & WINE • TOURS KIDS’ ACTIVITIES • ECO-CONCIOUS VENDORS

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Windsor Bowl. 8801 Conde Ln., Windsor. windsorbowl.com.

9 Tuesday FREE Sonoma County College & Career-Ready Fair. 50 public

university, private college, technical training school & career representatives.

6–8 p.m. Windsor High School. 8695 Windsor Rd., Windsor. scoe.org.

The National Heirloom Exposition.

Organic food enthusiasts gather for pure food vendors & speakers. Thru Sept.

11. 11 a.m.–8 p.m. daily. $10. $25 for 3 days. Under 17 free. Sonoma County Fairgrounds. theheirloomexpo.com.

10 Wednesday FREE Special Birthday Storytime.

Celebrate Rincon Valley Library’s 20th anniversary with a cupcake social. Ages 0–5. 11 a.m. Rincon Valley Library.

6959 Montecito Blvd., Santa Rosa. sonomalibrary.org.

11 Thursday FREE Rockin’ the River 2014 Concert Series. Petty Theft (Tom Petty tribute

band). Farmers market, art fair. Please no alcohol, glass or pets. 6–8 p.m.

Guerneville Plaza. pettytheftrocks.com.

SANTA ROSA CO-OP PRESCHOOL EST. 1951

A Place to Play. A Place to Learn. A Place to Grow.

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Open Your Heart & Home

13 Saturday An Acoustic Evening with Ben Harper. Southern Gospel, 70s funk,

Become a foster parent & help build a brighter future for a child

blues, reggae, & straightforward rock & roll. 7:30 p.m. $25 & up. Green Music Center. 1801 East Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park. gmc.sonoma.edu.

Support, training & financial compensation provided

(707) 489-5905 www.rcs4kids.org

FREE Fiesta de Independencia.

Authentic Latino food, music & activities. 1 p.m. Wells Fargo Center for the Arts. 50 Mark West Springs Rd., Santa Rosa. wellsfargocenterarts.org.

Lic #236803313

Redwood Children’s Services, Inc.

FREE Stories & Tales of Russia.

Musician & storyteller Lilia Valitova shares traditional Russian folk tales.

Ages 5 & up. 11:30 a.m. Windsor Regional Library. 9291 Old Redwood Hwy., Building 100, Windsor. sonomalibrary.org.

BECOME A

FREE The Coventry and Kaluza Show. Be prepared to laugh & be

The Ukiah Center offers

amazed at this exciting program of circus, music & laughs. Ages 4 & up. 10:30 a.m. Rohnert Park–Cotati Regional Library. 6250 Lynne Condé Way, Rohnert Park. sonomalibrary.org.

Gonzalo Bergara Quartet. Pared

away of anything extraneous, this gypsy-jazz music has weight, density & gravity. 8 p.m. Doors 7:30 p.m.

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Photo Art Cards

Hand-signed Card Line by award-winning Sonoma County photo artist Amy Erickson All cards are blank All packs are unique Specials change monthly Limited quantities

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Join us for Our Art & Soul Anniversary Party!

$22 advance. $25 door. Sebastopol Community Cultural Center. seb.org.

The Old Grove Music Festival.

Open-air concert in the redwoods featuring The Mother Hips & Midnight North. Gates open 4:30 p.m. Music starts at 5:30 p.m. $25 general. $10 under 13. One free child under 12 per paid adult.

Armstrong Woods State Natural Reserve. oldgrovefestival.org.

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14 Sunday Clo-Cow Half Marathon & 5K. Race

is subject to selling out! 7 a.m. See website for costs & more info. Kentucky A | DRAM G O Y | St. between Western Ave. and NCE B St. A D Petaluma. clocowhalf.com.

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furniture, jewelry, clothing. Retro décor & vintage shabby chic collectables, all with a French ambiance. 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

Marin Center. Veterans Memorial Auditorium. 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. goldengateshows.com.

National Acrobats of The People’s Republic of China. Gasp, laugh &

hold your breath as you watch this astounding demonstration of flexibility, agility & talent. 3 p.m. $20-$45. Marin Center. Veterans Memorial Auditorium.

A Candy Buyback Event!

Games • Jumphouse • Trade In Your Halloween Candy for $1/pound

Saturday • November 1 • 10-2

6420 Commerce Blvd. • Rohnert Park

Cross & Crown Lutheran School 2 - 5 years Preschool Jr. Kindergarten – Kindergarten 1st through 5th Grade

REGISTRATION FOR 2014-15 NOW OPEN 795-7863

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ATTENTION LOVING PARENTS,

10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. marincounty.org.

PREPARE YOUR CHILD FOR SCHOOL AND FOR LIFE

17 Wednesday FREE Tweens Create! Ages

9–12. Supplies provided for making mosaics. 4–5 p.m. Sebastopol Regional Library. 7140 Bodega Ave., Sebastopol. sonomalibrary.org.

A Quiet Mind

19 Friday

Was shy… not now!

SHOTOKAN KARATE LEADERSHIP SCHOOL® 707-575-1681

20th Annual Fall Sonoma County Home Show. Plus Redwood Empire

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Train Show. Thru Sept. 21. Fri. Noon–7 p.m. Sat. & Sun. 10 a.m.–6 p.m. $7.

Under 12 free. Seniors $4 on Friday only. Sonoma County Fairgrounds. sonomacountyhomeshows.com.

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Bell, Book & Candle. Modern witches in a quirky, supernatural, completely enchanting tale. Thru Oct. 12. Thursdays 7:30 p.m. Fridays & Saturdays 8 p.m. Sundays 2 p.m. $16–$26. Spreckels Performing Arts Center. 5409 Snyder Ln., Rohnert Park. ci.rohnert-park.ca.us.

FREE Gem Faire. More than 70 renowned dealers from all over the world. Thru Sep. 21. Marin Center.

Exhibit Hall. 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael. gemfaire.com.

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Bike MS: Waves to Wine Ride.

Astronomy Day & Star Party! The

Robert Ferguson Observatory’s three main telescopes will be open for viewing.

8 p.m. Adult $3. Under 18 free. $8 parking.

Sugarloaf Ridge State Park. 2605 Adobe Canyon Rd., Kenwood. rfo.org.

FRESH, LOCAL,

& FUN!

EVERY WEDNESDAY & SATURDAY WEDNESDAY: 8:30 am to Noon SATURDAY: 8:30 am to 1 pm Wells Fargo Center for the Arts 50 Mark West Springs Road

Sonoma County 2-day bicycle ride benefiting Muscular Dystrophy. Ages 12 & over. Sat. & Sun. $75 registration. $350 fundraising minimum. bikecan. nationalmssociety.org FREE Americana Music with Michael Castle. Americana, roots,

folk & blues. 2–3 p.m. Sonoma Valley Regional Library. 755 W. Napa St., Sonoma. sonomalibrary.org.

FREE California Coastal Clean Up Day. Choose beach & find cleanup

coordinator on website. Northern California Beaches. coastal.ca.gov.

Felt Painting. Crafts for children.

Hosted by Circle of Hands & Tamarind Clothing Store. Ages: 5+. $15. 10–11:30 a.m. & 1:30–2 p.m.

Circle of Hands. 6780 McKinley St., Ste. 120, Sebastopol. 634-6140. circleofhandswaldorfshop.

FREE Healdsburg Arts Festival. Sat. & Sun. Healdsburg

Plaza. Plaza St., Healdsburg. healdsburgcenterforthearts.com.

FREE Rohnert Park Founders Day Parade & Festival. Floats, RCHS

marching band, specialty vehicles, community groups, equestrian entries & more. Sat. & Sun. Rohnert Park Community Center.

5401 Snyder Ln., Rohnert Park. rohnertparkfoundersday.org.

Russian River Jazz & Blues Festival.

Ana Popovic, Gary Clark Jr., John Batiste & Stay Human, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue & more. Sat. & Sun. 1 day $50. 2 days $80. Kids $10/ day. Johnson’s Beach. 16241 First St., Guerneville. russianriverfestivals.com.

Wings Over Wine Country.

Spectacular aerial acrobats with amazing airplanes. Thru Sep. 21. Kids

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CAMPFIRE IN THE CORRAL FRIDAY & SATURDAY NIGHTS Join us for Cookies & Hot Cider Roasted Hot Dogs & Marshmallows

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Night Time Hay Rides!

Pumpkins & Winter Squash, Ornamental Corn, Sunflowers, Corn Stalks, Gourds, Hay Bales

3800 Walker Avenue, Santa Rosa • www.muelrathspumpkins.com

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SONOMA COUNTY’S

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World with jumpies, inflatables, rides, prizes & more. 9 a.m. gates. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. show. $5–$40. Under 5 free. Pacific Coast Air Museum. Charles M. Schulz– Sonoma County Airport. Santa Rosa. wingsoverwinecountry.org.

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To find the Pediatrician that’s right for you, call 1-888-699-DOCS (3627) or visit sutterpacific.org

FREE Lilys Legacy Bark for Bucks “Fun” Raiser. Come support the

Exclusively Organic only at

mission to save big, old dogs. Doggie costume photo booth. Silent auction.

1–4 p.m. Lagunitas Brewing Company.

1280 N. McDowell, Petaluma. lilyslegacy.org.

FREE Petaluma Poetry Walk.

707.544.2766

312 D Street, Santa Rosa

24 Wednesday FREE Be the Star of Your Own Story! Fill in the blanks of an

interactive book that you create. Color & decorate your own mask. Be a princess or a knight. Wear a costume if you wish. 4–5 p.m. Northwest Santa Rosa Library. 150 Coddingtown Center, Santa Rosa. sonomalibrary.org.

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Noted poets perform at several historic venues. Downtown Petaluma. petalumapoetrywalk.org.

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Check in online at Greatclips.com or with your smart phone app.

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Affordable Christian Education

26 Friday Dana Carvey. Wild & crazy sketch comedy show. Sep. 26. 8 p.m. 12 and over. $95. $75. $50. uptowntheatrenapa.com.

27 Saturday FREE Master Gardeners: Conquering Gophers and Moles.

Presented by Jim Lang. 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Petaluma Regional Library. 100 Fairgrounds Dr., Petaluma. sonomalibrary.org.

Christian Education

& Values for Life • Small classroom sizes • Dedicated, caring teachers • Safe & secure environment for learning • Daily morning prayer, chapel & bible class

PCA

Pacific Christian Academy

A Lifetime of Memories!

Visit us online and register today! pacificchristianacademy.org (707)823-2880

FREE National Parks Entrance Day!

Celebrate National Public Lands Day with free entrance to any national park. nps.gov.

Kids Night at the Museum. Drop kids off after hours for dinner, games, art, cartooning & crafts. Advance reservations required. 5–9 p.m. $32 non-members. $25 members. $5 off for siblings. Charles M. Schulz Museum. 2301 Hardies Ln., Santa Rosa. schulzmuseum.org.

Your donation funds programs to find missing children.

707-769-1334 | PollyKlaas.org

Mutt Strut Walk-a-Thon & Pet Fair.

Fundraiser for Rohnert Park Animal Shelter. Rohnert Park Community Center. animalshelterleaguerp.org.

RINCON VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL Preschool– High School Academic excellence Award winning Music Programs Leading Sports Programs Day School-Home School-Hybrid

707-539-1486

Any condition.

Free pick-up.

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Fall fun for the little ones!

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Donate Your Vehicle.

Help Keep Kids Safe.

Introducing structured classes for children ages 3-5 years old. arts & crafts • story time bounce house activities singing • games social interaction

$10 off

Any Tuesday/Thursday Tiny Tots class at Steele Lane Community Center only.

No cash value. To register, present coupon in person at Steele Lane or Finley Community Center or call 543-3737 and mention coupon when registering.

Expires 12/31/14 www.santarosarec.com or call 543-3737

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After School

Pets

2014-15 SEASON

Schoolhouse Rock Live!

Presented by Childsplay Friday, Oct. 10, 2014 at 6:30pm Based on the hit Saturday morning cartoon series, the show that taught history, grammar, math, and more explodes onto the stage with songs updated for a whole new generation!

4-show and 8-show packages still available!

Peter Gros of Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom

FULL LISTING ONLINE

BACK-TO-SCHOOL CHESS CLASSES

CHESS FOR KIDS at your school! www.chessclubforkids.com

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The Y is a not-for-profit Community Based Organization.

Financial Assistance is available.

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Counseling

Having The Talk Before They Can Talk

KANDU BODY WORK STUDIOS P R E S E N T S…

Workshops, individual and family consultations on how to speak to your kids about their bodies, how babies are made and more.

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IT’S BACK TO SCHOOL TIME!

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M A R K E T P L ACE A C ATHOLICCHARITIES C HARITIES S OCIAL E NTERPRISE A CATHOLIC SOCIAL ENTERPRISE Visit us in the G & G Shopping Center

1001 W. College Ave. Santa Rosa www.restylemarketplace.com (707) 284-1700

Check out our online directories

Professional Sexuality Educator Remi Newman, MA has over 10 years of experience 707-694-4030 reminewman@gmail.com

Why not give your child the best possible chance to succeed this year.

Supportive Counseling. Helping children and families with anger, stress, depression and healing from physical, emotional and sexual abuse. Counseling for parents. Kathleen Dunham, MFT. 829-7051. Se Habla Espanol.

PTSD • Asthma • ADHD • Diabetes

Endermologie Massage Proven Effective for

Cellulite Reduction Kidfixx And Fibromyalgia Pediatric Massage

Lacy Andrews, CPMT For info or appt., 703-0997

Scar Tissue and More Free Evaluation & Sample Massage

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Call 206-5613

Is Your Child Defiant, Stubborn, or Aggressive?

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It doesn’t have to be that way.

We know how difficult and frustrating it can be when everything you have tried has not worked. Through a highly effective program for children 3-6 years old, we can help you to successfully manage these behaviors. Start to see results in as little as 6 sessions.

Counseling

Call today for a free consultation 707-545-4600 www.srcbt.org

“I NEVER KNEW WE COULD HAVE SUCH FUN WITH OUR CHILD AGAIN!”

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See our complete Camp listing Online at our

Virtual Camp Fair

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Children’s Clothing

Gifts

Lessons

Reverie baby Children’s Apparel & Gifts

Lessons

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Make Friends

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Parties

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Teaching the art of the sword

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Visit us at our New, Expanded location in Montgomery Village @ 2417 Magowan Dr., Santa Rosa

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Sign up for after school classes today!

with balloon artists Katie & Luke

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Real Estate

A n n e B a ke r R E A L T O R

Helping my neighbors because I care.

Party with us!

Glassfusion &

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DO YOU LOVE TO

Sing!

Santa Rosa Children’s Chorus

Carol Menke, Artistic Director Providing quality training and performance since 1984.

Beginning-advanced levels Auditioning children ages 7-12

527-8813

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Mill Creek Safety

YOU CAN LEARN

First Aid • CPR Wilderness First Aid All training occurs on-site and at your convenience. (minimum of 8 participants)

Classes are informative, stimulating and fun!

Eric Peterson

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Your one stop cake, candy, party & wedding shop

Classes available

• Candy making • Cake decorating • Private party Call for current class schedule

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Riding lessons and camps

Thompson quarter horses 707-773-3981

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Classified Marketplace Schools

Schools

Childcare/Preschools

Your Child can Thrive!

Online learning ignites the minds of children like yours

Artful Arrangements Poetry for Fun & Learning

Rhyme Time

•Self-Esteem •Responsibility •FUN!

European Pony School

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Enrolling for Summer and Fall

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Part Time /Full Time Care Flexible Plans Available Serving 2-5 year olds

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:

Health & Nutrition, Motor Skills, Interpersonal Relationships, Self Confidence, and Cognitive & Academic Skills.

PRICING & REGISTRAION:

YMCA Program Office 707.544.1829 The Y is a non-profit community based organization.

Financial Assistance is available.

CLASSES

Casa dei B o’s Since 1981 amb hi Montessori School Preschool•Kindergarten Parent-Toddler Class Ages 18 months to 6-years

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For All Ages - Since 2004 Sonoma & Marin Counties

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Preschool & Child Care Center

SPANISH

YMCA PRESCHOOL

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Team up with your child for a lesson in rhyme.

Having fun as you learn is awesome, sublime.

Add a friend with a child.

And the rhyming goes wild.

Everyone’s learning—it’s a very good time.

Subject: basic poetry Time: about two hours Cost: team rate is $15 Size: groups of four Leader: Diane H. Davis Call to Schedule ArtfulArrangements.org 707-664-8656

Year-round • Play based Ages 2 - 5 (Pre-Kindergarten) Excellent Teacher-Child ratios Open 7am-6pm

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Childcare/Preschools

Tutors

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(707) 782-1084

707-528-0889

Homeschool Program Grades K-5

The Bridge School. Located in Central Santa Rosa, 1625 Franklin Ave. Year-round full/half–day. Rich nurturing environment.

Center based program for ages 3–5 with separate 2’s program. Caring, qualified teachers. Julie & Andrew Day; owners.

Lic.#493005697. 575-7959.

Educating the whole child; head, heart, & hands.

www.sunridgeschool.org 707-824-2844

Check out our online directories

Start the School Year Off Right!

Our high quality tutors can help with:

Academic Subjects • Test Prep Foreign Languages Study Skills • ESL

Don’t wait until your child falls behind

(707) 585-2584

Playtime Daycare/Preschool Join our loving family. Spacious playroom, large yard, meals provided. CPR & first aid certified.

M-F. Infants & up. Call Wendy 539-7524. Lic. #04746.

Check out our online directories

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Humor Break

I Hope You Twirl A Dancing Daughter Is a Delight

By Patrick Hempfing

be twirling (or doing a cartwheel).

This is usually not a bad thing; the key word here is usually.

One recent evening, my family was enjoying strawberry shortcake in the living room. Jessie’s shortcake and strawberries weren’t served in even

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’m a fan of Lee Ann Womack’s song “I Hope You Dance,” which beautifully expresses parents’ desire for their children to live life to the fullest. When I think about my own life, I regret what I didn’t do more than what I did. For example, I wish I had mustered up enough nerve to ask a girl to my high school prom. What’s the worst she could have said? No? Being rejected would have hurt, sure. But, then again, she could have said Yes. However, I never asked, and my shoes never scuffed the dance floor.

Unlike her shy father, Jessie, my nine-year-old daughter, dances with abandon. She takes ballet lessons once a week, but her dancing doesn’t stop when she leaves the studio.

She’s twirling all the time, from the kitchen to the bathroom, from the living room to the bedroom, and even across the school parking lot. If there’s space for a spin, my girl will 42 SonomaFamilyLife

Unlike her shy father, Jessie, my nine-year-old daughter, dances with abandon. proportions, so she asked if she could have another small piece of shortcake.

As she rushed to the kitchen holding her glass plate filled with strawberry juice, I cautioned, “Don’t run.” A few seconds later, I heard the noise I had hoped I wouldn’t.

By the time I made it to the kitchen, Jessie had already retrieved the dustpan and broom to begin cleanup.

I assessed the damage. Pieces of broken glass had flown everywhere.

Somehow, glass had even landed in the living room and dining room.

As Jessie and I cleaned up, my sneakers sticking to the floor with each step, I noticed strawberry juice dripping down the side and front of the refrigerator. The red liquid had splattered all over the items on the kitchen countertop—a loaf of bread, a camera, my wallet, and a recently

purchased music CD. The only thing left untouched was the ceiling.

I couldn’t figure out how a single, dropped plate could have covered half our house in glass and juice. When I asked Jessie for an explanation, she sheepishly admitted that she had done one, only one, twirl as she went into the kitchen. Unfortunately, during her spin the glass plate smashed into the side of the refrigerator and, well, the rest is sugar-and-shards history.

As I painstakingly mopped the floor, worried that I might miss a small piece of glass that could stick in someone’s foot, I can’t say I was thrilled with my daughter’s love of twirling. After a well-earned night of sleep, though, I thought, “Isn’t it great that Jessie spins with happiness?”

One day, Jessie and I will talk about this story and laugh. In the meantime, Jessie, I hope that life’s wonderful experiences always inspire you to twirl—just not when you’re holding a juice-filled glass plate, or knives, or cartons of eggs. (Our dog, Sadie, would probably appreciate it if you’d stop twirling with her, too.)

And if a boy ever asks you to the prom, feel free to say “No,” but do it nicely. ¶ Patrick Hempfing had a 20-year career in banking before he became a father at age 44. He is now a full-time husband, stay-at-home dad, and writer.

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