Children

The purpose behind this colorful animation is to express how free everyone should be in their talents. Creativity should be expressed at all times and with everyone. The love for your talent will always bring joy to another person. Jazzy exhibits an creative spirit and her own inventiveness.

CHARACTER EDUCATION TOPIC: CREATIVITY
Oh So Boring Day: It’s the book every child needs to have to inspire their much needed creativity when the weather doesn’t permit a fun time outdoors. Cinnamon & Spice are forced to come up with their own clever ways of having fun inside the house. In this book, the young girls’ originality keeps them from being bound by the norm.

CHARACTER EDUCATION TOPIC: COOPERATION
This story illustrates how everyone may have their differences, but in the end we must learn to work together. Both, the girls and the boys, learned how powerful of a team they could be when they chose to cooperate with each other for a mutual benefit. Get more information about the The Adventures of Cinnamon & Spice™ at www.jpwbooks.com or email at info@jpwbooks.com.

CHARACTER EDUCATION TOPIC: COURAGE
First Day Blues: The purpose behind the illustrations and rhymes are to give each child the courage they need to embark on a journey they have not experienced previously. Like adults, children want to feel secure no matter where they are. This book illustrates how things may appear more intimidating than they actually are. “First Day Blues” gives each child the courage to experience their first day of school with excitement rather than fear.

IN THIS SHOW: Bill Corbett presents 10 tools for creating cooperative kids in the home and the classroom. He is joined on the set by 2 early childhood professionals representing over 25 years of experience in the preschool classroom; LeiLa Luksic of New England Childcare and Laura Eldredge, co-founder of the SEEDS NETWORK. Some preschool teachers claim that Bill's tools work fine at home but cannot be used at home. Bill challenges his expert guests by asking them if and how each of his 10 tools can be used in the classroom.

ON THIS SHOW: The topic of this episode is bullying, victims, and self-defense. In the first half of the show, Bill interviews two self-defense experts to determine if self-defense training is right for kids. He interviews Jonathan Metcalf of Integrity Martial Arts and Larry Bumpus, a CT judo instructor and parent educator. In the second half of the show Bill interviews two bully experts, Jim Bouchard, author of the book THINK LIKE A BLACK BELT, and parenting expert Tina Rae Kelly.

ON THIS EPISODE:
- how to create agreements with children
- Bill Fiore and the Springfield Parent Academy
- a parent needing help with her kids out of control
- adoption and CT DCF director Ken Mysogland
- answering a parent's question on what to do when kids throw a fit

ON THIS SHOW:
- The 1# reason many children misbehave and what to do about it
- what it's like to be an adoptive parent
- childrens book author Lisa Lavoie
- reps from the NETWORK AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE discuss teen dating violence
- the problem of sexting

IN THIS EPISODE:
- demonstration of the discipline tool box many parents mistakenly use
- Katie Churchill from CT's DCF discusses the adoption process
- demonstration of the visual timer
- parents sharing successes
- answering a parent's question on a child's behavior creating discouragement for adults

The show features a unique and colorful cast of puppets, people and animated characters that celebrates the very unique nature of  small town life in Northern California!