Hola Hola Jumpiteerz! Do you remember our song The world in Books? It’s one of our favorites because it’s our attempt to speak of the importance of learning new things about the world around and that is something that we want to instill to kids. We found a great resource of free audiobooks for children where you can find some of the all time favorites such as Pinocchio, Tom Sawyer, Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Alice in Wonderland and Polyanna just to name a few.

So Jumpiteerz let us know what you think, alright?

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Free audiobooks for your kids

Here at the Jumpitz we’re all about learning about the world so we where delighted to hear about a new service that aims to inspire kids to learn about the world and other cultures. Little Passports has two main characters who go out and travel to a new country each month and share the experience with your kid through a package they get in the mail which includes a letter, souvenirs and other goodies.

If you want your kid to learn about the world in a fun and interactive way every month you should check out Little Passports. This is a fun service and another great thing they do is that a portion of the proceeds from your subscription is donated to select charities that they believe impact children’s lives around the world.

Follow them on Twitter where they’re always chatting!

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Monthly mail service teaches your kid about the world without leaving home

Here’s a good question for parents.

Post your answer to poll, we’ll give you the real answer in a few days. Prepare to be surprised!

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Which of the following activities is likely to improve performance in school?

After finding out why toddlers don’t listen to the advice of their parents, we thought we’d look for useful ways to keep them busy.

Here then is an instructable on how to keep your toddler amused written by Steve Gerber who’s been providing private childcare for infants and toddlers for the past six years and here are a few activities he’s used to keep toddlers busy.

step 1 Playing With Water

step 2 Sandbox

step 3 Dress-up

step 4 Tape

step 5 Cooking

step 6 Animal Safari

step 7 Pretend to fix things with tools

step 8 Playdough

step 9 Cardboard Box Playhouses

step 10 Playing with coins

step 11 Books

step 12 Coloring

step 13 Climbing

step 14 Swinging

step 15 Make popcorn

step 16 Doll house

step 17 Bounce on a big ball

step 18 Refrigerator magnets

step 19 Field trips

step 20 Musical instruments

step 21 Pretend cooking

step 22 Play in a tent

step 23 Go for a walk

step 24 Last resort: Send your toddler to someone else!

So if you’re having trouble keeping your toddler amused, give some of these activities a try.

Are there other activities that didn’t make the list?

Share your ideas in the comments!

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24 ways to amuse your toddler

A new study about how young children think suggests:

“The good news is what we’re saying to our kids doesn’t go in one ear and out the other, like people might have thought,” said CU-Boulder psychology Professor Yuko Munakata, who conducted the study with CU doctoral student Christopher Chatham and Michael Frank of Brown University. “It also doesn’t go in and then get put into action like it does with adults. But rather it goes in and gets stored away for later.”

Toddlers store your instructions for later use?

The researchers found that children neither plan for the future nor live completely in the present. Instead, they call up the past as they need it.

So what can parents do?

Dr. Munakata suggests:

“If you just repeat something again and again that requires your young child to prepare for something in advance, that is not likely to be effective,” Munakata said. “What would be more effective would be to somehow try to trigger this reactive function. So don’t do something that requires them to plan ahead in their mind, but rather try to highlight the conflict that they are going to face. Perhaps you could say something like ‘I know you don’t want to take your coat now, but when you’re standing in the yard shivering later, remember that you can get your coat from your bedroom.”

Read the rest of this insightful study and let us know what you think in the comments?

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Why toddlers don’t follow parents advice

All parents know that each of their children are truly special, which they are, but what if your child could have an extraordinary talent or gift? Which would you like him/her to have and why? What steps would you take so that he/her can develop this talent?

Here are a few examples: superior intellect, artist or musician, extraordinary leadership qualities, natural athletic ability, etc.

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What special talent or gift would you like your child to have and how would you help develop it?