[blparent] activities that can be done with children
Veronica Smith
madison_tewe at spinn.net
Mon Mar 29 04:13:35 UTC 2010
I love Discovery toys and recommend them highly. ! Melissa, do they still
carry that teething hammer, it looks like a club from the middle ages and
smells like vanilla. Gab loved that. V
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From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Melissa Ann Riccobono
Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 6:01 AM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] activities that can be done with children
Hello Leslie and others,
Discovery Toys also has some great CDs for kids. There is one called Sounds
Like Fun that I absolutely love. It has some nursery rhymes, alphabet
songs, songs about the days of the week, manners, and the months of the
year. Also songs about numbers and counting. I happen to sell Discovery
Toys, but even if I didn't, I'd recommend this CD. There are also others,
though I don't personally own them, so can't speak directly to their
quality. You can check out all Discovery Toys, including new products we've
just gotten in for spring, on my website at
http://www.discoverytoyslink.com/riccobono
If you have any questions about the toys, please feel free to
contact me.
Melissa
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From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Leslie Hamric
Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2010 9:28 PM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] activities that can be done with children
Hi Jo Elizabeth. Do you know where I might be able to get a CD with nursery
rhymes on it? You mentioned the We Sing Mother Goose CD. Thanks.
Leslie
P.S. I also believe in reading to my child. Right now, I'm reading him one
of the Ralph S. Mouse books by Beverly Clearly. It's called The Mouse and
the Motorcycle.
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From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 11:52 PM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] activities that can be done with children
Honestly, I think that learning toys and videos and preschool can be praised
up to the skies, but the most important thing that you can do for your
little girl is to involve her in your lives. Talk to her about everything
you're doing--even if it's just a monologue about what you are putting in
the dishwasher or what you are picking out at the grocery store. Talk to
her about how you put arms into sleeves so you can wear a jacket, and how
you take peas out of the freezer and pour them in a bowl to heat up in the
microwave. Talk to her about the cold or sunny weather outside, the siren
you hear going by in the street, the buzzing noise the dryer makes when it's
done with the clothes ... and so on, and so on.
Read books with your child. Again and again, it's been proven that reading
in the early years is vital. Tell nursery rhymes to your child. Sarah got
the "Wee Sing Mother Goose" CD as a gift, and it's been wonderful. I really
think singing along with the rhymes was what sparked her interest in
learning to talk. Sing "Itsy Bitsy Spider" or "You are My Sunshine" or "The
Ants Go Marching One by One" or whatever you remember from your own
childhood.
Don't underestimate the small, seemingly meaningless, moments. I was
getting Sarah up from her nap one day. There's a bunk bed in her room,
though she still sleeps in her crib for now. She asked me to sit down on
the lower bunk, and then she started playing with some stuffed animals.
>From that spontaneous incident, there developed a daily ritual, and now
waking up from naptime is something we both look forward to because we spend
fifteen or twenty minutes on that bunk bed with no phone, no computer, no
distractions. Before she goes to bed at night, we sit or sprawl on some
chair cushions that we put on the floor, and just sort of slow down
together. Don't underestimate your roles as Mommy and Daddy. You are still
the center of your toddler's world, and at least in my opinion, that's
okay--even preferred--for a long while yet.
There's nothing wrong with exposing your child to other kids. Sarah is
drawn to children in the stores and at church, and I deliberately set up
outings for her. Recently a good friend of mine took her to McDonalds to
play--I couldn't go because I've had the dratted flu--and last summer, she
went to the park and the pool often. But the quiet time you enjoy together,
in my way of thinking, is absolutely essential. The other day, Sarah and I
were out on our patio. I would pick up rocks from the flower beds, and she
would gleefully toss them back out over the rail of the patio again. She
started saying, "Hi, rock," as she picked up each one, and "Bye bye, rock,"
as she tossed it over the rail. Then we started counting each rock as she
let it go. It was something I'll always remember and treasure, and in my
mind, it was one tiny building block in her education and personality that
will last a lifetime.
Sorry for the long post, but this is a real soapbox topic of mine.
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From: "DIANNA ALLEY" <dianna24 at earthlink.net>
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 10:29 PM
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> My little one is 14 months old now and I was wondering what activities I
> can do to promote learning. I already to her and we watch some shows on
> sprout together as well as letting her play with different learning toys.
> What else can I do. She is stuck with me and her daddy only for now. I
> am looking into a day care program because I feel she needs a challenge.
> I feel this school/ day care can provide this. She can go to it through
> pre Kay.
> I also have a question about that. Is their any programs that provide
> grants for programs like this. I feel she need to be around others not us
> me and her daddy. We don't know anyone with children.
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