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Our very own heritage of horrors
No one seems to love Halloween more than the Santa Clarita Valley's own group of happy haunters - the slightly twisted troupe of folks who stay up into the wee hours of the morning building spooky mazes and wiring up things that go 'bump' in the night. They love the thrill of the chill and believe the most fun anyone can have is screaming one's heart out while fleeing from some strange terror or a ...
Shop and save lives at ACS Relay for Life Holiday Boutique
he holidays provide the perfect opportunity for celebrating with loved ones and friends. Holidays also create a great reason for giving special gifts. What better token of seasonal generosity could you bestow upon someone than that which helps promote life? If you're interested in such meaningful gift-giving, and maybe even buying yourself something wonderful in the bargain, then consider attending the first American Cancer Society Santa Clarita Valley Unit Relay Holiday Boutique. The boutique will ...
Chorale offers family-friendly ‘Holiday Gifts’
A sing-along and a Saint Nick visit will headline "Holiday Gifts," a new family-friendly holiday concert offered by the Chorale 3 p.m. Saturday. The budget-friendly admission is only $10 and the concert is sure to include a personal favorite or two.
Saugus Dance Team offers clinic
Do you have a child that spins, sways, shakes and shimmies every time they hear music? Are they spellbound when watching shows like "So You Think You Can Dance" or "Dancing with the Stars"? Do they have a desire to dance on stage? If so, the Saugus High Dance Team's Dance Clinic is the perfect way to provide your child with an opportunity to explore and express themselves through the creative movement of dance. New ...
Zen Garden hosts fall poetry fest
Fans of the written word should not miss the Fall Poetry Festival to be held Sunday in the Laughing Buddha Zen Garden in Newhall.
Weekend pet fair offers adoptions
L.A. County shelter animals will get a second chance at finding a forever home while pet lovers enjoy family-friendly fun at the 8th Annual Bow-Wows & Meows Pet Fair on Sunday, at Newhall's Hart Park.
Gifts my parents left behind
It was 1975. A yellow Chevy Vega packed to the fine vinyl trim with a rowdy assortment of skateboards and 11-year-old skate rats. The nearest skate park was a good 45 minutes away - mom didn't mind. One problem, we were getting pulled over by a motorcycle patrolman. As the officer approached the car he mentioned he had been following our car for some time. My mom said, over her shoulder to the throng of ...
Rallying for a cure
More than 90 female golfers teed up for a good time and a good cause with a "Rally for the Cure" Tournament at Valencia Country Club that raised $5,100 for the breast cancer awareness campaign.
Henry Mayo hosts series of breast cancer awareness fundraisers, educational events
In honor of National Breast Cancer Month, Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Health Foundation is hosting a series of fundraising and education events to spread the word about the importance of breast health and early detection of breast cancer.
Thanksgiving Feast at Mary's Schoolhouse
A Thanksgiving Feast was held at Mary's Schoolhouse (also known as Gregory Family Child Care) in Santa Clarita.
Buster Keaton classic screens at SCVHS
The Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society will present silent funnyman Buster Keaton's classic "Go West," 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at "Flickers at the Junction" (formerly "Friday Night Flickers").
Operation Thank Our Troops launches Saturday
Suzon Gerstel, a mother of a Marine and president of Prayer Angels for the Military, said many residents of the Santa Clarita Valley are unaware that the SCV has its own community care packaging location for the troops.
Awesome adoptables from Brittany Foundation
To inquire about adopting, volunteering or donating to the Brittany Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit humane organization dedicated to the rescue, care and placement of homeless dogs, contact (661) 713-5240 or e-mail Brittany_dogs@yahoo.com. Donations are very important to the operation and maintenance of the Brittany Foundation. Donations pay for food, medical care and other necessary services for the homeless dogs housed at The Brittany Foundation. The foundation shelter opens its doors every Sunday from 11 a.m. ...
'Success is just never giving up'
It was a sea of glittery gowns and tuxedoes Saturday night when the Betty Ferguson Foundation hosted its eighth Woman of Honor Dinner and Auction at the Hyatt Valencia.
He's running just for the health of it
Cardiologist Robert Horth, M.D., wants to see his patients have palpitations on Saturday. The healthy kind, that is.
Articles by Section - Rosemond on Parenting
John Rosemond: Back in the Day
When I was a child, back in the Parenting Stone Age (a.k.a. the Parentocentric Era), your parents were the most important people in the family. They paid the bills, bought your clothes, prepared the food you ate, took care of you when you were sick, drove you to where you needed to be, tucked you in, and kissed you good night. They were essential.
John Rosemond: Playing independently
Q: Is it okay to start teaching our 1 year old how to play independently? He screams and cries when I put him in any type of enclosure if he can't get "free" (even when I arrange the furniture in a way that he has a very ample play area). Is there a method to teach him how to play by himself for at least a little bit? It seems I am following him around ...
John Rosemond: Living with Children
Q: It seems our 1 year old is showing willful disobedience. We tell him "no" and try to redirect but he does the same things over and over again. The things in question include turning over and not being cooperative when I'm trying to change him, slapping us in the face, and standing up during bath time. I'm trying to be creative with ways to entertain him and make things fun but am getting weary. Any advice on how I can correct him?
John Rosemond: Dealing with child's negativity
Q: Our 7-year-old son is very negative about everything. He's a middle child, so that may have something to do with it, but everyone else in the family is very happy, positive, optimistic, and so on. He never has anything positive to say about anything. Things the rest of us enjoy he says are "stupid" or "dumb." We raise all of our kids the same, so we don't understand where the negativity is coming from, ...
John Rosemond: Discipline in organized way
One of the reasons-it's probably in the top three reasons, in fact-that parents fail at solving discipline problems is they try to solve too many at once. In so doing, they scatter their disciplinary energy too thinly and end up solving none. The only thing they accomplish is getting more frustrated and more convinced that there is something about their child that renders discipline ineffective-a gene perhaps, inherited from the father (who else?), that causes ...
John Rosemond: Living with Children
American parents have been listening to professional psycho-babblers tell them how to raise children since the late 1960s. I was in graduate school at the time, and my professors thought the babblers were geniuses, sent by some New Age divinity to correct all the egregious wrongs parents had done to children since time immemorial. Children were about to enter a Golden Age in which their opinions would not only be listened to but also taken ...
John Rosemond: Living with children
In the seventh grade I was promoted by my peers from president of the class geek-nerd-brainiac society to, well, if not fully cool, then at least on the way. I had discovered two sports I excelled in-golf and baseball-and the girls had discovered that I was one of the best, if not the best, dancer in the class. My classmates began overlooking the fact that I was a straight-A student, always sported a few pimples, and wore thick glasses.
John Rosemond: Living with children
While working in my secret parenting laboratory, hidden deep beneath the earth's surface and accessible only by me and a small, select team of associates, I recently made what I believe is a huge and history-making breakthrough that promises to greatly improve parenting the world over.
John Rosemond: Living with children
Q: In our city, most of the high school seniors participate in "Senior Beach Week" during spring break. They rent beach houses and condos and party like there's no tomorrow. Alcohol, marijuana, and sex abound. Our friends justify allowing their kids to go by saying they have to be trusted sometime. In truth, we all have good kids who have never given us any trouble. They just want to go and be part of the ...
John Rosemond: Living With Children
Q: Our 18 month old is a table terror! While I'm preparing dinner, she walks around acting like she's starving, but as soon as we sit her in her highchair she takes a few bites and then wants down, screams, cries, and will sometimes throw food. Through all this, our 5- and 3-year-old try to talk to us but can't get a word in for all the chaos. We absolutely dread eating in a restaurant. How should we address her behavior?
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