Baby Sling Info & Demonstrations

Interested in wearing your baby in a sling, but not sure how? Check out some of these instructional videos from UpMama.com. Note that the UpMama sling demonstrated in these videos is a hybrid pouch/ring sling; your sling may differ slightly, although the basic techniques demonstrated here apply to most slings. You can find more baby sling demonstration videos at MayaWrap.com. (WinonaKids is not affiliated with either of these companies.)

Winona-area residents can also sign up for a sling-wearing class through Baby Connections. Call 494-0812 for more information.

Baby sling basics


Newborn cradle hold


Taking infant out of sling


Newborn cradle hold 2


Forward facing (kangaroo) hold


Tummy-to-tummy position


Toddler hip carry position


Toddler back carry position


Troubleshooting your baby sling


Sling safety tips

Thanks for a successful Sock Hop!

A few hundred people attended the ECFE PTA Sock Hop on April 21...thanks to everyone who made it such a success! Click on the video below for a three-minute music video/slideshow featuring some of the fancy dancing on display that evening.

How to Handle Your Toddler

In this professionally produced 13-minute video from WNET and Montefiore Medical Center in New York City, renowned experts Penelope Leach and Kyle Pruett talk with parents about how to handle toddlers: deal with their behavior, learn the right ways to talk and discipline them, and recognize when they are merely imitating what they learn from adults. You'll also learn ways to encourage and enhance a toddler's development. Topics covered include: How advanced is a toddler's language? Toddler doesn't always have to mean tantrums, biting, scratching and hair pulling? Should you yell at your toddler? How much is a toddler's behavior based on imitating those around them? How toddlers view and perceive their world. Setting boundaries with toddlers. Saying "no" to toddlers.

Note: If the video playback is jittery because of a slow connection, try pressing pause until more of the video has loaded (as indicated by the green status bar).

Infant CPR video

Here's a three-minute video demonstrating infant CPR.

Cooking With Kids: Tutti-Frutti Salad

This two-minute video demonstrates how to make Tutti-Frutti Salad, a healthy snack or breakfast option, with your kids.



From the producers of the video:

Inspired by the reality of childhood eating disorders and the lack of time
families spend in the kitchen together, Cooking With Kids television segments
were designed to motivate parents and children to cook healthy, nutritious meals
together. The 10 segments of Cooking With Kids are shown in classrooms
throughout Washington State, and received great feedback! To get your FREE
Cooking With Kids DVD and educational packet filled with worksheets, please call
(206) 682-3699. Also, don't forget to check out www.CookingWithKids.org.

Cooking with Kids: Cheesy Chicken Crunchers

This two-minute video demonstrates how to make Cheesy Chicken Crunchers, a healthy snack or dinner option, with your kids.



From the producers of the video:

Inspired by the reality of childhood eating disorders and the lack of time families spend in the kitchen together, Cooking With Kids television segments were designed to motivate parents and children to cook healthy, nutritious meals together. The 10 segments of Cooking With Kids are shown in classrooms throughout Washington State, and received great feedback! To get your FREE Cooking With Kids DVD and educational packet filled with worksheets, please call (206) 682-3699. Also, don't forget to check out www.CookingWithKids.org.

Video: Building Literacy Competencies in Early Childhood

The following is a four-minute video, filmed in several lively preschool and kindergarten classrooms, that reviews the underlying cognitive, social and physical requirements for literacy skills. Note: If playback is jerky, pause the video while the green bar advances beyond the arrow indicator.