In the Nest Videos Songs and Rhymes by Barbara Cass-Beggs 1, 2, 3 Baby On My Knee Bells Away Bye Bye Song Eye Winker, Tom Tinker Here’s a Ball for Baby I Can Ring, Ring-ting-tingle I Have Ten Little Fingers…
Developmental Tips & Building Children’s Skills
Developmental Tips & Building Children’s Skills Parents and caregivers spend more time with their children than librarians do. Giving short “developmental tips” to parents during a program explains what you are doing, why you are doing it (the benefit to…
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In the Nest
In the Nest Welcome back for In the Nest! If you have not viewed the video about programming for parents with infants, please return to the Ready To Hatch page and do so now! Here is a brief video I…
Children and Climate Change
Did you know that children are uniquely vulnerable to health impacts caused by climate change? Climate change affects all of us, and recent studies point to the adverse effects it has on children. There is a movement to untie early…
Resources for freelancers and the self-employed
If you are self-employed as I am, the Freelancers Union can be a wonderful resource for you. One of my friends here in Baltimore told me about it when Mother Goose on the Loose, LLC was just about 10 years…
Last month, I presented a MGOL workshop in Superior Montana. The people were very friendly and the scenery was gorgeous. My husband and I stayed in a yurt, based on the recommendation of the person who booked the workshop and…
Mother Goose on the Loose Applying Brain Research to Early Childhood Programs in the Public Library
Make Way for Dendrites: How Brain Research Can Impact Children’s Programming
By: Dr. Betsy Diamant-Cohen, Ellen Riordan, and Regina Wade