March 2016 | Richmond Parents Monthly

Parents’ First Choice For 25 Years!

March 2016 • Priceless

Caston Studio

Portraits With Distinction Class of 2014 70 proofs or more 5 changes of clothes outdoor studio, many extras NO sitting fees!

Address: 9000 Quioccasin Rd Richmond, VA 23229 Phone: (804) 754-2800 E-mail: info@castonstudio.com Web: www.castonstudio.com

Get Seen More

Get Seen More

Print & Web Advertisement

Print & Web Advertisement

A Link to Your Website

A Link to Your Website

Boost Internet Traffic to Your Website

Boost Internet Traffic to Your Website

Click on advertiser logo and link directly to their website at

Click on advertiser logo and link directly to their website at

www.richmondparents.com

www.richmondparents.com

Heartwood Grove School

LUTHER MEMORIAL SCHOOL

French Immersion | Arts Focused Now enrolling pre-k — elementary

www.HCAVirginia.com • 804-320 DOCS

2u

HeartwoodGrove.com

To Advertise here and on www.richmondparents.com call Mark Fetter 804.673.5215 WWW.RICHMONDPARENTS.COM RICHMOND PARENTS MONTHLY u MARCH 2016

www.HCAVirginia.com • 804-320 DOCS

804-321-6420 WWW.LUTHERMEMORIAL.COM

To Advertise here and on www.richmondparents.com call Mark Fetter 804.673.5215 RICHMOND PARENTS MONTHLY u MARCH 2016 u 3 WWW.RICHMONDPARENTS.COM

Caston Studio

Portraits With Distinction Class of 2014 70 proofs or more 5 changes of clothes outdoor studio, many extras NO sitting fees!

Address: 9000 Quioccasin Rd Richmond, VA 23229 Phone: (804) 754-2800 E-mail: info@castonstudio.com Web: www.castonstudio.com

Get Seen More

Get Seen More

Print & Web Advertisement

Print & Web Advertisement

A Link to Your Website

A Link to Your Website

Boost Internet Traffic to Your Website

Boost Internet Traffic to Your Website

Click on advertiser logo and link directly to their website at

Click on advertiser logo and link directly to their website at

www.richmondparents.com

www.richmondparents.com

Heartwood Grove School

LUTHER MEMORIAL SCHOOL

French Immersion | Arts Focused Now enrolling pre-k — elementary

www.HCAVirginia.com • 804-320 DOCS

2u

HeartwoodGrove.com

To Advertise here and on www.richmondparents.com call Mark Fetter 804.673.5215 WWW.RICHMONDPARENTS.COM RICHMOND PARENTS MONTHLY u MARCH 2016

www.HCAVirginia.com • 804-320 DOCS

804-321-6420 WWW.LUTHERMEMORIAL.COM

To Advertise here and on www.richmondparents.com call Mark Fetter 804.673.5215 RICHMOND PARENTS MONTHLY u MARCH 2016 u 3 WWW.RICHMONDPARENTS.COM

4 u RICHMOND PARENTS MONTHLY u MARCH 2016

WWW.RICHMONDPARENTS.COM

4 u RICHMOND PARENTS MONTHLY u MARCH 2016

WWW.RICHMONDPARENTS.COM

March Madness USING MATH TO PLAN YOUR EDIBLE GARDEN

Parents’ First Choice For 25 Years!

by Lela Martin

Y

ou may associate the term “March Madness” with college basketball; however, combining math with March garden planning might be considered another form of madness – spring fever!

Square Foot Gardening

Use your knowledge of basic geometry and powers of multiplication to plan the right garden for your household. Start by measuring the space available for the garden.

It should be in an area that gets full sun (6-8 hours per day) that is close to the house. Although the ideal spot should be near a water source, it should drain well. Preferably it should also be away from tree roots.

Now comes multiplication. If the plot is 2-feet wide by 6-feet long, you have 12 square feet. In square foot gardening, your garden plat can range in size from 2-feet by 2-feet to

much larger. In the square foot approach, you determine how many plants of a certain type should be planted in each square foot. For example, if you want to plant pumpkins, you would plant one seed per square foot. For smaller carrots, on the other hand, you could plant 16.

Raised bed gardening is an ideal way to set up your garden. You can find multiple ways to prepare a raised bed; however, use this information as a starting point. Construct a rectangular frame to define your plat from 1-inch by 6-inch lumber, which comes in 8-foot lengths. Most lumberyards will cut it for you at little or no cost. You will find ACQtreated lumber labeled for “Ground Contact,” which is approved by the FDA for food production. Do not use leftover old CCA-treated lumber that contains chemicals that could leach into the soil. Two-inch long

6 u RICHMOND PARENTS MONTHLY u MARCH 2016

deck screws work well to fasten the boards together at the corner. Alternatively, you could use galvanized corner brackets.

The width of the frame should not exceed four feet (or two feet if only one side is accessible), since you need room to walk around (and not ON) the growing medium and will reach in to tend the plants. If your plans include more than one growing bed, separate them by 2-3 feet to form walkways. The length of the frame is dependent on your available space and gardening ambitions. A frame that is 4 feet by 4 feet is a good size for starting out. Fill the frame with a mixture of 1/2 compost and 1/2 peat moss or use 100% compost. No soil is needed. Compost provides all the nutrients the plants require and peat moss helps hold moisture and keep the soil loose. If your frame(s) will be over grass or

weeds, first lay down several layers of newspaper or cardboard to discourage grass and weeds from coming through.

On top of each frame, place a grid that divides the box into 1-foot squares. The grid is the unique feature that makes the whole system work so well. Grids can be made from nearly any material: wood, string, plastic strips, old mini-blinds.

You can attach them permanently with screws where they cross. On a 4-foot by 4-foot frame, a grid divides the frame into 16 easy-to-manage spaces. Leave the grid in place all season.

Vertical gardening by adding a trellis for climbing plants increases the efficiency of your garden. Situate your trellis on the outer edge on the north side of your planting bed so its shade doesn’t inhibit the growth of vegetables in other squares.

Depending on the mature size of the plant, grow 1-16 equally spaced plants per square foot. Read the seed packet or use the vegetable planting guide prepared in Virginia Cooperative Extension Publication 426-331 for spacing recommendations. This is where some more math kicks in!

If the recommended plant spacing is 12 inches apart, plant one plant per square foot; for 6-inch spacing, 4 per square foot; for 4-inch spacing, 9 per square foot; and for 2-inch spacing, 16 per square foot. Generally, one large plant takes up an entire square foot. This list includes potato, sweet potato, broccoli, kale, cabbage, melon, squash, tomato, eggplant, cucumber, pepper, and pumpkin. Corn and okra can be planted two to a square foot. Lettuces and some other leafy greens can be planted four to a square foot. Typically, green string beans can be planted five to a square foot. Smaller plants such as beets, turnips, large onions, spinach, and peas can be grown nine to a square foot. For the smallest plants, such as carrots, radishes, and green/spring onions, you can plant 16 to a square foot.

From the Editor

contents MARCH 2016

6

by Greg Weatherford

G

rowing up overseas in a family of U.S. diplomats, I came to cherish — maybe even obsess over — our American holidays. In retrospect, Easter may have been the strangest of the all, odder even than Halloween. The star of Easter, at least for us kids, was a (possibly gigantic) anthropomorphic rabbit who delivered baskets of chocolates in secret, like some sort of leporine Santa Claus with a sugar habit. In our family, the baskets arrived at the feet of our beds while my older brother and I slept, as if by magic.

We would scramble into the living room and begin the second round of Easter strangeness: Looking for colorfully dyed boiled eggs that that same bunny had, for some obscure reason, hidden around the house.

My mother always kept careful count because one year she’d missed one. That forgotten egg stayed hidden for months, until one day it made its presence known with a violent explosion of sulphuric gases.

Duly noted. From then on, every Easter morning my mother followed us around the house, tallying our finds with hash marks in a notebook. When we’d found them all she’d pronounce the game over.

Funny how for all those years I never wondered how she knew how many eggs the Easter Bunny had hidden away!

Eggs found, we’d have breakfast. And then would come the ceremonial eating of the chocolate Easter bunnies from our baskets. I would start at the top, eating the hollow chocolate ears and face. They had to go first because I couldn’t stand the thought of the rabbit’s face looking at me with reproach in its little chocolate eyes as I ate the rest of its body. My brother, crueler than I, would start at its feet and munch until nothing remained but the tips of a pair of rabbit ears.

At some point I’m sure someone told me Easter was a religious holiday. But that hardly seemed likely to my young mind. After all, what church would encourage a visit from what clearly was some sort of insane nature spirit shaped like a giant rabbit?

These days I think of how Easter and our other holidays must look to kids and laugh. What crazed genius created our current version of Easter? Give whoever it was a medal. And a chocolate bunny.

Gardening

Math helps solve your edible garden problems.

10

8 Egg-citing Easter Traditions

14

Growing Up Online

16

Let’s Go!

Get ideas for fun activities for your family this Easter.

New guidelines for tots and tech.

What to do and where to go.

On the Cover: 8 Egg-citing Easter Traditions feature article on page 12. PHOTO CREDIT (c): www.leefendallhouse.org.

Volume 26, No. 3, MARCH 2016

Founder/Publisher: Mark E. Fetter mfetter@richmondpublishing.com Editor: Greg Weatherford rpmeditor@richmondpublishing.com Art Director: Jennifer Sutton jsutton@richmondpublishing.com Contributing Writers: Lela Martin, Carolyn Jabs, Greg Weatherford

Editorial Mission: Richmond Parents Monthly is dedicated to providing parents and professionals with the best information and resources available to enhance all aspects of parenting and family life. It is also an avenue to facilitate a shared sense of community among parents by providing useful information, support and a forum for dialogue on issues that are important to all parents and families.

Richmond Parents Monthly is published 12 times a year and distributed free of charge. The advertising deadline is the 10th of each month for the upcoming issue. Richmond Parents Monthly welcomes reader comments and submissions; however, the publication is not responsible for unsolicited materials. All materials received become the property of the publisher and will not be returned. We reserve the right to edit any material used for publication. The entire content of Richmond Parents Monthly is ©2015. No portion may be reproduced in whole or in part by any means without the express written consent of the publisher.

The views and opinions expressed by writers and columnists do not necessarily represent those of Richmond Parents Monthly or its staff.

How to reach us Richmond Parents Monthly 8010 Ridge Rd, Suite F Henrico, VA 23229 PH: 804-673-5203 FX: 804-673-5308 mail@richmondpublishing.com

How to advertise with us Contact our Publisher mfetter@richmondpublishing.com

Every month, an average of 75,000 readers enjoy Richmond Parents Monthly which is distributed in over 425 locations throughout the metro area. These locations include all CVS stores, McDonald’s, Kroger stores, medical centers, retail outlets, museums, and bookstores as well as many public libraries.

Richmond Parents Monthly is regularly advertised on television. This creates a demand for the magazine and increases visibility and reader recall. Richmond Parents Monthly is also represented at numerous community events throughout the year.

(continued on page 8)

WWW.RICHMONDPARENTS.COM

WWW.RICHMONDPARENTS.COM

RICHMOND PARENTS MONTHLY u MARCH 2016 u 7

March Madness USING MATH TO PLAN YOUR EDIBLE GARDEN

Parents’ First Choice For 25 Years!

by Lela Martin

Y

ou may associate the term “March Madness” with college basketball; however, combining math with March garden planning might be considered another form of madness – spring fever!

Square Foot Gardening

Use your knowledge of basic geometry and powers of multiplication to plan the right garden for your household. Start by measuring the space available for the garden.

It should be in an area that gets full sun (6-8 hours per day) that is close to the house. Although the ideal spot should be near a water source, it should drain well. Preferably it should also be away from tree roots.

Now comes multiplication. If the plot is 2-feet wide by 6-feet long, you have 12 square feet. In square foot gardening, your garden plat can range in size from 2-feet by 2-feet to

much larger. In the square foot approach, you determine how many plants of a certain type should be planted in each square foot. For example, if you want to plant pumpkins, you would plant one seed per square foot. For smaller carrots, on the other hand, you could plant 16.

Raised bed gardening is an ideal way to set up your garden. You can find multiple ways to prepare a raised bed; however, use this information as a starting point. Construct a rectangular frame to define your plat from 1-inch by 6-inch lumber, which comes in 8-foot lengths. Most lumberyards will cut it for you at little or no cost. You will find ACQtreated lumber labeled for “Ground Contact,” which is approved by the FDA for food production. Do not use leftover old CCA-treated lumber that contains chemicals that could leach into the soil. Two-inch long

6 u RICHMOND PARENTS MONTHLY u MARCH 2016

deck screws work well to fasten the boards together at the corner. Alternatively, you could use galvanized corner brackets.

The width of the frame should not exceed four feet (or two feet if only one side is accessible), since you need room to walk around (and not ON) the growing medium and will reach in to tend the plants. If your plans include more than one growing bed, separate them by 2-3 feet to form walkways. The length of the frame is dependent on your available space and gardening ambitions. A frame that is 4 feet by 4 feet is a good size for starting out. Fill the frame with a mixture of 1/2 compost and 1/2 peat moss or use 100% compost. No soil is needed. Compost provides all the nutrients the plants require and peat moss helps hold moisture and keep the soil loose. If your frame(s) will be over grass or

weeds, first lay down several layers of newspaper or cardboard to discourage grass and weeds from coming through.

On top of each frame, place a grid that divides the box into 1-foot squares. The grid is the unique feature that makes the whole system work so well. Grids can be made from nearly any material: wood, string, plastic strips, old mini-blinds.

You can attach them permanently with screws where they cross. On a 4-foot by 4-foot frame, a grid divides the frame into 16 easy-to-manage spaces. Leave the grid in place all season.

Vertical gardening by adding a trellis for climbing plants increases the efficiency of your garden. Situate your trellis on the outer edge on the north side of your planting bed so its shade doesn’t inhibit the growth of vegetables in other squares.

Depending on the mature size of the plant, grow 1-16 equally spaced plants per square foot. Read the seed packet or use the vegetable planting guide prepared in Virginia Cooperative Extension Publication 426-331 for spacing recommendations. This is where some more math kicks in!

If the recommended plant spacing is 12 inches apart, plant one plant per square foot; for 6-inch spacing, 4 per square foot; for 4-inch spacing, 9 per square foot; and for 2-inch spacing, 16 per square foot. Generally, one large plant takes up an entire square foot. This list includes potato, sweet potato, broccoli, kale, cabbage, melon, squash, tomato, eggplant, cucumber, pepper, and pumpkin. Corn and okra can be planted two to a square foot. Lettuces and some other leafy greens can be planted four to a square foot. Typically, green string beans can be planted five to a square foot. Smaller plants such as beets, turnips, large onions, spinach, and peas can be grown nine to a square foot. For the smallest plants, such as carrots, radishes, and green/spring onions, you can plant 16 to a square foot.

From the Editor

contents MARCH 2016

6

by Greg Weatherford

G

rowing up overseas in a family of U.S. diplomats, I came to cherish — maybe even obsess over — our American holidays. In retrospect, Easter may have been the strangest of the all, odder even than Halloween. The star of Easter, at least for us kids, was a (possibly gigantic) anthropomorphic rabbit who delivered baskets of chocolates in secret, like some sort of leporine Santa Claus with a sugar habit. In our family, the baskets arrived at the feet of our beds while my older brother and I slept, as if by magic.

We would scramble into the living room and begin the second round of Easter strangeness: Looking for colorfully dyed boiled eggs that that same bunny had, for some obscure reason, hidden around the house.

My mother always kept careful count because one year she’d missed one. That forgotten egg stayed hidden for months, until one day it made its presence known with a violent explosion of sulphuric gases.

Duly noted. From then on, every Easter morning my mother followed us around the house, tallying our finds with hash marks in a notebook. When we’d found them all she’d pronounce the game over.

Funny how for all those years I never wondered how she knew how many eggs the Easter Bunny had hidden away!

Eggs found, we’d have breakfast. And then would come the ceremonial eating of the chocolate Easter bunnies from our baskets. I would start at the top, eating the hollow chocolate ears and face. They had to go first because I couldn’t stand the thought of the rabbit’s face looking at me with reproach in its little chocolate eyes as I ate the rest of its body. My brother, crueler than I, would start at its feet and munch until nothing remained but the tips of a pair of rabbit ears.

At some point I’m sure someone told me Easter was a religious holiday. But that hardly seemed likely to my young mind. After all, what church would encourage a visit from what clearly was some sort of insane nature spirit shaped like a giant rabbit?

These days I think of how Easter and our other holidays must look to kids and laugh. What crazed genius created our current version of Easter? Give whoever it was a medal. And a chocolate bunny.

Gardening

Math helps solve your edible garden problems.

10

8 Egg-citing Easter Traditions

14

Growing Up Online

16

Let’s Go!

Get ideas for fun activities for your family this Easter.

New guidelines for tots and tech.

What to do and where to go.

On the Cover: 8 Egg-citing Easter Traditions feature article on page 12. PHOTO CREDIT (c): www.leefendallhouse.org.

Volume 26, No. 3, MARCH 2016

Founder/Publisher: Mark E. Fetter mfetter@richmondpublishing.com Editor: Greg Weatherford rpmeditor@richmondpublishing.com Art Director: Jennifer Sutton jsutton@richmondpublishing.com Contributing Writers: Lela Martin, Carolyn Jabs, Greg Weatherford

Editorial Mission: Richmond Parents Monthly is dedicated to providing parents and professionals with the best information and resources available to enhance all aspects of parenting and family life. It is also an avenue to facilitate a shared sense of community among parents by providing useful information, support and a forum for dialogue on issues that are important to all parents and families.

Richmond Parents Monthly is published 12 times a year and distributed free of charge. The advertising deadline is the 10th of each month for the upcoming issue. Richmond Parents Monthly welcomes reader comments and submissions; however, the publication is not responsible for unsolicited materials. All materials received become the property of the publisher and will not be returned. We reserve the right to edit any material used for publication. The entire content of Richmond Parents Monthly is ©2015. No portion may be reproduced in whole or in part by any means without the express written consent of the publisher.

The views and opinions expressed by writers and columnists do not necessarily represent those of Richmond Parents Monthly or its staff.

How to reach us Richmond Parents Monthly 8010 Ridge Rd, Suite F Henrico, VA 23229 PH: 804-673-5203 FX: 804-673-5308 mail@richmondpublishing.com

How to advertise with us Contact our Publisher mfetter@richmondpublishing.com

Every month, an average of 75,000 readers enjoy Richmond Parents Monthly which is distributed in over 425 locations throughout the metro area. These locations include all CVS stores, McDonald’s, Kroger stores, medical centers, retail outlets, museums, and bookstores as well as many public libraries.

Richmond Parents Monthly is regularly advertised on television. This creates a demand for the magazine and increases visibility and reader recall. Richmond Parents Monthly is also represented at numerous community events throughout the year.

(continued on page 8)

WWW.RICHMONDPARENTS.COM

WWW.RICHMONDPARENTS.COM

RICHMOND PARENTS MONTHLY u MARCH 2016 u 7

“March Madness” continued from page 6 Starting Seeds

Math (and a calendar) will also help you to start seedlings indoors -- you need to count backwards!

Determine when to start your seeds by subtracting from the last spring frost date, which is the earliest recommended planting date. The Virginia Cooperative Extension has estimated that date based on historical data. In the metropolitan Richmond area, some residents are considered to be in the Piedmont region (Powhatan, Hanover, portions of Richmond city and Henrico) while, surprisingly, others (Chesterfield, parts of Richmond city and Henrico) are classified in the Tidewater area. The last frost date in the Piedmont area is April 30; the last frost date in the Tidewater region is April 21.

If you are risk-averse, you can assume that May 1 is a safe frost-free date in our area. The last frost date is the earliest date when many of your young vegetable plants can be safely planted outdoors. If you read

the back of your seed packets, tomato, pepper, and eggplant packets suggest that you can start seeds indoors in seed flats 6-8 weeks before transplanting them in the garden. If you use May 1 and subtract 8 weeks, you should begin starting seedlings indoors during the first two weeks of March. There is a more precise planting dates chart in Virginia Cooperative Extension Publication 426-331.

You don’t need calculus to determine which varieties of vegetables will do well in the Richmond area.

The plant experts in horticulture at Virginia Tech have done the guesswork for you by providing an annotated list in Virginia Cooperative Extension Publication 426-480.

Do the math – there can be a method in your gardening madness!

Lela Martin is a Master Gardener with the Chesterfield County office of the Virginia Cooperative Extension.

Edible Garden Resources “The Edible Garden Tips and Tasks -- March” by Cleve Campbell in The Garden Shed Newsletter March 2015, Vol. 1 No. 3: http://piedmontmastergardeners.org/article/ the-edible-garden-tips-and-tasksmarch/ “Gardening Solutions: Square Foot Gardening” by University of Florida/ IFAS: http://gardeningsolutions. ifas.ufl.edu/design/types-of-gardens/square-foot-gardening.html

by Allen Straw, Publication 426-331 by Virginia Cooperative Extension: https://pubs.ext. vt.edu/426/426-331/426-331_ pdf.pdf “Vegetables Recommended for Virginia” by Charles O’Dell and Diane Relf, Publication 426-480 by Virginia Cooperative Extension: https://pubs.ext. vt.edu/426/426-480/426-480_ pdf.pdf

“Square Foot Gardening” by Mel Bartholomew and Suzy Valentine, University of Wisconsin Extension: http://fyi.uwex.edu/garden2table/ files/2010/07/square-foot-gardening082009.pdf “Vegetable Planting Guide and Recommended Planting Dates”

• FREE computerized electrical test • FREE diagnostic with repairs • Oil/Filter change • A/C service

8 u RICHMOND PARENTS MONTHLY u MARCH 2016

WWW.RICHMONDPARENTS.COM

WWW.RICHMONDPARENTS.COM

• Brakes, shock & Struts • Wheel Alignments • Wheel Balance • State Inspections

RICHMOND PARENTS MONTHLY u MARCH 2016 u 9

“March Madness” continued from page 6 Starting Seeds

Math (and a calendar) will also help you to start seedlings indoors -- you need to count backwards!

Determine when to start your seeds by subtracting from the last spring frost date, which is the earliest recommended planting date. The Virginia Cooperative Extension has estimated that date based on historical data. In the metropolitan Richmond area, some residents are considered to be in the Piedmont region (Powhatan, Hanover, portions of Richmond city and Henrico) while, surprisingly, others (Chesterfield, parts of Richmond city and Henrico) are classified in the Tidewater area. The last frost date in the Piedmont area is April 30; the last frost date in the Tidewater region is April 21.

If you are risk-averse, you can assume that May 1 is a safe frost-free date in our area. The last frost date is the earliest date when many of your young vegetable plants can be safely planted outdoors. If you read

the back of your seed packets, tomato, pepper, and eggplant packets suggest that you can start seeds indoors in seed flats 6-8 weeks before transplanting them in the garden. If you use May 1 and subtract 8 weeks, you should begin starting seedlings indoors during the first two weeks of March. There is a more precise planting dates chart in Virginia Cooperative Extension Publication 426-331.

You don’t need calculus to determine which varieties of vegetables will do well in the Richmond area.

The plant experts in horticulture at Virginia Tech have done the guesswork for you by providing an annotated list in Virginia Cooperative Extension Publication 426-480.

Do the math – there can be a method in your gardening madness!

Lela Martin is a Master Gardener with the Chesterfield County office of the Virginia Cooperative Extension.

Edible Garden Resources “The Edible Garden Tips and Tasks -- March” by Cleve Campbell in The Garden Shed Newsletter March 2015, Vol. 1 No. 3: http://piedmontmastergardeners.org/article/ the-edible-garden-tips-and-tasksmarch/ “Gardening Solutions: Square Foot Gardening” by University of Florida/ IFAS: http://gardeningsolutions. ifas.ufl.edu/design/types-of-gardens/square-foot-gardening.html

by Allen Straw, Publication 426-331 by Virginia Cooperative Extension: https://pubs.ext. vt.edu/426/426-331/426-331_ pdf.pdf “Vegetables Recommended for Virginia” by Charles O’Dell and Diane Relf, Publication 426-480 by Virginia Cooperative Extension: https://pubs.ext. vt.edu/426/426-480/426-480_ pdf.pdf

“Square Foot Gardening” by Mel Bartholomew and Suzy Valentine, University of Wisconsin Extension: http://fyi.uwex.edu/garden2table/ files/2010/07/square-foot-gardening082009.pdf “Vegetable Planting Guide and Recommended Planting Dates”

• FREE computerized electrical test • FREE diagnostic with repairs • Oil/Filter change • A/C service

8 u RICHMOND PARENTS MONTHLY u MARCH 2016

WWW.RICHMONDPARENTS.COM

WWW.RICHMONDPARENTS.COM

• Brakes, shock & Struts • Wheel Alignments • Wheel Balance • State Inspections

RICHMOND PARENTS MONTHLY u MARCH 2016 u 9

8 EGG-CITING EASTER TRADITIONS

by Kerrie McLoughlin

6. An Easter egg hunt can be held just about anywhere. Some churches have them days before Easter, and you don’t have to belong to that church. My church doesn’t hold an Easter egg hunt, so we have one in my mom’s yard after church on Easter Sunday. Family all pitches in and hides plastic eggs filled with candy, sugarless gum, dollar bills and more.

You could also hide eggs the night before in your own yard (or even around the house!) after your kids go to sleep so they can have an afterbreakfast hunt at their own home!

7. Get together with family for a special meal. If you won’t be able to be with family this Easter, invite some friends and neighbors over

for a potluck meal at your place. It doesn’t have to be anything extravagant … a ready-made ham, paper plates and plastic cutlery just mean less time in the kitchen and more time with loved ones.

8. End the day relaxing with a bowl of Easter candy, some popcorn and a movie the whole family can enjoy. After a fun day celebrating Easter in all the ways you love, end your family day with some “hanging out” time. Nobody is allowed to

text or play handheld video games or email. This is a time to snuggle up around the TV and reflect on the gift of family and friends.

FAMILY-FRIENDLY FLICKS • • • • • •

“A Bug’s Life” “Charlotte’s Web” “Flushed Away” “Lilo and Stitch” “Monsters Inc.” “Shrek”

SUBSCRIBE TODAY!

ONLY

$2500

per year

FOR YOUR HOME DELIVERY

PHOTO CREDIT (c): chefmom.sheknows.com

Feature

how small, just buy one ready-made!

You’re still an amazing parent, and your kid won’t care or remember that it was store-bought. If you have time but are short on money, bake treats to put in the baskets, make a special card for your child or write out coupons for things like getting out of chores or an ice cream cone out with just Mom. Don’t forget about your older kids … everyone can appreciate an Easter basket!

Send payment, Name & Address to: Richmond Parents Subscription

8010 Ridge Road, Suite F Henrico, VA 23229

For more information

call 673-5203

• Accredited by the ACA since our first summer in 1983 • Staff to camper ratio is 1:5 or better • Highly trained and qualified staff • Camp medical staff on site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week PHOTO CREDIT (c): www.designtrends.com

E

aster was always an exciting holiday when I was growing up. I would spend the night with my grandparents the night before Easter, and I could swear I heard the Easter bunny scooting across the floor in the night. Upon waking I’d bolt out of bed to see what candy and other treats I’d been brought, then we’d head to church for Easter services and a massive egg hunt. My day would end in a sugar coma on the couch, watching “The Wizard of Oz” with my parents. Even if you don’t celebrate Easter in your family, here are eight ideas for annual traditions you can try with your own kids. Who would be against candy and games? Pick and choose a few of

these each year … and stick with the ones your family loves!

1. There are so many great treats your family can make together a night or two before Easter. Dying and decorating hard-boiled eggs is a classic, but you could also make something out of the ordinary like Jell-o eggs or egg-shaped sugar cookies. Last year my husband and kids made Rice Krispy eggs dipped in melted chocolate chips; they added sprinkles before the chocolate set.

2. Kids enjoy sharing with others … and being sneaky! When dark hits the night before Easter, sneak over to a favorite neighbor’s (or drive to a close-by friend’s) and scatter eggs in their front yard. You can mix and

10 u RICHMOND PARENTS MONTHLY u MARCH 2016

match hard-boiled and plastic eggs.

Fill plastic eggs with candy, coins, tattoos, stickers, erasers, etc. Even though doing an anonymous fun thing is great, these days you should probably leave a note or card on their door so they know it was you and not some crazy person putting stuff in their yard!

3. Bunnies and chicks are the unofficial mascots of Easter, so find a place where your child can pet some!

Depending on where you live, bunnies and chicks can be found at kidfriendly farms, pet stores and zoos.

Some stores have promotional days where you can come in and pet and hold these little sweeties and take pictures. And if you’re looking for a family pet, bunnies are a great op-

tion for an Easter gift to the family.

4. Get your child’s picture taken with the Easter Bunny. This is one I could kick myself for not doing yet, but it’s pretty simple. Just check the website of your local mall to find out if they’re hosting an Easter Bunny event. Be ready to shell out a few bucks for a photo, or take plenty of your own.

5. Easter baskets for the kids are a given, but they don’t have to be over-the-top. You can buy a simple empty basket at a craft store and fill it with things like pastel Peeps, toys, small books, plastic eggs filled with candy, etc. If you’re pressed for time and don’t know how you’ll be able to assemble an Easter basket, no matter

WWW.RICHMONDPARENTS.COM

Camp Horizons Summer Camp...

Endless Adventure and Fun! Camp Horizons – a premier coed sleep-away summer camp in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia offers a safe, supportive community in which campers can feel comfortable embarking on new adventures and developing friendships that will last a lifetime.

AGES 6-16!

• Discover: Ages 6-8 • Journey: Ages 9-11 • Explorer: Ages 12-16 Add to your summer fun with our specialty camps!

• Equestrian • Adventure • Leadership

Visit CampHorizonsVA.com for details.

HARRISONBURG, VA USA • 540.896.7600 • CAMPHORIZONSVA.COM WWW.RICHMONDPARENTS.COM

RICHMOND PARENTS MONTHLY u MARCH 2016 u 11

8 EGG-CITING EASTER TRADITIONS

by Kerrie McLoughlin

6. An Easter egg hunt can be held just about anywhere. Some churches have them days before Easter, and you don’t have to belong to that church. My church doesn’t hold an Easter egg hunt, so we have one in my mom’s yard after church on Easter Sunday. Family all pitches in and hides plastic eggs filled with candy, sugarless gum, dollar bills and more.

You could also hide eggs the night before in your own yard (or even around the house!) after your kids go to sleep so they can have an afterbreakfast hunt at their own home!

7. Get together with family for a special meal. If you won’t be able to be with family this Easter, invite some friends and neighbors over

for a potluck meal at your place. It doesn’t have to be anything extravagant … a ready-made ham, paper plates and plastic cutlery just mean less time in the kitchen and more time with loved ones.

8. End the day relaxing with a bowl of Easter candy, some popcorn and a movie the whole family can enjoy. After a fun day celebrating Easter in all the ways you love, end your family day with some “hanging out” time. Nobody is allowed to

text or play handheld video games or email. This is a time to snuggle up around the TV and reflect on the gift of family and friends.

FAMILY-FRIENDLY FLICKS • • • • • •

“A Bug’s Life” “Charlotte’s Web” “Flushed Away” “Lilo and Stitch” “Monsters Inc.” “Shrek”

SUBSCRIBE TODAY!

ONLY

$2500

per year

FOR YOUR HOME DELIVERY

PHOTO CREDIT (c): chefmom.sheknows.com

Feature

how small, just buy one ready-made!

You’re still an amazing parent, and your kid won’t care or remember that it was store-bought. If you have time but are short on money, bake treats to put in the baskets, make a special card for your child or write out coupons for things like getting out of chores or an ice cream cone out with just Mom. Don’t forget about your older kids … everyone can appreciate an Easter basket!

Send payment, Name & Address to: Richmond Parents Subscription

8010 Ridge Road, Suite F Henrico, VA 23229

For more information

call 673-5203

• Accredited by the ACA since our first summer in 1983 • Staff to camper ratio is 1:5 or better • Highly trained and qualified staff • Camp medical staff on site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week PHOTO CREDIT (c): www.designtrends.com

E

aster was always an exciting holiday when I was growing up. I would spend the night with my grandparents the night before Easter, and I could swear I heard the Easter bunny scooting across the floor in the night. Upon waking I’d bolt out of bed to see what candy and other treats I’d been brought, then we’d head to church for Easter services and a massive egg hunt. My day would end in a sugar coma on the couch, watching “The Wizard of Oz” with my parents. Even if you don’t celebrate Easter in your family, here are eight ideas for annual traditions you can try with your own kids. Who would be against candy and games? Pick and choose a few of

these each year … and stick with the ones your family loves!

1. There are so many great treats your family can make together a night or two before Easter. Dying and decorating hard-boiled eggs is a classic, but you could also make something out of the ordinary like Jell-o eggs or egg-shaped sugar cookies. Last year my husband and kids made Rice Krispy eggs dipped in melted chocolate chips; they added sprinkles before the chocolate set.

2. Kids enjoy sharing with others … and being sneaky! When dark hits the night before Easter, sneak over to a favorite neighbor’s (or drive to a close-by friend’s) and scatter eggs in their front yard. You can mix and

10 u RICHMOND PARENTS MONTHLY u MARCH 2016

match hard-boiled and plastic eggs.

Fill plastic eggs with candy, coins, tattoos, stickers, erasers, etc. Even though doing an anonymous fun thing is great, these days you should probably leave a note or card on their door so they know it was you and not some crazy person putting stuff in their yard!

3. Bunnies and chicks are the unofficial mascots of Easter, so find a place where your child can pet some!

Depending on where you live, bunnies and chicks can be found at kidfriendly farms, pet stores and zoos.

Some stores have promotional days where you can come in and pet and hold these little sweeties and take pictures. And if you’re looking for a family pet, bunnies are a great op-

tion for an Easter gift to the family.

4. Get your child’s picture taken with the Easter Bunny. This is one I could kick myself for not doing yet, but it’s pretty simple. Just check the website of your local mall to find out if they’re hosting an Easter Bunny event. Be ready to shell out a few bucks for a photo, or take plenty of your own.

5. Easter baskets for the kids are a given, but they don’t have to be over-the-top. You can buy a simple empty basket at a craft store and fill it with things like pastel Peeps, toys, small books, plastic eggs filled with candy, etc. If you’re pressed for time and don’t know how you’ll be able to assemble an Easter basket, no matter

WWW.RICHMONDPARENTS.COM

Camp Horizons Summer Camp...

Endless Adventure and Fun! Camp Horizons – a premier coed sleep-away summer camp in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia offers a safe, supportive community in which campers can feel comfortable embarking on new adventures and developing friendships that will last a lifetime.

AGES 6-16!

• Discover: Ages 6-8 • Journey: Ages 9-11 • Explorer: Ages 12-16 Add to your summer fun with our specialty camps!

• Equestrian • Adventure • Leadership

Visit CampHorizonsVA.com for details.

HARRISONBURG, VA USA • 540.896.7600 • CAMPHORIZONSVA.COM WWW.RICHMONDPARENTS.COM

RICHMOND PARENTS MONTHLY u MARCH 2016 u 11

Wendy Shang

Jon Scieszka

V.E. Schwab

StoryFest March 16-20, 2016

Details at VaBook.org Marc Boston Marc Boston

Steven Weinberg

SUBSCRIBE TODAY!

Hop to it!

ONLY

FOR YOUR HOME DELIVERY Send payment, Name & Address to: Richmond Parents Subscription 8010 Ridge Road, Suite F Henrico, VA 23229

$

25

00 per year

CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF EASTER

Saturday, MARCH 12

For more information call 673-5203

th

EASTER BUNNY ARRIVES AT REGENCY SQUARE! Join us at Regency Square from 9:00AM to 10:00AM on Saturday, March 12 for tea and pastries in the spring garden, and await the 10:00 AM arrival of the Easter Bunny! Limited seating. RSVP to 740-1518 (ages 10 & under). Eggs-traordinary goodies included!

Blue Sky Fund's

Outdoor Leadership Institute

challenge * teamwork * adventure

EASTER BUNNY HOURS MARCH 12-26TH

Visit blueskyfund.org to apply or nominate a high school student for this summer experience!

12 u RICHMOND PARENTS MONTHLY u MARCH 2016

Monday-Saturday: 10:00AM to 8:00PM (carrot breaks at 12:30-1:00PM & 4:00-4:30PM) Sunday 12:00PM to 6:00PM (carrot break at 3:00-4:00PM)

For additional information please visit us online at www.shopregencysqmall.com.

Have fond memories of Regency Square 1975-present? Email your story to TellYourRegencyStory@thalhimer.com.

WWW.RICHMONDPARENTS.COM

WWW.RICHMONDPARENTS.COM

RICHMOND PARENTS MONTHLY u MARCH 2016 u 13

Wendy Shang

Jon Scieszka

V.E. Schwab

StoryFest March 16-20, 2016

Details at VaBook.org Marc Boston Marc Boston

Steven Weinberg

SUBSCRIBE TODAY!

Hop to it!

ONLY

FOR YOUR HOME DELIVERY Send payment, Name & Address to: Richmond Parents Subscription 8010 Ridge Road, Suite F Henrico, VA 23229

$

25

00 per year

CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF EASTER

Saturday, MARCH 12

For more information call 673-5203

th

EASTER BUNNY ARRIVES AT REGENCY SQUARE! Join us at Regency Square from 9:00AM to 10:00AM on Saturday, March 12 for tea and pastries in the spring garden, and await the 10:00 AM arrival of the Easter Bunny! Limited seating. RSVP to 740-1518 (ages 10 & under). Eggs-traordinary goodies included!

Blue Sky Fund's

Outdoor Leadership Institute

challenge * teamwork * adventure

EASTER BUNNY HOURS MARCH 12-26TH

Visit blueskyfund.org to apply or nominate a high school student for this summer experience!

12 u RICHMOND PARENTS MONTHLY u MARCH 2016

Monday-Saturday: 10:00AM to 8:00PM (carrot breaks at 12:30-1:00PM & 4:00-4:30PM) Sunday 12:00PM to 6:00PM (carrot break at 3:00-4:00PM)

For additional information please visit us online at www.shopregencysqmall.com.

Have fond memories of Regency Square 1975-present? Email your story to TellYourRegencyStory@thalhimer.com.

WWW.RICHMONDPARENTS.COM

WWW.RICHMONDPARENTS.COM

RICHMOND PARENTS MONTHLY u MARCH 2016 u 13

Growing Up Online

Richmond's Original Family Calendar and Website

NEW GUIDELINES FOR TOTS AND TECH

by Carolyn Jabs

PHOTO CREDIT (c): www.today.com

F

or many years, the American Academy of Pediatrics had strict rules about screen time — no exposure for kids under 2 and no more than two hours a day for preschoolers. Last December, the academy abandoned those guidelines, acknowledging what parents already knew: Screens are everywhere.

One recent study, published in the academy’s journal Pediatrics, found “nearly universal exposure” for children under 2. Even under age 1, half of all babies interacted with a mobile device every single day, playing simple games, watching videos and fooling with apps. Academy policy makers concluded, “In a world in which ‘screen time’ is becoming simply ‘time’ our policies must evolve or become obsolete.”

The revised guidelines from the academy don’t offer specific rules, perhaps because there isn’t clearcut research showing that certain uses of mobile devices help or harm very young children. Instead, they provide general advice, intended to guide parents as they make decisions about when to hand over a tablet or a cellphone to a baby or a toddler. Here are their guidelines: Media is just another environment. Child development hasn’t changed. The academy points out that kids do what they have always done but now they do much of it virtually. The most rapid period of

brain development takes place before age three so infants and toddlers need a wide range of experiences, with and without technology, under the supervision of loving adults.

Parenting has not changed. Parents still have to make decisions about what’s good for a particular child in a particular situation. The video that makes one child giggle may be overstimulating to another child or the same child at a different time of day. Good parents respond flexibly to new situations and, most importantly, to each child.

Role-modeling is critical. Little kids imitate adults. Parents who want kids to have healthy relationship with screens will have to model self-control by setting limits for themselves.

We learn from each other. Young children learn most easily when they are interacting with people. Language, in particular, develops most readily during natural back-andforth exchanges between babies and adults. According to some studies, lengthy passive exposure to media such as videos may actually inhibit language acquisition. On the other hand, technology that promotes interaction — video chatting with a family member, for example — may stimulate language and other kinds of learning.

Content matters. Rather than setting arbitrary limits on time spent with screens, the academy recommends that parents think about ev-

14 u RICHMOND PARENTS MONTHLY u MARCH 2016

erything a child does during the day. Is there plenty of time for being outdoors, moving around, reading books, singing songs, snuggling, being silly? Time with technology becomes a problem when it edges out other activities.

Curation helps. Any app can claim that it’s educational. Very few have research to back up that claim.

Little children, in particular, deserve the highest quality products parents can find. Before downloading an app or firing up a video, check reviews from organizations like Parents’ Choice (parents-choice.org), Children’s Technology Review (childrenstech.com/) or Common Sense Media (commonsensemedia.org/) Co-engagement counts. The academy points out that kids are more likely to benefit from screen time if adults are involved. Just talking about what a child is seeing or doing on a screen provides context and gives a small child a sense of connection.

Playtime is important. Unstructured playtime stimulates creativity and independence. Unplugged play is especially important for very young children because they learn from touching and manipulating objects in the three dimensional world.

Set limits. As many adults know, technology can have a mesmerizing effect. Games, in particular, are often designed to encourage mindless swiping, and little kids — like everyone else — may find it difficult to disengage. Setting limits requires the same gentle but firm techniques parents use in other settings. When children want cookies for lunch — or unlimited time on the iPad — it’s up to parents to steer them in a different direction.

Create tech-free zones. In particular, the academy recommends that parents teach kids to power down during meals and at bedtime. Little children are more likely to adopt healthy eating habits if meals are a happy, social time with lots of playful interaction. At bedtime, research shows that light from screens can interfere with sleep cycles, so the acad-

emy recommends devices be kept out of bedrooms.

Kids will be kids. Very little children are likely to be hard on devices because they don’t know any better.

They may put them in their mouths, bang with them or toss them in the toilet. The academy points out that “these can be teachable moments if handled with empathy.”

Other organizations have also analyzed the existing research and come up with recommendations about the use of technology with very young children. Zero to Three offers “Screen Sense: Setting the Record Straight,” a free paper that summarizes recent research and suggests guidelines for screen use for children under three. (www.zerotothree.org/ parenting-resources/screen-sense).

The National Association for the Education of Young Children recommends best practice for childcare providers in another paper, “Technology and Interactive Media as Tools in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children Birth through Eight.” (www.naeyc.org/content/ technology-and-young-children.)

All these organizations make it clear that definitive rules about young children and technology will have to wait for more research. They also emphasize that decades of study into child development, as well as common sense, confirm that children thrive when they have warm and trusting relationships with the people around them. The world may be filled with screens, but this advice from AAP rings true: “Keep face-toface up front and don’t let it get lost behind a stream of media and tech.”

Carolyn Jabs, M.A., raised three computer-savvy kids including one with special needs. She has been writing Growing Up Online for 10 years and is about to publish a book called “Cooperative Wisdom: Bringing People Together When Things Fall Apart.” Visit www.growing-up-online. com to read other columns.

WWW.RICHMONDPARENTS.COM

Just A Click Away

.com

Your Picture Perfect Summer Starts Here!

TIMBER RIDGE CAMP OPEN HOUSE

11 10

12

1 2

9

3 8

7

6

5

Dr. Lyttle’s Class

4

Richmond’s Plumbing Experts Since 1947

Join us at the Kubin’s home for a Timber Ridge information session. Refreshments will be served while you find out what camp is like, get answers to all of your questions and meet Jill Goden, the owner, along with some current camp families. With over 40 different activities, Timber Ridge offer something for everyone!

Call 804.232.6774 | Lyttleco.com

Your Full Service Plumber

Sunday, December 13th from 1:00-3:00pm 9137 Penny Bridge Ct. Midlothian, VA 23112

800-258-2267

For more information or to RSVP contact us at: www.trcamps.com trcamps@aol.com

WWW.RICHMONDPARENTS.COM

“We stand by our work, period.”

RICHMOND PARENTS MONTHLY u MARCH 2016 u 15

Growing Up Online

Richmond's Original Family Calendar and Website

NEW GUIDELINES FOR TOTS AND TECH

by Carolyn Jabs

PHOTO CREDIT (c): www.today.com

F

or many years, the American Academy of Pediatrics had strict rules about screen time — no exposure for kids under 2 and no more than two hours a day for preschoolers. Last December, the academy abandoned those guidelines, acknowledging what parents already knew: Screens are everywhere.

One recent study, published in the academy’s journal Pediatrics, found “nearly universal exposure” for children under 2. Even under age 1, half of all babies interacted with a mobile device every single day, playing simple games, watching videos and fooling with apps. Academy policy makers concluded, “In a world in which ‘screen time’ is becoming simply ‘time’ our policies must evolve or become obsolete.”

The revised guidelines from the academy don’t offer specific rules, perhaps because there isn’t clearcut research showing that certain uses of mobile devices help or harm very young children. Instead, they provide general advice, intended to guide parents as they make decisions about when to hand over a tablet or a cellphone to a baby or a toddler. Here are their guidelines: Media is just another environment. Child development hasn’t changed. The academy points out that kids do what they have always done but now they do much of it virtually. The most rapid period of

brain development takes place before age three so infants and toddlers need a wide range of experiences, with and without technology, under the supervision of loving adults.

Parenting has not changed. Parents still have to make decisions about what’s good for a particular child in a particular situation. The video that makes one child giggle may be overstimulating to another child or the same child at a different time of day. Good parents respond flexibly to new situations and, most importantly, to each child.

Role-modeling is critical. Little kids imitate adults. Parents who want kids to have healthy relationship with screens will have to model self-control by setting limits for themselves.

We learn from each other. Young children learn most easily when they are interacting with people. Language, in particular, develops most readily during natural back-andforth exchanges between babies and adults. According to some studies, lengthy passive exposure to media such as videos may actually inhibit language acquisition. On the other hand, technology that promotes interaction — video chatting with a family member, for example — may stimulate language and other kinds of learning.

Content matters. Rather than setting arbitrary limits on time spent with screens, the academy recommends that parents think about ev-

14 u RICHMOND PARENTS MONTHLY u MARCH 2016

erything a child does during the day. Is there plenty of time for being outdoors, moving around, reading books, singing songs, snuggling, being silly? Time with technology becomes a problem when it edges out other activities.

Curation helps. Any app can claim that it’s educational. Very few have research to back up that claim.

Little children, in particular, deserve the highest quality products parents can find. Before downloading an app or firing up a video, check reviews from organizations like Parents’ Choice (parents-choice.org), Children’s Technology Review (childrenstech.com/) or Common Sense Media (commonsensemedia.org/) Co-engagement counts. The academy points out that kids are more likely to benefit from screen time if adults are involved. Just talking about what a child is seeing or doing on a screen provides context and gives a small child a sense of connection.

Playtime is important. Unstructured playtime stimulates creativity and independence. Unplugged play is especially important for very young children because they learn from touching and manipulating objects in the three dimensional world.

Set limits. As many adults know, technology can have a mesmerizing effect. Games, in particular, are often designed to encourage mindless swiping, and little kids — like everyone else — may find it difficult to disengage. Setting limits requires the same gentle but firm techniques parents use in other settings. When children want cookies for lunch — or unlimited time on the iPad — it’s up to parents to steer them in a different direction.

Create tech-free zones. In particular, the academy recommends that parents teach kids to power down during meals and at bedtime. Little children are more likely to adopt healthy eating habits if meals are a happy, social time with lots of playful interaction. At bedtime, research shows that light from screens can interfere with sleep cycles, so the acad-

emy recommends devices be kept out of bedrooms.

Kids will be kids. Very little children are likely to be hard on devices because they don’t know any better.

They may put them in their mouths, bang with them or toss them in the toilet. The academy points out that “these can be teachable moments if handled with empathy.”

Other organizations have also analyzed the existing research and come up with recommendations about the use of technology with very young children. Zero to Three offers “Screen Sense: Setting the Record Straight,” a free paper that summarizes recent research and suggests guidelines for screen use for children under three. (www.zerotothree.org/ parenting-resources/screen-sense).

The National Association for the Education of Young Children recommends best practice for childcare providers in another paper, “Technology and Interactive Media as Tools in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children Birth through Eight.” (www.naeyc.org/content/ technology-and-young-children.)

All these organizations make it clear that definitive rules about young children and technology will have to wait for more research. They also emphasize that decades of study into child development, as well as common sense, confirm that children thrive when they have warm and trusting relationships with the people around them. The world may be filled with screens, but this advice from AAP rings true: “Keep face-toface up front and don’t let it get lost behind a stream of media and tech.”

Carolyn Jabs, M.A., raised three computer-savvy kids including one with special needs. She has been writing Growing Up Online for 10 years and is about to publish a book called “Cooperative Wisdom: Bringing People Together When Things Fall Apart.” Visit www.growing-up-online. com to read other columns.

WWW.RICHMONDPARENTS.COM

Just A Click Away

.com

Your Picture Perfect Summer Starts Here!

TIMBER RIDGE CAMP OPEN HOUSE

11 10

12

1 2

9

3 8

7

6

5

Dr. Lyttle’s Class

4

Richmond’s Plumbing Experts Since 1947

Join us at the Kubin’s home for a Timber Ridge information session. Refreshments will be served while you find out what camp is like, get answers to all of your questions and meet Jill Goden, the owner, along with some current camp families. With over 40 different activities, Timber Ridge offer something for everyone!

Call 804.232.6774 | Lyttleco.com

Your Full Service Plumber

Sunday, December 13th from 1:00-3:00pm 9137 Penny Bridge Ct. Midlothian, VA 23112

800-258-2267

For more information or to RSVP contact us at: www.trcamps.com trcamps@aol.com

WWW.RICHMONDPARENTS.COM

“We stand by our work, period.”

RICHMOND PARENTS MONTHLY u MARCH 2016 u 15

March 2016

288 and Midlothian Turnpike

CONTINUING

(804) 262-9887

Yoga in the Garden

FRIDAY, MAR. 11

Learn yoga’s calming rhythms of breathing, movement, and posture in a tranquil Garden setting. Small class sizes enable instructor Jacqueline Gooding to offer individual pointers and address multiple levels of experience. Please bring a blanket, yoga mat, water and appropriate layered clothing for the season. Classes take place in the Garden or inside Garden buildings, depending on weather. Member $75 Non-Member $147. Tuesday, March 8, 2016 @ 9:00a.m.

- Tuesday, April 12, 2016 @ 10:30a.m. lewisginter.org (804) 262-9887

Craftsmen’s Classic Art & Craft Festival

Richmond Coin and Currency Show

THURSDAY, MAR. 3 Hangman

MODLIN CENTER FOR THE ARTS, UVR

Following a sell-out run at London’s Royal Court Theatre, Olivier and Academy Award winner Martin McDonagh returns to the West End with Matthew Dunster’s award-winning production of his deeply funny new play Hangmen, broadcast live to cinemas by National Theatre Live. 28 Westhampton Way, Richmond, VA 23173. 2:00-5:00p.m. http://modlin.richmond.edu/events/modlin-arts-presents/Nt-live-hangmen.html (804) 289-8980

CLARION HOTEL

May 6-8, 2016, Fri and Sat 10-6, Sun 10-3, Clarion Hotel, 3207 N. Boulevard, Richmond, VA 23230.

Free parking, admission, and appraisals. Youth Day on Saturday. richmondcoinclub.com (804) 350-1140

TUESDAY, MAR. 1 Advanced Watercolor for Botanical Illustration: Winter Session LEWIS GINTER BOTANICAL GARDENS

Williamsburg-based botanical artist Juliet Kirby leads this four-day watercolor workshop for advanced botanical artists. Participants bring a plant of their own choosing. Focus is on composition, accuracy, and direction of light. Students provide materials: a list of recommended materials is sent after registration. Lunch is on your own each day. Member $175 Non-Member $223. 1800 Lakeside Avenue, Henrico , VA 23228.

3:30p.m. lewisginter.org (804) 262-9887

THURSDAY, MAR. 3 Richmond International Film Festival BYRD THEATRE

See inspiring and award-winning documentaries, short films, and other productions exploring im-

migration, health issues, humanitarian concerns, and more – from the United States and abroad.

Through March 6th. rvafilmfestival.com

SATURDAY, MAR. 5

Emergency Preparedness Fair

Learn about reliable, interesting plants that provide ongoing interest as the seasons change— and are time-tested in the Garden’s collections.

Tips for selecting, placing, planting, and caring for the selections are included as well as the dark side—what problems are common to them.

Tour the Garden with to see mature examples in place. Instructor: Shannon Smith, Senior Horticulturist with Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden.

Member $22 Non-Member $34. 9:00-11:00a.m. lewisginter.org (804) 262-9887

EANES-PITTMAN PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING CENTER

This informative program will offer participants an opportunity to learn how to better prepare and plan for any disaster or emergency. Participants will also have the opportunity to ask public safety and utility representatives questions in order to improve their planning efforts. 6610 Public Safety Way, Chesterfield, VA 23832. 8:30a.m.

- 2:00p.m. chesterfield.gov/seniorevents (804) 768-7878

FRIDAY, MAR. 4

Plants for Late Winter

LEWIS GINTER BOTANICAL GARDENS

Vegetable Gardening the Organic Way LEWIS GINTER BOTANICAL GARDENS

Features original designs and work from hundreds of talented artists and craftspeople from across America. See the creative process in action as many exhibitors demonstrate throughout the weekend. There is something for every style, taste and budget with items from the most traditional to the most contemporary. Through March 13th. craftshow.com

GREATER RICHMOND CONVENTION CENTER

New cars, trucks and SUVs will fill the Greater Richmond Convention Center for the 2016 Virginia Motor Trend International Auto Show! Friday March 11 – Sunday March 13, 2016, 10a.m.9p.m. Visit website or call for information on ticket prices. virginiaautoshow.com (804) 783-7300

SATURDAY, MAR. 12 National Reading Month at CMOR CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF RICHMOND

Join the Children’s Museum of Richmond at all FOUR locations for very special story times and character appearances weekends in March! Be sure to visit us Saturdays in March at 11am and 1pm for special story times, character visits with a variety of favorite story book characters, and arts&crafts all related to reading! 11a.m.-1p.m. c-mor.org (804) 474-7062

40th Annual Richmond Home & Gar- Learn the basics of gardening the earth-friendly den Show way! Garden horticulturist Heather Veneziano WEDNESDAY, MAR. 16 RICHMOND RACEWAY COMPLEX

Three days full of ideas for your home and gardening needs including remodeling solutions, landscaping ideas, the latest in interior design trends, furnishings and how to make your home more environmentally friendly. See website for hours. Through March 6th. richmondhomeandgarden.com (804) 748-7469

16 u RICHMOND PARENTS MONTHLY u MARCH 2016

discusses how to ‘go green’ with your garden, including soil amendments, plant maintenance and pest control. Heather focuses on growing vegetables in our area, with an emphasis on heirloom varieties that grow well in the Richmond area. Take home a packet of seeds to start your spring garden. Member $20 Non-Member $32.

9:00-11:00a.m. lewisginter.org

WANT TO BE IN OUR MAGAZINE? VISIT WWW.RICHMONDPUBLISHING.COM TO RESERVE YOUR AD SPACE TODAY!

Virginia Motor Trend International Auto Show

22nd Annual Virginia Festival of the Book

VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN CHARLOTTESVILLE AND ALBEMARLE COUNTY

A five-day festival in mid-March each year, which brings together writers, illustrators, publishing professionals, readers, and families to enjoy readings, panel discussions, and hands-on

WWW.RICHMONDPARENTS.COM

Live Music team Challenge Food and Prizes

westchestershamrock.com

UPCOMING

RICHMOND RACEWAY COMPLEX

MaRch 19Th | 9aM

RegisteR heRe:

LEWIS GINTER BOTANICAL GARDENS

SaTURDaY

WWW.RICHMONDPARENTS.COM

RICHMOND PARENTS MONTHLY u MARCH 2016 u 17

March 2016

288 and Midlothian Turnpike

CONTINUING

(804) 262-9887

Yoga in the Garden

FRIDAY, MAR. 11

Learn yoga’s calming rhythms of breathing, movement, and posture in a tranquil Garden setting. Small class sizes enable instructor Jacqueline Gooding to offer individual pointers and address multiple levels of experience. Please bring a blanket, yoga mat, water and appropriate layered clothing for the season. Classes take place in the Garden or inside Garden buildings, depending on weather. Member $75 Non-Member $147. Tuesday, March 8, 2016 @ 9:00a.m.

- Tuesday, April 12, 2016 @ 10:30a.m. lewisginter.org (804) 262-9887

Craftsmen’s Classic Art & Craft Festival

Richmond Coin and Currency Show

THURSDAY, MAR. 3 Hangman

MODLIN CENTER FOR THE ARTS, UVR

Following a sell-out run at London’s Royal Court Theatre, Olivier and Academy Award winner Martin McDonagh returns to the West End with Matthew Dunster’s award-winning production of his deeply funny new play Hangmen, broadcast live to cinemas by National Theatre Live. 28 Westhampton Way, Richmond, VA 23173. 2:00-5:00p.m. http://modlin.richmond.edu/events/modlin-arts-presents/Nt-live-hangmen.html (804) 289-8980

CLARION HOTEL

May 6-8, 2016, Fri and Sat 10-6, Sun 10-3, Clarion Hotel, 3207 N. Boulevard, Richmond, VA 23230.

Free parking, admission, and appraisals. Youth Day on Saturday. richmondcoinclub.com (804) 350-1140

TUESDAY, MAR. 1 Advanced Watercolor for Botanical Illustration: Winter Session LEWIS GINTER BOTANICAL GARDENS

Williamsburg-based botanical artist Juliet Kirby leads this four-day watercolor workshop for advanced botanical artists. Participants bring a plant of their own choosing. Focus is on composition, accuracy, and direction of light. Students provide materials: a list of recommended materials is sent after registration. Lunch is on your own each day. Member $175 Non-Member $223. 1800 Lakeside Avenue, Henrico , VA 23228.

3:30p.m. lewisginter.org (804) 262-9887

THURSDAY, MAR. 3 Richmond International Film Festival BYRD THEATRE

See inspiring and award-winning documentaries, short films, and other productions exploring im-

migration, health issues, humanitarian concerns, and more – from the United States and abroad.

Through March 6th. rvafilmfestival.com

SATURDAY, MAR. 5

Emergency Preparedness Fair

Learn about reliable, interesting plants that provide ongoing interest as the seasons change— and are time-tested in the Garden’s collections.

Tips for selecting, placing, planting, and caring for the selections are included as well as the dark side—what problems are common to them.

Tour the Garden with to see mature examples in place. Instructor: Shannon Smith, Senior Horticulturist with Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden.

Member $22 Non-Member $34. 9:00-11:00a.m. lewisginter.org (804) 262-9887

EANES-PITTMAN PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING CENTER

This informative program will offer participants an opportunity to learn how to better prepare and plan for any disaster or emergency. Participants will also have the opportunity to ask public safety and utility representatives questions in order to improve their planning efforts. 6610 Public Safety Way, Chesterfield, VA 23832. 8:30a.m.

- 2:00p.m. chesterfield.gov/seniorevents (804) 768-7878

FRIDAY, MAR. 4

Plants for Late Winter

LEWIS GINTER BOTANICAL GARDENS

Vegetable Gardening the Organic Way LEWIS GINTER BOTANICAL GARDENS

Features original designs and work from hundreds of talented artists and craftspeople from across America. See the creative process in action as many exhibitors demonstrate throughout the weekend. There is something for every style, taste and budget with items from the most traditional to the most contemporary. Through March 13th. craftshow.com

GREATER RICHMOND CONVENTION CENTER

New cars, trucks and SUVs will fill the Greater Richmond Convention Center for the 2016 Virginia Motor Trend International Auto Show! Friday March 11 – Sunday March 13, 2016, 10a.m.9p.m. Visit website or call for information on ticket prices. virginiaautoshow.com (804) 783-7300

SATURDAY, MAR. 12 National Reading Month at CMOR CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF RICHMOND

Join the Children’s Museum of Richmond at all FOUR locations for very special story times and character appearances weekends in March! Be sure to visit us Saturdays in March at 11am and 1pm for special story times, character visits with a variety of favorite story book characters, and arts&crafts all related to reading! 11a.m.-1p.m. c-mor.org (804) 474-7062

40th Annual Richmond Home & Gar- Learn the basics of gardening the earth-friendly den Show way! Garden horticulturist Heather Veneziano WEDNESDAY, MAR. 16 RICHMOND RACEWAY COMPLEX

Three days full of ideas for your home and gardening needs including remodeling solutions, landscaping ideas, the latest in interior design trends, furnishings and how to make your home more environmentally friendly. See website for hours. Through March 6th. richmondhomeandgarden.com (804) 748-7469

16 u RICHMOND PARENTS MONTHLY u MARCH 2016

discusses how to ‘go green’ with your garden, including soil amendments, plant maintenance and pest control. Heather focuses on growing vegetables in our area, with an emphasis on heirloom varieties that grow well in the Richmond area. Take home a packet of seeds to start your spring garden. Member $20 Non-Member $32.

9:00-11:00a.m. lewisginter.org

WANT TO BE IN OUR MAGAZINE? VISIT WWW.RICHMONDPUBLISHING.COM TO RESERVE YOUR AD SPACE TODAY!

Virginia Motor Trend International Auto Show

22nd Annual Virginia Festival of the Book

VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN CHARLOTTESVILLE AND ALBEMARLE COUNTY

A five-day festival in mid-March each year, which brings together writers, illustrators, publishing professionals, readers, and families to enjoy readings, panel discussions, and hands-on

WWW.RICHMONDPARENTS.COM

Live Music team Challenge Food and Prizes

westchestershamrock.com

UPCOMING

RICHMOND RACEWAY COMPLEX

MaRch 19Th | 9aM

RegisteR heRe:

LEWIS GINTER BOTANICAL GARDENS

SaTURDaY

WWW.RICHMONDPARENTS.COM

RICHMOND PARENTS MONTHLY u MARCH 2016 u 17

Let’s Go

March 2016

events. Through March 20th. vabook.org (434) 924-3296

SATURDAY, MAR. 19 Spring into Spring MAYMONT

Celebrate the first full day of spring at Maymont!

Warming weather and longer days mean the animals are waking up from hibernation, returning from warmer-weather habitats, and building nests. Kids will decorate a gourd birdhouse to help backyard birds get ready to raise their young, and explore the grounds with an educator to discover the early signs of spring. Ages 5 and older; adult must accompany child. Register online by March 18. 10:30a.m.-12:00p.m. $15 per child/$12 members (includes Nature Center admission) maymont.org (804) 358-7168

Transformation Expo 2016

GREATER RICHMOND CONVENTION CENTER

With live musical performances & interactive exhibitors. Doors open at 11am, show at 12pm.

This year features keynote speaker Iyanla Vanzant, Host of Iyanla: Fix My Life on the OWN Network. Musical guests include Marvin Sapp, Tina Campbell, Alexis Spight, Jonathan Nelson, J.J. Hairston, Myron Butler, and Troy Sneed. Tickets on sale now. etix.com (804) 783-7300

Easter on Parade MONUMENT AVENUE

Celebrate the arrival of spring and the beauty of Monument Avenue, between Allen and Davis Avenues. Music, arts, crafts, children’s activities, food, balloon artistry, a petting zoo, and of course, people and pet watching all are a part of the celebration which is, literally, a parade of Richmonders. 1:00-5:00p.m. venturerichmond.com (804) 788-6466

Family Scavenger Hunt MAYMONT GROUNDS

Explore Maymont’s 100 acres in a whole new way! Crack secret codes for clues, and use maps and riddles to find your way around the estate in this family-friendly scavenger hunt. Different difficulty levels are available. Ages 4 and older; adult must accompany child. Limited space for walkups. 10:00a.m.-12:00p.m. $15 per family/$12 members (up to four people) maymont.org (804) 358-7168

HAVE AN EVENT YOU WANT TO SHARE? SUBMIT A CALENDAR ENTRY WITH US! Entries are subject to change; call to confirm dates and times.

Entries for the April calendar are due March 9; send items to: calendar@richmondpublishing.com.

.com THURSDAY, MAR. 17 Rock & Roar Musical Playdate with Melody Magic

Pinwheels & Pastimes

SUBSCRIBE TODAY!

JOHN TYLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE – CHESTER CAMPUS

SUNDAY, MAR. 27

Just A Click Away

MONDAY, MAR. 28

Central Virginia Coin Club Show

9:30 am - 5:00 pm. 13101 Jefferson Davis Hwy (Rt. 1), Chester, VA 23831.

Questions: Dave Roberts; djob7@verizon.net

Richmond's Original Family Calendar and Website

ONLY

$2500

per year

FOR YOUR HOME DELIVERY Send payment, Name & Address to: Richmond Parents Subscription

8010 Ridge Road, Suite F Henrico, VA 23229

For more information

call 673-5203

18 u RICHMOND PARENTS MONTHLY u MARCH 2016

CMOR, SHORT PUMP

Come join Melody Magic for an enchanting music class, straight form the newest Disney hit!

Children will explore the African savannah in a rip-roaring, fast-moving adventure, all set to the thunderous beats from Kindermusik and “The Lion Guard.” Along the way, they will learn to build relationships, develop language and literacy skills, enhance balance, flexibility, and coordinatior, learn steady beat, and explore pretend play. This class is complimentary but requires advance registration to hold your spot. Location: CMoR Short Pump, 11800 W. Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23233. 10:00a.m. c-mor.org (804) 474-7070 MAYMONT MANSION LAWN

Join an old-fashioned play party with the games and toys that amused boys and girls 100 years ago. People from the past encourage you to try your hand at hoops or hopscotch, make a toy or compete in races and other fun games from yesteryear. COST: FREE. 1:00-3:00p.m. maymont.org (804) 358-7166, ext. 329

TUESDAY, MAR. 29 Ina Garten: Barefoot Contessa

CARPENTER THEATRE AT RICHMOND CENTERSTAGE

Ina Garten, the country’s most beloved culinary icon, author of eight New York Times bestselling cookbooks and host of the popular Emmy- and James Beard Award-winning Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics show on Food Network, is coming to Richmond. Joined by author Deborah Davis, Ina will share stories that bring you behind the scenes of life in the Hamptons: filming

Back to Basics, writing bestselling cookbooks and enjoying food with friends and family. An audience Q&A will directly follow the interview.

600 E Grace Street, Richmond, VA 23219. 7:309:30p.m. richmondcenterstage.com (804) 592-3400 Animal Encounters MAYMONT NATURE CENTER Discover Maymont’s animals during up-close encounters. Visit with alligators, snakes and turtles, birds of prey, and animals of the Chesapeake Bay. Register in the Nature Center lobby prior to the program; groups of 5 or more must register in advance. $8 per person/$6 members (includes Nature Center admission). 11:00a.m.-12:00p.m. maymont.org (804) 358-7168

WWW.RICHMONDPARENTS.COM

Luther Memorial

Summer Quest Young Adventurer's Camp for 3 year olds through rising second graders

Build your own Camp Experience with Summer Learning Quest and Summer Adventure Quest for 3rd through 8th graders.

Opt in for a week or explore with us for 7 weeks!

WWW.RICHMONDPARENTS.COM

Call 804-321-6420 or visit lmsrva.org

RICHMOND PARENTS MONTHLY u MARCH 2016 u 19

Let’s Go

March 2016

events. Through March 20th. vabook.org (434) 924-3296

SATURDAY, MAR. 19 Spring into Spring MAYMONT

Celebrate the first full day of spring at Maymont!

Warming weather and longer days mean the animals are waking up from hibernation, returning from warmer-weather habitats, and building nests. Kids will decorate a gourd birdhouse to help backyard birds get ready to raise their young, and explore the grounds with an educator to discover the early signs of spring. Ages 5 and older; adult must accompany child. Register online by March 18. 10:30a.m.-12:00p.m. $15 per child/$12 members (includes Nature Center admission) maymont.org (804) 358-7168

Transformation Expo 2016

GREATER RICHMOND CONVENTION CENTER

With live musical performances & interactive exhibitors. Doors open at 11am, show at 12pm.

This year features keynote speaker Iyanla Vanzant, Host of Iyanla: Fix My Life on the OWN Network. Musical guests include Marvin Sapp, Tina Campbell, Alexis Spight, Jonathan Nelson, J.J. Hairston, Myron Butler, and Troy Sneed. Tickets on sale now. etix.com (804) 783-7300

Easter on Parade MONUMENT AVENUE

Celebrate the arrival of spring and the beauty of Monument Avenue, between Allen and Davis Avenues. Music, arts, crafts, children’s activities, food, balloon artistry, a petting zoo, and of course, people and pet watching all are a part of the celebration which is, literally, a parade of Richmonders. 1:00-5:00p.m. venturerichmond.com (804) 788-6466

Family Scavenger Hunt MAYMONT GROUNDS

Explore Maymont’s 100 acres in a whole new way! Crack secret codes for clues, and use maps and riddles to find your way around the estate in this family-friendly scavenger hunt. Different difficulty levels are available. Ages 4 and older; adult must accompany child. Limited space for walkups. 10:00a.m.-12:00p.m. $15 per family/$12 members (up to four people) maymont.org (804) 358-7168

HAVE AN EVENT YOU WANT TO SHARE? SUBMIT A CALENDAR ENTRY WITH US! Entries are subject to change; call to confirm dates and times.

Entries for the April calendar are due March 9; send items to: calendar@richmondpublishing.com.

.com THURSDAY, MAR. 17 Rock & Roar Musical Playdate with Melody Magic

Pinwheels & Pastimes

SUBSCRIBE TODAY!

JOHN TYLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE – CHESTER CAMPUS

SUNDAY, MAR. 27

Just A Click Away

MONDAY, MAR. 28

Central Virginia Coin Club Show

9:30 am - 5:00 pm. 13101 Jefferson Davis Hwy (Rt. 1), Chester, VA 23831.

Questions: Dave Roberts; djob7@verizon.net

Richmond's Original Family Calendar and Website

ONLY

$2500

per year

FOR YOUR HOME DELIVERY Send payment, Name & Address to: Richmond Parents Subscription

8010 Ridge Road, Suite F Henrico, VA 23229

For more information

call 673-5203

18 u RICHMOND PARENTS MONTHLY u MARCH 2016

CMOR, SHORT PUMP

Come join Melody Magic for an enchanting music class, straight form the newest Disney hit!

Children will explore the African savannah in a rip-roaring, fast-moving adventure, all set to the thunderous beats from Kindermusik and “The Lion Guard.” Along the way, they will learn to build relationships, develop language and literacy skills, enhance balance, flexibility, and coordinatior, learn steady beat, and explore pretend play. This class is complimentary but requires advance registration to hold your spot. Location: CMoR Short Pump, 11800 W. Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23233. 10:00a.m. c-mor.org (804) 474-7070 MAYMONT MANSION LAWN

Join an old-fashioned play party with the games and toys that amused boys and girls 100 years ago. People from the past encourage you to try your hand at hoops or hopscotch, make a toy or compete in races and other fun games from yesteryear. COST: FREE. 1:00-3:00p.m. maymont.org (804) 358-7166, ext. 329

TUESDAY, MAR. 29 Ina Garten: Barefoot Contessa

CARPENTER THEATRE AT RICHMOND CENTERSTAGE

Ina Garten, the country’s most beloved culinary icon, author of eight New York Times bestselling cookbooks and host of the popular Emmy- and James Beard Award-winning Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics show on Food Network, is coming to Richmond. Joined by author Deborah Davis, Ina will share stories that bring you behind the scenes of life in the Hamptons: filming

Back to Basics, writing bestselling cookbooks and enjoying food with friends and family. An audience Q&A will directly follow the interview.

600 E Grace Street, Richmond, VA 23219. 7:309:30p.m. richmondcenterstage.com (804) 592-3400 Animal Encounters MAYMONT NATURE CENTER Discover Maymont’s animals during up-close encounters. Visit with alligators, snakes and turtles, birds of prey, and animals of the Chesapeake Bay. Register in the Nature Center lobby prior to the program; groups of 5 or more must register in advance. $8 per person/$6 members (includes Nature Center admission). 11:00a.m.-12:00p.m. maymont.org (804) 358-7168

WWW.RICHMONDPARENTS.COM

Luther Memorial

Summer Quest Young Adventurer's Camp for 3 year olds through rising second graders

Build your own Camp Experience with Summer Learning Quest and Summer Adventure Quest for 3rd through 8th graders.

Opt in for a week or explore with us for 7 weeks!

WWW.RICHMONDPARENTS.COM

Call 804-321-6420 or visit lmsrva.org

RICHMOND PARENTS MONTHLY u MARCH 2016 u 19

Diet & Exercise Not Working? It may be your hormones!

You will be impressed by the unique approach to weight loss.

Learn how and why you hold your weight where you do.

ATTEND THE FREE WORKSHOP TO LEARN:

• How HORMONES can distort your midsection into a large belly and prevent weight loss, even with diet and exercise.

• How HORMONES can affect sleep cycles, chronic pain, cravings for carbohydrates, and fat burning.

• Why “counting calories” doesn’t work for belly fat.

After working with Dr. Kranski for four months, I lost 42 pounds. - Linda My energy has gone through the roof since working with the doctor. - Bob I had very terrible sleep issues for years. I am now sleeping again and lost 23 pounds in just a few months. - John

My stress was affecting every aspect of my life. I now have a better sense of well being. My body is just running so much more clean. The weight is just falling off. - Nancy While working with Dr. Kranski, a short period of time, my doctor started reducing my medications and was impressed with my weight loss. - Jean

My aches and pains were so horrible, they affected my entire life. I was on major pain meds, used walkers and had many surgeries. I lost 130 pounds and don’t need to take any pain meds. All the stesses of my body make my life enjoyable again. - Marie

Call (804) 897-0008 to Register Today!

Seating is limited so registration is required.

We offer West End and South Side seminar locations, call for details.

Visit our website at www.DrKranskiWorkshop.com Speaker: Dr. Klinton J. Kranski, DC, ACN