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Sophie Helenek is a Modern Explorer who knows no bounds. We are fascinated by her drive, her astonishing accomplishments and her vibrant personality. Join us for an inspirational weekend April 10th and 11th. </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Currently our boys are eight, three, and six months old. It can be tricky trying to find activities they all can participate in or will happily observe. They are all at such different stages in their young lives, so for most activities someone gets the short end of the stick. One activity we can all do together and one of my favorite pastimes is reading. No big secret there. I have been a bookworm since birth, maybe even before that.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">As a family we have fallen off the reading wagon in recent months. A spirited two (now three) year old, the third trimester (and now baby), and the eight year old who pretends he hates reading caused us to throw in the towel. Our nightly reading routine became arduous and miserable for everyone involved so we stopped. I didn't realize until I came out of my 6+ month sleepless haze that I miss that time together dearly. It used to be my favorite time with the boys, snuggled in bed, breathing each other in and letting go of the days stresses. It always spurs on interesting conversations that we wouldn't otherwise have had. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">When Sophie sent me a copies of her <a href="http://www.nurserybooks.net/" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: #d27a07;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">My First Book Series</span></span></i></a> a light bulb went off in my head: even though they are geared towards Judah, we can all enjoy them together. While Noah was at <a class="itxtnewhook itxthook" href="http://www.juneofthemoon.com/2014/09/sophies-books.html#" id="itxthook1" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: none; border-image: none; border: 0px transparent; display: inline; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap" id="itxthook1p"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap itxtnewhookspan" id="itxthook1w" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: transparent transparent rgb(0, 204, 0); border-style: none none solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #009900; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; padding: 0px 0px 1px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">school</span><img class="itxtrst itxtrstimg itxthookicon" src="http://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/icon1.png" id="itxthook1icon" style="margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 0px 0px 4px !important; vertical-align: baseline !important;" /></span></span></a>, the little boys and I sat on the bed and read together. The simple shapes in the book allowed Ezra to read to Judah and even spurred a little "Twinkle, Twinkle" singing by my sweet middle child. Judah loved touching and manipulating the books and was drawn in by the bright colors and stark contrasts. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">These books are a great <a class="itxtnewhook itxthook" href="http://www.juneofthemoon.com/2014/09/sophies-books.html#" id="itxthook2" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: none; border-image: none; border: 0px transparent; display: inline; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap" id="itxthook2p"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span class="itxtrst itxtrstspan itxtnowrap itxtnewhookspan" id="itxthook2w" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: transparent transparent rgb(0, 204, 0); border-style: none none solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #009900; font-size: 100%; font-weight: normal; padding: 0px 0px 1px !important; text-decoration: underline !important;">teaching</span><img class="itxtrst itxtrstimg itxthookicon" src="http://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/icon1.png" id="itxthook2icon" style="margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 0px 0px 4px !important; vertical-align: baseline !important;" /></span></span></a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Sophie is an inspiring woman and I can't wait to see what else she accomplishes over the next few years. I know I will definitely be picking up an<i>y</i> future books she publishes. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">My 2years old loves the books! </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">I also took the liberty of testing these books out on a friends' infant and <strong>they were a hit there as well!</strong></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I admit at first I was a little worried about testing these books out. Not that I thought that they were no good, but Xavier is two and is already into reading long stories with plots and twists I was not sure how well I could test out these board books without borrowing an infant. However, I was certainly wrong. As soon as I took them out and set them in Xavier's book area just to see what he would do. <strong>He picked them up right away and had me read them to him and go over all the colors of everything.</strong> He was already minimally speaking but these really helped him identify a lot more items. I really appreciated the Fruits book. Now Xavier knows what an apple looks like in a book and he can ask for it in real life. He knew most of the shapes and musical instruments already but he still loved learning and reading about them. <strong>He loved the patterns and would read and play with them for hours. I was so enamored at just how much interest he got out of them </strong>even though they were so young in writing compared to what he has been reading lately.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also took the liberty of testing these books out on a friends' infant and they were a hit there as well! <strong>I certainly applaud Sophie Helenek on her children's series as these are fantastic first books to give to someone you know! They will certainly be used many times. Next Generation Stay At Home Mom highly recommends <i>My First Book Series by Sophie Helenek</i> and gives it 5 stars!</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's no question that promoting early literacy leads to a lifetime of positive benefits. Now, let me preface this by stating that I'm not saying the younger children read, the better off they will be in life (in my opinion!). Every child learns at a different pace and reading will come with time. BUT, promoting literacy and understanding the connection between listening, recognizing, and interacting with all aspects of books/reading/writing in general in the early stages of life can only help encourage children to further their literacy development and fascination in all things book related as they grow!</span><br />
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<br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">From the second these suckers came out of the package Elise had her little hands on them....all of them. She made me stop cooking dinner and sit down and read with her.....each book (4 of them) 2 times....2 of them 3 times...sister loved them. Like I said she loves a book, but normally she "reads" them to herself. With these she wanted me to "read" with her, I say "read" in quotations because it was really just reading, it was interactive. She wanted to count the objects with me, point out the colors, name the shapes, instruments, fruits, etc. It was so sweet and so fun to see her so proud of herself!<br /><br /><br /> [...] My girls love them and I love seeing their little eyes full of fun whilst "reading" them! :) Friends check 'em out.....for your little ones, for showers, for Christmas, or just because you love 'em! :)<br /><br /><br /><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/eJGv7rbUX_JJQUwS4KCtX5MZI8aba-fG4ER8lrcstvqHT3o5lIpuwzKfjhFwrT57Hil-bd9c5XX1YfUYgkGPs-xcVtztHjkFa2AknlZGKD752kcZ01Th" /><br /><br /> Read full review: </span><a href="http://www.alovelylittlelife.com/2014/08/fabulous-little-books-for-my-fabulous.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">http://www.alovelylittlelife.com/2014/08/fabulous-little-books-for-my-fabulous.html</span></a><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <br /> Book currently sell individually for </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sophie-Helenek/e/B00J7LHXJE/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&linkCode=ur2&tag=2rosebuds-20&linkId=6J7AGG6MOPUKTM4A"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">just $5.99 on Amazon</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">! <br /> <br /> </span><a href="http://www.nurserybooks.net/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">www.nurserybooks.net</span></a><br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">What surprised me the most was how much Ashlynn liked the books. I thought since they didn't tell a story she'd be too advanced for them, turns out they offer so much more than just the basic concepts for baby. After receiving the books a week ago, she has pulled out the Musical Instruments version almost daily. She now correctly identifies trumpets, violins ("bi-lin"), flutes, and saxophones in addition to the pianos and guitars that initially captured her attention from familiarity. She'll tell me all the colors included on each page, which ones are not in sequence (<i>which flute is backwards? what pianos are upside down?)</i>, and of course count how many on each page. Each of the books offer similar concepts so there is always a concept to work on as your child grows from baby to toddler. </span><br />
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Sophie Helenek-Denishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01719410649642071586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683008668703743654.post-28299099293216945062014-03-06T10:31:00.001-05:002014-03-06T10:31:35.043-05:00Outside Magazine Online - 7 Questions with Mountaineer Mom Sophie Helenek<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #e98d07; font-size: large;">7 Questions with Mountaineer Mom Sophie Helenek</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <br /><span></span></span><span style="color: #c23b3b; font-size: medium;">"Raising our baby girl is our new Everest."</span><br />
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You can call Sophie Helenek many things: a recovering investment banker, the youngest French woman to climb Mount Everest, and—as of 2013—a mother. But having her daughter wasn't going to terminate Helenek's six-year love affair with climbing. We caught up with Helenek via email to talk about staying active during pregnancy, exploring with babies, and <a href="http://www.nurserybooks.net/my-first-book-series.html" target="_blank" title=""><u><span style="color: #0066cc;">her book series</span></u></a> written for infants.<br />
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<em> - How did you make the decision to start a family?<br /> - How did you stay active and fit during your pregnancy?<br /> - Has it been difficult to get back into shape since having the baby?<br /> - Describe the process of writing your books.<br /> - How do you incorporate books into parenting?<br /> - As an adult, what books do you enjoy?</em><em> - </em><em>Do you encourage your daughter to lead an active, adventurous life?</em><br /><span></span><br /><span></span><strong>read more on <a href="http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/the-current/the-stream/Mountaineer-Sophie-Helenek.html" title=""><span style="color: #2c75b4;">http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/the-current/the-stream/Mountaineer-Sophie-Helenek.html</span></a></strong></div>
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improves to 20/30.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Therefore, infants
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speech stimulation. Each picture is accompanied by a simple word that your
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beautiful babies—to learn and to grow,” says Helenek.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I wanted to provide parents a way to
captivate, interact and bond with their baby that also aids in the child’s
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08557910328515913769noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683008668703743654.post-70196990931907167652014-02-03T02:00:00.000-05:002014-02-03T02:00:01.394-05:00A novel look at how stories may change the brain <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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movement systems suggest that reading a novel can transport you into the body of
the protagonist,” Berns says. “We already knew that good stories can put you in
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<span class="Lkb">Adding a plant to your workspace could boost your cognition and help you be more productive. Two recent studies found that participants performed better at attention tasks while seated at a desk surrounded by plants and flowers than while seated at an empty desk. These findings add to past research showing the benefits nature can have on cognition. Researchers believe that because nature engages our minds in an effortless way, it offers our brains a micro-restorative break from tasks — like working — that require us to pay direct attention. Do you have plants near your work station, or do you have a view of nature from your desk? </span><br />
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No matter how many friends you have on Facebook, the number of truly close friends you can maintain throughout your life may be hardwired. Researchers logged the phone calls of teenagers transitioning out of high school and into either the workforce or college for 18 months. Even as the teens made new friends, the structure of their social circles remained the same: if they had four close friends at the beginning of the study, they had four at the end of the study as well -- though not always the same four friends. Each of us appears to have an individual “social signature” that determines how much time and emotional capital we have to expend on our friends. Has the number of close friends you have remained constant over time? </div>
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