Here are some links to my posts that recommend some of my favorite products and services…
Books:
Autism’s False Prophets by Paul Offit
The Bipolar Child by Dr. Demitri Papolos
Death From the Skies by Phil Plait
Free Range Kids by Lenore Skenazy
Healthy Sleep Habits Happy Child by Dr. Marc Weissbluth
Mind in the Making: The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs by Ellen Galinsky
Nurture Shock by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman
Parenting Beyond Belief by Dale McGowan
PLAY: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul by Dr. Stuart Brown
Raising Happiness: 10 Simple Steps for More Joyful Kids and Happier Parents by Christine Carter
Raising Freethinkers by Dale McGowan, Amanda Metskas, and Jan Devor
Trick or Treatment by Edzard Earnst and Simon Singh
Children’s Books:
The Frog Scientist by Pamela Turner
Hoaxed: Fakes and Mistakes in the World of Science by Jude Isabella
National Geographic’s Our Universe
Music
They Might Be Giants – Here Comes Science
Movies:
Evolution: How we and all Living Things Came to Be
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Museums & Science Centers
Calusa Nature Center & Planetarium
Indianapolis Children’s Museum
Podcasts
Skeptic’s Guide To The Universe
Products:
First Alert Optical Smoke Alarm
TV
Other:
Ticktock
littlez2008
Chris
slagell
Lexi
blotzphoto
I searched your blog because I’m very skeptical of the “Your Baby Can Read” program advertized on TV a lot lately. I’m a participant on the Skeptalk (email discussion list for fans of the Skeptoid podcast). Today a thread emerged on this topic. It seems even more ridiculous than the Baby Mozart craze a few years back. It claims to teach toddlers to read actual words before they are even verbal!
Do you have a review of this product and I’m just not finding it?
If not, would you consider evaluating this program? I hear it’s $250! A lot more expensive than a Mozart CD.
By: Laura on January 26, 2010
at 4:27 pm
I haven’t heard too much about this, but I’m betting a few of our regulars might have an opinion.
By: Ticktock on January 26, 2010
at 5:19 pm
Laura, you might be interested in reading our blog post written by David Elkind PhD, about Teaching Babies to Read, which addresses these early learning programs: http://www.justaskbaby.com/blogs/professor-elkind/teaching-babies-to-read
By: Just Ask Baby on March 8, 2010
at 6:54 pm
This is a fine list, but any recommendations on pregnancy and baby books?
- father to be (found out 3 days ago
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By: Andreas on July 5, 2011
at 11:08 am
Congratulations!
I recommend “Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child” by Dr. Weissbluth, but that’s anecdotal from personal experience. And though I haven’t read it, I would recommend Dr. Ari Brown’s “Baby 411: Clear Answers and Smart Advice for Your Baby’s First Year”. Dr. Brown is pro-vaccine and her perspectives are science-based, but obviously you’ll want to decide for yourself.
By: Ticktock on July 5, 2011
at 11:27 am
Thank you!
Baby 411 is purchased along with Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy and Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth.
Judging from my experience with friends and family I’m entering a phase of life where science, reason and logic seems to be the exceptions and not the rules…
By: Andreas on July 5, 2011
at 11:58 am