Brain Development In Children Boosted With Swimming! I love to find good research about boosting brain development in children! Recently, Science Daily released an article citing research that has shown children who learn how to swim at a young age are reaching many developmental milestones earlier than the norm.

Researchers from the Griffith Institute for Educational Research surveyed parents of 7000 under-fives from Australia, New Zealand and the US over a 3 year period. Professor Robyn Jorgensen says the study shows young children who participate in early-years swimming achieve a wide range of skills earlier than the normal population.

As well as achieving physical milestones faster, children also scored significantly better in visual-motor skills such as cutting paper, colouring in and drawing lines and shapes, and many mathematically-related tasks. Their oral expression was also better as well as in the general areas of literacy and numeracy.

Moral of the story: Add Swimming To Your Tot’s Schedule!

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With a combination of learning to swim early and Teach My Baby, the award winning learning kit for 6 months+, you can boost brain development and your baby will be set for the years to come!

Teach My Baby Learning Kit $49.99 – Requiring no batteries or DVDs, Teach My Baby has an assortment of everything necessary for teaching a baby the basics! The kit is divided into four sections to teach babies - First Words, First Numbers, Self and Sound & Touch. Play and learning mix with nesting blocks, finger puppets, books, textured & mirrored flashcards, a story board, one & two piece puzzles, all in a portable and storable carrying case.

Gifts For A Three Year Old! Looking for a low tech toy that your child will enjoy now and benefit from years later? Teach My Preschooler award winning learning kits and sets are perfect gifts for a three year old! Designed specifically for ages 3-6 years, Teach My Preschooler promotes learning in a fun and educational way. Requiring no batteries or DVDs, Teach My Preschooler is divided into four sections to teach preschoolers Reading, Printing, Numbers 1 to 100, Adding and Subtracting. Full of pre k activities, the kit has fully-coordinated books, flashcards, posters, a print guide and magic drawing board, all in a case.

What mom bloggers say about Teach My Preschooler:

I can’t say enough about Teach My Preschooler. I love it, Tired Dad Dave loves it, and Kora and Logan love it and look forward to it every day.   2 Wired 2 Tired Tesa

I am so impressed by this kit, and Jaden just absolutely loves it. He is excited to “do school” like Bubba. It’s something that we can easily carry to any part of the house, or if we’re traveling, we can take it with us. MamaBuzz Mel

There are so many products out there to help with getting your preschooler ready for kindergarten. Teach My Preschooler is definitely the best one I have found thus far. Not only does it come packaged in a (very sturdy) cute little green box, it also comes packed full of learning potential!! Randomosity

When I opened up the Teach My Preschooler kit, we were in Aww…I am so glad we got the Teach My Preschooler kit. My girls are having a great time playing with it and learning from it. Emily Reviews

With Teach My Preschooler, I do not need to buy anything individually. Everything is included, I promise!!! Incredible!! The Mommyhood Chronicles

Visit Teachmy.com for full product information and the store locator!

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Gifts For A Two Year Old! I thought I would share this great review of Teach My Toddler from Shauna at The Adventures of  My Family Of 8. Teach My Toddler makes a great addition to anybody’s list of ‘Gifts For A Two Year Old’!

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The other day I had a conference with Little Miss & Baby Miss’ teachers at their Mother’s Day Out Program, which is kind of like a pre-school that they go to one or two days-a-week. Both teachers ranted and raved at how well both girls were doing and they said that they could tell that I had been working with them. The funny thing is that I don’t feel like I had been “working” with them, instead, we have been “playing” together using our Teach My Toddler Learning Kit.

If you haven’t heard of Teach My award winning learning kits for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers, then let me tell you! Teach My kits are kits full of fun learning activities specifically for your child’s age group.

We received our Teach My Toddler Learning Kit and it is so cool. First of all, it comes in awesome handled case making it easy to store and carry the full kit.  We opened our case to find dividers with packaged kits including:

• 4 Board Books 4 Board Books
• 4 Full-Size Posters
• 5 Foam Puzzles
• 50+ Flashcards
• Teaching Guide

I set everything out and immediately Little Miss and Baby Miss came running over to see our new activity. I was proud that they recognized that each package was categorized into numbers, letters, shapes, and colors and was happy to find how excited they were to begin with the puzzles. Within no time, after reading the Teaching Guide, I found it easy to take time with each girl to go over our ‘lessons.’

What I love about this full kit is how easy the kit is to set up. No batteries or DVD player is needed, just sit down with your child and begin. Little Miss and I enjoy playing games, matching and reading. Meanwhile, Baby Miss enjoys working on figuring out the puzzles.

All in all, this kit has helped both girls excel while spending valuable one-on-one time with me, which is why I felt this would be a perfect addition to our 2012 Holiday Gift Guide. So, if you have a little one, ages six months or older, I suggest CLICKING HERE to check out Teach My Kits to find the perfect kit for your child.

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Gifts For A One Year Old! For under $50, why not give the gift of learning! Teach My Baby award winning learning kits and sets will be enjoyed now and baby can benefit for years to come!

Let your baby unwrap a wealth of knowledge this holiday season with Teach My!

Teach My Baby Learning Kit $49.99 – Requiring no batteries or DVDs, Teach My Baby has an assortment of everything necessary for teaching a baby the basics! The kit is divided into four sections to teach babies - First Words, First Numbers, Self and Sound & Touch. Play and learning mix with nesting blocks, finger puppets, books, textured & mirrored flashcards, a story board, one & two piece puzzles, all in a portable and storable carrying case.

Teach My Baby First Words $14.99 - Teach My Baby First Words introduces your baby to the most common first twelve words in the English language. Learn how to teach words to your baby!

Teach My Baby First Numbers $14.99 – Teach My Baby First Numbers introduces your baby to the concept of numbers 1 to 5. Using finger puppets, a storyboard and a coordinated board book, your baby can master numbrs 1 to 5.

Teach My Baby Sounds & Touch $14.99 – Teach My Baby Sounds & Touch introduces your baby to animal sounds and textures. The animal sounds can teach a baby to form first words and the different textures create sensory awareness.

Teach My Baby Self $19.99 – Teach My Baby SELF introduces your baby to the different parts of the face, using other babies and your baby’s own face. Teach a baby self awareness and recognition!

 

Top Gifts of  the Year from Small Businesses!  The annual Mommy Perks Holiday Gift Guide is now available to online shoppers. The Mommy Perks Baker’s Dozen launched this week, featuring thirteen small businesses across a variety of genres including pottery, clothing, toys, books, games, accessories, phonics, artwork, baby products and more. With a modern look, and easy to flip pages, the Holiday Gift Guide offers shoppers a jump-start on gift buying, along with discount PERKS.

Check out the list below for top gifts of the year and support small business this holiday season.

1. Peacock Pottery – Start your collection of Polish Pottery, one piece at a time!

2. The Boy’s Store – Where fashion meets affordable…for boys!

3. Wikkistix – One-of-a-kind creatables – the cool no-tech toy for all ages!

4. Cute Beltz –  A great selection of patterned and striped belts for boys and girls!

5. Slimy Bookworm – One Sstop destination for family-friendly book buying!

6. Fat Cat Phonics – Interactive, hands-on learning -”inside the box”!

7. Daddy Bookins – Lil Boo book series, “Outside with Lil Boo” and the award-winner “At the Zoo with Lil Boo”

8.  SwaggerTag – A unique identification tag that reflects your personality and helps you keep track of your gear.

9.  Little Journey’s World – Western and international apparel and accessories for babies and children.

10. Judith Raye Paintings – Bringing joy and smiles with whimsical and affordable art

11. Teach My – Award winning learning kits for babies, toddlers and preschoolers!

12. Flip2bfit – A new and exciting way to jump, stretch and twist – Fun fitness board game for kids!

13. Pea Wee Baby  The most versatile brand of swaddles on the market – Swaddle safe, Swaddle smart!

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