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Who is Colleen Brunetti?

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Colleen Brunetti is an amazing woman, wife, mother, and more. In April 2010, we first met Colleen when she joined the Signing Time Academy and certified as a Master Instructor. At the same time, she started her business Little Hands, Big Ideas, which entails both sign language and holistic health coaching. In Fall of 2010 Colleen collaborated on the Homeschool Guide and the Down Syndrome Guide. In October of 2011, Colleen became our Potty Time Specialist, writing and overseeing the Potty Time blog as well as the Potty Time Facebook and Twitter accounts. In 2012, Colleen started writing for the …

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Media and Children Under Age 2

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By Colleen Brunetti, M.Ed., C.H.C   Between videos that promise little geniuses, to toys that light up and engage babies with electronic stimulation, to strong recommendations from leading experts on the “best” way to raise your baby, it can be a little overwhelming for parents to discern what the best choices are for your family.   In particular, there has been a lot of concern about media viewing for infants, with the American Academy of Pediatrics going so far as to say there should be no television for children under the age of two. This is a pretty strong-handed guideline, …

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Spoiled or Secure? Meeting baby’s needs, without going overboard

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Spoiled or Secure?  How to meet your baby’s needs – without going overboard By Colleen Brunetti, M.Ed. C.H.C. From the very first moment a baby is placed in the arms of a parent, the opening steps to establishing a sense of safety and security begins. As with all things parenting, there are many schools of thought on how you should best respond to your infant. However, as Susan Spieker, the director of the Center on Infant and Mental Health Development notes, “This is a dance back and forth. Every family works it out different…The key is to give babies a secure enough base …

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Enter the Baby Signing Time Giveaway Contest!

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  Every week in April, we’re giving away a Baby Signing Time Early Communication System! Teaches baby’s first 100 words Songs and videos for easy learning Books, posters and flashcards, too! Also includes Potty Time system ENTER NOW A new contest starts each week! Lots of ways to enter Enter each week Valid in the US and CANADA only Winner from Week 1: Entry #3263 Amanda S.  

What Parents and Educators are Saying about TreeSchoolers

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“We just watched our DVD of Rachel and the Treeschoolers and we absolutely love it! My girls are ages 3 and 4 and learned ASL through Signing Time and Baby Signing Time, but this program adds other learning concepts perfect for the preschool age! They want to watch it again and again! It was a great review for them with the signing portions too! I hope there will be more episodes to come in this series!” ~Heather Seidel   “My kids LOVE movies when it comes to doing SCHOOL TIME.  The day my kids opened this package we watched the …

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ASL Radio – Keith Wann Presents… Rachel Coleman “Signing Time”

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Keith Wann’s parents were Deaf, but that hasn’t slowed him down one bit. He’s a comedian, writer, ASL expert, and he is the CODA Man. Keith interviewed Rachel Coleman on his live internet radio show Cultural Bridges on April 25, 2012. Recently Keith and his team interpenetrated the interview in to an ASL Video. We have several different options to help you experience Rachel’s interview with Keith. [powerpress url=”http://vimeo.com/48845717″ image=”http://464aa5408536cd241b38-a45b01753b8639a65bf860074c5c0c83.r7.cf1.rackcdn.com/KeithWannInterview.jpg”] Watch the ASL Video on Vimeo here Watch it in 3 parts on YouTube    Part 1    Part 2    Part 3 Listen to the complete interview here Read …

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Chicagoland Buddy Walk: A Day to Remember

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By Monica Blouin, Advanced Signing Time Academy Instructor The Chicagoland Buddy Walk will definitely go down in Buddy Walk history as a memorable event. This year was the 10thanniversary for our event to fundraise, celebrate, and raise awareness for those living with Down syndrome. All along, we were planning to make this year the biggest and best year yet. Last year, I was a new Signing Time Academy Instructor and I found out that Instructors acted as hosts and promoters of “Rachel Concerts”. I knew that I wanted to do this and bring Rachel to our community for the first …

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Childhood stimulation key to brain development, study finds

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We came across this new research and thought we’d share it with you. It’s exciting to know that providing our children with educational resources when they are young can have a lasting a positive impact on their lives! by Alok Jha, science correspondent of The Guardian, Published Sunday 14 October 2012 Twenty-year research project shows that most critical aspect of cortex development in late teens was stimulation aged four Brain scans of participants aged in their late teens showed a correlation between cognitive stimulation at the age of four and a thinner, more developed, cortex. An early childhood surrounded by …

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Press Release: Rachel and the TreeSchoolers – Series Launch

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Contact:Rose Turnbow info@signingtime.com 801.676.4440       Two Little Hands Launches New Series: Rachel and the TreeSchoolers     SALT LAKE CITY, UT – October 26, 2012 Two Little Hands has released the first episode of its new educational series for preschool children: Rachel and the TreeSchoolers. The show is hosted by Emmy-nominated Rachel Coleman of Signing Time, which airs on cable network Nick Jr. and public television stations throughout the United States. The new TreeSchoolers series is based on a comprehensive preschool curriculum. “We looked at current children’s programming and saw that there was a need for a show that …

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