We are back this month by popular demand. Thank You for all of your amazing and heart felt emails. The holidays are a wonderful time to teach children the fine art of gratitude and giving. A great way to do is to have them select one of the presents from their holiday list that means something to them and donate those monies to an organization to help out those in need( and yes the monies were expressed directly from Santa Claus if that's your story).Here on DrTranquility Kid's we wanted to share with you this amazing organization.
This is a wonderful time of year to teach our children the true art of giving and kindness. One company that comes to mind is CASA. What is CASA you ask?
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Orange County is a non-profit organization that trains community volunteers to serve as powerful mentors and advocates for our community’s most severely abused, abandoned and neglected children.
CASA serves children who, for their own protection, have been removed from their homes and placed in foster care. Judges refer the most serious cases of child abuse and neglect to CASA so that one volunteer can consistently spend time with one child, building a relationship and ensuring that each child is receiving the support and attention he or she needs and deserves while going through the foster care process.
The unique one-on-one relationship that forms between the volunteer and dependent child is often the only stable, positive relationship the child has. In a sea of social workers, attorneys, therapists and caregivers, it's the court appointed volunteer who is a consistent and caring friend and advocate for the child.
Volunteer advocates are a powerful voice for children, advising the court about what the child needs and wants. While providing emotional support and the stability and nurturing every child deserves, they make recommendations that are in the child's best interest.
"Giving a voice, hope and a future to abused and neglected children".
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Dr. Jean Maddox Dr.Jeanie@drtranquility.com or drtranquility@aol.com
Treat Your Brain and Body Right for Optimum Learning
Tips to help our students achieve
Dr. Jeanie
What we put in our mouth can make a difference in how we learn. As our students are growing, we want to make sure they are feeding their brain with healthy foods, doing lots of movement to bring oxygen to the brain, and plenty of sleep to build strong bodies and healthy brains for learning. As we all know the holiday's are a time when all go off of the path, with all of the rushing about we are grabbing the quickest meal possible. Not to mention the cakes,candy,cookies and other goodies that find their way to our mouths. We often allow our children to stay up later than they should especially while on holiday. So with this in mind it's very important for their health,and their ability to excel when back in the classroom that they are well rested.That our chilren have enjoyed lots of movement while on their break, and they have some great interactive video games these days. Finally that amidst all of the treats that they have also been eating healthy food that is feeding their brain and their are some great tasting healthy options out there. So enjoy and make it a happy and healthy holiday season!
DrJenie@drtranquility.com or drtranquility@aol.com
Here on DrTranquility Kid's we want to share a quick healthy treat for kid's it's gluten free and YUMMY...from our friends at 
"I am eating a most delicious spinach, goat cheese and tomato pizza with a good sprinkle of shredded romano. " A quick quote from our very own Dr. Susan our Senior Editor of Alternative Health and Food on DrTranquility's Today's Health ...our health blog. This is an awsome,fun,and health project for you and the kid's just in time for the Holiday's!
French Meadow Bakery Gluten-Free “It’s Greek to Me” Pizza
Garlic Paste Ingredients:
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 clove garlic, roast
Pizza:
French Meadow Bakery Gluten-Free Pizza Crust
1 oz baby spinach, shredded
2 oz feta cheese, crumble
Kalamata olives, pitted and sliced
8 sundried tomato pieces, sliced
Make a paste with garlic and oil and let stand for up to 3 days. Remove one French Meadow Bakery Gluten-Free Pizza Crust from packaging. Brush GF pizza crust with garlic infused olive oil as the “sauce” layer. Artfully garnish with the remaining ingredients. Place in a 400°F oven for 5-10 minutes. This is a very light and healthful pizza. *Variation: Options for a more hearty pizza, spread black olive tapenade as the “sauce” and add remaining ingredients on top and bake.
Cinnamon Tortilla Crisps
4 French Meadow Bakery Gluten-Free Tortillas
Cooking Spray
Cinnamon and Sugar
Pre-heat oven to 375° F. Slice each tortilla into 8 wedges. Spray with cooking spray and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. Place sugar side down on pan. Spray other side with cooking spray and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. Bake for 10 minutes. Flip chips over and bake for another 10 minutes. Serve with fruit salsa, yogurt dip or plain.
Don't forget to enjoy those important girlfriend moments. For now feel free to enjoy a 3 minute relaxation video from B Well TV and the family of DrTranquility.com. This is an excerpt from DrTranquility's full session. Her full video is available for $19.95 arrives via email as a download. For DrTranquility's gift set great for a holiday gift or even better a great gift to start off the New Year. The gift set includes a private 45 minute phone session along with the full video session only $124.99 exclusively for you as a part of the DrTranquility family (reg.$250),exclusive audio/video downloads and articles from many practitioners within the Dr.Tranquility family. Simply shoot us an email drtranquility@aol.com. Breathe and Be well..enjoy.
