{"id":3317,"date":"2012-01-30T05:00:59","date_gmt":"2012-01-30T10:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/growmama.com\/?p=3317"},"modified":"2012-01-30T05:00:59","modified_gmt":"2012-01-30T10:00:59","slug":"growmama-picks-for-january-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/growmama\/picks\/growmama-picks-for-january-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Growmama Picks for January 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3747\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/362\/2012\/01\/MP900443889-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\"><\/p>\n<p>Growmama Picks is a collection of fun, interesting, and\/or inspiring links that we share with you at the end of every month. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">1. An <a href=\"http:\/\/www.100neighbors.org\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">amazing project<\/a> by one of Growmama\u2019s organizers. We can think of dozens of reasons why we should start this in our own neighborhoods. Tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">2.Many moms have trouble finding things for their toddler or not-yet-in-school child to do at home. The educational and bonding activities in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Slow-Steady-Get-Me-Ready\/dp\/159160236X\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1327895561&amp;sr=1-1\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">this book<\/a> are brilliant in their simplicity and ease\u2013no elaborate crafts or messy clean-ups here.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">3.\u00a0This <a href=\"http:\/\/muslimmatters.org\/2012\/01\/27\/nouman-ali-khan-shield-of-honor\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">lecture and article<\/a> by Nouman Ali Khan identifies some critical conversations we should have with our teens about faith.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">4. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagoparent.com\/community\/the-self-aware-parent\/2012\/january\/emotional-throw-up\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u201cEmotional throw-up\u201d<\/a> should become a household term wherever young children are present.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">5. On the topic of some of our posts this month, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eatingwell.com\/nutrition_health\/nutrition_news_information\/7_of_the_healthiest_foods_you_should_be_eating_but_aren_t\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/well.blogs.nytimes.com\/2008\/06\/30\/the-11-best-foods-you-arent-eating\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a> are some of the healthiest foods we should be eating. We\u2019re clueless, though, and a little queasy, at the thought of sardines.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">6. Fetal cells become part of the mother forever.<a href=\"http:\/\/boingboing.net\/2012\/01\/03\/cells.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> This made us pause<\/a> and think\u2026 subhanallah.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">7. Here is an elegantly illustrated <a href=\"http:\/\/www.noorart.com\/the_life_of_muhammad_sas_in_twenty_stories_english\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">storybook<\/a> to complement a child\u2019s learning of the Prophet\u2019s stories. The book is written from the point of view of animals, trees, rocks, and other objects from the seerah.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">8. For a child turning 7 or 10 and working on performing his or her prayers, this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.deenanddunya.net\/calendars.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">wooden prayer chart<\/a> (plus an alarm clock!) would be a sweet gift.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Growmama Picks is a collection of fun, interesting, and\/or inspiring links that we share with you at the end of every month. Enjoy! 1. An amazing project by one of Growmama\u2019s organizers. 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