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The Flying Ace Takes Off!
A review of The Flying Ace from Wonder Forge When Charles Schultz created his characters in the Peanuts comic strip, one of the messages that came across that resonated with audiences was to Dream Big....
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Shake It Up with Make Your Own Holiday Snow Globes
Snow globes have a tendency to entrance children as they can easily control the weather for one small picturesque scene. We start to pull these out around the holiday season as they have that...
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8 Possible Signs That Your Child Has Autism
Hello. My name is Melissa and my son, Billy, was diagnosed at age 2 with moderate/severe autism and sensory issues. It was an over 8 month process to get him to his diagnosis. It started with noticing...
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10 Benefits of Sensory Friendly Shows
At Mommy University, we love the performing arts, and we especially love encouraging families to bring their children to local shows. This experience, however, can be challenging, overwhelming and...
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Homeschool Events and Programs in NJ
Many families make the decision to homeschool their children. Whether it’s for financial reasons, they are unhappy with the public school system or they feel their children will learn better in the...
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Learn and Grow with the VTech Alphabet Train
I was so excited to receive the Sit-to-Stand Ultimate Alphabet Train from VTech to give to my son this past Christmas. With so many manipulatives to help build developmental skills, this was the...
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Parenting: It Gets Easier When…
Since the moment you get pregnant, all you hear is, “Don’t worry, it gets easier when…” It will get easier once you reach the second trimester (it didn’t). It will get easier when you reach the third...
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Valentine’s Day Tinker Tray
Against the backdrop of winter in New Jersey, the bright red and pink hearts brighten our days as we usher in Valentine’s Day. While this celebration has its roots in Christianity, the exchange of...
View ArticleGiving Back to the Community: An Early Intervention Story
Giving back to the community is how a friend and colleague described the first smile a baby provides their parent. After all the tireless nights, tears, and adjustment to a newborn, a smile has a...
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How I Explained Autism to My Son?
When my daughter was diagnosed with autism I always wondered how I would tell her big brother. As my son grew older, he heard words such as “autism” and “special needs” and began to ask questions. I...
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10 Benefits of Attending Summer Camp
Before the snow even melts you see ads for summer camp. There are open houses, events and fairs all about camps. You wonder why there is such a push to keep the kids active during the summer. It’s...
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10 Tips for Selecting a Daycare
From crib to the toddler room, Mommy University discusses suggestions on how to select a good daycare. For some families enrolling children in a daycare may be a choice they embrace or one they...
View ArticleDisney’s Zootopia Teaches Important Lessons About Life
I have always loved finding the important life lessons in Disney movies. Whether it’s to “just keep swimming,” “hakuna matata” or seeing the importance of “Ohana,” Disney knows how to promote life...
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Play, Help and Learn with Peaceable Kingdom
We are so excited to partner with Peaceable Kingdom to bring you their brain boosting games. Friends and Neighbors: The Helping Game from Peaceable Kingdom is a wonderful board game that helps kids...
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10 Ways to Prevent the Summer Slide
As kids play, eat, sleep and enjoy their 2.5 months of freedom, a level of academic regression takes place. Often referred to as the “summer slide,” this is a normal summer occurrence, but for some,...
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Dig Into Learning with Terrific Trucks on Sprout
At Mommy University, we are big believers in finding the educational value in everything our children play with, participate in and watch. We love exploring museums, visiting zoos and traveling all...
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Experience a Smarter Summer with Goldstar
This summer Mommy University is proudly joining Neil Patrick Harris in teaming up with the online ticket seller Goldstar to encourage families to engage in brain boosting activities. Just like Mommy...
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Making Memories with Peaceable Kingdom
We are so excited to partner with Peaceable Kingdom to bring you their brain boosting games. When given the opportunity to review another amazing game by Peaceable Kingdom, I was very excited. I enjoy...
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Building Fun with Sand: Exploring Kinetic Sand
Kinetic Sand enables you to make sand castles in your home! Do you remember the time your kids brought sand in the house? The sand got everywhere and you became frustrated over the mess. Children are...
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Let Your Imagination Soar with Brackitz
At Mommy University, we love building toys. They are truly the “building blocks” of learning. There are so many amazing skills kids can develop from playing with building toys. From fine motor...
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