Have you heard of Baby Signing?

I thought this was super interesting. Has anyone tried this before?

Baby Signing (The Fun of Teaching Your Baby to Sign)

What is baby signing?

Baby signing is using gestures or signs to communicate with your baby. Many moms use American or British Sign Language when teaching their babies to sign but it is perfectly okay to create your own signs. The purpose of baby signing is to communicate with your baby. Babies are able to use hand gestures much earlier than they can communicate with words. Not being able to communicate can be frustrating for baby and mom. Teaching your baby signs gives her the opportunity to communicate with you possibly months before she can actually talk....

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I actually find this intriguing. Although I don't have kids yet, I've got Rocky (my boxer dog) and when I was researching different training methods, signing was brought up as a valid and helpful technique. Finding this articale kind of brought me back to that. I of course tried it out and now Rocky knows signs for several commands. Although he can't communicate back, the idea is there and how amazing is it that a baby can pick up on different signs and learn a language before his/her first words?
I would love to know if anyone's tried signing with their babies and how effective and helpful it was. Please share.

Have you bought the kids some toys?

Here's some information you might want to look at. I found this article on Yahoo News and thought some of you might like to read it :)


Toys are a major part of children's fun and excitement during the holiday season, so parents and others need to make sure the toys are safe, experts say.

Read all warning labels carefully before buying a toy and consider the child's age, interests and skill levels, advise doctors at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and the American Academy of Pediatrics.... 

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The Little Dudes and Divas team wants to wish you all a happy, safe and wonderful holiday.

Little Dudes and Divas in the NY Times

Little Dudes and Divas is a small business with some very big competition. Started seven years ago by Steve and Susan Karasanti, husband and wife, the company has three employees and sells clothes and accessories for infants and toddlers. Ninety percent of the sales come through the Web site, the rest through a newly opened brick-and-mortar store in Rockaway Park, N.Y., where the company is based.... For the full article please click HERE

SO cool!
And I wanted to thank all of you for your support and loyalty. You keep us in the game thanks to that devotion and continuous support. It is certainly not easy being a small guppy in a sea of big fish and you all help us... keep swimming :)

I hope you like the article.

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WE ALL OWE DR. OZ A BIG THANK YOU

It all seemed a like shameless ratings stunt, but the campaign by telegenic daytime TV host Dr. Oz about arsenic levels in apple juice has been echoed by a new Consumer Reports investigation that contradicts the Food and Drug Administration.

Consumer Reports tested 88 samples of apple and grape juice and found both arsenic and lead.

10 % of the juice samples had arsenic levels above what's allowed in drinking water. Specifically, a type called inorganic arsenic, which raises the risk of cancer. 25% of the juice samples had more lead than what's allowed in bottled water.
For now, Consumer Reports is recommending parents avoid giving juice to babies younger than six-months, and says children younger than six-years-old should drink no more than a few ounces per day.

In response, the FDA sent a letter to the consumer advocacy groups Food & Water Watch and Empire State Consumer Project indicating that the FDA was now considering "setting guidance for the level of inorganic arsenic permissible in apple juice." If the FDA goes through with the decision, the watchdog groups say it would constitute a major victory for consumers.

Does Dr. Oz deserve credit for the agency's decision to reevaluate its apple juice standards?

"Absolutely, " said Patty Lovera, assistant director of Food & Water Watch, "It shows the power of television to get the story out there."

 

 

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