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Benefits of Pilates Exercises
The Pilates Method Alliance (PMA), a not-for-profit professional organization for Pilates, points out that more Americans are practicing Pilates as a way to condition their bodies and improve their physiques. Pilates, a low-impact exercise program appropriate for women of all ages and fitness levels, involves a succession of smooth movements, which integrate both stretching and breathing exercises. Developing a pattern of slow, deliberate movements along with controlled breathing increases blood flow to the muscles providing a number of fitness benefits.
Effects of Music on Infant Development
For generations, adults have soothed and entertained babies with music and song. Many of them never realized that sound, set to rhythm or music, has a stimulating effect on an infant’s developing brain. The added benefit of a baby having human interaction makes musical play a bonding experience as well. You need not be Pavarotti or even Raffi to inspire musical enjoyment and development in your infant.
Courteney and David Aim to Raise $1 Million in Two Weeks for Charity
The World Entertainment News Network reports that celeb parents Courteney Cox and David Arquette have given themselves two weeks to raise $1 million to help the Epidermolysis Bullosa Medical Research Foundation, a center dedicated to helping people afflicted with the incurable skin condition, Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB).
Why Homeschool?
LIKE most parents, I had always looked forward to the day when my children would finally enter school. During those early years of infancy and toddlerhood, when mothering feels like such a full-time job, I would assure myself that I would have a glimpse of my old life back …