My Review of Hello Kitty Password Jewely Box

Originally submitted at eToys

Keep your special stuff private with this password-protected jewelry box. Only you know the secret word! Enter the password to open the jewelry box. Inside there's lots of cool storage compartments for stashing your treasures. Press any key to automatically close the jewelry box. Requires 3 &q...

Hello Kitty Password Jewely Box

Super!

By Jen from Victor, NY on 1/4/2009

 

5out of 5

Age: 5 Year Old

Gift: Yes

Pros: Colorful, Easy Clean Up, Easy to Use, Good Variety, Long Lasting

Best Uses: Creative Play, Older Children

Describe Yourself: Parent Of Two Or More Children

My daughter loved this box! She is 5 and loves secrets and secret hiding places. THe bonus is her little brother can't open it. :)

(legalese)

My Review of Yukon Express 700-Piece Building Logs Set

Originally submitted at eToys

Young builders can create the log home, fort, or village of their dreams, then begin a completely new and different masterpiece. The possibilities are only limited by your child's imagination! This extensive building set includes 700 logs, roof slats and chimney pieces. Includes more than 500 ...

Yukon Express 700-Piece Building Logs Set

Loved It!

By Jen from Victor, NY on 1/4/2009

 

5out of 5

Age: 4 Year Old

Gift: Yes

Pros: Easy To Assemble, Fun, Durable, Sturdy

Best Uses: Imaginative Play, Older Children, Young Children, Motor Skills Development

Describe Yourself: Parent Of Two Or More Children

Couldn't beat the price, value, or convenience!

(legalese)

Parenting Network Is A Key To Kids Success

"Parenting Network", what is it? Well, it isn't a Nickelodeon sister site. The parenting network that all parents should know about is called Inspire A Child For Life.

This non-profit organization is an incredible resource for kids, parents, people involved with kids, and all people who want to become something greater. There is no doubt in my mind, Barack Obama will become involved and active in this program.

There has never been anything like this organization. The leaders in this program I have been given the opportunity to meet and know personally. This parenting network includes individuals committed to excellence, who rise above mediocrity, share tools, and offer the support to help everyone achieve their dreams.

Come take a listen on one of our teleconference call, anyone is invited who has a deep desire to help others. Leave a comment below for more info. and learn why this is the best "Parenting Network" out there!

Young Parents Get Ideas

Young parents are never short of ideas. Young parents are innovative and creative with finding great ways to help thier chidren feel important and included at home.

Here are just a few ways parents can get things done at home and "entertain" the little ones too:

1. Ask your child to separate the clean laundry by each person in the family.

2. Task your child to find all the socks, match them up and then count by twos.

3. Assign a "dinner task" to your child. (something they can do to help prepare the meal. Something they can do to help out during the meal (like be in charge if a person needs more napkins) and a job to do after the meal (put all the condaments away).

4. While making dinner, if your child can't help. Tell them you need some encouragement and ask how many jumping jacks they can do in a minute. Then time them.

5. Task your child (ren) to run around the house and find all the loose change.

6. Task your kids to be a reporter and ask all the older adults about how they celebrated their holidays when they were little.

7. Ask your child to go through the holiday cards and count how many stamps/trees/birds/Santas/candles/etc. they can find.

8. Ask you child to plan a way they can help other people. List their ideas and see if you can do them together.

9. Give your kids a green/non-toxic cleaner mixed with water in a squirt bottle and some paper towels and ask them to go around and clean the windows. (My kids LOVE this!!)

10. Use a paper plate and create a clock with movable hands to talk about when you need to do things and when your family needs to be ready to go.

These tips for young parents can help your child feel important (the main motivation for all people) and included. In turn you will have some "help" around the house and minimize power struggles and strife during Christmas and the holiday break from school

Concerned Parents Are Keys To Success

Concerned Parents are encouraging their children to do more than just going to school and behaving for 6 hours. Concerned Parents realize public schools, especially, do not offer the depth of appreciation for the arts, music, and all subjects like we all would like.

I believe, public school teachers would love to offer our students more. I believe they are over burdened with "catch all" responsibilities. Responsibilities I think concerned parents would and should help alleviate through active participation in our students classrooms.

If more concerned parents were actively involved, the public school teachers would have more time to concentrate delivering more content rich material. I volunteer weekly in my daughter's classroom as well as my husband.

People may say, "you must not work?" That is so far from the truth. My husband works 45+ hours a week as a supervisor and goes to school part time. I work full time from home on my own business and together we have just started another business.

We are concerned parents who want our children to learn from our example. "If you want something changed... get in there and do it."

Productive, effective and efficient companies know and are built on the foundation that, "two heads are better than one." Some would complain that the current and upcoming educational cut backs are the reason, are to blame, and will be the "scapegoat" for further educational decay in our schools.

I beg to differ. I hope this impending educational crisis will jump start "concerned parents" into more participation in their child's school. The reason for poor school performances, for public school decay is our lack of participation by concerned parents.

If concerned parents stepped up, encouraged and even nudged other parents to participate along side them, we would be able to make our public schools the representations they should be for the "richest nation in the world".

Why do we allow ourselves to fall back and just point a finger. Budget cuts are not the issue with our schools, we, the parents are. Don't you want to take back the responsibility of raising your kids? I want my child's teacher's main concern to teach, not be the social worker, marketer, organizer, advocate, behavior specialist, etc.

I challenge all concerned parents for their News Years Resolution to volunteer and participate in your child's education. Don't allow others to raise your child. help others to teach your child.