February 10th, 2009 Carnival of Parenting Podcasts No.21 Posted by Melitsa in Carnival of Parenting Podcasts, Media, Podcast

Welcome to the 21st edition of Carnival of Parenting Podcasts

It’s a place to share and find some new parenting podcasts from the podcaster and recommendations from those who listen to podcasts.

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Top 9

Send in your favourite podcasts of the month.

• Teach me to talk. Let’s play: recommended play resources from Speech language pathologists for toddlers and preschoolers to encourage language development Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

• Half full kids: Effort not achievement  Reinforce the message: We don’t care about results, we care about effort. Seriously.
• LD Podcast: Dr. Russell Barkley- ADHD Insights, Part 1     Show #105 Dr. Barkley is one of the principal investigators in the longest term study on ADHD to date known as the Milwaukee Study, following kids diagnosed with ADHD from childhood now through early adulthood

• Reading Rockets: Marc Brown is the author and illustrator of Arthur, everyone’s favorite aardvark

• Moms everywhere show: Moms Everywhere Show 023: How to teach your children about peer pressure. How old were you when you first encountered peer pressure as a young child? Dr. Lisa Medoff has written a great book, Stressed out Students Guide to Handling Peer Pressure which offers us a unique look at this topic both from the child’s perspective as well as a parent’s.

• Natural Moms Talk Radio: The CPSIA and you Jennifer Vetere, co-owner of a small, local handmade business for babies, toddlers and their moms, talks about Just What Is the CPSIA?How the act, in a nutshell, states that all objects intended for a child 12 or under to use must be “final product, component tested” for lead. She explains how this translates into costs ranging from $375 for a bib to over $600 for one of our Take-Me-Too blankets.

• Parents perspective: Kid related activities with Amy Miller, Owner Our-Kids.com

• MommyCast Show #353: Surviving Playdates! Now you’ll be able to get some things done while your child and friend play quietly together in playmate bliss.  Well, hate to burst your bubble.  But, not all playdates go swimmingly.

• Just one more book: Chuckles, Chats & Controversy: Mummy Never Told Me
  

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• Next edition: 10 March 2009

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February 6th, 2009 Bring spring inside a little early Posted by Melitsa in Homemade, Seasonal play, play activities

We listened to the NWF Green hour activities. I’m hoping it will help inspire me ( us) to go outdoors more. Here’s an activity we just had to do.

Issue #98: Speeding Springtime

Short trip to get the paperwhite bulbs.

• Gather all the equipment

• Add the stones

• Add the bulbs

• Fill with stones

• Water

Wait…..

You can follow @greenhour on Twitter to get more up to date ideas and activities.

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February 3rd, 2009 Do you have your all-in-one pack? Posted by Melitsa in Education, Roundups, Sites to visit, language, play activities

Practical Preschool magazine have published their annual awards. The 2008 awards…”  identify and reward excellence in educational equipment, childcare, books and toys. All products reviewed are suitable for children from birth to eight years old for use in professional childcare and educational settings. These include: private and state nurseries, pre-schools, playgroups, childminding settings, infant schools and after-school clubs.”

Source: http://www.practicalpreschool.com/magazine/awards.shtml

Gold award winner: Journey from Grandpa’s story sack.

In this sack: Cloth sack, Fiction storybook and CD, Non-fiction book, Parent guide and prompt, Fabric Playmat and 9 plush pieces of transport, Spaghetti Junction game.
All items are available separately.

The storysack concept is an innovative one. To combine multiple aspects ( role play, story, music, book and toys) in a themed set along with a parental guide makes choosing and using familiar and new stories even more exciting.

My question: Is there a US equivalent?

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