Children's Internet

Online Tests for students from India

2008-10-18T01:43:00.000-07:00

TCY Online is providing free exams for Indian Students at various educational qualification levels starting from CBSC/ICSC to various PG Levels like MSc, MCA, MBA covering various topics accross various levels.

Also they are providing free mock tests for GRE/TOFEL.

Users can register for free here to take some of the exams.

The link for this site is: http://www.tcyonline.com/india/home

Definitely very useful site and worth exploring.

Kids of quarelling parents 'prone to school problem'

2008-09-21T22:14:00.000-07:00

Parents be-aware. Your tiny quarrels too may spoil your kid.

A new study revealed that children who worry a lot about conflicts between their parents are more likely to show symptoms of attention problems.

An international team from Rochester University, Notre Dame University and Syracuse University has based its findings on an analysis of a group of 216 six-year-old children, their parents and their teachers over a three-year period.

Researchers found that children who had concerns about how their parents got along had more attention problems a year after the concern was first identified, the latest edition of the Child Development journal reported.

More details:

http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/099200809211211.htm

All Teletubbies Coloring Pages in one place

2008-09-20T20:52:00.000-07:00

Like how I tried to list Dora Coloring Pages here this time I am trying to list Teletubbies Coloring Pages in place.

Out of 2900 results that came in google, these are the websites that are worth spending time on.

Teletubbies program will be enjoyble for the kids of the age 2 to 5. They show good colors to recognize contain various charecters like trees, rabbits, sun, a green sorrounding and a dome again with colors apart from the teletubbies themselves.

These images like the dora pages are available in JEPG and BMP formats for download.

If you are interested in seeing what teletubbies look like go here

Here is the list:

Resource #1: http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/teletubbies/printandplay/colourusin/

This is the BBC's original site for Teletubbies where you find not just coloring pages, but also teletubbies games, actitities etc. They have both printables as well as online coloring.

Resource #2: http://www.coloring-book.info/coloring/coloring_page.php?id=62

This is another site where almost 22 coloring pages are available for teletubbies. All printables.

Resource #3: http://pbskids.org/teletubbies/print.html

This is another original Teletubbies site. They don't have many coloring pages. But nevertheless they a bunch to work on. They also allow coloring online.

Resource #4: http://www.coloring-pages-kids.com/coloring-pages/cartoon-character-coloring-pages/teletubbies-coloring-pages/teletubbies-coloring-pages-gallery.php

A huge collection of coloring pages of various charecters including teletubbies.

Resource #5: http://www.cartooncritters.com/teletubbies.htm

A small selection only.

Resource #6: http://www.kids-birthday-party-guide.com/teletubbies-birthday-party.html

This site is really not about coloring pages. But felt like mentioning it here. It helps you have the birthday party based on teletubbies.

Resource #7: http://www.coloring-kids.com/teletubbies-coloring-968.html

Some more coloring pages available in this site. Printable coloring pages.

Resource #8: http://www.coloring-pages.info/cartoons%20characters/teletubbies.php

Again a bunch of printable coloring pages.

Active Video Games Helps Burn Calories in Kids

2008-09-10T02:26:00.000-07:00

Are you worried that your kid just sitting and playing video games in front of a TV or computer. It's time to buy some Active Video Games for him/her.

A new study found out that Active Video Games help buring calories in children. Active Video Games are nothing but Physically Active Video Games.

So, in effect Active Video Games are those video games that allow children to perform some activities insted of just sitting infront of a computer or TV and get lost in the game.

A study conducted by Robin R. Mellecker and Alison M. McManus of the Institute for Human Performance at the University of Hong Kong, showed that children burn nearly four times as many calories playing physically active videos than playing "seated video games".

As the elctronic entertainment is here to stay forever (at least that's how it looks like) as a parent it is our responsibility to buy some active video games along with seated video games.

So, parents it's time to buy some good video games (physically active) for your kids and let them burn calories.

For this kind of games I think you need to have following:

1. A Gaming Console: Playstation, or XBox or Wii by Nintendo. These gaming consoles will come with remotes. These remotes will have sensors which can recognize the direction and movement, there by allowing physical activity.

See following video:

This video is using Wii by Nintendo. To review these products you can use Amazon.com.
I provided some links for Amazon the end of this page.

2. You need to choose the right game that contains the activity part like tennis, baseball or for that matten anything that will allow physical activity.

3. A good projector or bigger screen LCD/Plasma TV will surely add to the fun.

Here are a bunch of links I found in Amazon for the Physically Active Video Games:

Amazon.com Widgets

Also this website youngcarers.net.au has some information on it. I could not research it now, which I will end-up doing soon. But I am giving this link so that you can go here and find out what it is.

First Aid Tips For Kids

2008-06-22T02:37:00.000-07:00

Today i would like to highlight some safety tips for ur young ones during some injury or accident.

1.If by any chance the kid gets injured by running or falling and there is severe blood coming from a particular area then immediately place some turmeric powder in that area to stop the blood flow and once the blood stops you can clean the area with water and apply some ointment with cotton and cover with plaster.

Here the turmeric powder acts as a good antiseptic and prevents from any kind of bacteria.

2. During any kind of burns, immediately wash the effected area with cold water and depending on the severity visit the doctor. If normal burns or blisters apply anti septic ointment.

3. If the child complains any stomach ache or abdominal pain, check for hunger, indigestion and constipation. Also check the kid's eating habits.
A recurring pain may be a symptom of other problems like diarrhea, appendicitis.
More info here.
Also note that the kid may be asking for your attention or did not like what he is supposed to do.
Some time a glass of sweet water with sugar mixed in it can bring down the stomach ache.

Nursery Rhymes - Collection Four

2008-06-09T00:27:00.000-07:00

Hop a Little

The Dog Says

To Market

Two little ducks

Mary mary

If you are happy

More Rhymes here
http://childrens-internet.blogspot.com/search/label/Nursery Rhymes

Nursery Rhymes - Collection Three

2008-06-09T00:26:00.000-07:00

Incy wincy spider

Old McDonald

Humpty dumpty

I am a little teapot

The grand old duke of york

Hickory dickory dock

London bridge is falling down

Pussy cat pussy cat

More Rhymes here
http://childrens-internet.blogspot.com/search/label/Nursery Rhymes

Nursery Rhymes - Collection Two

2008-06-09T00:24:00.001-07:00

Ding Dong Bell

Jingle Bells

Happy Birthday

Pat a Cake

Mary mary

Round and round

The wheels on the bus

More Rhymes here
http://childrens-internet.blogspot.com/search/label/Nursery Rhymes

Nursery Rhymes - Collection One

2008-06-08T23:53:00.000-07:00

Humpty Dumpty

Baa Baa Blacksheep

Alphabet Song

1-2 buckle my shoe

Twinkle Twinkle

More Rhymes here
http://childrens-internet.blogspot.com/search/label/Nursery Rhymes

All Dora Coloring Pages in one place

2008-04-01T07:36:00.000-07:00

Dora Coloring Pages Sources

The Dora Coloring Pages available on net are essentially JPEG or BMP image files.

You download these Dora coloring page files and print them. I have already spent some time screening these web-pages, and this should give enough collection to print.

Also, if you don't have access to Printer to print the Dora coloring pages from the Internet, have a look at the books I listed at the bottom of this post. Well, they are not very costly to buy.

I found following sources for Dora Coloring Pages. I hope these are useful to you too...

Resource #1: http://coloringbookfun.com/dora/
This website has almost 23 Dora coloring page images at the time I visited it. This web-site also popped up first in google search. This web site has other cartoon characters too as coloring pages.

Resource #2: Dora’s Pirate Adventure
This is a 9-page Dora the Explorer coloring book which you can print.

Resource #3: Dora and her friends
Six page Dora coloring book.

Resource #4: Dora Coloring pages and books at NickJr.com
I should have found this in the beginning. Vast collection that you can print.

Resource #5: Another collection
Has Dora, Boots, Benny and other cartoon images which you can use as coloring pages.

Resource #6: This collection is good
Another 20 images available here...

This is when I am exhausted to find more. There may be some more if I digg further. But these look to be the best available.

Also, you may want to buy these Dora Coloring Pages and Books also:

Book #1:

Book #2:

Book #3:

Book #4:

Kids choice awards

2008-03-29T11:39:00.000-07:00

2008 Kids' Choice Awards are on Nickelodeon. Featuring a musical performance by 2007 Miley Cyrus.

These awards reflect a selection from Nickelodeon's young audience in 18 categories of entertainment, including television, movies and music.

Nick's Link: Kid's Choice Awards

Dora The Explorer Games

2008-03-27T07:38:00.000-07:00

Dora The Explorer Games handpicked are available here, for Dora games that you start playing now online with your kids, scroll down.

Free Dora the Explore Games:
Dora The Explorer Games Top 9. I found these games very interesting and intuitive and they are free.

1. Dora's Ride Along City Game

Go to the city with Dora and her mother. Help her match baby ducks with their mother.

2. Dora's Pirate Boat Treasure Hunt

Help Dora find the treasure in time for the pirate party. Two levels to choose from!

3. Dora's River Rafting Race

Raft down the river with Dora. Watch out for the alligators! Two levels to choose from!

4. Dora's Puzzle Bridge

Put the bridge back together so that Dora can cross the bridge.

5. Dora's Super Silly Costume Maker

Use the costume maker to make a funny costume for Dora to wear to the fiesta!

6. Crocodile Lake

Help Dora and Boots use the turtles to get across Crocodile Lake!

7. Dora the Mermaid Adventures

8. Dora World Adventures

9. Playing with Twins

10. Nick Arcade Games

Lauging Baby Videos

2008-03-26T00:34:00.000-07:00

Some fun stuff and links

Video 1:

Video 2:

Happy Laughing Baby - Click here for the funniest movie of the week

Video 3:

Video 4:

Enjoy!

Review of "365 Easy Step-By-Step Kid Crafts"

2008-03-10T07:09:00.000-07:00

You will obviously like your kids playing and learning new things. During their growth process involving kids to appropriate activities will help the kids to gain experience and exposure to various tools. If these activities and tools are designed by an Childhood education researcher it should definitely help.

The "365 Easy Step-By-Step Kids Crafts" eBook written by Alexandra Martinez shoud help you in that. This book comes at a cost of $ 19.95 and with 3 bnouses of which two are again eBooks that will surely help you and the third one is Unlimited Upgrades for Life.

I think that is impressive.

Now to go directly to the product website click here and click on the Buy Links to buy.

Also here are few more links related to Crafts.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/ (Paid Site)
http://www.dltk-kids.com/
http://familyfun.go.com/
Free Kid's Crafts: http://www.craftown.com/kids.htm
Kids Crafts Weekly: http://www.kidscraftweekly.com/

Some Interesting Musical Cartoons

2008-03-10T06:19:00.000-07:00

1. Bare Necessities

2. Hakuna Matata(English)

3. Lion King - Circle of Life

Jungle Book Video

2008-03-10T05:03:00.000-07:00

Video 1:

Child Prodigy

2008-03-10T04:57:00.000-07:00

Karnatic Music is traditional Music of South India.

Watch this child prodigy Master Syamakrishna playing Mrudangam( similar to a drum, but allows to play more musical notes than normal drums) at very small age.

His parents must be very proud of him. Congratulations to them.

The direct video sharing is disabled for his videos, so I am providing the Youtube link below.

http://www.youtube.com/Syamakrishna

Dora - The Explorer Videos/Website Links

2008-03-06T23:44:00.001-08:00

Dora - The Explorer

Again very famous and interesting children's TV program.

The main character is a girl. In every episode, Dora goes on an exploring trip to find something or help somebody. Dora always asks the viewers at home to help her find new ways to get to the places with the help of Map.

The website of Dora-The Explore can be found here. The website also has interesting activities for kids.

More details about Dora can be found here.

Some Dora Videos
Dora Intro

Children Books; Written By Children

2008-03-06T19:56:00.000-08:00

http://beta.tikatok.net/

This site is very interesting.

This website gives children the opportunity to write, illustrate, and publish their own books online.

They also have an events sections. Where children can compete and win gifts.

Technorati Test

2008-03-06T08:58:00.000-08:00

Technorati Profile

New Chidlren's Videos

2008-03-06T08:28:00.000-08:00

A Monkey Video

Some interesting videos - Cool Tunes for Kids by Eric Herman

2008-01-24T07:21:00.000-08:00

See and enjoy:

Video1:

Video2:

Video3:

Video4:

For more videos from these guys:

http://www.youtube.com/user/EricHermanMusic
http://www.youtube.com/user/squetch

Alphabets

2007-08-08T07:33:00.000-07:00

A small alphabets video made by me. It displays alphabets in colorful manner.

Tip for Parents:
Use this video to sit and read along with your children. There is a gap between display of two alphabets. Use the gap to make your kids to repeat the alphabet.

Helps in teaching pronounciation.

Kids,

Enjoy this video along with your parents.

Teach Kids the Value of Money

2007-07-25T00:54:00.000-07:00

Schooling, tuitions, music, dance, karate class & the entire lot.

Most kids today have every single activity of their day detailed down for them.

The maddening competitive rush, the expectations and a million career opportunities have ensured that parents these days leave nothing to chance. So in this 'out for the money' world, isn't it surprising that most kids aren't informed even a tiny bit about money?

It is unlikely that a kid will learn to manage her/ his money until s/ he formally takes up a career in finance. Here is what you can do in your own little way to ensure that your kid isn't completely at sea when it comes to managing her/ his money.

1. It's never too early to start
Kids these days are more informed than you think. Teach them that money saved now, grows and is more useful later. Explain the benefits of saving money over time, and how it can provide them with the power of buying something in the future that may be well beyond their means today.

Tell them how wants change over time, growing faster than their means. Introduce them to the concept of monetary 'limitations' and how saving is the one best way to avoid them.

Let your child take the lead by her/ his natural inquisitiveness. Be subtle and not preachy about giving such advice. Make it out to be a trick that you are letting them in on, so that they take it more seriously and enjoy while at it.

2. Who makes money?

In every child's head, parents are a sort of discretionary mint that decides when to grant some money and when not to.

They seldom realise that even parents have a limit to the amount of money they can spend or give them. Children, hence, start treating money as a freely available commodity. Try making them understand that you only get as much money as the amount of work you put in.
Explain the concept of 'salary' to them by giving them a nominal monthly allowance. Keep a tab on their weekly expenses, and let them learn their own lessons. Do not chide them in case they run out of their money early in the month.

3. Money management vs inculcating values

Some people are of the opinion that giving children money at the start of the month is a good idea, as it teaches them to be responsible with it, while also learning to plan out the month with limited finances.

Others prefer making their children feel like they have earned the money, be it through household chores, washing the car etc. This might be a better way to instill values, but I think a few rupees per chore will not teach them much about financial planning.
Instead, they might treat it as a reward for work well done and spend it all at one go. Which way to take your child? The choice, of course, is yours.

4. Show them how saving can be fun

Buy a fancy piggy bank, or even better build one!

Involve your child in her/ his savings, by making her/ him a nifty piggy bank out of a seashell, a shoebox, an old jute bag or whatever your child takes a fancy to.

Explain to them how a real bank functions, and paint a rosy but realistic picture of the benefits of saving. Tell them how they will not have to pine for their favourite toy anymore, once they start saving money. From your side, also replicate what a bank does, by offering them interest and incentives for good saving habits.

Basically make them truly appreciate the merits of saving and financial planning.

5. Banking is an experience; let them feel it

Take your child to the bank. It might not be a boring visit for them once they are introduced to a few basic banking chores.

Show them what a passbook is; explain to them the function of a cashier, a teller, a safe-deposit vault etc. As soon as possible, get an account opened in their name, where they can personally experience these features.

Over time, if they want to buy something they cannot afford, remind them of the merits of saving over borrowing and spending more than they have. If you end up lending them money, make sure they pay you an interest amount, however nominal it is. This will make them learn by experience the basic features of money and banking.

6. Inculcate good shopping habits

Kids are very observant; they catch on to the smallest of habits and attitudes.
If you are an impulse shopper, make sure you do not overindulge yourself in front of your children. Although you know your spending limits, and your impulse purchase might be justified, kids do not realise this.

Over time, they tend to pick up just the superficiality of the habits, without understanding their repercussions.

As often as possible, make large or expensive purchases seem deliberate and planned. This gives the children the impression that you treat money with respect, and are not too generous with it while shopping. Rationalise purchases in their presence so that they understand the usefulness of it.

Teaching your children these bits about money and banking might seem quite difficult at first. But do not shrug away this issue and deprive them of this very practical lesson in life.

Your kid looks up to you as parents, so there is not much you can do wrong in their eyes. So take up the challenge, and be the one to open the doors of your child's mind to money management and the importance of saving and financial planning.

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Powerpoint Presentation http://powerpoint-presentation.blogspot.com/

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Inspire-Motivate-Encourage http://inspiration-stories.blogspot.com/

Time Management http://timtip.blogspot.com/

Fun-Entertain-Enjoy http://fun-share.blogspot.com/

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Yoga-Spirituality-Meditation http://yoga-share.blogspot.com/

Career http://career-ebook.blogspot.com/

Health http://health-share.blogspot.com/

Flash Animations http://animation9.blogspot.com/

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Teletubbies Page

2007-07-14T03:32:00.000-07:00

Teletubbies is a BBC children's television series, particularly aimed at babies and preschool children. The programme features four colourful characters: Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po who live in a futuristic dome (the "Tubbytronic Superdome"), set in a landscape of rolling hills.

Related Videos on YouTube & Google Vidoes:

Video 1: Teletubbies Intro

Related Websites:

1) www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/teletubbies/

2) www.pbskids.org/teletubbies/

3) http://www.teletubbies.co.uk/en/default.asp

4) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teletubbies