App of the Month: Paint Sparkles
by Ann Grauer, CD(DONA), IBCLC
Paint Sparkles Draw: my first colors HD!
by Kids Games Club
(Reviewed by Columbia Center's Ann Grauer)
I was introduced to Paint Sparkles (for iPhone and iPad) by Sabine, one of the moms from the Germantown Moms Group. She showed my her 11 month old daughter, Luca’s drawing on her iPhone. I absolutely loved it, as does Sabine and Luca’s grandmother!
The app is free and allows for finger...
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Apps of the Month: More iPad Love for Little Ones
by Ann Grauer, CD(DONA), IBCLC
Grover's Number Special and The Going to Bed Book by Sandra Boynton iPad Apps
(Reviewed by Columbia Center's Ann Grauer)
Anyone who has seen the YouTube video of the baby playing with the iPad and then a magazine knows that your little ones love the iPad! This month we've reviewed two new apps for you: one for babies and one for 2 years and up!
Grover's Number Special ($2.99)
Interactive and fun for...
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Apps of the Month: iPad Love for Little Ones
by Ann Grauer, CD(DONA), IBCLC
I Love You Through and Through and Pop Up! The Tale of Peter Rabbit iPad Apps
(Reviewed by Columbia Center's Ann Grauer)
Have you ever seen a 2 year old with their parent's iPad? They can make it do many more things than the parent ever could! So, let's talk about two books available on iPad just for them. (And maybe you, the parent, will have more fun than you could have imagined.)
The popular...
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App of the Month: Parenting Ages and Stages
by Ann Grauer, CD(DONA), IBCLC
Parenting: Ages and Stages iPhone App
(available for free in the iTunes store)
(Reviewed by Columbia Center's Ann Grauer)
This app gives parents information from PARENTING magazine's popular feature "Ages and Stages." Taking articles from past issues of the magazine on a variety of parenting topics from pregnancy through the school years, it gives parents instant access to much advice.
The parent can...
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App of the Month: Mr. Rogers Neighborhood
by Ann Grauer, CD(DONA), IBCLC
Mr. Rogers Neighborhood iPhone App
(available in the iTunes store)
(Reviewed by Columbia Center's Ann Grauer)
I always marvel at how small children understand technology better than their parents. And how they always know if what you're letting them hold is the "real" phone or the "toy" — and if it's the toy they want the real one!
There's a great organization that still keeps Mr. Rogers...
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App of the Month: iBirth
by Ann Grauer, CD(DONA), IBCLC
iBirth
(available in the iTunes store)
(Reviewed by Columbia Center's Ann Grauer)
Recently I was sent information about a new app for the iPhone that was supposed to be so fabulous that it would replace childbirth classes. I bought the app for $4.99 and put it on my phone to see what all the fuss was about (anyone who knows me is aware of my addiction to my iPhone). There are lists of affirmations...
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