Building Self-Esteem Through Books, Cooking and More – Teleseminar Opportunity

Posted on March 27, 2014 by viviankirkfield

I’m thrilled to be participating with Jill in a new teleseminar series…learn how to help your child say, “I can do it!”

Jill Vetstein Presents A

Teleseminar Partnership:

Teleseminar:

Building A Child’s Self Esteem Through Books, Cooking and Other Activities

When:

April 1, 2014

7:30 PM-9:00 PM ET (4:30 PM-6:00 PM PT)

(Geared to parents and caregivers of children birth – age 6, however the info can be related to caregivers of all ages )

This workshop will help parents, caregivers, and educators build self-esteem in children using books, crafts and cooking activities.
Participants will learn how to promote the six elements of self-esteem: mastering tasks and skills, valuing our strengths and talents, feeling loved, appreciated and accepted, expressing feelings, acknowledging and overcoming fears, liking our bodies and ourselves.
We will change children’s mindset of ‘I can’t do it!’ and ‘I’m not worthy!’

Parents and caregivers will walk away from this workshop with a clearer concept of how to use story time and other activities to build their children’s self-esteem.

FYI: Early Childhood educators you will automatically receive 1.5 Professional Development Training Hours for attending.

Massachusetts, Indiana and Wisconsin have already approved Jill’s trainings for Early Childhood Educators. Maine requires you to get it pre-approved. Jill is in the process of getting approved by all 50 states. All educators from other states should check with their state or just ask me.

Based on MA this training counts towards:

Core Competency Area 5: Learning Environments and Implementing
Subcategories: B. Curriculum

Your co-facilitators are:

Vivian Kirkfield, BA, MS

Vivian is a Parenting Speaker & Author at MoneyPenny Press, Ltd. She

presents to parent groups and teacher organizations on building literacy and self-esteem utilizing the messages in picture book stories. She provides programs of reading and crafting for schools (PreK through grade 2) and libraries. Vivian also writes children’s picture books and a series of parenting books to help parents build self-esteem and develop better literacy skills.

Vivian was a contributing writer of articles on parenting and early childhood education, a featured member, and top blogger at Pikes Peak Parent.

Vivian is a former Kindergarten teacher at the NYC Public School System.

Vivian Kirkfield is the author of the award-winning book for parents and teachers of children ages 2-8.

The title of the book is:

Show Me How! Build Your Child’s Self-Esteem Through Reading, Crafting and Cooking.

About the book:

Vivian’s book has been endorsed by parents, teachers, self-esteem experts and national organizations such as

the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) with a portion of the book sale proceeds going to the JDRF and various other children’s outreach programs.

The Show-Me-How Story-time Program has been implemented in local kindergartens and she recently partnered with PBS, crafting with hundreds of children.

It is the perfect book for time-short parents and teachers…great fun for everyone involved! Flip it open and find 100 classic picture book recommendations, each with a quick and easy craft project and child-friendly healthful cooking activity. If there is room for only ONE activity book on the shelf…this is it! Makes planning fun-filled educational activities a snap for parents, grandparents, daycare providers, teachers or any child-care facilitators of kids ages 2-8.

To learn more about her book and her mission to help every young child become a lover of books and reading, please visit http://www.viviankirkfield.com or email her at viviankirkfield@gmail.com.

Learn more about the book and/or order by clicking here

Jill Vetstein, LICSW, MSW, CEIS

Jill Vetstein is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, Developmental & Early Intervention Specialist, Certified Infant and Toddler Teacher , as well as a writer, blogger and professional speaker. She has been empowering families and educators for over thirteen years focusing on children from birth through age eight.

Jill has spent a great deal of time in the field working alongside many wonderful and talented Therapists and Educators in a wide array of disciplines.

Jill is also a Parent of two amazing children.

This rich experience has given Jill a unique perspective of the challenges that children face as well as teachers, caregivers and

parents.

Jill’s passion for helping children and educators prompted her to start “Nurturing Parents and Teachers” – a one stop resource for parents, early childhood educators and teachers.

Jill offers a wide variety of education and consulting workshops and trainings in various formats such as teleseminars/webinars, private coaching, e-coaching, distant learning programs, enrich- ment handbooks, empowering products and live trainings.

She presents and offers consults and programs to individual parents and to various types of agencies including childcares, preschools, summer camps, parent education organizations, parenting groups, and more.

These programs, and trainings are for the every day parent and educator that struggle with the everyday challenges and frustrations. Participants gain a fresh new understanding of their children’s behaviors so they can ignite positive changes.

BEA 2013 – Part 2

Posted on June 14, 2013 by viviankirkfield

This morning, I had a lovely comment from blogger I didn’t know.

Blogging etiquette demanded that I go and visit her blog.

I am SO glad I did.

BermudaOnion is an awesome writer who blogs about books, movies and food. She just attended the BEA (Book Expo America) in New York City and her post about it made me feel I was right there with her, rubbing shoulders with well-known authors and enjoying the amazing food that is one of the highlights of any trip to the Big Apple.

I had to share this post and hope you will visit her blog to read this and also Part 1 of her BEA adventure.

BEA 2013 – Part 2.

Stellar photo courtesy of: http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/wallpaper/photography/photo-tips/color-palette-simply-beautiful-photos/new-york-skyline-richardson/

BEA Panel Suggests Publishers Still Clueless about Library E-Books and Piracy (teleread.com)
Armchair BEA Day 1- Introductions and Classic Literature (janysbookblog.wordpress.com)
Bea 2013 (booksoutsidethebox.com)
BEA Bound! (talesofbooksandbands.com)
Inside the Wonderfully Weird Ways of the Book Industry at BEA 2013 (theatlanticwire.com)
Armchair BEA begins: introduction (bookertalk.com)
Armchair BEA – Day 3: Giveaway Day! (WW) (leeswammes.wordpress.com)

Endangered Species Day – Gone Fishing!

Posted on May 18, 2013 by viviankirkfield

Today is Friday – so we have a children’s book to review to add to the Perfect Picture Book resource list that author Susanna Leonard Hill is building on her blog. For more wonderful reviews from authors, educators and others who contributed today, please go here

I also want to remind you that there are only 24 hours left to the Children’s Book Week Giveaway Hop! More than 90 bloggers are participating…hurry over and win some great prizes!!! I’m giving away a copy of Show Me How! Build Your Child’s Self-Esteem Through Reading, Crafting and Cooking PLUS some crafting supplies and a copy of The Tales of Peter Rabbit.

I’d also like to update you on the Asian Festival of Children’s Content – LESS THAN ONE WEEK TO GO! It’s hard to believe I will be half-way around the globe next Saturday. What an amazing opportunity and honor! The Asian Festival of Children’s Content impacts 1.5 billion children in Asia as well as their parents, professionals, and businesses involved in their development. Yesterday morning, I Skyped with one of my panel-mates who lives in London and tomorrow I will be Skyping with the two speakers who will be sharing the second panel discussion with me…one lives in Singapore and the other in the UK.

My picture book pick today celebrates Endangered Species Day.

Gone Fishing: Ocean Life by the Numbers

Written and illustrated by David McLimans

Publisher: Walker Childrens (2008)

Ages: 7 and up

Themes:

Endangered species, conservation, environmental awareness, nature, oceans

Synopsis: From Amazon:

“Dive down to the depths of our planet’s oceans and see the stunning variety of creatures that call this watery environment home. These incredible marine animals and their ocean habitats are among our most precious and endangered resources.

In a dazzling underwater adventure, Caldecott Honor–winning artist David McLimans uses fins, flippers, and tentacles to create numerical masterpieces. From the smallest tiger tail sea horse to the giant humpback whale, this aquatic menagerie will captivate readers of all ages as they count up to ten and back down again. McLimans also explores the powers of ten to showcase amazing ocean facts from one to one billion! Once you wet your feet with this eye-popping visual treat, your view of the ocean will be forever transformed.”

Why I like this book:

Using animal-shaped numbers from 1 to 10 and back again, McLimans introduces various marine creatures and their survival status. An African penguin, sea lamprey, tiger tail sea horse, and blue-ringed octopus are among the featured species. The boxes include the class to which each marine animal belongs, its habitat, aquatic region, threats, and status (“vulnerable,” “endangered,” and “critically endangered”). Between the count up and count down is a spread of “Ocean Facts by the Numbers,” which presents various statistics in the power of 10. For example, “Less than 1 percent of water on Earth is freshwater,” “Plastic waste kills up to 1 million seabirds every year,” and “About 1 billion people live in coastal urban centers, and the resulting overdevelopment threatens almost 50 percent of the world’s coastal habitats.” The black silhouetted numbers are sinuous and compelling in this unique and imaginative description of the dangers facing ocean life today.

How a parent can use this book:

The publisher states the book is age 7 and up…and Library Journal recommends it for grades 3-5. However, the illustrations are wonderful and younger children would enjoy looking at them with their older brothers or sisters. It’s important to raise kids’ awareness early on about endangered species and the effect pollution and human habitation are having on nature.

Related Activities:

FISH MOBILE

Photo courtesy: http://www.wikkistix.com/crafts_projects.php