Parenting magazines proliferate
Parenting magazines seem to be multiplying. Here’s a glimpse at a few of the new reads:
Kids stuck indoors during winter? Martha Stewart to the rescue. The editors of Martha Stewart Living have introduced Good Things for Kids, a digest-size magazine filled with craft ideas, science projects, games and projects for Mom and Dad.
Kids can learn how to paint rocks to make them look like animals, make a salt monster using Epsom salt, water and string, or even create a paper-bead necklace. Parents can sew fancy ruffles on the kids’ jeans and learn to sew pencil holders.
The magazine costs $3.50 and can be found at newsstands, or you can subscribe by calling (800) 950-7110.
Parents looking for tips on fashion, kid gear and collectables can browse through Cookie, from Advance Magazine Group.
The magazine offers ideas for vacations, birthday parties, managing photography or time-saving tips. For more information, visit www.cookiemag.com.
Wondertime comes from the editors of Family Fun magazine and aims to “emphasize the joy – not the job – of parenting.”
In its premier issue, readers can find recipes, tips on teaching children to tell time, a story about what babies know at birth and advice on teaching kids to care for pets. For information, visit www.wondertime.com.
Gift of Childhood conference
Spokane Falls Community College is hosting the Gift of Childhood conference Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in SUB Lounge A, Building 17, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Drive.
The conference features workshops, networking opportunities and exhibits dealing with the education and nurturing of children. Speakers will include Susan Nipp, the co-founder of Wee Sing, a program that encourages children to sing, and John Caputo, who will talk about “Raising Healthy Kids in a Media Saturated World” and “Dealing with Difficult People.”
The cost is $40 for Eastern Washington Association for the Education of Young Children members, $60 for nonmembers, and $20 for students.
For more information, call Colleen O’Brien at Head Start at 467-2501.
Parenting workshop
Curtis Mulder, a licensed mental health counselor, is offering “Love and Logic,” a parenting workshop March 4 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the North Spokane County Library, 44 E. Hawthorne Road.
“Love and Logic” helps parents deal with behavioral problems using a positive thinking approach to discipline. The program will help parents teach children to learn from their mistakes, and parents are sent home with a packet of resources.
The cost is $59 per person, or $54 for two or more people registering together. The deadline to register is Saturday.
For more information, call Mulder at 467-1156, or go to www.loveandlogic.com.