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Hosts: Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte

Guests: Dr. Philip Hall and Dr. Nancy Hall, authors of Parenting a Defiant Child: A Sanity-saving Guide to Finally Stopping the Bad Behavior.

SPEND: Little Director’s Animated Drawings
Send in your child’s art and this place will animate it (for $50) for 1:30 seconds.

SAVE: Diaper Wallet from Ikea Hacker - Inspired by the Skip Hop $30 Diaper Changer, a woman makes a diaper carrier out of a $4.99 CD case from Ikea

GIVE: Stickk
This is a really interesting site that helps you accomplish your goals OR give to charity. You enter your goal and wager money that you will keep it. If you don’t, your money goes to charity.

AUDIBLE PICK: Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder by Richar Louv

Also, check out this NPR report that says that the percentage of Americans who spend time fishing, camping, or spending time in nature-based activities is declining. Nature has become something that we watch.

YOUTUBE VIDEO OF THE WEEK: ">Charlie Bit Me!

OTHER LINKS:

AAP Report Addresses Importance of Play in Children

Full show notes available on Megan’s blog, JumpingMonkeys.com.

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