Thank You For Sharing

I appreciate those of you who shared your favorite parenting and child-related sites with me on Facebook. I’ve been scoping out the ones I wasn’t aware of and revisiting the ones I know. If you’re looking to lose yourself for several hours — ignore your children, husband, pets, laundry, and get so stiff you can’t stand up again without groaning — this is a really good way.  

And now, I’m happy to present your finds… 

Inspired By Pikler (http://www.inspiredbypikler.org.nz ) is from New Zealand and has information about people working with infants and toddlers, many of whom have been trained in “Educaring”. Educaring is Resources For Infant Educarers (RIE) founder Magda Gerber’s child care approach, and was inspired by her work with Dr Emmi Pikler. And, there’s exciting news: the first RIE Conference ever held outside  the U.S. is set for October 16, 2010 in Christchurch, N.Z. (For information: http://www.nzrieconference.com)  

More parenting advice you like…

Parenting Worx http://www.parentingworx.co.nz  

Hand in Hand Parenting http://www.handinhandparenting.org/

Betsy Brown Braun http://betsybrownbraun.com/

Ask Moxie http://www.askmoxie.org/

Resources for parents and educators…

Language Castle, LLC http://www.languagecastle.com. Karen Nemeth, M.Ed., shares ideas and resources for teaching young children who speak languages other than English.

National Wildlife Federation http://www.nwf.org has suggestions for connecting children with nature at home and at school. http://www.nwf.org/At-School.aspx Eco-Schools USA  http://www.nwf.org/Global-Warming/School-Solutions/Eco-Schools-USA.aspx

Moms sharing their journeys…

Spring to Mind by Zoe Copley,  http://spring-to-mind.blogspot.com/ (also the name of her new book, which I’m looking forward to reading.)

Raising Our Little One in the Big World by Erika Doktor Cummings http://littleonebigworld.blogspot.com

Child Wild by Sierra http://childwild.com/about-this-writer

Mom’s Toolbox by Amy  http://www.momstoolbox.com 

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9 Responses to “Thank You For Sharing”

1. Sara Chapman says:

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   This is a great website/ collection of blogs written by parents of children with autism. http://thinkingautismguide.blogspot.com/

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   • anon says:

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     here is my friend’s great blog regarding a gluten & sugar free diets positive affect on children with autism. she’s done a lot of research on the topic. she also posts wonderful recipes for anyone wanting to eat healthy, and tips for feeding picky eaters.
     http://www.northstatelantern.blogspot.com/

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2. Zoe Copley says:

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   Useful resources for parenting school age children. http://www.schoolfamily.com

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3. Rana DiOrio says:

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   Hi, Janet:

   I think your readership would be interested in Little Pickle Press, a 21st century publisher of high quality, high impact media for children, and our blog http://littlepicklepress.blogspot.com/.

   Thank you!
   Rana DiOrio
   Chief Executive Pickle

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   • Liz Memel says:

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     RE: Little Pickle blogspot
     The then president of the largest national educational organization, NAEYC, speaking to a crowd of about 500 early childhood teachers sometime in the 90′s, passionately informed a standing ovation audience that “Time outs are psychologically damaging to children of all ages!” Magda Gerber used to ask, ‘Time out…of what? Time out of life? Time IN!” Life has conflict built-in so we humans can develop into whole, resilient people from birth.

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4. Lisa Sunbury says:

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   Hi Janet,

   I just found this site this week, and I think it’s such a great resource and so compatible with RIE, that I was inspired to write an article and post a link on my blog. It is: http://www.motherstyles.com.

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   • janet says:

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     Thanks, Lisa, I’ll check it out. Your site: http://regardingbaby.org is a wonderful resource, too!

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5. Andrea says:

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   What a great list, I’m checking out the ones I don’t know.

   This is admittedly self-serving, but honest. When we had trouble finding a parenting site that was thoughtful, non-didactic, balanced with diverse perspectives and overtly welcoming dads, we started our own: Parents Guild – http://parentsguild.com

   There’s also an accompanying blog at http://blog.parentsguild.com

   Let us know what you think.

   All the best,
   andrea @parentsguild

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6. MadameHilmar says:

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   wow… what a great list. Will take me a while to go through it all…
   Allow me to add my little blog http://piklerexperience.blogspot.com/
   It’s still only filled with a few posts but hopefully there is more to come when the little man gets older.

   thank you!

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