{"id":714,"date":"2019-04-11T09:23:23","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T21:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baby.geek.nz\/?p=714"},"modified":"2019-04-11T09:23:23","modified_gmt":"2019-04-10T21:23:23","slug":"online-opportunities-and-an-article-made-of-paper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/baby.geek.nz\/?p=714","title":{"rendered":"online opportunities and an article made of paper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/baby.geek.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Photo-on-11-04-19-at-8.53-AM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-715\" alt=\"Photo on 11-04-19 at 8.53 AM\" src=\"http:\/\/baby.geek.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Photo-on-11-04-19-at-8.53-AM-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Kia Ora my friends,<\/p>\n<p>Here I am enjoying the latest issue of OHbaby! magazine.\u00a0 The story referenced on the cover (&#8220;Beyond Compare&#8221;) is one I wrote for them, about the Comparison Trap.\u00a0 She&#8217;s the thief of joy, etc.\u00a0 I&#8217;m proud of this article and it is my sincere hope that it&#8217;ll lighten the load for some mamas.\u00a0 Even if just a smidge.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, I am aware of a bunch of really good webinar type online conference sort of situations, and imma share those with you now, lest you have a bit of time, curiosity and flexibility.<\/p>\n<p>Check these out, in no particular order &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/happychildsummit.com\/?ref=8\">This is the Happy Child Summit,<\/a> I hope I didn&#8217;t leave posting too late.\u00a0 Quick, check it out for stress-busting and anxiety-conquering information.\u00a0 \u00a0Free!\u00a0 Happening RIGHT NOW!<\/p>\n<p>Also free, also a summit, this one featuring my pal Rick Hansen (*not actually a pal, I just dig his work, and I like to think we&#8217;d be pals if he turned up at my place to play board games!) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundstrue.com\/store\/brain-change-summit\/free-access#a_aid=5c4b547363a76&amp;a_bid=48584946\">here is the Brain Change Summit<\/a> &#8230; looks juicy &#8230; starts (American) April 22, runs for 10 days.\u00a0 Free!<\/p>\n<p>This looks awesome, for the educators among us.\u00a0 It&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/earlychildhoodwebinars\/from-teaching-to-thinking?fbclid=IwAR2HZqO6bzErZl_8_7i-iyVIGmfe826D5grekD7_FeByF8KZOsDGhHeWmes\">a webinar called &#8220;From Teaching to Thinking&#8221;<\/a> and it&#8217;s about fostering a culture of enquiry into ECE (&amp; junior school?) classrooms.\u00a0 It&#8217;s on (American) April 17th.\u00a0 Free!<\/p>\n<p>And TODAY (which is yesterday in the US) is t<a href=\"https:\/\/screentimenetwork.org\/upcoming-webinars\">he most recent of the webinars from the Children&#8217;s Screen Time Action Network.<\/a>\u00a0 These have been GREAT.\u00a0 Although the name of this campaign is kinda lost in translation (&#8220;Wait till 8th&#8221; is about getting parents to pledge to wait to give their kids a smartphone until they&#8217;re in 8th grade, which is year 9 in NZ, aka 3rd Form to us old timers!) the discussion will be relevant, to be sure.\u00a0 Check it out &#8230; also FREE!<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of &#8220;Wait till 8th&#8221;, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waituntil8th.org\/blog\/2019\/4\/3\/parent-like-a-tech-exec\">their website has a great article co-written by Richard Freed (whose work I also dig!) and it&#8217;s called Parent like a Tech Exec<\/a>.\u00a0 As we keep learning, as the creators of the addictive technologies we&#8217;re all using every day (and giving our kids to use &#8230;) are becoming parents themselves, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/10\/26\/style\/phones-children-silicon-valley.html\">there is a staunch movement to keep their kids away from tech.<\/a>\u00a0 IRONY!\u00a0 My old friend!\u00a0 You&#8217;ll NEVER die!<\/p>\n<p>Waiting to give your kids tech is hard, but wise.\u00a0 Soon enough <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewinternet.org\/2018\/05\/31\/teens-social-media-technology-2018\/\">they&#8217;ll be all in<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, because it&#8217;s cool, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amightygirl.com\/blog?p=23867&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=20190406&amp;ts=20190406\">here is a wee something about aviation &#8230; a commercial flight where the pilot just happens to be the co-pilot&#8217;s parent!!\u00a0 Have a look &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>then tell me &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>did you assume they were both blokes cos I carefully avoided pronouns back there?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kia Ora my friends, Here I am enjoying the latest issue of OHbaby! 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