Although I am not a musician, I believe it is important to provide children with musical instruments for their play. Many of the oral muscles used in playing these instruments are necessary for speech development. Exhaling through an instrument is great practice for making sounds such as /h/. My daughter's first instruments were the wooden recorder and harmonica from Magic Cabin. Fours years later, these instruments are still played on a weekly basis, and when given a choice, she has given ... continue reading...
Can You Assign a Monetary Value to Motherhood?
Mother's Day is approaching, which means someone, somewhere will try to assign a salary to motherhood to demonstrate the value of this job. Every time I hear this news, at first I applaud the effort, then I wonder, what's the point? Isn't motherhood, or fatherhood, beyond monetary value? Isn't it priceless?Salary.com surveyed mothers, and according to CNN, came up with these results: "The typical mother puts in a 92-hour work week, the company concluded, and works at least 10 jobs. In order ... continue reading...
ALERT: Wal-Mart Recalls Baby Bibs for DANGEROUS LEAD Content!
The nightmare of unsafe levels of lead in children's products continues. Now, Wal-Mart is recalling baby bibs sold under the name "Baby Connection." These bibs are cloth on the top, but they are backed with dangerous PVC vinyl. When you visit the Wal-Mart's recall page, you are greeted with this smiling man..what's up with that? Sorry, we exposed your child to dangerous levels of lead, but I am smuggly smiling at you. I don't shop at Wal-Mart, in fact, I hate the overconsumerism and sweat ... continue reading...
Great Children's Literature: Cinder Edna
One of our readers recommended Cinder Edna, a wonderful, more feminist version of the classic tale of Cinderella by Ellen Jackson. There are many different versions of Cinderella from various cultures, but the common theme is that a poor girl's only way our of her deplorable situation is the handsome prince, not Cinder Edna. Cinder Edna does find a prince, but her happiness is not dependent upon it. Her life is contrasted to her neighbor Cinderella's. The two girls have many things in common, ... continue reading...
The Klamath River Needs Your Help!
Every child should have a river in their backyard to frolic in, and we are fortunate to have a tributary of the Klamath River below our house. The Klamath River is a sick river, like many rivers in our country, and four dams contribute greatly to the problem. Toxic algae blooms make it unsafe for swimming in late summer, as well as warm river temperatures caused by the dams and water diversion have caused massive fish kills. Up to 90% of Klamath tributary water flows has been diverted in some ... continue reading...
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