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The Marin History Museum is starting a some new family programs this Spring, including a new regular story time for young ones (details to follow), monthly craft days, outdoor picnics, games and special performances for kids.  Most of their events will be free or very cheap (usually under $5), so to be sure to support this local non-profit museum, which is 100% funded by donations! Activities at Marin History Museum Saturday April 21, 11.00 – 4.00 pm Family Day at Marin History Museum, 1125 B. St San Rafael  - Earth Day Celebration!  Come to the Marin History Museum for stories and activities in celebration of Earth Day 2012. At noon there will be a reading of The Lorax  by Dr. Seuss and other selected stories. At 1:00pm there will be a special gardening workshop for kids where they can learn the magic of compost and gardening and its connection to Marin agricultural history. Children will have the opportunity to make seed bombs of wildflowers.  Free worksho...

Dr. Mark Schillinger, DC and Zoe Fry CMT bring up another interesting subject in this week’s guest post; helping sons to handle their frustration and anger in the right way. Dr. Mark Schillinger, DC is an expert in male adolescence and family unity. He is the creator of The Right Way ® an integral method of personal growth and the founder of The Young Men Ultimate Weekend , a modern rite of passage initiation for young men. Zoe Fry CMT is a teacher of Presence and Inquiry and founder of BeAGift . As a mother of two teenagers, she was inspired to co-create the Ultimate Parenting Weekend , which gives parents the tools to create thriving families. Guiding Boys to Better Behavior Jerry Kiffer, M.A. manager of the Psychological Testing Center at The Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, says that men are more likely to act out their anger when they’re stressed . This may be due to cultural factors (i.e. "boys will be boys") and their tendency to want to fix or change circumstances . Unfort...

When you are a mom, you have little time for yourself and your appearance, so when you get those precious few minutes in the morning to get ready, you still want to feel good about yourselves and look great. Finding beauty products that provide multi solutions is important, so theBalm Cosmetics  have come to your rescue and has everything you need!   Stainiac  is a great product from the theBalm Cosmetics which offers a “hint of tint” for both the lips and cheek, just dab it on using your fingertips or a blending sponge for a healthy pop of color. Similar products are guilty of leaving tell-tale streaks but theBalm Cosmetics have created a special formula that gives you more time to see the color develop on your skin before the stain sets in. Stainiac comes in three colors: “ Beauty Queen ” - sheer berry pink, the “ Prom Queen ” - sheer rosy pink or the “ Homecoming Queen ” - sheer soft peach. theBalm Cosmetics Stainiac  "Hot Mama!"  is the perfect “all-...

Motherhood is a wonderful gift and can bring so much joy, but the strain of bringing up children can sometimes bring you pain in the form of stress, anxiety, anger and feeling overwhelmed . Many women turn to other moms in the playground, friends over a glass of wine or go to a support group to help them with problems they are going through. Speaking to others who are in a similar situation, face to face rather than on-line, can be comforting and help a great deal. I have spoken before about how I felt when I first became a mother and how I found support and friendship through the mother and baby group at The Parent Center ( (read article) ). Now a new support group for moms has begun in Novato run by Rebecca Brandi MFT,  Psy. D   and Andrea Pinkerton Psy.D. Rebecca Brandi explains more to The Marin Scoop ; Why did you and Andrea Pinkerton decide to start this support group for moms? Andrea and I were inspired to start a project that we felt passionate about, to acknowledge a...

Afternoon Date Idea Ram's Gate Winery, 28700 Arnold Drive, Sonoma :  view website Last week so we took the rare opportunity to get some time to ourselves and take a drive over to Sonoma to check out the new Ram's Gate Winery  that opened in the fall. It is less than a 15 minutes drive from Highway 101, at the entrance to the Sonoma Valley on the hill site where the Roche Winery used to be. The original building was demolished and a beautiful winery has been re-built. As you enter the courtyard there is a sense of calm and peacefulness that makes your shoulders drop and you feel like you have been transported to another place. They are right when they say: “Ram's Gate is our way of pressing pause”. Ram's Gate Winery bar The décor of Ram's gate Winery is contemporary , tasteful and elegant and the building itself is quite spectacular. The architecture is very in keeping with the natural surroundings of the vineyards, it is very open with high ceilings, a central c...