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Sometimes you just need around 5 minutes to have a little fun with your little one, change the energy and get moving a little bit! Try this fun short episode with your little ones.

Watch two cute sleeping bunnies here!

https://youtube.com/shorts/VtXespG6Y0E

See the little bunnies sleeping till it’s nearly noon 

(lie down and pretend to sleep)
Shall we wake them with a merry tune?
They're so still, are they ill?

Wake up soon, it's nearly noon!

Wake up bunnies! (jump up from the floor)

Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop 

(hop up and down like a bunny!)
Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop
Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop
Hop little bunnies, hop and stop 

(show your child how to STOP when they hear the word stop!)

IS THIS YOU?

I got you! You need @smalltalkbabypodcast - The only podcast made FOR babies and toddlers.

*THE PODCAST:

I use my 30 years experience as a children's librarian to help you bond around language:

?MOTIVATION? I got you!

?NEED A ROUTINE? I got you!

?Want to have FUN playing with words? I definitely got YOU!

*RESEARCH

Young children who are spoken and read to, progress through the stages of babbling and produce first words and language earlier than those who aren’t as exposed.

*REMINDER: Almost everything important that your baby will learn comes from interacting with their parents & caregivers. NOT fancy toys. NOT screens. Just YOU!

🌺 Miss Pam.

Did you know that there are two Emancipation Parks that I know of? In Houston, Texas and Kingston, Jamaica.

EMANCIPATION PARK, Houston, Texas

June 19, 1872, was the day that the enslaved people of Texas learned they were free legally- long after (2 years!) the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Abraham Lincoln: The holiday became known as Juneteenth in the US.

"Black people freed themselves"

"According to Britt Hawthorne "Enslaved Black folks did fight back. They resisted captivity through various actions such as escape, organized rebellions, planned revolts, abolition, self-education and more.

The first official Juneteenth celebrations were held on June 19, 1866, in Galveston Bay Texas.

Black Americans espeically in Texas, often celebrate with community festivals, but education and civic engagement -- like registering to vote -- are also central to Juneteenth's commemoration."

+ Britt Hawthorne, Best selling author and speaker.

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This episode was inspired by the following book about Emancipation Park in Houston, Texas

They Built Me For Freedom: The Story of Juneteenth and Houston's Emancipation Park by Tonya Duncan Ellis and Jenin Mohammed, illustrator.

Thank you so much Ashley Causey-Golden for reading I Am a Park. Check out Ashley, aka Afrocentric Montessori - HERE

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ANOTHER EMANCIPATION PARK - Kingston, Jamaica

The Park was created to be a symbol of Freedom to Hope, to Excel and to Be.

The Emancipation Act was passed on July 31, 1834 in the British West Indies at midnight.

However, full freedom to over 300,000 enslaved Africans was not granted until four years later by Queen Victoria of England on August 1, 1838. 

The opening of Emancipation Park in July 2002 is a significant milestone in the journey of the nation.

Thank you so much, for reading and for tuning into me and your baby!

It's a Ducky Day! ¡ Es un día del patito!

🦆 What would you say if you could be a duck, just for one day?

💧Listen and find out!

June 9: National Donald Duck Day

Introducing..... ta da... quack quack!

I'm Diez Duck

I'm Diez Duck

I'm Diez Duck

I am!

🎊 Diez Duck wishes Donald Duck a Happy Donald Duck Day!

Why Donald Duck?

Donald Duck is a Disney character who represents the idea that doing the right thing and being a good person is its own reward.

No matter how bad it gets, if you stick around, it’ll be worth it.

“And if someone knocks you down, oh, get right up again.

Show your pluck like Donald Duck,

Quack quack Quack quack Quack “

You may not have lived the life you imagined, but perhaps life will find a way to surprise you with imagination of its own.

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NEXT EPISODE week of June 19.

Juneteenth - a Celebration of Freedom!

Juneteenth is a celebration which recognizes the end of the enslavement of Black people in America. 

A little teaser - Babies and Doggies Episode!🌺 Subscribe to listen to the entire episode!

WHY A PODCAST FOR BABIES?

Once your child is familiar with a few episodes it's helpful to ease FUSSY MOMENTS

*SEASONS 1 to 3 are geared to newborn to age 4.

*SEASON 4 is geared to ages to 2- 4+ years. We recommend previewing these episodes before sharing with your child, to be sure that the episode is appropriate for your little one, or reach out to ask me any questions!

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I talk about about joyful Interactions between parents and their children around language - the most important thing you can do with your little one.

This is what Mr. Chazz and I speak about on his next podcast episode which drops Tues, May 21.

-: Learning Curve With Mr. Chazz