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No Mess Fun No Mess Fun from Creative Kids at Home	STLMoms Parents As Teachers Tip - Cure Cabin Fever With Innovative Indoor Ideas The weather outside is frightful and your children are getting antsy. The diagnosis: cabin fever. When cabin fever strikes, the remedy is...
Make Your Own: Kool-Aid Play Dough Kool-Aid Play Dough: The children will love the smell of this playdough!	STLMoms Parents As Teachers Tip: Choosing Books How to choose quality books for your babies and young children Reading to your child from a very young age reaps many benefits, including...
Glitter Snow Flakes Glitter Snowflakes: The little kids will love this!	STLMoms Parents As Teachers Tip: Reading To Your Children One of the best resolutions you can make as a parent is to read to your young child every day in the coming year, says the National Center...
Mothers At Home Activities	Parents As Teachers Tip Of The Week: Dealing With The Effects Of The Economy On Children The uncertain economy facing our nation has resulted in lost jobs, foreclosed homes and struggling families. While young children may not be...
Disney's Family Fun Website	Parents As Teachers Tip: How To Handle Holiday Stress While the holidays are often a time of excitement for young children, sometimes everything isn't so peaceful and jolly in their world...
Activities From Crayola.com	STLMoms Parents As Teachers Tip: Shopping For Toddler and Pre-School Gifts Holiday toy catalogs, ads and commercials are swirling in your head while store shelves are stacked to the rafters with thousands of choices...
Scholastics.com Activities	STLMoms Parents As Teachers Tip: Homemade Toys Offer Budget-Friendly Holiday Options Homemade toys offer budget-friendly holiday options Many budgets are stretched thin this holiday season, but you can make fun toys from...
STLMOMS Parents as Teachers Tip of the Week STLMoms: Parents as Teachers Tip Sharing books through conversation Reading provides the building blocks of learning. Reading experts say...	STLMoms Parents As Teachers Tip - Creating Strong Family Bonds With Holiday Traditions Twinkling lights and sweet treats are just part of the magical holiday season. Family is at the heart of the holidays with plenty of...
STLMoms: Parents as Teachers Tip War, violence and killings in our communities and around the world can frighten all of us, but especially children. The National Center...	STLMoms Parents As Teachers Tip Of The Week: Celebrating Diversity This Holiday Season The month of December is host to a wonderful treasure of celebrations including Christmas, Hannuka, Kwanzaa, Winter Solstice, Eid al Adha...
STLMoms: Parents as Teachers Tip Being able to bounce back from stress, disappointment and being able to adjust to change is an important life skill called resiliency that...	STLMoms Parents As Teachers Tip - Steps To Physical Fitness While a baby isn't quite ready for a 10K, it's not too early to encourage physical fitness that can benefit your child for a lifetime....
STLMoms: Parents as Teachers Tip Helping Children Cope with Separation Sometimes parents must be separated from their children for more than just a few hours. This can be due to business travel, military...	STLMoms Parents As Teachers Tip - Preventing Childhood Obesity More children than ever are obese, which leads them down a dangerously unhealthy road. Plus being overweight, even as a preschooler, can...
STLMoms: Parents as Teachers Tip Protect Children from Domestic Violence While no one wants to talk about it, millions of families experience domestic violence every year. Children bear the brunt of domestic...	STLMoms: Parents As Teachers Tip Of The Week - What Can PAT Do For You? What can Parents as Teachers do for you? When it comes to parenting advice, there's no information shortage out there. But how do you know...
Parents As Teachers: Power of Positive Parenting Parenting in a positive way means teaching with kindness and firmness. The National Center for Parents as Teachers says knowing what to...	STLMoms Parents As Teachers Tip: Family, Friend Or Neighbor Care While it's true you're the first and most important teacher your child will have in his or her life, other people, such as family, friends...
STLMoms Parents as Teachers Tip - Discipline Discipline is a gift to your child to set him on a life-long path of self-control, morality and personal responsibility, says the National...	STLMoms: Parents As Teachers Tip - Forming A Bond With Care Providers You're number one in your child's eyes. While your child is attached to you because of the consistent love and care you've given since he or...
STLMoms Parents as Teachers Tip - Kids Photos Your child grows and changes so much from one year to the next. That's why it's important to capture and save memories -- and to track...	STLMoms: Parents As Teachers Tip - Communication With Childcare Providers For your child's care, it's essential to build a winning team that nurtures your child's mind, feelings and body. As the parent, you're...
Parents As Teachers Tip: Get Ready for a Spring Outing! The friendly sunshine and warmer breezes of spring mean it's time to get outside for more fun family outings. The National Center for...	STLMoms: Parents As Teachers Tip - Choosing Child Care When you're gone at work or school, you want to know your child is happy in a nurturing, safe environment. To find the best child care...
STLMoms Parents as Teachers Tip - Creating healthy eating habits Healthcare professionals are warning us that childhood obesity is on the rise. The causes are due to many factors. The National Center for...	STLMoms: Parents As Teachers Tip - Computers As A Tool For Learning Parents of young children realize the importance of computer skills and access to technology in their lives. Without a doubt, the computer...
STLMoms Parents As Teachers Tip - How To Help Your Child Love Those Veggies Typically, children and vegetables do not go together like peas and carrots. But children can learn to like vegetables if you start teaching...	STLMoms: Parents As Teachers Tip - Block Play Block play has long been recognized as one of the earliest, simplest, most creative forms of learning. It starts with the spatial...
STLMoms Parents As Teachers Tip - Musical Ways to Have Fun with Your Child Even very young babies may wiggle their bodies to the sound of music. Listening to and performing music also boosts brain power and language...	STLMoms: Parents As Teachers Tip - Thinking Skills As early as age two, children have the ability to play simple games that prepare them for later math, reading and science learning....
STLMoms Parents As Teachers Tip - Your Baby Is All Ears! Even before birth, your child is listening to what you say and the sounds around her. What babies and toddlers hear every day makes an...	STLMoms: Parents As Teachers Tip - Learning Through Play So many of the skills a child needs to be an effective learner throughout life are established at a very early age --- starting in infancy....
Parents As Teachers Tip: Taming TV Time While the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no television viewing for children under two, and no more than two hours daily for...	STLMoms: Parents As Teachers Tip - Learning Math From the time they are babies, children are developing the basic skills fundamental to learning math. Parents can encourage those skills...
STLMoms - Parents as Teachers Tip: Protecting Your Child's Teeth From The Start Discovering your baby's first tooth is exciting for parents. But healthy teeth start before the first tooth even emerges. The National...	STLMoms: Parents As Teachers Tip - Learning to Write Parents wait for that wonderful day when their child learns to read. But reading words is only part of early literacy writing is important...
STLMoms Parents As Teachers Tip - Getting Fit With Your Child When you're caring for young children, finding time to get fit may seem like an impossible feat. But combining time with your child and your...	STLMoms: Parents As Teachers Tip - Early Childhood Screenings Getting ready for school starts well before kindergarten, and back-to-school season is the perfect time to start thinking about ways to...
STLMoms Parents As Teachers Tip - Its Time To Play Baby Games Games aren't just for older children -- babies love them, too! Playing games with your baby is fun, but games also can increase your baby'...	STLMoms: Parents As Teachers Tip - Getting Ready for School Starts at Birth Getting Ready for School Starts at Birth! August is 'Get Ready for Kindergarten' month and parents should know that preparation starts long...
STLMoms Parents As Teachers Tip - Baby, Its Cold Outside! (And How To Handle It) When the temperatures dip, resist the temptation to halt all outdoor fun with your children. By taking a few precautions and bundling up...	STLMoms: Parents As Teachers Tip - Transitions The summer is just about over which will also bring an end to going to bed late and sleeping in for kids. Routines are about to change...