This week’s Roundup of Mom’s Choice Award winners features tons of educational books for PARENTS, yes parents + some for the kids! Be sure to scroll through the entire list so you don’t miss any of our new award-winners! All the items you see below won a Mom’s Choice Award during October 14, 2018 to October 20, 2018.
Every week companies, inventors, and publishers from around the world send us their products for evaluation. Only the best earn our designation.
The Busy Parent’s Guide to Managing Anger in Children and Teens: The Parental Intelligence Way
Written by Laurie Hollman
Do you have an angry child? “Do you wonder why your child or teen seems on edge, unduly angry, and restless at times—or maybe all the time? Are you uncertain if and when you should be worried? Are you so busy that sometimes you dismiss these thoughts but later reconsider them? You may be noticing you have a frequently angry child or teen.” (excerpt from Introduction)
In this book, healthy expressions of anger are discussed, as well as, when kids repeatedly say “No,” experience temper tantrums, and have angry reactions in interpersonal situations. The book illustrates how parents help children and teens master these feelings the Parental Intelligence Way.
Adult Books:
Parenting – General
The Busy Parent’s Guide to Managing Anxiety in Children and Teens: The Parental Intelligence Way
Written by Laurie Hollman; Edited by Brooke Jorden
Are you the busy parent of an anxious child or teen? “Do you wonder why your child or teen seems on edge, unduly nervous, or restless at times—maybe all the time? Are you uncertain if and when you should be worried? Are you so busy that sometimes you dismiss these thoughts but later reconsider them? You may be noticing that you have an anxious child or teen.” (excerpt from Introduction).
Do you know the signs of generalized anxiety, panic attacks, obsessional compulsive behavior or separation anxiety? In this book, vignettes of this wide range of anxiety states in children and teens are discussed along with how to help these kids master their anxiety the Parental Intelligence Way. Parenting tips are elaborated in this quick read that offers powerful solutions.
Adult Books:
Parenting – General
Overcome Frequent Waking: A no-tears action plan uniquely tailored to your baby’s needs to achieve sleeping through the night
Written by Heidi Holvoet, PhD; Edited by Marijane Leonard
Overcome Frequent Waking is Heidi Holvoet, PhD’s most comprehensive baby sleep program to date.
It’s very practical: the step-by-step action plan is a gold mine that’ll help your baby sleep through the night, without tears. Whichever your current sleep associations (breast, bottle, rocking, swing, swaddle, car seat, etc.). Whichever your challenges (self-soothing, naps, routines, etc.).
Taking out the overwhelm, the sleep action plan – which combines your baby’s physical and emotional well-being with Heidi Holvoet’s proven no-tears sleep techniques – makes helping your baby sleep through the night doable and effective.
Adult Books:
Parenting – General
Mixcder E7
Mixcder E7 Active Noise Canceling Bluetooth Over the Ear Hi-Fi Stereo Headphones with deep bass and built-in microphone deliver on Mixcder’s mission to create premium noise canceling headphones at an affordable price for everyone, the Mixcder E7 employs Active Noise Canceling (ANC) Technology for totally immersive sound, priced at only $64.99.
Mixcder’s ANC Technology continuously detects and reacts to outside noises, analyzing sound waves and blocking out ambient sound by creating inverse waves for a totally immersive experience for beautiful music and sound.
A key challenge of college and other student life is the continuous distractions and noise from dorms, other music, parties, outdoor conditions, weather, airplane noise, and other noisy environments. The Mixcder lets you focus on your world and listen without distractions.
Audio Experiences:
Adults
How Do You Catch A Horned Mangru?
Written and illustrated by Michael Tenniswood
Young Billy has an amazing story to tell his friends – how he corned and captured a Horned Mangru. What is a Horned Mangru, and where does it live? What did he have to do to capture it? And will his friends even believe him?
This charming story told in lively rhymes will delight and entertain children and parents alike, and if you want to catch one of these creatures yourself…as it turns out, a Horned Mangru may be closer than you think!
Juvenile Books (Level 1 – Ages 5 to 8):
Fiction – General
Fifo Today I Feel Emotion
Written by Hayley Rose; Illustrated by Mark Sean Wilson
The best book for introducing the concept of emotions and feelings to children. While playing at the park, Zack and Chloe wonder how their friend Fifo is feeling. Little do they realize that he is all alone, experiencing a whole range of emotions. Fifo experiences fear, anger, boredom, excitement, sadness and more until his young friends arrive, giving him the best feeling of all – the feeling of being loved.
Each colorful, interactive page simply shows Fifo expressing an emotion or feeling and then asks the reader to relay that emotion back. Fifo Today I Feel Emotion not only helps children to see the different emotions we all feel, but also allows them to examine how Fifo might be feeling and display curiosity and empathy as to why.
Children’s Picture Books:
Basic Concepts
Fifo Musical Animals ABC
Written by Hayley Rose; Illustrated by Mark Sean Wilson
The best book for introducing musical instruments to children. Fifo the Bear takes center stage along with 26 different animals, playing 26 different instruments, to bring you a magical, musical show.
Fifo Musical Animals ABC is a colorful interactive book that will be sure to spark the imagination of young and old alike. The best ABC book for toddlers. Fifo Musical Animals ABC is a colorful and entertaining way to explore the alphabet using animals and instruments. This interactive book helps to ignite a conversation between you and your toddler.
Fifo the Bear books are books meant to be read with your children, taking each page at a time and having a fun, interactive discussion to promote bonding and enhance the learning experience.
Children’s Picture Books:
Basic Concepts
Fifo Gets Ready for Christmas
Written by Hayley Rose; Illustrated by Mark Sean Wilson
Fifo Gets Ready For Christmas is a funny and entertaining Christmas story. Whether it’s baking, decorating or sending out Christmas cards, you will enjoy watching Fifo prepare for the holidays with the help of some very special friends.
The wonderful marriage of words and illustrations will allow your children to feel apart of the story in this fun interactive book that will involve both the reader and those youngsters being read to.
Children’s Picture Books:
Seasonal, Holidays & Festivals
Eyelash Wishes
Written by Bethany Cooke
Eyelash Wishes by Bethany Cooke is a beautifully illustrated picture book intended for ages 3 to 8 years. The overarching theme of the book is about making new friends. Written in rhyming phrases to endear the young reader, the intention is to help the early reader as they’re eager to learn to read. The synopsis of the book is: “Michael was a little nervous on the first day of school. But when his teacher started a game, everything changed. Discover how the simple game turned Michael’s first day of the school year into a great day at school.”
Children’s Picture Books:
Basic Concepts
Construction Cousins
Written by Nicole Hicks and Stacie Majszak; Illustrated by Omar Hechtenkopf
At Ground-Up Reading, LLC, our mission is simple: to build lifelong readers and learners from the ground up. In a world full of technology, the act of good old-fashioned reading is falling by the wayside at the cost of our children’s education. As middle school educators, we understand the importance of developing habits of literacy early in life so that young readers are continually honing and growing their knowledge base every year. It is never too early to begin reading to your child! The habits we help them develop now will stick with them for life.
Children’s Picture Books:
Family Life
Cedar Markers Gel Pens with Original Adult Coloring Book
Cedar Markers will always think of you and your needs when designing a product. This time we knew exactly what we make you the happiest camper. When you buy Cedar Markers Gel Pen set you get the most complete set in the market. The set includes: 100 gel pens with unique non repetitive colors. 6 different types of ink. Neon, Glitter, Glitter Neon, Classic, Pastel, Metallic. 100 Refills that match by color and number the pens. Luxurious suitcase like packaging to carry comfortably with you. It’s the perfect set.
Arts, Crafts & Hobbies:
Adults
Buckle Me Baby Coat
Experts recommend taking coats off in the car seat but experts aren’t around for the epic parking lot meltdowns.
Instead of taking outdated, dangerous coats off isn’t it smarter (and safer) to use coats DESIGNED for the car seat?
On the cutting edge of adorable, Buckle Me Baby Coats are safer, easy to use and perfect for life on the go.
Gear & Accessories:
Clothing
Balarama’s Story: An Elephant’s Journey
Written by D.K. Bhaskar / Alladi Jayasri; Illustrated by Yathi Siddakatte; Edited by Alladi Jayasri
Elephants have long been a part of India’s culture, religion and the natural environment. Elephants are a “mammoth” presence in India’s mythology, and folklore. The divinity in elephants is worshipped in the form of the elephant-headed god, Ganesha. However, it is also true that this gentle giant is now an endangered animal.
“Balarama’s Story” is the biography of an elephant that was uprooted from its natural home in the forest to later attain iconic status as a “royal elephant” in Dasara festival of the once Royal Mysore. Follow the tale of Balarama in this captivating narration, and learn about the private lives of elephants in the forest and why elephants matter to mankind!!!
Juvenile Books (Level 2 – Ages 9 to 12):
Inspirational / Motivational
3-in-1 Learning Magnets
This 10-piece magnet set teaches and reinforces the early childhood concepts of colors, shapes, and days of the week! Begin using this magnet set with your 18-month old for color recognition. Around 2 years of age, the magnets GROW with your child as he begins to identify basic shapes. By age 4 your child will be familiar with colors and shapes, thus allowing verbal color and shape cues for the days of the week and the concepts of “yesterday,” “today,” and “tomorrow.” Use on your refrigerator, cookie sheet, pizza pan, or whiteboard.
Educational Products:
Preschoolers
