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Fall GenParenting Book Signing Events

Fall GenParenting Book Signing Events

DateLocationVenueEvent
Oct 1–9:30 AMCosta Mesa, CAOrange County Children's Book Festival - Orange County, CAThe GenParenting.com team will be selling the Yikes! twin book series and our parenting book with FREE resources.
Oct 8,—2:00 PMSan Rafael, CACopperfield's BooksMeet the author, Mary Ann Burke, at this Meet and Greet Event! FREE blog resources will be provided.
Oct 14—10:00 AMSunnyvale, CABay Area Kids' Book Festival - Silicon ValleyThe GenParenting.com blogging team will be selling their Yikes! twin book series and parenting book with FREE resources.
Oct 15—10:00 AMLafayette, CABay Area Kids' Festival - LafayetteThe GenParenting.com blogging team will be selling their Yikes! twin book series and parenting book with FREE resources.
Oct 22—11:00 AMOakland, CAGreat Good Place for BooksMeet the author, Mary Ann Burke, at this special story time event. She will be selling her newly published Yikes! Brandon Has Twin Sisters book series with FREE blog resources.

For more information about these events and to purchase books, log onto Amazon.com at https://www.amazon.com/Mary-Ann-Burke/e/B001H6IXXW/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0.

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Places to Take Your Preschool Kids

Places to Take Your Preschool Kids

As the summer days draw to a close, you probably have exhausted places to take your preschool kids. Parents have identified the following fun activities to pursue with your children this fall:

  • Inclusive Parks: Several parks have created Magical Bridge Playground areas that are inclusive for children with varying developmental needs. These areas typically include ramps with climbing structures, swings, and slides. Magical Bridge Playgrounds provide a lifetime of kindness and compassion through truly inclusive play. Details can be found at magicalbridge.org.
  • Water Activities: Many parks now provide a water play area with water tables and water channels to promote exploration when playing with water and “cooking” with sludge. Children can learn the basic science concepts of sink and float, and observe the velocity of objects floating through the channels. As an added bonus, children must learn how to take turns with the various activities. Typically, children, who bring their own toys, must share as they watch their toys gush through the channels of water. [Read more…]
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Is Screen Time Harmful to Young Children?

Is Screen Time Harmful to Young Children?

 

Lately, I have felt a growing concern over the amount of screen time children seem to have. They could be playing games on smartphones or tablets, or they could be watching TV. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) children have an average of seven hours of screen time a day. That is alarming!

The AAP recently created new guidelines for media use. For a detailed report, click on http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/21/health/screen-time-media-rules-children-aap/index.html. Here is a summary of the guidelines. [Read more…]

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Yikes! The Twins Turn Two!

Yikes! The Twins Turn Two!

What does terrible two look like when twins, who look identical, flip their personalities daily? I could never predict my confusion and joy in grandparenting twins. I watched countless videos about twin antics and read numerous parenting books about twins before they were born. I worked with lots of families of preschool siblings when teaching early childhood education classes. Nothing, however, prepared me for the craziness that twins love to share by confusing their family with their many antics. [Read more…]

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My Only Son Leaves for College!

My Only Child Leaves for College!

As I prepare to move my only child into his college community, I am reflecting about all the people who have helped me guide him to become the person he is today. The values instilled in EJ throughout his childhood will now be tested as I let go and release him into a crazy college life full of potential. Hopefully, the trusted values by which our family has lived should help him make good choices. [Read more…]

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