The Importance of Quality Early Childhood Music Learning By Dr. Patsy E. Johnson, Curriculum Expert for the Music Intelligence Project Music learning is so beneficial to a young child’s development both musically and intellectually, one should considered it a must have learning experience for your child. No other learning activity engages so many senses, interconnects […]
Author: Elise Jones
Elise Jones was the social media director and blog editor for babybites. She was responsible for engaging and informing moms on a variety of parenting topics found on Mommybites’ parenting videos (webbybites), blog, Facebook, Twitter and BlogTalkRadio show. The Mommybites’ blog is an outlet for moms who are in search of information to support them in their role as a parent.
Prior to working with Mommybites, Elise taught students in a variety of grades while working for the New York City Department of Education. Before teaching, Elise worked in public relations positions at Burson-Marsteller and Sarah Hall Productions developing and implementing media relations and corporate reputation programs for clients across many industries.
Elise is the mom of two lovely girls and currently resides in New Jersey. She performs in the theater and is an active member of her local public arts council. You can also find Elise blogging at Here in This House.
MamaDrama NY: Motherhood Out Loud
Squeeze and release… squeeze and release… squeeze and release. It’s the mantra of motherhood according to one of the actors in Motherhood Out Loud. She explains, at every stage in motherhood you need to squeeze and release or hold tightly and let go. It’s poetic in its intonation and one of the lines that resonated […]
Green Parenting: Green Decor Ideas and Resources (part 1)
By Elise Jones, babybites blog editor This past Wednesday, we were a part of an exciting Green Decor conversation that happened with about 130,000 people. The green experts, Practically Green, and the fantastic paint company, Mythic Paint, joined forces to host a huge Twitter Party and invited some of the top notch experts in green […]
Parentless Parents Notes From Our Workshop with Allison Gilbert
This week we had a insightful workshop with Allison Gilbert, author of the critically-acclaimed Parentless Parents: How the Loss of Our Mothers and Fathers Impacts the Way We Raise Our Children. As so many women continue having babies later and later, Parentless Parents workshops were created for parents navigating parenthood without their own mother and […]
Extracurricular Activities
By Sarah E. Visbeek, author of In the Trenches of Mommyhood In my Trenches, we have a strict family rule that we have managed to stick to (thus far!) regarding extracurricular activities and that is: One Activity Per Child Per Season. ONE. And only one. This just seems to work for my family. And here’s why: […]
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: Readers’ Comments on Advice for Giving Unsolicited Advice
Dear Readers, My 9/21/11 column, “Advice for Giving Unsolicited Advice”, generated both a lot of emotion and e-mails, so in this column I want to share some of these e-mails, as well as my additional comments. One grandfather wrote: …I do not like the image of “walking on egg shells” when considering when an in-law […]
Playground Etiquette
By Sarah Swymer of NYCParkHopper.com and SarahPoppins.com The New York City Parks Department posts a set of rules and regulations outside of each playground. The rules include “footwear must be worn at all times” and “no adults without the accompaniment of a child,” etc. These rules are thorough and useful and even if your little one can’t […]
Selecting Extracurricular Activities for Your Child
By Shnieka Johnson, museum educator, curriculum designer and independent consultant specializing in museums and schools Like many parents, the academic success of my child is a top priority (even though he is just a toddler). However, I know that my son is creative and active, and that his happiness and aspirations will likely depend upon his involvement […]