March 2011

Growing Healthy Kids

March 31, 2011

This post is sponsored by Nuffnang I have recently been thinking about the importance of sensitivity when it comes to talking to children about making healthy lifestyle choices, especially talking about nutrition and exercise. The fact that very young children are becoming so very aware about body image worries me. Just this week I saw [...]

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Kids & Computers: 7 Year Olds on Facebook? Really?

March 30, 2011

This post is by regular contributor Kate Fairlie of Picklebums. I am generally skeptical about articles like this one from the BBC News website ‘Children’s Screen Habits Revealed. I find that often the way statistics are quoted is somewhat sensational and alarmist; with journalists picking out bits and pieces from the research to suit their [...]

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Art Not Craft – The Process of Learning Creatively eBook

March 29, 2011

Need help thinking beyond crayons and playdough when it comes to creative activities for your child? Art Not Craft – The Process of Learning Creatively provides 53 pages (in downloadable ebook PDF form) of creative inspiration to get your child creating TODAY! “I am not artistic” “Art is just so messy!” “It takes longer to [...]

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We Play: The Home of Worldwide Playologists

March 29, 2011

Immy received a child friendly camera for Christmas and in three months has taken hundreds and hundreds of photos. Many of the photos are blurred which makes me smile as a reflection of her whirlwind approach to life. We are trying to remind her to stay still as the photo is taken but it is [...]

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10 Baby Play Ideas

March 26, 2011

This list of 10 simple ways to play with your bub is in response to two recent reader requests for play ideas for babies from six months of age. 1. Blocks: Wooden blocks which fit into small hands and are light enough to stack (and knock down!) easily are a good investment. And Immy still [...]

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Kids Music 101: Music & Emotions – Music for Stimulating Positive Behaviour

March 25, 2011

This post is by regular contributor Christine Gora of Kids Music Toys. Marketers have known for years that music is a powerful tool for encouraging particular consumer outcomes. There has been much research into the effects that volume, speed, pitch and types of music have on product preference and even the amounts of money spent [...]

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Art Not Craft: Conversations in Colour

March 24, 2011

At the moment Immy enjoys drawing and painting with black! I think she finds a sense of satisfaction in the thick, dark consistency of a black oil pastel, acrylic paint or one of mummy’s special permanent markers. As with everything three year old, this whim comes and goes (fortunately) and she also loves to create [...]

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Why I don’t want to share my lap top (with my children)

March 23, 2011

This post is by regular contributor Sarah Bendeich of Oesch and Doots. I don’t share my laptop with my (preschool aged) children. Actually that’s not quite right. We occasionally use the internet for research if the children want to know more about something. Google Images and Wikipedia are the perfect tools for ‘those’ questions – [...]

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