There's an App for that

My 4 year old has a new favorite 'toy' - my ipod touch.

I have downloaded a bunch of preschool and pre-k apps for him to play. He loves them and he's learning a lot! I do prefer to keep the screen time to a minimum, especially during these warmer months.

One thing that I like to do is to reward good behavior with ipod time, so it's a double benefit. It's reinforcing good behavior and he's learning while he plays the games.

The great thing is that there are so many free apps for the kids and the ones that do cost money are typically $0.99-$1.99. A great gift idea is an ipod gift card. I'm really going to have to remember that for his birthday because the last thing that he needs is more toys...

Bullying: Free Kindle Book

I came across a free kindle book called Bullying by Dr. Sabina Dosani. I had heard about her book awhile back when I was reading an article on the topic of bullying and she was someone who was quoted in the article.

The book is normally $19.78 so if you have any interest in it at all go grab it while it's still free!

It is a book written both to the parents of bullied children and the children themselves. In each chapter she gives a different idea or tool on how to handle the bully.

I don't know if any of the techniques work but they sound interesting and at least give some hope to the many kids who deal with bullies in the schools every day.

I remember dealing with bullies in school and it would have been nice to have a book like this as a reference to learn ideas on how to deal with them. I think that what is even worse for those kids is the ones who feel like they have nobody to turn to, that they don't have any adults in their life that will listen to them. I hope that kids can find this book in their school library or even on amazon.

Information is so readily available these days, I wish I would have had as much information when I was in school. The internet was really new when I was in high school, nothing like it is today sixteen years after graduating. (Has it really been that long?)

Go grab that book, I'd love to hear what you think!

Coupons, Freebies, etc.

Times are tough all around and I have found some great resources that I want to share!! We are all looking for ways to save money in this economy. You should be able to find some stuff that you like in this list! Let me know if I've missed anything!!

Coupons and Rebates
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Slick Deals - get great deals on higher priced items, not grocery savings

Entertanment Book - purchase the famous entertainment coupon book

Other helpful money saving sites
Swap a Gift

Frugal Living

Freebies for Teens - even stuff for you!

Mommy Auctions - like ebay but smaller and better deals!

Price Grabber - grab these great deals before they get away!

Dollar Stretcher

Budgeting Tips

Budgeting 101

Ebay - bid on great coupons!

Free Kids Stuff

Free Freebies (my kind of redundancy!)