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I was chatting it up with a friend the other day and talking about the whole seat belt thing. I mean I’ve read where some have stated yes they should wear them but some kids just say no way. Another thought, those (on another site) stated they don’t wear them and never did as a child but expects their kids to do it. Think of the saying, “Monkey See, Monkey Do,” our kids are just the same way, they mimic everything we do. Granted sometimes we’ll tell them don’t do what I do but we all know it happens.

Today I want to chat about those cell phone drivers. How many of you have a cell phone? Wow, okay so just about everyone here. Now how many of you answer your cell while driving? Yeah, that’s what I thought. Those that do answer the cell do you chat long? Or do you quickly state, “I’m in the car, I’ll call ya later.” That line is mine, otherwise it gets ignored or I pull over.

But this is not always the case…trust me I know, I was stuck at a light (when it was our turn to go) because the lady in front of me couldn’t turn freely as her phone was in her hand. She had a hard time judging the traffic and turning her wheel. Had she got off the phone, she would’ve made it just perfectly. She stayed on the phone for at least the next four minutes as we drove down the road. The woman also had kids in her car, which made me sick because anything could’ve happened. But think about how often kids see their parents chatting on the cell in the car, while driving. Now think of how many accidents are caused when a teen drops their cell phone. Where did they learn it? I’m just saying….these are things we teach our children, even if we aren’t meaning to do it. I’d love to hear your thoughts on this topic.

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Things We Teach Kids: Cell Phone Drivers

I’ve had this gesture problem all my life to the point my longtime college roommate, Anne, would literally sit on my hands when I spoke to see if I could complete a sentence without flailing my arms in the air. It was a distracter to my friends, but this habit of mine just may have been beneficial for my child in his early years.

The idea behind the Chicago study is that parents who use gestures when communicating with their young children are actually teaching their children to understand the concept of communication even before their children’s little mouth muscles can form words. Understanding gestures at an early age also helps one to comprehend social cues.

So to all you hand-waving parents out there – keep up the good work!

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Study shows kids learn better when parents use gestures

Kate over at Babylune has done it again. She has issued a challenge to us all to eat healthy by sampling our way through the alphabet’s fruits and vegetables.

She has some great ideas on how to turn this into an exciting learning opportunity for your kids, too. Veggie charts! Food pyramids! And perhaps a reduction in Blogger Butt. I’d like some of that, please?

*runs off to do a bellydance excersise DVD*

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Did you eat your alphabet today?