By Dr. Amanda Magrini Dang it! It’s summer, which means endless barbecues, camping, vacations, and birthday parties with all the yummy treats and tastiest food ever. So hard to stay on track with whatever your health goals are. I do absolutely love seeing all the people out there walking, jogging, …
Read More »Summer of Empathy
How to use summer downtime for meaningful life lessons in kindness My daughters best friend told her that she wants to take kindness lesson from her. And for me, this moment was the epitome of cool. Of epic. Of a mom win. See, I don’t have a lot of claims …
Read More »Keeping Older Kids Busy During The Summer
Summer is fast approaching. As a mom who works from home full time, I’m a bit nervous about the kids being home while I’m trying to work a full-time job. OK, a lot nervous. Up until now, every summer I had the kids booked in camps for most of the summer, …
Read More »Why Lake Tahoe Is My Happy Place
As a native Nevadan (fourth generation), I grew up exploring our mountains and the beautiful jewel of water we are so lucky to have in our back yard, Lake Tahoe. My earliest, fondest memories are of swimming in that freezing water, building sand castles, burying my siblings in the sand …
Read More »The Great Big List of Summer Camps in Reno 2018
Summer is (finally) just around the corner. Whether you’re a working parent needing camps for care through the summer, or a stay-at-home parent looking for something to keep the kids busy, this list is chock-full of camp experiences your child will love. From full days, to half days, and even …
Read More »The Swim Diaper Debate: Disposable or Reusable
When you get down to it, both diapers do exactly the same thing – contain the pool and pee in the water during water play or swimming. My daughter’s daycare requires swim diapers for water play days. I nonchalantly walked through the store to the diaper aisle in search for the …
Read More »The Day I Wore a Swimsuit without a Cover-up
I came short of my goal again this year. It was in March, right before the weather turned warm, that I decided to join Weight Watchers online and lose 25 pounds by the summer. Realistic? Probably not. But I didn’t care, this time I was going to do it. College …
Read More »Water Safety for the Whole Family
Saint Mary’s Fitness Center put together this great question and answer series to help your family get ready for summer. Saint Mary’s swim instructor, and Olympian, Nebojsa Bikic, answers your burning questions below: What are some of the greatest risks when families go out to spend time together at the …
Read More »Oh, Woe is Me, It’s Summer
School gets out tomorrow. There is excitement in the air. I remember how exciting it was as a kid, with the long weeks of summer stretched out before me. But as a mother that works full time, the coming of summer isn’t as joyful and freeing as it used to be …
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