http://www.signingtime.com/
We've been using these videos for the last six years. My kids love them! They also help them learn to read the words they are learning to sign.
You might be able to borrow them from your local library. My library carries ALL of them!
This would cost you $699. (Includes 32 DVDs, 3 Board Books, 8 Flash Card Sets, and 12 Music CDs. SAVE 32% + get $53 in FREE Products + FREE Shipping.)
I recently saw an info-mercial about www.yourbabycanread.com
I think it's great, but you might as well just get the signing time videos and also practice with flash cards the words they are learning to sign so the can read them too.
Learning to read should be both by phonics (Leap Frog Videos, "Letter and Word Factory") and by sight/word recognition.
http://www.amazon.com/Leap-Frog-Letter-Factory-Leapfrog/dp/B0000INU7C
Friday, February 27, 2009
Raw Vegan Pregnancy Study
I am looking for people who would be interested in my Vegan Pregnancy Study. Many midwives & doctors, even some who generally agree with vegan & raw diets, will not support their pregnant clients who choose to remain vegan and/or raw during pregnancy, out of concern for the health of the unborn child.
For this reason, I am conducting a study to see how healthy a woman & her baby can be on a 100% vegan, 70% or more raw diet. My study will involve a minimum of 50 pregnant women (trustfully many more!) on a 100%, vegan, 70% or more raw, organic diet. Once the study is complete, it will be published for parents, grandparents, midwives & other health practitioners, along with photos, & stories from raw vegan families.
If you have contacts to forward this to, or would like to help with or participate in the study, or just keep informed, I would love to hear from you & would really appreciate your input. Please feel free to post this message to forums or invite people to join this group. We can be a strong resource for families.
Others who have gone before are welcome to share their stories for the book. For the study to be conclusive, a participant will have to be in the study during a portion of her pregnancy & postpartum period. I would love to hear from mothers currently pregnant or those who plan to become pregnant in the next year & a half.
I am also looking for the best & most affordable nutritional testing options, if anyone has suggestions that would be great. Thanks for getting back with me. I look forward to staying in touch!
Blessings of light & health for all,
Karen
http://groups.google.com/group/raw-vegan-pregnancy-study/web/invitation-to-join-or-help-with-this-study
For this reason, I am conducting a study to see how healthy a woman & her baby can be on a 100% vegan, 70% or more raw diet. My study will involve a minimum of 50 pregnant women (trustfully many more!) on a 100%, vegan, 70% or more raw, organic diet. Once the study is complete, it will be published for parents, grandparents, midwives & other health practitioners, along with photos, & stories from raw vegan families.
If you have contacts to forward this to, or would like to help with or participate in the study, or just keep informed, I would love to hear from you & would really appreciate your input. Please feel free to post this message to forums or invite people to join this group. We can be a strong resource for families.
Others who have gone before are welcome to share their stories for the book. For the study to be conclusive, a participant will have to be in the study during a portion of her pregnancy & postpartum period. I would love to hear from mothers currently pregnant or those who plan to become pregnant in the next year & a half.
I am also looking for the best & most affordable nutritional testing options, if anyone has suggestions that would be great. Thanks for getting back with me. I look forward to staying in touch!
Blessings of light & health for all,
Karen
http://groups.google.com/group/raw-vegan-pregnancy-study/web/invitation-to-join-or-help-with-this-study
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Cervical Fluid
There is a great website out there for helping you get pregnant (or not pregnant). I've used fertilityfriend.com to avoid and to get pregnant for years now. There is no other easier and free way to track your fertility signs. It is 100% effective, once you know what you are doing, and has no side effects (compared to other birth control methods). I will never use birth control again, and I recommend that everyone strongly consider not using birth control (for many reasons).
Your primary fertility signs are your cervical fluid and your basal body temperature (BBT). These are the ones that are essential to check when you are charting your fertility.
In the most common pattern, cervical fluid starts out dry after your period and then gets sticky, then creamy, then wet and watery, becoming most like eggwhite as you get closer to ovulation. You may get different types of cervical fluid on the same day. Always record your most fertile cervical fluid to make sure that you do not miss a potentially fertile day.
* Dry: Record your cervical fluid as "dry" if you have no cervical fluid present at all; if you notice no cervical fluid in your underwear; and if the outside of your vagina feels dry. You can expect to see dry days both before ovulation after your period and after ovulation. Record "dry" if you are not able to gather or see any cervical fluid, even if your vagina feels slightly moist inside.
* Sticky: Record your cervical fluid as "sticky" if it is glue-like, gummy, stiff or crumbly and if it breaks easily and quickly and if it is not easily stretched. It will probably be yellowish or white, but could also be cloudy/clear. You may or may not see some sticky cervical fluid before and after ovulation.
* Creamy: Record your cervical fluid as "creamy" if it is like hand lotion, white or yellow or cloudy/clear, like milk or cream, mayonnaise or like a flour/water solution. It may stretch slightly but not very much and break easily.
* Watery: Enter "watery" if your cervical fluid is clear and most resembles water. It may be stretchy also. This cervical fluid is considered fertile and this may be your most fertile cervical fluid or you may get it before you get eggwhite cervical fluid or you may not get this type of fluid at all.
* Eggwhite: This is your most fertile cervical fluid. Record "eggwhite" if your cervical fluid looks at all like real eggwhite, is stretchy and clear, or clear tinged with white, or even clear tinged with pink. It also resembles semen (and has a lot of the same physical properties to allow the sperm to travel and be nourished). You should be able to stretch it between your thumb and index finger.
http://www.fertilityfriend.com/HelpCenter/FFBook/ff_fertility_signs.html#18
Your primary fertility signs are your cervical fluid and your basal body temperature (BBT). These are the ones that are essential to check when you are charting your fertility.
In the most common pattern, cervical fluid starts out dry after your period and then gets sticky, then creamy, then wet and watery, becoming most like eggwhite as you get closer to ovulation. You may get different types of cervical fluid on the same day. Always record your most fertile cervical fluid to make sure that you do not miss a potentially fertile day.
* Dry: Record your cervical fluid as "dry" if you have no cervical fluid present at all; if you notice no cervical fluid in your underwear; and if the outside of your vagina feels dry. You can expect to see dry days both before ovulation after your period and after ovulation. Record "dry" if you are not able to gather or see any cervical fluid, even if your vagina feels slightly moist inside.
* Sticky: Record your cervical fluid as "sticky" if it is glue-like, gummy, stiff or crumbly and if it breaks easily and quickly and if it is not easily stretched. It will probably be yellowish or white, but could also be cloudy/clear. You may or may not see some sticky cervical fluid before and after ovulation.
* Creamy: Record your cervical fluid as "creamy" if it is like hand lotion, white or yellow or cloudy/clear, like milk or cream, mayonnaise or like a flour/water solution. It may stretch slightly but not very much and break easily.
* Watery: Enter "watery" if your cervical fluid is clear and most resembles water. It may be stretchy also. This cervical fluid is considered fertile and this may be your most fertile cervical fluid or you may get it before you get eggwhite cervical fluid or you may not get this type of fluid at all.
* Eggwhite: This is your most fertile cervical fluid. Record "eggwhite" if your cervical fluid looks at all like real eggwhite, is stretchy and clear, or clear tinged with white, or even clear tinged with pink. It also resembles semen (and has a lot of the same physical properties to allow the sperm to travel and be nourished). You should be able to stretch it between your thumb and index finger.
http://www.fertilityfriend.com/HelpCenter/FFBook/ff_fertility_signs.html#18
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Natural Zing
Natural Zing is the place I order Maca and other great and essential Raw Food supplies from. The Owner/Wife just told me about her blog, it's great. Thank you Helen!
zingbabies.blogspot.com
zingbabies.blogspot.com
Friday, February 6, 2009
Interesting Water Facts
Here are some interesting water facts sent to me by http://www.thegardendiet.com/
One glass of water shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters in a University study.
Lack of water is the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.
A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen.
Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%, and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.
One glass of water shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters in a University study.
Lack of water is the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.
A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen.
Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%, and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.
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