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A Few Books for Parenting
Looking for a few good books about topics near and dear to our hearts. Check these out!
- "The 10 Greatest Gifts I Give My Children", by Steven Vannoy
- "Miserly Moms-Living On One Income in a Two Income Economy", by Jonni McCoy
- "Loving Your Child Is Not Enough", "Love and Anger: The Parental Dilemma", "Loving Each One Best", all by Nancy Samalin
- "Parenting by Heart", by Dr. Ron Taffel
- "Staying Home", by Darcie Saners & Martha Bullen
- "What's a Smart Woman Like You Doing at Home?", by Linda Burton
- "Confessions of a Happily Organized Family", by D. Scholfield
- "The Heart of the Family: Searching America for New Traditions that Fulfill Us", by Meg Cox
- "The Mother Dance: How Children Change Your Life", by Dr. Harriet Lerner
- "Great Books for Girls, Great Books for
Boys", by Kathleen Odean
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Recommended Television and Video
Entertainment for Young Children
These programs and videos are selected because of the relationship of their content to the processing abilities of children at various ages. The selections are based on their clarity and proper use of spoken language, utilization of music, as well as the educational and non-violent nature of their themes. A total of one hour maximum exposure per day to television, videos, and computers is an excellent guideline to insure adequate time for learning from reading, music, interactive games, and unstructured free play.
| Television | Videos | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-22 months | none | Disney: Spot Series |
| 22 months | Barney (PBS); Spot(PBS) | Lyrick: Barney Series; Jim Henson Entertainment: "Bear In the Big Blue House" Series |
| 33 months | above, plus "Bear In the Big Blue House" (Disney); "Theodore the Tugboat" (PBS); Little Bear (Nick) |
Bo Peep Productions: "Which Way Weather?", "Sounds Around", "Bugs Don't Bug Us!" |
| 36 months | Blues Clues (NICK) | DK Vision: "Baby Animals on the Farm" |
| 48 months and up | Seasame Street (PBS); Magic School Bus (PBS); Arthur(PBS) |
Kid Vision: "There Goes A Train", "There Goes A Boat", "There Goes A Truck", "There Goes A Bulldozer", "There Goes A Spaceship"; Buena Vista Home Video: "Mighty Machines", "At the Fire Station", "At the Demolitions Site", "In the City"; Focus On Kids: "Fire and Rescue", "Road Construction" |
Free Booklets by the U.S. Government Press
The U.S. Department of Education has a list of low cost or free publications available at
www.ed.gov/pubs/index.html.
Click the link "Publications for Parents" to see what is most interesting to you. Don't forget to check out the
Helping Your Child Series"
(including the subjects of geography, history, math, science, reading, etc., free to download/print), or booklets regarding
Early Childhood.
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Alternative Approach to Teaching Children
Who Are Slow at Learning How to Read
At www.ballstickbird.com, you will find articles by Dr. Ren�e Fuller regarding an alternative approach to teaching children how to read. Even if your child does not have difficulty learning how to read, these articles are still very interesting and helpful. There is also ordering information for Dr. Fuller's Ball-Stick-Bird books (reading series for children).
Squash Casserole
1 cup cooked squash - canned (drained) or fresh ( 4 small) Few slices of onion (I use a half to one whole onion)� cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
� tsp. salt
1/3 stick melted butter
1 � cups scalded whole milk (or whatever milk you have, heated to steaming)
2 eggs
1 � cups cheese
1 Tbsp. pimiento (pinched smaller)
Dash Tabasco
salt and pepper to taste
If using fresh squash, cook with onion and salt until tender. Drain squash then combine with black pepper, tabasco, bread crumbs, milk, butter, cheese and salt in bowl. Add lightly beaten eggs after stirring in milk so that the hot milk won't cook eggs. Stir all ingredients until well mixed. Pour mixture into a greased casserole dish and sprinkle with paprika, if desired. Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, uncover and cook 10-15 minutes longer until lightly browned and bubbly. Mmmmm Mmmm Good! This was a hit at my daughter's birthday party!
(by Laurie C., posted date: June 10, 2000) (table of contents)
Saltine Chocolate Pieces
1 sleeve saltines (about 24)� cup brown sugar
1 cup butter
12 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips
� cup chopped nuts (any type will do)
Preheat oven to 400 deg.. Line a 10 x 15-inch cookie sheet with foil; spray very lightly with cooking spray. Cover cookie sheet with saltines. Boil sugar and butter for 3 minutes. Pour mixture over saltines and spread evenly. Bake at 400 deg. for 5 minutes. Remove from oven. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Let set 1 minute, then spread melted chips with spatula. Sprinkle � cup chopped nuts over this and press down lightly. Cut on diagonal immediately or cool until firm, then break up; pieces can be frozen. Yield: 30 pieces.
(by Laurie C., posted date: June 10, 2000) (table of contents)