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#1 Tool for Self-Care for Parents in a Pandemic

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Lucinda Flavelle, MA • 0 Comments

On Tuesday, May 26 at 12 noon I’ll be presenting a webinar the #1 tool for success in parenting in a pandemic. (Register here for this free one-hour webinar). This webinar will help parents help their children. But what about parents themselves? Being at home under quarantine or isolation with... Continue Reading

Listening Partnerships: An Answer to Parenting Stress

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Lucinda Flavelle, MA • 0 Comments

Our mental health and our physical health are interconnected. The Naturmend team includes two mental health clinicians because we recognize the importance of the body-mind connection. Today we present a way to decrease the mental stress of parenting. Parenting is hard! Do you ever feel like a... Continue Reading

Meet Mr. Zucchini Head (Grain-Free Recipe included!)

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Dr. Sarah Kent • 0 Comments

Funny Food - who knew Mr. Zucchini head was grain free? Ingredients: zucchini slices from a massive zucchini approximately 3/4 inch thick Spolumbo sausage - chicken cranberry (I find this has less spice and so more kid friendly) Sweet potato Onion, any type Blueberries Here’s how... Continue Reading

Diversity and Play in Childhood Sport

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Jennifer Thomas • 0 Comments

Is your son or daughter a budding soccer/hockey/baseball/tennis (insert sport name here) star at the tender age of 5? Have you enrolled him or her in a series of year long training camps hoping to set them up for a career in high level sports? Is the need to make sure that the child has... Continue Reading

Focus! Whole Body Tips on Supporting Brain Function

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Dr. Sarah Kent • 0 Comments

Well it's back to school and back to the books. Learning is a multi modal complex process that uses sophisticated higher brain processes to memorize and assimilate information so comprehension, analyses and recall can occur. It sounds pretty brainy but really, it’s a full body operation. Aside... Continue Reading

how to manage a Christmas birthday

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Brandy James • 0 Comments

Having a birthday on a holiday can be tough, but if you get creative there are ways to keep both celebrations separate and special. The hard thing about Christmas birthdays is that they pretty much start a month before hand, so trying to squeeze it in before Christmas doesn’t always work out the... Continue Reading