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Comment on 6 Signs That Your Child Might Be Gifted by Chris HELP!

Chris HELP! — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:54:29 +0000

@Jennine- agreed. People don’t understand the “plight” of the gifted. Its especially sad how many gifted kids go unchallenged in school. So much focus is placed on the underperforming and the gifted kids usually just get a pat on the head. Its sad.

Comment on 6 Signs That Your Child Might Be Gifted by Chris HELP!

Chris HELP! — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:49:12 +0000

@ Megan– Just remember, even if your child is gifted, we have to make sure we are teaching them how to control their tendencies. Gifted children are especially great at learning that if they perform an action and get a certain consequence, they can avoid the negative consequence by altering their actions.

Comment on 6 Signs That Your Child Might Be Gifted by Jennine

Jennine — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:02:47 +0000

Thanks for this post. My daughter has been driving me crazy with all six of these almost as long as she’s been speaking (at six months old, she looked up at me with complete clarity in her eyes and said “Mama!”) At four, she was already questioning her mortality. I don’t think families with ‘peacefully average’ children fully understand the complexity of living with/raising a gifted child…. or two or three! Especially since, ironically, these kids want nothing more than NOT to be different.

Comment on 6 Signs That Your Child Might Be Gifted by Megan

Megan — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:59:52 +0000

#2 is so true but my daughter doesnt just love to argue she has to justify her actions like yesterday when she followed her father down the stairs in the morning knowing that she isnt allowed to go down the stairs her self. She was asked if she was supose to walk to down the steps by herself and she replyed “i didnt walk, i crawled” my 2 year old is really a 15 year old in disguise she’s got a snotty comeback for everything.

Comment on Five Fun Kids Science Experiments by Wilson Writes » Blog Archive » Five Fun Summer Science Experiments

Wilson Writes » Blog Archive » Five Fun Summer Science Experiments — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:41:07 +0000

[...] wrote this article – Five Fun Kids Science Experiments for Summer – on Zoodles, a blog focused on parenting, family and education. These experiments are fun [...]

Comment on New Zoodles Games from Scholastic! by sell your own home

sell your own home — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 04:22:41 +0000

I like your article very much, thanks a lot!

Comment on Greedy or Grateful? Teaching Our Kids to Be Thankful Beyond the Holidays by Hector Pelch

Hector Pelch — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 01:57:56 +0000

Great post!

Comment on Four Awesome Math Websites Featured on Zoodles by Vidal Aponte

Vidal Aponte — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 22:49:18 +0000

I really enjoyed the funschool website, especially the games. It is a great way in teaching math to our kids. The animation was totally awesome, and we all know we need to use things like animation to make our kids learn. This way they find learning fun, and when our kids are having fun at something they will learn the easiest.

Comment on Parents Know Best by Grace Brown

Grace Brown — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 20:08:31 +0000

Spongebo and Patrick are really great characters. love them.:;-

Comment on Using Your Garden to Grow Minds by Using the Garden to Teach Children | Information Central

Using the Garden to Teach Children | Information Central — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:33:47 +0000

[...] did a guest post for Zoodles on using gardens to teach children things beyond what to eat. Check it out. There are even curiculum books available so you do not [...]

Comment on 7 fun and frugal summertime activities by Ginny

Ginny — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 23:20:50 +0000

Great list! Don’t forget Kids Bowl Free. You can search http://www.kidsbowlfree.com to find an alley near you participating and the kids get 2 free games every day all summer. Great for days when it is bad weather or crazy hot.

Comment on Gain more control with Zoodles violence filtering by single parent

single parent — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 02:27:41 +0000

That’s more like it.

Comment on Stork Craft Crib Recall – How to Check Your Crib and What To Do by Andrea

Andrea — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:04:23 +0000

Those recalls are pretty scary to me; and I believe that many parents are overwhelmed by the variety that is out there. I did some research on baby-crib furniture and found help for parents shopping for baby furniture cribs. There are actual crib safety standards – if you verify that your new baby furniture crib adheres to these safety standards, you can be sure that there will be no harm caused by the crib – design itself. Mandatory industry safety standards as set by the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC). In addition, there are voluntary standards set by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). Furniture cribs that meet or exceed these safety standards are certified by the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA). So watch for a JPMA certification if you purchase a new crib, to assure the maximum safety for your baby or toddler. Andrea from baby furniture cribs

Comment on Four Awesome Math Websites Featured on Zoodles by Anya Panama

Anya Panama — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:05:35 +0000

Your blog is excellent I will have to read it all, thank you for the diversion from my classwork!

Comment on Learning science with the Olympic Winter Games by Amy Wong

Amy Wong — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:13:07 +0000

Thanks for blogging about this project! We hope to create more lesson plans that capitalize on teachable moments like the Olympics in the future! Any suggestions for future topics are welcome.

Comment on Blocking Ads from Children by lavonne crouse

lavonne crouse — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:21:24 +0000

this a wonderful ideal that we can teach are kids and in my case i can teach my grandkids and keep them safe on line thank you lavonne crouse

Comment on Violence in Children’s Media by Jessica-MomForHim

Jessica-MomForHim — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:00:46 +0000

I remember reading that book as a child! It’s funny (sad-funny) about how we as adults can take for granted what can scare a child. We just watched UP together as a family yesterday, and when it was over, our kids said, “Mommy, please don’t get that one again.” There had been too many distressing parts (no guns, mind you, but barking dogs, thunderstorms, falling off cliffs, etc.) for them (ages 3 1/2 to 6 1/2). And we had just been trying to explain to my in-laws that no, they haven’t seen several “kid” movies because we knew they would be too intense for our kids. They aren’t “bad” per se, but just too intense for their particular sensitivities. If only I had watched UP first, maybe I would have known better than to let my kids watch it. I try to screen as much as I can beforehand, but time is limited, so it’s nice to know you guys are screening things too! I can’t wait to get my kids started with Zoodles!

Comment on Why we started Zoodles by Review – Zoodles | homegrownmommy.com

Review – Zoodles | homegrownmommy.com — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:56:47 +0000

[...] co-founder and CEO of Zoodles, as his first blog entry on the Zoodles blog, talked about why they started the website to begin with. He came across issues with his [...]

Comment on How to Set Good Screen Time Limits for Kids by rachel

rachel — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:27:31 +0000

thanks lua! family guy is definitely not making it into zoodles anytime in the near…ever.

Comment on How to Set Good Screen Time Limits for Kids by Lua

Lua — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:02:33 +0000

i think this is a great post.
i’ve worked in education for years, but it took me a while to convince my husband that “family guy” is NOT a kids show…just because it’s a cartoon doesn’t make it appropriate!