{"id":128,"date":"2008-10-01T07:29:43","date_gmt":"2008-10-01T13:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.parentingzoo.com\/members\/?p=128"},"modified":"2008-10-01T07:29:43","modified_gmt":"2008-10-01T13:29:43","slug":"around-the-parenting-blogs-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parentingzoo.com\/members\/?p=128","title":{"rendered":"Around the Parenting Blogs &#8211; October"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Off I go on my blog tour again and wanted to update you on some great stuff happening out in the world of parenting and preschool blogs that I love.\u00a0 And again, if you know of another blog that I should include on my monthly tour, let me know!<\/p>\n<p>Over at CutestKidEver.org they&#8217;ve got this cute meme each Thursday called &#8220;Dear Kid Thursday&#8221;.\u00a0 The idea is that you write a blog post as a letter to your child about something that happened that week.\u00a0 Such a great idea!\u00a0 Check it out when you <a title=\"Cutest Kid Ever\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cutestkidever.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I liked the post over at<a title=\"KinderInfo.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kinderinfo.com\/how-much-tv-is-too-much-for-your-toddler\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Kinderinfo.com <\/a>about watching television and toddlers.\u00a0 She gives some good tips on what to do instead of TV too, which is great.\u00a0 I can&#8217;t believe how many children have their own TV in their room &#8211; wow!<\/p>\n<p>My friends over at <a title=\"Easy Toddler Meals\" href=\"http:\/\/www.easytoddlermeals.com\/toddler-dinner-mini-meatloaf\/\" target=\"_blank\">EasyToddlerMeals<\/a> always have great things on the menu but this week she&#8217;s got a great recipe for Mini Meatloaf that your kids will love!\u00a0 Check it out!<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a fun contest for those of you in the UK and EU over at the <a title=\"Play-Activities.com\" href=\"http:\/\/play-activities.com\/blog\/celebration-contest\/\" target=\"_blank\">Play-Activities blog<\/a> &#8211; cute prizes!<\/p>\n<p>Listen to the <a title=\"Natural Moms\" href=\"http:\/\/naturalmomstalkradio.com\/blog\/natural-moms-podcast-99\/\" target=\"_blank\">Natural Moms Podcast<\/a> where Carrie interviews Donna Batemen about your child&#8217;s brain development.\u00a0 Some of the moms from my church and I have been talking about this and it&#8217;s really fascinating.<\/p>\n<p>Miss Lisa over at the <a title=\"Bookworm Broadcast\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bookwormbroadcast.com\/2008\/10\/01\/how-to-raise-and-early-reader\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bookworm Broadcast<\/a> gives some tips about raising early readers.<\/p>\n<p>You have until Monday to get in on the DeliciousBaby.com giveaway.\u00a0 <a title=\"Delicious Baby\" href=\"http:\/\/www.deliciousbaby.com\/journal\/2008\/sep\/29\/giveaway-150-gift-certificate-littlejetsetcom\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here<\/a> to check out the details.<\/p>\n<p>Another great contest is going on until Wednesday over at Tips for Toddlers.\u00a0 You can win a K&#8217;NEX building set &#8211; check it out <a title=\"Tips For Toddlers\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tipsfortoddlers.com\/win-a-knex-sesame-street-canister-building-set\/\" target=\"_blank\">HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to stop by the Educational Toy Factory too and sign up for their newsletter.\u00a0 She&#8217;s got a bunch of activities there as well.\u00a0 Check out <a title=\"Educational Toy Factory\" href=\"http:\/\/educationaltoyfactory.com\/blog\/?p=284\" target=\"_blank\">THIS post<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n<p>And finally there&#8217;s Dawn over at &#8220;<a title=\"Because I Said So!\" href=\"http:\/\/mom2my6pack.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/spider.html\" target=\"_blank\">Because I Said So<\/a>&#8221; who always has a great story to tell!\u00a0 Head on over for a giggle!<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it for this month.\u00a0 Hope you enjoy it! 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