EAT. SHOP. PLAY. Discovering the Best in the San Fernando Valley
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BY KAREN YOUNG Smoke House Restaurant in Burbank is celebrating 65 years with dining specials through the end of October. It kicks off tonight, Oct. 12, with a complimentary champagne toast, birthday cake celebration and raffle drawing at 7 p.m. … [Read more...]
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BY GILA BROWN, M.A. So often parents are faced with kids ‘behaving badly’. Kids talk back, they yell, they kick and scream, and sometimes they even lie. When our children behave in ways we don’t like, our inclination is to make it stop… … [Read more...]
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BY GILA BROWN, M.A. I recently watched the movie God Grew Tired of Us. It’s a documentary that tells the story of the Lost Boys of Sudan: a group of 1,000s of very young, orphaned refugees who were forced to flee Sudan alone and on foot, in … [Read more...]
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BY GILA BROWN M.A. Recently, I had the pleasure of speaking at the CCPPNS Annual Conference. For those of you unfamiliar with the organization, California Children’s Parent Participation Nursery Schools, it is a statewide organization founded on … [Read more...]
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BY GILA BROWN, M.A. During a recent trip to a local department store, I approached the down escalator to find that it had stopped working. A woman about halfway down looked back up at her husband and said, (I kid you not.), “This happened last … [Read more...]
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BY GILA BROWN, M.A. The sentiment among my most recent clients has been the same. Mom is overwhelmed. Mom’s are waking up early, getting the laundry started, struggling to get the kids dressed and out the door, staying home with little ones, … [Read more...]
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BY GILA BROWN, M.A. Last year, CNN reported a story about college students outsourcing their homework. Apparently, there are many online companies that, for the right price will, provide a student with a unique essay or term paper on any subject. … [Read more...]
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BY GILA BROWN, M.A. "Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn, or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude." ~ Denis Waitley While getting in the holiday spirit ought to be a … [Read more...]
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BY GILA BROWN, M.A. On a recent flight to visit relatives for the holidays, I overheard a little boy ask, “Daddy, how do you make airplanes?” His sweet little voice and inquisitive curiosity made me smile, but his father was clearly struggling … [Read more...]
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BY GILA BROWN Wouldn’t it be nice if clothes and toys weren’t scattered across the floor, or if every shoe knew the whereabouts of its mate? Having a clean and organized space gives us a sense of control. It’s, undoubtedly, a nice feeling. … [Read more...]
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