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Baby Einstein DVD Refunds

If you have purchased Baby Einstein DVDs, you should know that you can get a refund for any videos you’ve purchased. the AP is reporting that, “The Walt Disney Co. [which acquired the Baby Einstein company in 2001] is expanding a refund program for its Baby Einstein videos for toddlers in response to challenges about […]

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Keeping up with child development research and the best toys

There is so much information on children and child development out there–each new study seems to say something different than the last. We can hardly keep up! One cool website that makes life a little easier by tracking breakthrough research on child development is the Children topic section at LiveScience.com. Here you can keep […]

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How to Turn a Toddler “No” into “Yes”

From the experts over at eBeanstalk.com, this is another article on how to get your toddler to behave:
How Do I Get My Child to Say ‘Yes’?
By: Shari Harpaz, CCC-SLP (Speech-Language
Pathologist)
Does your child often respond ‘no’ when you ask them a question? When asked a ‘yes’ or ‘no’, most children will respond ‘no’ more often […]

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$25,000 Scholarship Giveaway

Hearthsong, the toy division of Madison Brands, is giving away $25,000 in scholarships to commemorate its 25th anniversary. It’s a sweepstakes entry, requiring you to give your contact information in exchange for a chance to win prizes. The contest runs from August 11, 2008 to December 31. The winner will be picked in January 2009. […]

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What types of books should we read to young children?

According to Sally Head at Expert Village, picture books, repetitive books, sing-a-long books, classics are all great types of educational books for nurturing your preschool child’s curiosity.
Types of Books To Read to Children — powered by ExpertVillage.com

I also wrote an article on ezine articles about how picture books are the ultimate learning toy […]