I’m a parent (if you did not know) and recently I’ve been pretty focused on helping my son to learn to read. <She wonders for the umpteenth time, why doesn’t parenting come with a manual?> Not surprisingly, in addition to reading books about reading, I’ve got some key bookmarks that I like to hit when I need a parental-cheer-me-up:
Here are my digital recommendations feel free to add yours:
Two Boobs and a Baby Podcast - Been listening to this since PAB 2007 I think. Lots of great funny anecdotes in this show. My favs are episodes 36 and episode 5.
Pirate Papa – Very funny blog written by a proud papa; everything from advice to anecdotes to great links. A good read. One of my favourite posts: Smashing Capitalism – check out the baby pics.
Suburban Kamikaze – “Her address says suburbs, but her shoes scream “get me out of here…” Need I say more? Yes? She’s funny, she’s dealt with a lot of kid-stuff and has some great friends who write great comments. Fav post: 101 Hamster Names (ROTFLOL).
Brightest Kidz - Cool site with advice on making science fun for kids. We had fun making our own rulers (from this post).
Everything Preschool Site – I’ve used quite a few of these ideas, including this one for teaching the alphabet using coloring pages.
Toddlers and Tykes – Some stuff that I wouldn’t use, but definitely some stuff I do, mostly prompts me to think more about upcoming challenges in parenting. Check out the post about teaching your child fiscal responsibility.
Geek Parenting – Anyone that knows me will totally understand my enjoyment of this site.. if you don’t know me, I dare you not to find this review of Batmobile toys totally brilliant and useful.
Jayne recommends TVO Kids (big shock Lady Jayne lol) so I suppose I must recommend CBCKids, though those are both more KIDS websites than useful or fun for the parental units…
Jesse Brown recommends Bunch!
