Playonwords' PAL Award has announced its first winner in the DVD category. Initially hesitant to take on this category because of recommendations by...
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What Makes a Good Language Toy?
When your baby arrives, it’s time to play. Since newborn babies prefer a variety of shapes, curves, angles and contrasts in light and dark, your...
Rub-A-Cub Peek-A-Boo Blanket by Taggies
The newest baby toy to receive a PAL Award is "Rub-A-Cub Peek-A-Boo Blanket by Taggies. How can a blanket possibly be this soft? Here is my review:...
Light ‘n’ Sounds Vroomin’ Vehicles by International Playthings
Toddler toys are sometimes the hardest to recommend. Often we put adult features or themes on kids' toys that they don't even relate to but entices...
“Reach Out And Read” Training Doctors to Promote Literacy
I love what "Reach Out And Read" is doing in training doctors to promote literacy in their little patients. About a year ago, I was on a flight from...
Light ‘N Sounds Vroomin’ Vehicles
Toddler toys are sometimes the hardest to recommend. Often we put adult features or themes on kids' toys that they don't even relate to but entices...
Rub a Cub Peek-A-Boo Blanket by Taggies
The newest baby toy to receive a PAL Award is "Rub-A-Cub Peek-A-Boo Blanket by Taggies. How can a blanket possibly be this soft? Here is my review:...
Child Apraxia Speech Therapy Progress
Today was a good day. I feel like we turned a corner with little 2 year-old Travis who is diagnosed with child apraxia of speech. I was the first...
How to Read to Your Baby
Countless studies show that children whose parents read to them from an early age tend to talk earlier, read better, and think in more complex ways...
Playonwords.com Announces 2011 PAL Awards
Today is exciting because I announced the first PAL Awards for 2011. My top 22 toys and games that encourage creative play that builds language are...
Talk To Your Baby To Build Language
From your newborn’s first cry, you are drawn into a lifelong conversation just between the two of you! Coos and babbles are the foundation for later...
Questions From Parents About Reading and Speech
What if my baby isn’t interested in looking at a book? I met a mom who sang the story to her three-month-old baby, after reading didn’t work. Her...
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