Posted in Parenting on August 28, 2006 | No Comments »
This is just too good not to pass on to all. Something absolutely positive
for a change. I have repeatedly seen the breakdown of the cost of raising a
child, but this is the first time I have seen the rewards listed this way.
It’s nice.
The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to
18 [...]
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Did you know that when different generations share common experiences such as traditional folk songs and rhymes, it helps them to develop a very precious, valuable but dwindling commodity - a sense of community? When adults share childlike memories with their children, they not only connect the children with their ancestors, they also enrich their children’s childhood and [...]
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Posted in Fun Stuff, Video Clips on August 24, 2006 | 1 Comment »
From time to time, I like to surf through videos on Youtube.com, Google.com, and Yahoo! just to see if there’s anything that I’d like to share with my families. Occasionally I’ll find something that I think everyone will enjoy and I think that this one is one of those. So, pull up a chair, let [...]
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Posted in Kindermusik, Village on August 22, 2006 | No Comments »
How many ways can you and your baby zoom in Kindermusik Village?
Hop in the Zoom Buggy and find out!
Through a variety of songs, chants, and instrumental selections you and Baby will experience the rumbling of a baby buggy, the squeaky stroller, the bumpa bumpa bumpa of the wagon, the train chugging up the track and much [...]
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Turn up your speakers, grab your child into your lap, and prepare to giggle and laugh as you remember what it was like the first time your child played with bubbles. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
And the music’s not bad either!
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Posted in FYI, Parenting on August 15, 2006 | No Comments »
From BabyZone.comRead Your Children a Story—and Boost Their Brainpower
By Sarah Cooper
Reading aloud to infants and toddlers is beneficial in many ways, from hearing spoken language to feeling a heartbeat next to theirs. Literacy experts say that young children interact with books and reading in different ways at different ages. Here is a guide to your [...]
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Well, I’ve spent four of the last five evenings working on the Fall Schedule. I’ve learned how to coordinate Mollyguard and Paypal with my website so that you, my families, can register online, even without immediate payment, to put your child’s name on the class roll.
Mollyguard and Paypal are both safe, secure online payment methods and [...]
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I love to hear a child laugh - really laugh - and when I saw this video, I just had to share it with my families. These four little ones obviously love their daddy and his noises!
Doesn’t it just make you laugh, too?!
Come join us in our Village classes this fall and hear the same laughter [...]
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As a parent, you are called to do many things that you otherwise might not, as a consenting adult, do, such as watch kiddie videos and programs that are nothing more than glorified advertising for Madison Avenue. Back in the early ’80’s, every Saturday evening found our family of four (at that time) at [...]
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Posted in FYI, Parenting on August 1, 2006 | No Comments »
(NB: The dates on the sign pictured above are incorrect!)
This week, beginning on Thursday, August 3rd, and continuing through Sunday, August 6th, Georgians and those visiting our state will enjoy a sales tax holiday. If you’ve been putting off buying those school supplies, now is the time to shop. But be forewarned, if previous sales tax [...]
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