Choose a Preschool

baystateparent advertiser, The Goddard School, shares their upcoming Preschool Discovery Day with us. Preschool can be a surprisingly confusing decision, so you may want to check out your options with this opportunity. Good Luck! - bsp

Preschool Discovery Day!

Education and Innovation Expo

A special event designed to help parents make the right choice for their children

Choosing the right preschool is one of the most complicated decisions a parent may make. Boston’s first Preschool Discovery Day! Expo will help clarify what to look for, enable families to experience today’s most creative programs hands on and provide specific take-home tips from experts regarding school readiness.

Register for this FREE and fun event and learn more about innovative, educational preschools in the Boston area. The Expo will answer questions such as:

§ What is the most age appropriate and effective way for preschoolers to learn a second language? Your child can take part in our on-site demonstration.

§ How can your child’s preschool complement your family’s fitness goals? The Expo will feature yoga and dance for little ones – join in!

§ What are the most effective ways to teach manners and socialization to young children? Don’t miss our toddler tea party!

§ What are creative approaches to interest your child in a lifelong love of reading?

§ What steps can you take at home now to prepare your child for school?

MEET DR. KYLE PRUETT,

Clinical Professor of Child Psychiatry at the Yale School of

Medicine, who will be on hand to answer your questions and sign

copies if his new book, Partnership Parenting: How Men and Women Parent Differently - Why It Helps Your Kids and Can Strengthen Your Marriage.

Parents attending the Expo will receive a FREE Goddard Parent Guide DVD, developed by Dr. Pruett. As a practicing child and family psychiatrist for over 25 years, Dr. Pruett brings a candid and scientific approach to a number of parenting issues that may be important to you.

Choosing the right preschool means your child will make friends, discover that learning is fun, and feel safe every day.

Register today! Space is limited and pre-registration is required.

Date:

Saturday, February 20^th

Time:

12:00 pm – 2:00 p.m.

Location:

Doubletree Hotel Boston/Westborough

5400 Computer Drive

Westborough, MA 01581

(508) 366-5511

Sponsored by:

The Goddard School

Storytelling Event at Cornertsone Books on July 26th

This Saturday, July 26 at 1 p.m. at Cornerstone Books , on Lafayette Street, in Salem, Lawrence-native Tabatha will bring her energetic and interactive storytelling presentation. Perfect for Early Readers (ages 4-8), she also will speak about (and sign copies of) her series of nature books. For more information on this free event, e-mail info@cornerstonebooks-salem.com
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CONTEST: Enter to Win Care Bears: King of the Moon DVD

Get ready to help your child reach for the stars! On July 1, Cheer Bear, Tendeheart, and all of the Care Bear cousins invite their friends to join them for an out-of-this world adventure in their latest DVD release, Care Bears: King of the Moon!
LIONSGATE has teamed up with Bay State Parent magazine for a DVD giveaway of this title for Bay State Parent readers. (Details are below).
In the new DVD, Braveheart, Grams, and Champ are ready to lend their paws, and caring gets out-of-this world as they orbit the moon and travel to distant galaxies. But no matter how far they go, friendship and love are always close to home with the Care Bears.
The release features six care Bear stories from the classic television series, available for the first time on DVD, including King of the Moon, The Space Bubbles, Grumpy the Clumsy, The Purple Chariot, The Factory of Uncaring, and The Coconut Crazy.
The DVD will be available in an all-new kid-case package, making it easy for preschoolers to carry all of their favorite Care Bears DVDs with them everywhere.
The DVD will be released to the public on Tuesday, July 1 ($14.99). The DVD running time is 77 minutes.
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CONTEST DETAILS: To enter, fill out the magazine survey form at: http://www.baystateparent.com/common/entry_form.html
Please, select Care Bears in the pull down bar.
The deadline to enter is Sunday, Aug. 3 at 11:59 p.m. EST.
Three winners will receive a copy of the DVD.
DVDs will be mailed to the winners.
The winner's names and hometowns will be posted here.
Contest is open to residents of Massachusetts ONLY.
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Elmo & Friends Help Military Families & Young Children Cope With the Challenges of Multiple Deployments and Combat-Related Injuries

Since the launch on April 29, Sesame Street’s Talk, Listen, Connect: Deployments, Homecomings, Changes has had over 120,000 requests for its kit for families.
Military families can request their free kit at www.sesameworkshop.org/tlc.
Sesame Workshop, the non-profit organization behind Sesame Street, launched Talk, Listen, Connect: Deployments, Homecomings, Changes, the second phase of the Workshop’s military outreach program which launched initially in 2006. The initiative provides support and offers significant resources for military families with young children experiencing the effects of deployments, multiple deployments or when a parent returns home changed due to a combat related injury.
The Sesame Foundation developed Talk, Listen, Connect: Deployments, Homecomings, Changes to help military families with young children between the ages of 2-5 build a sense of stability and resiliency during times of separation and change.
Talk, Listen, Connect: Deployments, Homecomings, Changes seeks to:
* Reduce the level of anxiety children may experience during homecomings after multiple deployments
* Help parents with ways to cope with multiple deployments
* Help young children gain an age-appropriate understanding of a parent’s injury by including them and the entire family in the rehabilitation process
* Reassure children that they are loved and secure and that together with their families, they can learn new ways of being there for one another and having hope for the future
“The incredible response and impact Sesame Workshop saw from our initial work with military families and the impact it made, inspired this next phase of Talk, Listen, Connect,” said Gary E. Knell, President and CEO, Sesame Workshop. “With an increasing number of military parents experiencing multiple deployments and a parent coming home injured, more than ever, these families need help navigating the ups-and-downs of these experiences with their children as well as ways to support one another and find resiliency in the face of change. We hope with the help of their friends from Sesame Street they will continue to discover ways they can continue to forge family bonds despite the situations they may encounter.”
According to the Director of the Defense Center of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury U.S., Army Colonel Loree K. Sutton, “This wonderful project by Sesame Workshop demonstrates its long-standing efforts to provide positive development in our children. The Talk, Listen, Connect series is a solid, practical and entertaining learning tool for our military families and will contribute greatly toward psychological health for our troops and their families. What a privilege to work in collaboration with these educational projects that serve those who are serving us.”

The resources consist of a bilingual (English/Spanish) multimedia outreach kit with DVDs for children and adults starring the Muppets from Sesame Street, print materials for children, parents and caregivers and facilitators and American Greeting postcards featuring the beloved Sesame Street characters for parents and children to stay connected. Sesame Workshop will produce and distribute 500,000 kits at no cost to individual families, schools, child care programs, family support programs, hospitals and rehabilitation centers and other organizations serving the needs of military families with the help of Military OneSource, the New York State Office of Mental Health (NYSOMH), the USO (United Service Organizations), the Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC) and other partners. Special emphasis will be made to reach families of the Reserves and National Guard. The kit materials are available online at www.sesameworkshop.org/tlc, where streaming video is being provided by the Department of Defense Military Community and Family Policy Program Support Group, so families everywhere can view the videos and download the information.

About Sesame Workshop: Sesame Workshop is the nonprofit educational organization that changed television forever with the legendary Sesame Street. As the single largest informal educator of young children, local Sesame Street programs produced in countries as diverse as South Africa, Bangladesh and India are making a difference in over 120 nations. Using proprietary research to create engaging and enriching content, Sesame Workshop produces programs such as Dragon Tales and Pinky Dinky Doo. In addition, multimedia needs-driven initiatives provide families tools for addressing such issues as children’s health, military deployment and emergency preparedness. As a nonprofit, product proceeds and philanthropic donations support Sesame Workshop’s educational research and creative content for children around the world. Learn more at www.sesameworkshop.org
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CONTEST: Win a Barney Let's Go to The Farm DVD

Down on Grandpa's farm... well, is Barney. And if he is your child's favorite character, you'll want to enter our exclusive online contest, sponsored by HIT Entertainment! Four readers of Bay State Parent magazine can win a copy of the Barney Let's Go to the Farm DVD (2007, $14.99)
To enter, fill out the survey at http://www.baystateparent.com/common/entry_form.html.
Winners will be chosen at random. Only Massachusetts residents can enter. Deadline to enter is July 15 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Winner's names and hometowns will be post on this blog. DVDs will be mailed to winners.

LINXFest is June 8 at Wellesley Middle School

This Sunday, June 8th is LINXFest at Wellesley Middle School from 1 to 5 p.m. The FREE event features rides, Wii tournaments, dance recitals, karate demonstrations, theater performances, and more. Visit www.linx-usa.com for more details.

Monday, June 9 registrations begins for fall classes. Open Registration for September classes begins Monday at 10 a.m. LINX is expanding and offering over 200 classes for the fall: Art, Dance, Karate, Movie Making, Music, Technology, Theater, Science, Spanish, Sports Development and Yoga.

Th company is also introducing:
MiniLINX- A series of 90-minute classes that include a variety of activities, a great complement to preschool and kindergarten programs.
Dance Studio - A new addition to LINX with increased class offerings and a new dance team. The LINX Dance studio will be performing throughout the year at a number of different events!

CONTEST: Enter to Win A Barney Let's Go To the Beach DVD

Bay State Parent magazine and HIT Entertainment has teamed up for an exclusive contest for our readers. Four readers will each win a copy of the Barney: Let's Go To the Beach DVD. ( 2007, $14.99) Let's Go To the Beach with Barney and his pals BJ and Baby Bop with this awesome DVD, if you child is a fan of Barney! When Barney and his friends go to the beach, the group discovers all sorts of tee-rific things to do! From flying kites to wind-surfing to a trip in a sailboat, join Barney for all sorts of fun-in-the-sun activities. For a dino-mite day, by the ocean or the bay, Let's Go to the Beach with Barney! BONUS DVD features include Barney's Jukebox, Build a Sandcastle, and Barney's Sea Shell Mix up.
To enter, fill out the survey at http://www.baystateparent.com/common/entry_form.html. Don't forget to select the Barney beach DVD in the pulldown bar. The deadline to enter is June 30 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Contest is open to Massachusetts residents only. Winners names and hometown will be posted on this blog. DVDs will be mailed to winners.
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