Vol: 2012:6 12 April - 18 April 2012

Brisbane Edition Telephone: (07)3870 3234

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Whos Protecting Your Twitter Tot?

What sort of Social Media guidelines do we need to put in place for our kids?

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Social Media will follow our kids into adulthood

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Well, KindyNews is making sure your weekend trip to the Milton Road Oceworks will be far from mundane! The KindyNews team will be out in full force cooking up a snag storm at the Oceworks in Milton Road this Sunday from 9am. Also there in the morning, is our Sarah from Imagine That Parties, who has promised to bring either a giant teddybear, a pirate or a fairy to the join in the fun! Sarah is also going to do a bit of facepainting for the kids. Oce Works regularly holds kids activities at all their branches, just to making your stationery shopping that much more fun! We look forward to seeing you there!

EVERYTHING your child publicly posts online is being recorded and archived. And that information could wreak havoc on your childs future. In the past, decisions to hire an employee were based on the information listed on their resume, a few phone calls, and an in-person interview. Thats about it. Today, HR departments conduct thorough Google and/or Facebook searches on job applicants before they even read their resumes! What sort of social media guidelines do you need to create in order to pro-

tect your children and ensure their successful future? First, decide what social media networks your children can use. Networks come and go so youll need to make periodic adjustments to whats on the approved list. As a starting point, the current top social networks you can start looking at are; Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Foursquare, What topics can they talk about? Or what cant they talk about? Read the full article on this burning issue at www.KindyNews. com. Also, see our social media feature in this issue.

KindyNews brings Brizzys parents of kids aged seven and under a collection of upbeat, entertaining, and fun kid-related newsy bits and pieces to make you smile and enjoy. We are circulated in your area, we email copies to our subscribers each week and are a popular meeting place for parents at www.KindyNews.com. We want to hear from you for stories and your own news. Email media@kindynews. com or telephone us at (07) 3870 3234!

Kids, Koalas, Kangas ...Yoga

THE Easter holidays have been a blast! This past weekend, the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary in Fig Tree Pocket had a hugely successful Easter Egg Hunt where mums, dads and kids had a great time lookng for hidden chocolates, as well as visiting the Sanctuarys happy bunch of furry residents. Also over the Easter holidays, The Art Shed Brisbane played host to the Kids and Art Yoga Playshops. The kids did not fail to impress teacher Renae Stevens with their amazing art and enthusiasm! Dont forget to send us your fun GOOD TIMES ... Prisha (3) and mum Kim Lal from photos of events in your Camp Hill say hello to one of Lone Pine Koala Sanc- area. You can email them to info@kindynews.com. tuarys laid back residents.
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Q: Why didnt the skeleton go to the party? A: He had no body to go with! Q: What do you get if you cross a tiger with a kangeroo? A: stripey jumper! (From Tabitha, 6, Rosalie) Fred came home from his rst day at school. Nothing exciting happened, he told his mother, Except the teacher didnt know how to spell cat so I told her
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Take A Little Are You a Sooky La la Parent? Me-Time, Mum!

By Pinky McKay HOW do you feel when you hear a baby crying? Do you have an urge to respond to this tiny helpless being as quickly as possible? is natures way to ensure your babys survival and safety. After birth, breastfeeding, cuddling, making eye contact and responding to your baby enhances the bond. This is why new parents nd themselves feeling conicted between advice to train their babies not to cry by delaying their responses or ignoring their babys protests and their own This doesnt mean you are a sooky biological urges to respond. la la parent. Your urge to cuddle your crying baby is completely Pinky is a best-selling author natural. Its due to what scientists and sought-after public speakcall the chemistry of attachment. er. She also regularly appears This is a Mummy Margarita of hor- on major network TV stations. mones that begins to brew during You can also read her columns on our the last trimester of pregnancy. Its website at www.KindyNews.com. MUM, you work so hard looking after the littlies, and you certainly deserve some pampering! So gourmet chef and mum herself Melina Puglisi has organised a fun-lled Mums Me-Time Fundraiser on Saturday, April 21. She hopes to raise funds for ovarian cancer and has arranged to ferry you on a chaueured mini-bus shopping trip to the Bessemer warehouse in Eagle Farm. There, you will be able to enjoy a tasty afternoon tea, a glass of Champagne and some great cookware bargains! Its the rst time the warehouse will open to the public and mums will be able to enjoy 40 per cent o all cookware and selected accessories, Melina said. The mini-bus leaves from Indooroopilly at 1pm and the cost is just $10. There will also be lots of lucky prizes on board, and plenty of entertainment and laughter! Seats are limited so bookings are essential, plus no children for this trip. This is a perfect me-time, so grab a few friends and come to the biggest VIP party ever! Melina said. Our state manager will be our cook for the afternoon providing some lovely recipes and ideas. Afternoon tea is also provided. Call Melina to book your seat for a no stress no fuss afternoon. Her telephone number is 0417 764 781.

Kids and Social Media

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What do you think of the rise of social media and its impact on our kids? Let us know, join us on KindyNews own social media channels on Twitter, Linked In and Facebook!

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ABOUT 80 percent of children between 0 and 5 who use the Internet do so on at least a weekly basis, according to a report out of the US released this month. Whether we like it or not, we do tend to follow American trends here in Australia. So, here is some food for thought about the impact of social media on our kids.

The report, from US educational non-prot organisations Joan Ganz Cooney Center and Sesame Workshop, was assembled using data from seven recent studies, indicates that young children are increasingly consuming all types of digital media, in many cases consuming more than one type at once. TV use dwarfs Internet use in both the number of children who surf the web and the amount of time they spend on it. The analysis found that during the week, most children spend at least three hours a day watching TV, and that TV use among What do you think? Let us know, preschoolers is the highest it has via KindyNews own social media been in the past eight years. Of (!) Join us on Twitter and Facebook!

the time kids spend on all types of media, TV accounts for 47%. Heavy TV viewing may even be partially responsible for the rising number of children who use the Internet. Parents in one study indicated that more than 60% of children under age three watch video online. Internet and TV use among children has become entwined in other ways as well. A 2010 Nielsen study suggests that 36% of children between the ages of 2 and 11 use both media simultaneously. The report doesnt attempt to solve the old debate of whether all of this screen time is good for children. Instead, it preaches balance: My mother used to say that too much of anything isnt good for you, whether it be eating only protein, shooting hoops all day or always being connected to the digital world, said Dr Lewis Bernstein, executive president at Sesame Workshop.