Baby Wordplay

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NOW FOR ALL AGES! 😎Begins next week. Register today - let's read, rhyme, and sing together for FUN!
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June storyplays at Julian Abele Park. 22nd and Carpenter.

[Register soon to make sure class will run.]

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🤎Two books that I've had tucked into my backpack traveling with me for the past few days, reading them when I'm feeling disconnected, discouraged.

📚The Digger + the 🥀 - it's about more than kindness, it's about connection, courage and hope.

📚 Freedom - Emancipation Park (Texas) speaks! Sharing memories and bringing the Juneteenth holiday to life with simple and effective text and beautiful illustrations.

HIGHLY RECOMMEND.


childrensbooks

In a sentimental mood... books from the baby wordplay bookshelf. Back in the day🫶🏾

Join librarian Miss Pam for a storyplay that invites us to find our inner child and connect meaningfully with our youngest little ones through books, songs and movement.

+best for babies ages 6 - 16 months .

+baby wordplay storyplays are literacy-rich, fun opportunities to engage your little one with reading, songs, fingerplays, and puppets.

+we are committed to growing readers and thinkers by promoting a love of reading aloud, modeling ways to use books, and exposing families to some of the best, age appropriate and diverse literature for children.

+register for series or drop-ins.
Www.babywordplay.com/calendar

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✨️💫Dropping Next Tuesday! ✨️💫 Had the pleasure and privilege of chatting with the one and only Mr Chazz on his podcast -Learning with Mr Chazz-🌞 What did we chat about?

Take a guess in your comment 😎😁.

Hope you can tune in.

Just some thoughts around mother's day...

Motherhood on mother's day “Mother’s Day is a day of celebration–it is also a day of contemplation.” -Kitsi (Kathryn) Watterson It is easy to gloss over the challenges and feelings of loss that motherhood brings. As we create our new identity of “mother” we find it is a messy mix of emotions and realities. So, we ...

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MOTHERHOOD ON MOTHER’S DAY Mother’s Day is a day of celebration–it is also a day of contemplation.It is easy to gloss over the challenges and feelings of loss that motherhood brings. As we create our new identity of “mother” we find it is a messy mix of emotions and realities. So, we often blur the edges of the truth ...

Stumbled on this Apple review of 👀Do you know how much a review like this means to me?
*THIS MUCH! 👊🏽 ❤️ 💚 🧡 ❤️💚 💙 💛 💚🧡👊🏽Thank you!

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Today at 11! I'll be here at this great program. For babies in their first year.
Bright Beginnings
Drop in. No Registration required.

Here’s an interview I did for an online magazine, Bold Journey. They provided the questions, I answered them in writing. The theme is FINDING YOUR PURPOSE. Thank you for reading.

+ I planned Baby Wordplay from my living room couch (or more often from the couch of friends!) and it seemed as if each chemo and radiation treatment breathed life into the dream. It certainly was a welcome distraction. I opened Little Theater in 2013, the first of three brick-and-mortar theaters-come-bookstores for babies and toddlers in Philadelphia.

Seven years later in 2020, the pandemic hit and I closed all three locations, the future unknown.

Gone were the critical face-to-face, cara-a-cara, interactions for young children. I lamented the sudden, wide acceptance of screen use for young children. It was, of course, understandable given the crisis, but I didn’t like it one bit.

Read more at: 👓https://boldjourney.com/news/meet-pamela-groves/

or
👓https://open.substack.com/pub/babypodcast/p/meet-pamela-groves?r=1fpda&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Sharing my views, as promised
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Everywhere I turn it seems, there are discussions, concerns and warnings about the negative effects of the digital age on children and adults.
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Comment *Curious* for my full handout .



☕️ Begin by speaking about my own relationship to screens.

Although I created a mostly TV free home --we eventually bought one and kept it in a closet, bringing it out as you would a blender or a mixer.

Aaah, but I did not hesitate to get one of the early Apple computers for them, around 1988 when they were 6 and 4 years old.

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I was a reluctant adopter of a cell phone and was the second-to-last of my friends to purchase one.

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theaters were screen free.

Before storytimes each instructor recited:

“We ask you to keep your phones off and out of sight as much as possible.

Remember that we are modeling for the little ones that what we are doing—reading and singing—is important and deserves our attention.”

Presently, I admit humbly to being very attached to my phone, and it has affected my sleep to be sure. (More later)
*CAVEAT Running a small business that needs a social media presence requires a nuanced analysis.

I’d like to believe that if I did not run Baby Wordplay, I would spend a lot less time on my phone.🤷‍♀️

💫 This topic/issue/challenge is coming up a great deal as I speak to parents and grandparents and caregivers.

It's important and I have a lot to say.
💫 Stay tuned 😎

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Elder wisdom or behind the times? Screens and young children. That’s what is on my mind. I am writing an essay to help organize my thoughts on this touchy subject.Where I started: I consider myself a wise elder. A grandma with lots of relevant experiences and considered opinions.Will young parents listen to what I have to say?Wher...

Back in Philly and it is SPRING! Indeed, everything is blooming most recklessly. 😍

Finally... new blog post!

Purpose, Meaning and Passion I was interviewed by an online magazine, Bold Journey. I answered a series of questions in writing. I had some choice in the questions through a pulldown menu. This type of interview, by the way, suits my "public speaking" anxious-self perfectly. I can sing and read aloud comfortably to an audience....

Janet's podcast episode on traveling with babies is so helpful. Of course I would include 😁

It's time to share my home with you! Join me in this fun virtual storyplay filled with lots of new vocabulary and tropical treasures!

Register today. 🌞If you are a podcast subscriber you attend for free!
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🌞If you are not a subscriber it's U$3.

🔗Link in profile.

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Parent feedback on Peanut Butter Treats

🥜 This brought her father and I to tears-truthfully.  She will be so
surprised...Thank you so much for you wonderful voice and all the work that you do.

🥜I would like to thank you on behalf of Bogdan for this lovely peanut
butter treat ❤️

I cannot wait for him to be able to grasp the meaning of the songs!
I’ve had him listen to your songs since he was just a few months old
and he already loves some of the songs, paying attention to me while I
sing."

🥜I learned some new songs myself and I am very grateful for everything
you do in these podcasts."

You could say that I made a podcast to help parents and their young children have joyful experiences around words, songs and stories! Spread the word! Begin in utero and keep going through the toddler years!

Miss Pam's Small Talk Baby Podcast ENJOY a brain-boosting bonding routine around words, numbers + more. BUILD a strong foundation for learning how to read + understanding math + other abstract concepts. Over 100 episodes filled with stories, songs, rhymes and fingerplays as well as helpful early literacy tips.

Spring Registration open. Sessions begin April 15.
Looking forward 😊

Happening soon.. register at website www.babywordplay.com.

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R E G I S T R A T I O N is open for our spring storyplays in person, in Philly 😊✨️

Greetings families!I'm delighted to share that I will be hosting the first VIRTUAL storyplay in a long time! 🫂

Come, read, rhyme and flap your wings!

Saturday, March 2, 11am EST and 4pm EST

*Registration required. Head to website www.babywordplay.com/calendar

+please share!🫂

TIP: For younger babies, have them face away from the screen to limit exposure. Remember, I'll be modeling for you! ✨️

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In 1899 African American inventor, William H. Richardson, patented an improvement on the baby carriage. Good thing for us!

Being able to spin it around depending upon the circumstances was brilliant 👏🏾.

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Dance with grandma! Or grandpa, or auntie - everybody dance 💃🏾 now.

Subscribe on Supercast for *premium feed* Head to the website. Link in profile.

You can subscribe to the basic feed directly on if you listen there.
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Warmly,
Miss Pam



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FREE! listen to for FREE this weekend! 🌞

Need to brush up on your rhythms and rhymes?

💥SUBSCRIBE to Small Talk Baby Podcast.

It gets parents singing, talking and gesturing with their babies and toddlers.

It's simply one of the BEST tools to boost baby's speech development.

Get Them Talking.👊🏽

Please 👊🏽LIKE 🙏🏽 COMMENT👍🏽SHARE📫 and rate the podcast!

🌞Thanks!
Warmly, Miss Pam

FREE to listen this weekend only! 🌞

Need to brush up on your rhythms and rhymes?

Research from *Cambridge University says yes you do!

💥SUBSCRIBE to Small Talk Baby Podcast.

It gets parents singing, talking and gesturing with their babies and toddlers.

It's simply one of the BEST tools to boost baby's speech development.

Get Them Talking.👊🏽

Please 👊🏽LIKE 🙏🏽 COMMENT👍🏽SHARE📫 and rate the podcast!

🌞Thanks!
Warmly, Miss Pam