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Reading list – 15 September 2007

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I would like to share some interesting (and useful) posts with you. You may want to add them to your reading list.

  • Cool Chalkboards Your Kids Will Love – Here’s an excellent tip if you don’t want your kid mess things up during art time. While you’re there, check out other posts by Dr. MOZ, mainly on gadgets.

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Baby Room Ideas Worth Knowing

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Decorating your first nursery can be a fun, but daunting experience. Picking out your theme and color scheme is always exciting, but we often overlook the most important part of decorating – our child’s safety.

All of the safety devices available on the market often confuse many first time parents today. Baby proofing can become a scary and sometimes expensive task. If you feel that you are overwhelmed, there are child safety experts you can hire to come to your home, inspect it, and tell you their recommendations of what should be removed, locked up and replaced. This can be expensive though, and many of us feel we can do it ourselves if we have some general guidelines to go by.

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Child Growth and Development: What can a 19 months old achieve?

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Truth be told, I never compare notes with other parents how my two children fare in terms of growth and development. Because every child has his own pace and unless your child has a big delay in development (that’s another story), I see no point in checking what your child can or cannot do in comparison with his peers.

You shouldn’t either.

Until recently, I couldn’t help but notice my 19 months old son, K, has grown tremendously. Not in size but his skills. It seems like he has a long list of things he can do now. I’d better write them down before I forget. You know how fast kids grow.

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Guy Kawasaki on Parenting – An Interview

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Guy Kawasaki

Despite the fact that Guy Kawasaki had been interviewed so many times before, this is a rare gift. Why? Because previous interviews were more on business, marketing, and blogging. But in this exclusive interview, Guy reveals his life as a father of four children and shares his insights on parenting.

In case you’ve not heard of Guy Kawasaki, he is a well known venture capitalist, author of many books such as The Art of the Start and Rules For Revolutionaries, and the former chief evangelist of Apple. He recently launched a new website called Truemors.com.

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September 11th and Love

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Today I was in the post office, hurrying to mail off my books to Amazon. I was annoyed at the long line, and slow service. My anxiety heightened, and annoyance set in, until two little angels, disguised as young boys, crossed my path. 

One of them, 14 months old, with wild red hair, a Latin accent, and a cleft chin said, ”Hi!”, emphatically with a gleam in his beautiful blue eyes.

He laughed, as another one nearby heard the exchange and joined in. “What’s your name”, he asked? 

I told him and he worked hard to pronounce, Sally. He giggled and told me that he had an older brother, named Thomas. His eyes lit up as he told me all about him. 

Then he turned to the little angel (boy), and said, “Would you like a hug?” The little one said, “Yes”, and the two of them engaged.

I was mesmerized.

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