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The best in educational and entertaining media for children from 6 months to 6 years.
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Interview with Andrew Martin
Posted by: Magdalena Ball on Wednesday, June 11, 2003 - 02:51 AM GST
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 In this very in-depth interview, the author of How to Motivate Your Child For School and Beyond talks about his book, how motivation can be improved and then sustained, new issues and challenges for children, parents and teachers, changes in parents' attitudes, 'Norm referenced grading,' using 'personal best' in schools, dealing with fear of failure, using his techniques in homeschooling, the applicability of his techniques to adults, early intervention, when parents disagree, and more.
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Interview with Marie-Louise Gay
Posted by: Magdalena Ball on Monday, May 05, 2003 - 04:13 AM GST
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 The author of Good Morning, Sam, talks about her inspiration, her characters, the lack of grown-ups in her books, her way of staying in touch with a child's perspective, the fluid line between fantasy and reality in childrens' books, the books which have inspired her, the impact of TV on kids' reading, and the future for Stella and Sam.
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Interview with Elizabeth Pantley
Posted by: Magdalena Ball on Sunday, November 03, 2002 - 05:09 PM GST
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 The author of The No-Cry Sleep Solution talks about her motivations for writing the book, the noted Paediatrician Dr Sears, attachment parenting, about "good" and "bad" babies, about the downsides and dangers of "crying it out," about dealing with teething, sickness, etc, about disagreeing parents, her best piece of advice for sleepless children, her next book, and lots more.
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Interview with Elizabeth Honey, author of The Moon in the Man
Posted by: Magdalena Ball on Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 11:13 PM GST
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 The Moon in the Man is a collection of bounce-me-on-your-knee rhymes for three year olds, complete with funny sounds and actions. The author, Elizabeth Honey, talks about the making of her book, about the importance of picture books for young children, about her educational visits to schools, the importance of improvisation and nonsense, her unique RealAudio actions and her next book.
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An Interview with Brendan Collins of the Little Maestros
Posted by: Admin on Sunday, May 19, 2002 - 10:49 PM GST
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 Brendan Collins is one of the founding members of the Little Maestros. Brendan currently holds the position of Associate Principal Trombone with the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra and has held that position for 11 years. He is an educational author for Warner/Chappell Music, Australia, Redback Publishing and H. L. Music, Australia with 6 music books currently on the market. Brendan is also an A.M.E.B. examiner (A.Mus.A qualified) as well as the Brass Teacher at "Shore" School, North Sydney and St. Ignatius "Riverview" in Lane Cove, and is the co-creator and Musical Director of "The Little Maestros", which started performing concerts in June 1988, and signed a 3 CD deal with ABC in 2002. They've just released their first CD, Hooray. In this interview, Brendan talks about the making of the Little Maestros, the CD, about teaching music to preschoolers, the source of his inspiration for writing music, and his experiences in playing for children.
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Anthony Field talks about the new Wiggles CD, the value of lullabys, the different type of music on the CD, and why The Wiggles decided to do this very different CD.
The author of The Five Minute Parent talks about her book, her favourite activities, what our children really want, the value of a 5 minute play break, homeschooling, play therapy and her latest project.
Antoine Demarest of the Hooley Dooleys ("yup, he's from France") talks frankly about his new CD and video Oopsadazee, their charity work, his favourite segments, personal musical influences, the Oopsadazee sound, on conquering Europe and his tours.
The author of Teach Kids to Cook talks about the making of his latest cookbook/guide, about the best, and worst dishes to cook with your children, the significant benefits of cooking with your children, the dangers of fast food and the paradox between the proliferation of food information and cooking shows and our rising obesity epidemic, his best tips for teaching kids to cook and more.