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A resource for families in Santa Cruz County
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“It’s a familiar
old
message. Wash your hands.”
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Florence Nightingale may not have been the first, but she became famous during the 1850's for insisting on cleanliness in hospitals,
"Wash your hands!"
If we choose to attend an event check first to verify it's on. There are lots of cancellations and postponements. If staying home, we can take walks around the neighborhood, the beach, the redwoods; get our hands into the nourishing soil; collect acorns for acorn people projects. Turn off the news; read, watch a movie. We get our facts from
CDC
and
211santacruzcounty.org
. And we remember to resist fixing "I'm bored!" long enough for kid creativity to kick in.
Remember the story about the room full of manure? Two little boys were told to open the door. They did and indeed it was waist high full of manure. One said, "Oh no, no way am I going to shovel *#@%!" The other said, "Oh boy, there must be a pony in here! Give me the shovel."
Is there any good that can come out of the current health crisis? As we live through the
COVID-19 coronavirus cycle, can we find inspiration to up our levels of healthful living? Yes!
Michael Grothaus found a pony! Read his story:
Have a fun and healthful weekend with your family,
Parmalee
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Have a fun and healthful weekend with your family,
Parmalee
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Spring Day Camp
, Quail Hollow Ranch, SC Parks, 4/6-10, 7:30am-6pm,
Details
S
pring Day Camp
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Twin Flames, 4/6- 10,
9am-12pm: Multi-Media Art,
1:30-4:30pm: Make a Movie!
Details
Spring Break Camp
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Teen Kitchen Project, 4/6-10, 9am-1pm, Aptos,
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Spring Day Camp "Aptos Village Isle," SC Parks, 3/30-4/3, 7:30am-6pm, Aptos Village Park
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Parkour Vaults, Bar Techniques, Flow, Acrobatics, Flip Technique, & More!
Santa Cruz Parkour, 4/6-8
, 10am-1pm, Ages 8+
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A Week Full of Mixed-Media Creativity!
The Art Factory, Aptos, 3/30-4/3,
Details Call 831-688-8862
Spring Break Camp
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Toadal Fitness, 4/2-6,
Details
Spring Farm Camp
, Little Garden Patch Farm, 4/6-10, Ages 5+,
Details
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Stay Safe in Your Imagination!
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At Kidpower, we teach children and adults alike to “Stay safe in your imagination!”
Kidpower International Founder
Irene van der Zande and Web Communications Director
Beth McGreevy share how to apply some of the values and skills we teach to dealing with the fears of this pandemic and taking useful action.
As rumors swirl and online information contradicts itself, here are three proven strategies that will help you take a constructive approach to the emerging COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.
There are times when staying safe in our imaginations is more challenging than others – and we don’t think any of you would disagree that NOW is one of those times!
Staying calm, focusing on the positive, and figuring out what to do can be very challenging in the face of screaming headlines, confusing and contradictory information, upsetting stories about people being harmed, and disruptions to our normal routines.
Feeling overwhelmed about all the bad things that might happen saps our energy, diminishes our joy in life, and makes it harder to take effective action. Worry does not make us, or our loved ones, any safer – it just makes us miserable. Constant anxiety also can create toxic stress that lowers our resistance to disease – and is likely to increase the anxiety of the children in our lives as well.
So, how do we stay safe in our imaginations?
Here are 3 strategies that can help during the current fears about a viral pandemic – and during other intense times as well.
Note: the following is a summary of the 3 strategies, with an expanded explanation, details, and steps you can take for each one in the sections below. Click the titles to go directly to each section or scroll down.
Continue reading>>>
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So, how do we stay safe in our imaginations?
Here are 3 strategies that can help during the current fears about a viral pandemic – and during other intense times as well.
Note: the following is a summary of the 3 strategies, with an expanded explanation, details, and steps you can take for each one in the sections below. Click the titles to go directly to each section or scroll down.
Continue reading>>>
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Check with schools on your "to visit" list.
Shadow Day for Students
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Kirby School 6-12, Mondays,
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"Shadow-A-Ram" for a Day, Good Shepherd Catholic, Wednesdays,
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AFE Info Evenings
, Independent Home Study School Program K-12, Branciforte Small School Campus, 3/26, 6:30-8pm,
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How to Decode Your Aloof Teen Boy
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Pediatrician Cara Natterson explains what’s going on in teen boys’ bodies and minds.
Has your once-chatty son suddenly become a quiet and distant teenager?
This is a common experience for parents of boys, writes pediatrician Cara Natterson in her new book,
Decoding Boys: New Science Behind the Subtle Art of Raising Sons. When boys hit puberty, many retreat to their rooms and shut their parents out, refusing to discuss issues or share their feelings. And it’s a problem, she says, given how important parental influence is to growing teens and how tricky it can be for teens to navigate the challenges of our modern world.
Read more>>>
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10 Nonfiction Children’s Books That Humanize Mathematics
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As a young math student, Rachel Eng memorized formulas and theorems, but she never learned about the mathematicians who developed them. Nor did she hear about the controversies and dramas that surrounded their ideas. If math had a history, she never encountered it. “It gave me a sense that math was a really abstract subject with no grounding,” said Eng, who is now a teacher.
Through such books, Eng began to view math as “diverse, evolving, quirky and sometimes even chilling.” In short: “Math came alive.”
Though that
spark happened for Eng in college, it doesn’t have to wait that long. According to Vanderbilt education researcher
Ilana Horn, math is “inherently interesting” to all children. In the absence of diverse, relatable role models, though, kids receive
messages from pop culture that math is only for certain people. “If students believe that they are fundamentally disaffiliated or disidentified with a subject … why in the world would they want to engage or be motivated to continue on its study?” asked Horn.
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Covid19:
Stay connected and get the latest updates with 211 Santa Cruz County.
Text:
“covid19” to 211211 (you will be prompted to enter your zip code in message box)
Phone:
211 (800-273-6222)
Libraries, The County recommends that events of fifty or more people should be temporarily suspended at this time. Since some of our toddler time and story time programs do reach that number, the Library is suspending all toddler time, and storytime and Tail to Tales programs. Please consult our
events page for up to date information on all of our programs.
Yin Yoga, Scotts Valley Library, 2nd & 4th Saturdays,
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Ag History Project,
Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds, Sat, 3/14,
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March River Health Day Join us on Saturday, 3/14, 9:30am-12pm, Look for the yarrow!
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Sheep to Shawl: Fiber and Maker's Faire, Live Earth Farm, 3/21, Watsonville,
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Tell Your Friends
They will thank you!
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