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Kathy Slattengren Children Searching for Sex and Porn - Yikes!

Norton Family Online recently released the most searched for terms by children in 2009. Across all three age groups (7 and under, 8 - 12, 13 - 18) sex or porn was in the #4 spot for most search for terms. Yikes!

This data was gathered from the 14.5 million searches done by people using their service to monitor and block certain web content. It highlights a significant issue and there is plenty of other collaborating evidence showing children are finding porn online.

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Added by Kathy Slattengren on March 11, 2010 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Joy Lile Bring Block Fest to your community!

Block Fest is a building extravaganza for parents and children 8 months to 8 years of age. Young children learn best through hands-on, child-directed play with modeling and scaffolding provided by parents and teachers. Block play helps children develop early math, science and literacy skills, and creates a foundation for later enthusiasm about math and science learning! By taking advantage of adult learning styles, Block Fest lets parents see the value of bloc

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Added by Joy Lile on March 11, 2010 at 9:19am — No Comments

Kim Estes Don't Rely on Luck To Keep Your Kids Safe!

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Added by Kim Estes on February 28, 2010 at 4:12pm — No Comments

Patricia Nan Anderson The Biggest Parenting Secret

A lot of times, moms and dads worry about specific stuff that’s happening today, or happened last night, or might happen tomorrow. We worry a lot about sleep and eating and fevers and behavior. We often want to find the answer to each of these – the one thing that will solve an issue and put it to rest – and… Continue

Added by Patricia Nan Anderson on February 22, 2010 at 8:53am — 1 Comment

Patricia Nan Anderson New Resource For Parents, Right Here!

It’s not easy being a mom or dad these days … or a grandparent or family friend, for that matter. We’re all bombarded with information that affects children and that’s confusing.

We learn about stuff that might be harmful but that we don’t have much control over. We learn about stuff that might be helpful but we’re not sure what to do or how much.

It’s no wonder that parents today often feel as if they’re searching for answers that just don’t exist.

Let me show you a w… Continue

Added by Patricia Nan Anderson on February 18, 2010 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Patricia Nan Anderson NEW! Audio-Slide Presentation On Attachment

I’ve created a series of audio-slide presentations that consider specific topics in parenting. This first presentation is on attachment – why it’s important, how it can fail to form, and what you can do both to establish attachment in babies and toddlers and to rebuild attachment in an older child. Click on the Play arrow under the opening slide below.

And let me know what you think by posting a comment. If you have a question about attachment, post that in the… Continue

Added by Patricia Nan Anderson on February 18, 2010 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Sarah Major In the Middle of all This Education Reform, Have We Lost Sight of the Child?

I have several emails in my inbox from families with children that are struggling to read in spite of the fact that they display evidence of being bright and creative. In most cases parents write because their children are being referred to special education. “Help” they say. I also just read several articles about education reform and heard about the points of view of governors, school boards, teachers’ unions, President Obama, and Education Secret

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Added by Sarah Major on February 9, 2010 at 9:40am — No Comments

Karen Tvedt HELP Preserve Child Care Subsidies for Working Poor Families

We need to get the word out about the cuts to Working Connections Child Care (WCCC) that are proposed in the Governor's budget. This includes making sure parents and providers know about the proposed cuts--and encouraging them to contact their state legislators and the Governor's Office with stories about how these cuts will affect families and children across the state.

WCCC helps working poor families pay for children, keep their jobs, and avoid welfare. WCCC also helps small

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Added by Karen Tvedt on February 7, 2010 at 9:41am — No Comments

Kathy Slattengren Critical Comments Flow Freely from Parents

Do you make more positive comments or negative comments to your children? If you're like most parents, you make a lot more negative comments than positive ones. In her book, Building Moral Intelligence, Dr. Michele Borba writes "studies reveal that the average parent makes 18 critical comments to his child for every one positive comment." Really? Could we really be making that many critical comments to our children? In their article, "Why Our Kids Are Out of Control", Azerrad and Change… Continue

Added by Kathy Slattengren on February 4, 2010 at 2:10pm — No Comments

Kim Estes Safety for our Little Sweethearts

Tiny pink and red hearts, paper valentines with cars, animals and your kids favorite cartoon character (who knew Sponge Bob could be sentimental!) February is all about our sweethearts! What a great time to talk safety to your sweethearts (young and old!). It can be as simple as making sure that your kids know how special they are to you and the other caring adults in their life! Strong confident kids who feel valued by their parents and caregivers are less likely to fall prey to predators. Make… Continue

Added by Kim Estes on January 30, 2010 at 11:46am — No Comments

Foundation for Early Learning How many bones are babies born with?

On average, adults have 206 bones in their body. How many bones do you think a baby is born with? Click below to find the answer.



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Added by Foundation for Early Learning on January 20, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments

Foundation for Early Learning Calling all Early Learning Supporters!

Foundation for Early Learning is looking for a few terrific volunteers to lend a hand on the day of our 10th Anniversary Luncheon. The Luncheon is planned for Friday, March 5th at the Westin Hotel on 5th Avenue in downtown Seattle. Volunteers will need to be available from… Continue

Added by Foundation for Early Learning on January 19, 2010 at 7:30am — No Comments

Pat Jewett Will Education Reform Be Next?

Now that congress has passed a form of medical insurance/citizen insurance reform, what will they do next? I hope as they work on the new year wall calendar they pencil in some time for education reform. If we as a nation can spe… Continue

Added by Pat Jewett on December 29, 2009 at 5:30am — No Comments

Linda M. Nixon Recommended Pictures Books for Kids

Snowy days are perfect for reading stories - but who can help you find a great sharing book? The Yakima Valley Libraries staff has collaborated to create a list of 100 children's books for the young and young at heart. Find out more here: http://yakimavalleylibraries.wordpress.com/2009/12/15/hot-kids-reads-for-cold-nights/ Continue

Added by Linda M. Nixon on December 16, 2009 at 11:23am — 2 Comments

Kim Estes FREE Mini workshop for Parents on child safety

Join us for a FREE mini workshop on Child Safety January 16, 2010 10 AM - 11 AM Hosted at Smith and Zuccarini Law firm 2155 - 112th Ave NE Bellevue WA 98004 This mini workshop is for parents who want to learn more about PEACE of Mind, how to keep their children safe and how to take home easy to use tips and tools to bring safety into your family without scare tactics! This class is FREE but space is limited. Please RSVP to kim@pomwa.… Continue

Added by Kim Estes on December 10, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Kim Estes How do two moms suddenly end up being activists?

Sabrina and I co-founded PEACE of Mind. We get asked at almost every single event: "How did you get started teaching sexual abuse prevention and abduction workshops?". Like many people who suddenly find themselves advocating for a cause, our story started with not one, but two incidents that shaped our lives, redefined our sense of community and made all other previous "volunteer projects" seem like a cake walk. Here is our… Continue

Added by Kim Estes on December 9, 2009 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Kim Estes Bad Manners Bad Intentions? (or Just a Bad Idea?)

Bad Manners Bad Intentions? (or Just a Bad Idea?) By Kim Estes - PEACE of Mind Each month, as I prepare my child safety article, I sometimes wonder: what will I have to write about? I mean, how many times can you write about finding a safe mom with kids at the store? Then, some great safety question presents itself (usually at someone else’s expense) and I create a safety tip with it. This time, it was my turn on the hot seat. It all sta… Continue

Added by Kim Estes on December 4, 2009 at 1:36pm — No Comments

Candice Hoyt Accelerated program for Certificate in Early Childhood Education (STARS & NAEYC eligible)

Preferred financial aid deadline = 11/30 Preferred enrollment deadline = 12/15 Check out North Seattle Community College's accelerated program to get a Certificate in Early Childhood Education and 38 college credits (NAEYC & STARS eligible) in only 3 quarters. Class hours are a combination of online, in your neighborhood, and evening and occasional weekend meetings at North Seattle Community College. All credits are transferable to an associate's or bachelor's degree at many local colleges… Continue

Added by Candice Hoyt on November 23, 2009 at 2:01pm — No Comments

Katy Warren Calling all Emerging Early Learning Leaders!

We’re getting ready for our 2010 Collaborative Leadership Institute (CLI), and I thought it would be a good opportunity to give folks a little more history and information about this great leadership training opportunity for emerging Early Learning leaders of all sorts. The CLI was established in 2005, as a result of nearly a decade of discussion and planning among leaders in state agencies and early learning organizations who w… Continue

Added by Katy Warren on November 18, 2009 at 10:36am — No Comments

Joel Ballezza Don't set kids back in the recession

What is happening to kids in our state now will shape the rest of their lives. Our youngest kids can't wait until after the recession to grow up. Governor Gregoire is making budget decisions right now. Send her… Continue

Added by Joel Ballezza on November 17, 2009 at 7:00am — No Comments

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