QC Family Focus: November 2015
In this issue:
A Teen's Perspective on Volunteering;
5 Tips for Helping Your Baby Develop;
Reading with Infants and Toddlers;
Text Neck: It's a Real Deal;
Putnam Museum Boosts Holiday Offerings;
Your Child's First Dental Appointment;
Kids and Savings;
The Importance of Music Education;
Shoveling without Damaging Your Spine;
The Facts About Fats;
Senior Lifestyles;
Learn more about QC Family Focus Magazine at our website: www.qcfamilyfocus.com
Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/qcfamilyfocus
In this issue:
A Teen's Perspective on Volunteering;
5 Tips for Helping Your Baby Develop;
Reading with Infants and Toddlers;
Text Neck: It's a Real Deal;
Putnam Museum Boosts Holiday Offerings;
Your Child's First Dental Appointment;
Kids and Savings;
The Importance of Music Education;
Shoveling without Damaging Your Spine;
The Facts About Fats;
Senior Lifestyles;
Learn more about QC Family Focus Magazine at our website: www.qcfamilyfocus.com
Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/qcfamilyfocus
The App That Tells Amazing Stories For Kids And Parents Think podcasts are just for adults? Think again Rebecca Eckhart Verizon Wireless In the last year, podcasts have experienced a huge growth in popularity. Many listeners got their first taste of podcasting with the debut of “Serial,” a show by the makers of “This American Life,” which, during its first season last fall, attempted to unravel a real life murder mystery. “Serial” was also more interactive than most podcasts that came before it, featuring a landing page that included links to news articles, documents and photos, giving listeners added value and more tools to immerse themselves in the story and discuss it with other listeners. The podcast fad has had some parents longing for the same audio magic to spark the imaginations of their kids, as an alternative to TVs and “screen time,” and many are finding it in an app called Tales Untold. Tales Untold is an audio app that essentially delivers high-quality podcasting to kids. Each story intends to capture the attention of children in a variety of ways. Some revolve around solving simple mysteries with clues, some teach lessons, and others are tailored to young children ready to test their language skills. (Language acquisition and comprehension greatly benefit from audio storytelling, according to the Tales Untold team.) Along with each story (the first episodes of each are free on iTunes) comes a coloring book that parents can download and print. There is no screen time involved whatsoever, which helps lessen kids’ dependency on visual stimulation for entertainment. Currently, the Tales Untold stories are aimed at children 3 to 7 years old, though they plan to expand the offerings to older age groups in the near future. Nick Vidinsky, the founder of Tales Untold, is excited about the potential benefits of audio storytelling. “Not only does listening to stories keep kids focused and entertained, we now know that actively listening, rather than watching a video or even following along with a picture book, encourages brain development and language acquisition,” he said. “It’s like listening puts them in better imaginative shape.” Tales Untold can also help with family bonding, Vidinsky said. “Listening to stories is at once an intimate yet shared experience. The family can listen together, but each person’s imagination makes it their own personal adventure. And with the serial nature of podcasting, the characters can develop, learn and grow along with the audience.” As far as being different from video, which many kids are more used to these days, he believes that audio is more engaging. “Podcasts get straight to the essence of storytelling, without the tools of delivery getting in the way,” Vidinsky noted. “Audio is a more engaging medium than video, picture books or even interactive apps. When we show our children a world, they are outsiders looking in. But when we encourage them to imagine a world, we draw them into their own creation.” Tales Untold is an app for iPhone and iPad users, available for download on iTunes. Top-Notch Turkey Day Tradition! WE DON’T RUN. WE TROT! Our Trotters are elite runners and slow walkers, kids and parents, adults and seniors. Bring your dog, bring your stroller, bring your neighbor to Downtown Davenport for the Turkey Trot! 8:30AM 1 Mile 9AM 5 Mile & 5 Mile 2-Person Relay Sign up before 11/17 and save! Scott County Family Y McCarthy Bush TURKEY TROT THANKSGIVING DAY Register online at www.ScottCountyFamilyY.org before 11/17 and save! FREE KIDS’ FUN ZONE! We now offer child watch with trained staff in our Kids Gym, plus indoor bounce house, arts and crafts and fun games for kids while the runners and walkers are outside. This Community-Strengthening Charity Event Is Made Possible By: 12 November 2015 - QC Family Focus
HEALTHY HABITS FOR MOTHER AND BABY Karen Wadsworth, R.D.H. Alex Brandtner Children’s Dentistry Brooke Falline R.D.H., ABC Family Dentistry Brooke The American Falline Academy R.D.H., ABC of Family Pediatric Dentistry Dentistry and After the appointment is completed, we recommend our office This value month’s health article awareness is geared and disease prevention. Did letting your child walk around the office, play, or sit in the bed or put the child to sleep with a bottle in the crib. If you towards This know month’s the number dos article and one chronic is don’ts geared disease of among children is dental chair if they’re interested. This is important and the bed you or sleep put the with child the child to sleep while with he/she a bottle is breastfeeding, the crib. 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The App That Tells Amazing Stories For Kids And Parents<br />
Think podcasts are just for adults? Think again<br />
Rebecca Eckhart<br />
Verizon Wireless<br />
In the last year, podcasts have<br />
experienced a huge growth in popularity.<br />
Many listeners got their first taste of<br />
podcasting with the debut of “Serial,” a<br />
show by the makers of “This American Life,” which, during its first<br />
season last fall, attempted to unravel a real life murder mystery.<br />
“Serial” was also more interactive than most podcasts that came<br />
before it, featuring a landing page that included links to news<br />
articles, documents and photos, giving listeners added value and<br />
more tools to immerse themselves in the story and discuss it with<br />
other listeners.<br />
The podcast fad has had some parents longing for the<br />
same audio magic to spark the imaginations of their kids, as an<br />
alternative to TVs and “screen time,” and many are finding it in an<br />
app called Tales Untold.<br />
Tales Untold is an audio app that essentially delivers<br />
high-quality podcasting to kids. Each story intends to capture the<br />
attention of children in a variety of ways. Some revolve around<br />
solving simple mysteries with clues, some teach lessons, and others<br />
are tailored to young children ready to test their language skills.<br />
(Language acquisition and comprehension greatly benefit from<br />
audio storytelling, according to the Tales Untold team.) Along<br />
with each story (the first episodes of each are free on iTunes)<br />
comes a coloring book that parents can download and print. There<br />
is no screen time involved whatsoever, which helps lessen kids’<br />
dependency on visual stimulation for entertainment.<br />
Currently, the Tales Untold stories are aimed at children<br />
3 to 7 years old, though they plan to expand the offerings to older<br />
age groups in the near future.<br />
Nick Vidinsky, the founder of Tales Untold, is excited<br />
about the potential benefits of audio storytelling. “Not only does<br />
listening to stories keep kids focused and entertained, we now<br />
know that actively listening, rather than watching a video or even<br />
following along with a picture book, encourages brain development<br />
and language acquisition,” he said. “It’s like listening puts them in<br />
better imaginative shape.”<br />
Tales Untold can also help with family bonding, Vidinsky<br />
said. “Listening to stories is at once an intimate yet shared<br />
experience. The family can listen together, but each person’s<br />
imagination makes it their own personal adventure. And with the<br />
serial nature of podcasting, the characters can develop, learn and<br />
grow along with the audience.” As far as being different from<br />
video, which many kids are more used to these days, he believes<br />
that audio is more engaging.<br />
“Podcasts get straight to the essence of storytelling,<br />
without the tools of delivery getting in the way,” Vidinsky noted.<br />
“Audio is a more engaging medium than video, picture books or<br />
even interactive apps. When we show our children a world, they<br />
are outsiders looking in. But when we encourage them to imagine<br />
a world, we draw them into their own creation.”<br />
Tales Untold is an app for iPhone and iPad users,<br />
available for download on iTunes.<br />
Top-Notch Turkey<br />
Day Tradition!<br />
WE DON’T RUN.<br />
WE TROT!<br />
Our Trotters are<br />
elite runners and<br />
slow walkers, kids<br />
and parents, adults<br />
and seniors. Bring<br />
your dog, bring<br />
your stroller, bring<br />
your neighbor to<br />
Downtown Davenport<br />
for the Turkey Trot!<br />
8:30AM 1 Mile<br />
9AM 5 Mile & 5 Mile<br />
2-Person Relay<br />
Sign up before 11/17<br />
and save!<br />
Scott County <strong>Family</strong> Y McCarthy Bush TURKEY TROT THANKSGIVING DAY<br />
Register online at www.ScottCounty<strong>Family</strong>Y.org before 11/17 and save!<br />
FREE KIDS’ FUN ZONE!<br />
We now offer child watch with trained staff in our Kids<br />
Gym, plus indoor bounce house, arts and crafts and fun<br />
games for kids while the runners and walkers are outside.<br />
This Community-Strengthening Charity Event Is Made Possible By:<br />
12 <strong>November</strong> <strong>2015</strong> - <strong>QC</strong> <strong>Family</strong> <strong>Focus</strong>
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