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Safe Babywearing

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:07:40 +0000

All over the news and the internet is the alarming news that babies have died in slings. More specifically, babies have died from poor positioning in the poorly designed Infantino bag sling. Long story short: 1) The Infantino forces the baby into a chin-to-chest position, restricting air intake and potentially cutting off the airway entirely (dangerous for an unconscious adult and dangerous for a baby, whose neck muscles and asleep/awake control are both still not well-developed); and 2) the Infantino holds the baby away from the adult, restricting communication between adult and baby.

For thousands of years, mothers and other caregivers have been wearing their babies. But just as we need to pay due care and attention to the way we feed, clean, and speak to our children, so too do we need to pay due care and attention to the way that we hold them. Carrying them close to you so that your body and brain aids in regulating theirs is beneficial and important for proper development. Touch stimulates dendrite formation in the brain. The rhythms of your breathing helps to regulate theirs. Your reaction to the stimulus of the outer world gives them the first clues to what that outer world is all about. Babies really are “born to be worn.” As long as they are worn safely.

More on this topic: http://poebaby.blogspot.com/2010/03/what-you-need-to-know-about-your.html

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3422360&id=630919247#!/BabywearingSafety?ref=nf

http://www.thebabywearer.com/articles/HowTo/Positioning.pdf

Resistance Is Futile

admin — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:42:07 +0000

THE BORG BLOCKS T-SHIRT

Have you ever had the experience of your mouth being possessed by your mom or dad? Despite any vows that you would never say that one thing to your own children, there they are, your parents, inside you, jumping out when you least expect it.

According to respected author and parent-educator Judy Arnall, parenting is 70% modelling, 20% listening, and only 10% talking. So when your young child eats with his hands, wipes her runny nose with a sleeve, hits his baby sister, or loses it in the shopping mall, take heart. They will end up just like you, give or take a few experiences.

Toddler T – Borg Blocks by HigherMammal
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Happy Math

admin — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:57:00 +0000

Did you know that Florence Nightingale contributed significantly to Mathematics? She is certainly better known for her work in bettering the environment for the sick in hospitals. Why is Newton standing on giants? What other math history sparks conversation? Check out the happy figures on this T-shirt to find out!

Log Rhythms

admin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:38:44 +0000

Nothing makes math practice a happier occurence than when you’re in the groove. At least, that’s what my students tell me. Once things click, they can jam for hours.

This sick lizard does his jamming on logs!

Mmmm… Avocado!

admin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:16:47 +0000

Oh avocado, the fruit of the gods! Known also as ‘alligator pear’ and ‘fertility fruit’, this popular silky green food is used in dishes around the world, from sushi, to sandwiches, to milkshakes. This particular avocado is a descendant of the Chemist/Mathematician Avocado, who is known to lug around his favourite numbers.