Raising Playful Tots show 33: Travel with kids = My Busy Kit
Traveling with your child isn’t always the most playful of experiences. Lorraine Akeman Mom and blogger Co-founder of My Busy Kit shares the fun you can have with a special busy kit made for your child to enjoy while traveling in this 24 minute show.
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00:00 Introduction and Welcome
01:30 Last week was Dr Petra Kern.
03:00 Introduction .Lorraine tells her story of how she came from thought to product.
05:30 What’s a busy kit?
10:00 Community project ideas with my busy kit.
Visit their site: mybusykit.com
Facebook.com/mybusykit
Family blog: keepsmesmiling.com
16:55 Dr Golinkoff.
Weekly find: Fat Brain Toys
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Disclosure: Lorraine sent a complimentary copy of My busy kit after the interview for personal use.
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Raising Playful Tots show 32: How we can be playful with music
Dr Petra Kern owner of Music Therapy consulting share insights into playful activities to do with Under 5 children using music. Music you would find in any home with any person. She also talks about the universality of music for families, disabilities and Autism in this 27 minute podcast.
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00:00 Introduction and Welcome
02:45Dr Petra Kern’s Owner, Music Therapy Consulting find her on the web @ www.musictherapy.biz
02:55 Importance of music in young children.
04:30 Importance of music for children with Autism and children with disabilities.
06:30 Common ground with families and music
07:05 What or when are windows of opportunity for children 0-3?
10:35 What is motherease?
- Dr. Aniruddh Patel
- Getting in Tune: The Powerful Influence of Music on Young Children’s Development
By Levine-Gelb Communications, Claire Lerner, and Lynette A. Ciervo
14:05 Games and activities for daily life: supermarket, changing diapers and getting in and out of the car.
15:20 Music in preschool and K life
19:21 Weekly find: Elise | Inspiration Surrounds, Creativity Abounds
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Raising Playful Tots show 31: Preschool play in newsletters
What’s in your preschoolers backpack? Is it full of crafts and activities? Lurking near the bottom is probably a newsletter or something for us to read. This week I take a look at what we find in our preschool newsletter. Is it useful for parents other than just dates or does it help connect and play with our children in this 21 minute podcast.
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00:00 Introduction and Welcome
01:08 Last week Janni Nicol show #30 Steiner/Waldorf play
01:21 Are you a mum with a question about play or want to share your play ideas? Email me. or Voice mail 512 827 0505 x 3998
01:51 Moving. Finding toys, yard sales and collaborating together
04:22 Starting age of school in the UK and overview of our preschool experiences so far.
05:03 Preschool information that they bring home? Newsletter
09:07 Suggested home activities
10:31 Month of preschool emails about play
14:41 Weekly newsletter of play activities | Play-activities.com
16:23 Judy Johnston: Tessy and Tab
16:33 Weekly finds:
- 6 Fun Things to Do with a Cardboard Box
- 10 Picture Books that Teach Important Life Lessons
- Summer reading challenge
18:19 Outdoor products contest| TV appearance
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Raising Playful Tots show 30: Steiner Waldorf play with Janni Nicol
Janni Nicol Consultant specialising in Steiner Waldorf, Core tutor at the University of Plymouth , and author of Creative play for your toddler Steiner Waldorf Expertise and toy projects 2-4 talks about Steiner- Waldorf play a play concept that is becoming more popular. She gives background on the movement, activity ideas and information about how important this style of play concept impacts our 21st Century children in this 29 minute podcast. 
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00:00 Introduction and Welcome
00:35 Moving with kids. How do you do with play inmind? Pizza bites
03:00 Love hearing about what play is happening with you. Email me. or Voice mail 512 827 0505 x 3998
04:16 Last week Talking Tots. This week Janni Nicol.
05:15 Introduction to Janni Nicol, tutor, consultant and International author of Creative Play for Your Toddler: Steiner Waldorf Expertise and Toy Projects for 2 – 4s
05:45: How would you recognise Steiner Waldorf play? What is it?
08:35 What type of play activities and toys would you expect to see in a Steiner home for your baby?
11:15 Examples of games you would play with your child
11:50 Treasure basket play: Learn how to set up your own
14:00 When do you start formal schooling?
14:30 Different play at different ages.It is important how children play with each other at different ages. Very different when child and adult plays together and child to child plays.
17:25 Imitation is important. Adults need to be worthy of imitation.
18:48 Whatever you do. Do it properly. Start and all the way to the end to see it completed and accurately.
20:39 Collecting the materials with your child and making it together is part of the fun of play in the Steiner-Waldorf approach
22:00 Educational toys have a very different effect on children.
22:31 Judy Johnston: Tessy and Tab
Weekly find: KaBoom playdays
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Raising Playful Tots show 29: Talking Tots
Lisa Houghton from Talking Tots talks about language development and games for babies and toddlers. She gives practical ideas to do if you suspect your child needs speech and language help. Plus advice on who to compare your child to and the benefits of going to classes with your child in this 31 minute podcast.
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00:00 Introduction and Welcome
01:04 Love hearing about what play is happening with you. Email me. or Voice mail 512 827 0505 x 3998
01:23 Last week Just ask baby. This week Lisa Houghton of Talking Tots.
02:22 Introduction to Lisa Houghton of Talking Tots
03:00 Baby and Toddler games we should all know
04:00 Importance of mirroring and conversations skills with babies
04:26 Early action finger rhymes plus tactile and touching games like Row row your boat
05:55 Toddlers experience an explosion in language. Try a ready steady game using cause and effect.
07:00 Importance of books and using pausing.
07:34 Become an amateur commentator for your toddler
08:00 The power of the pause and finding the right balance.
09:27 Comparing language with your mates.
09:52 Is your child understanding you in simple instructions; socialising; playing ok? Follow your child’s lead.
10:13 Go and ask Health care professional. Never wasting their time. Better to check than sit and worry.
11:15 Stammering and Stuttering. To intervene or not?
12:25 Intervene with Stammering and stuttering don’t leave it.
13:20 Do siblings learn language differently?
15:15 Tip for going to a Health Professional- Write everything down and jot down observations and thoughts.
16:02 You suspect your child needs to see a Health Professional what steps would you suggest a parent do between now and that appointment?
18:00 Tips and advice for speech language for parents
- Make time to talk
- enjoy chatting together
- Start from day one.
18:52 What is Talking Tots?
19:18 Crucial foundation for all children is to listen and attend. If you miss that foundation then the rest of the house is a bit rocky.
21:02 Can you bring a busy tot to these classes? Should you?
Website: TalkingTots.info | Twitter: @LisaTalkingTots
23:04 Tara from Books by Tara.com
23:10 Blog: Totsy’s place
23:39 Raising Playful Tots Index
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