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Join Us on Pinterest! {Must Follow Boards Included}

October 18, 2012 by Katie Filed Under: Blogging, Pinterest, Social Media Leave a Comment

Hello hello! I hope you are all having an absolutely fantastic week. I am personally hoping the weekend brings cooler, more Autumn like temperatures…it’s gotten HOT again here in California and I’m not digging it at all.

Autumn brings the cool temperatures, football, pumpkin spice lattes and I am always drawn to spend a little more cozy time curled up on the couch. My cozy time may mean catching up on the most recent issue of People, watching my shows on the DVR, reading a good book, or browsing Pinterest for new ideas! Don’t you love Pinterest? I know, I know, it can be a little addicting but it also is a great place to gather new ideas on how to decorate your house, new recipes, and new traditions. It is also a great way to keep up with PWW365!

I’m not sure if you’ve heard, but Facebook (my main social media outlet…I still just don’t “get” Twitter) has changed a lot of things lately for those of us who have “fan pages” like mine for PWW365. Not only have they changed the settings so that only a handful of my followers actually see my posts in their newsfeed, but they are trying to get us to pay them money so more followers will see what we post.

No, I’m not joking even a little bit. It’s called “promoted posts” and it’s absolutely ridiculous. Chances are, when you “like” a page, it is because you want to see their posts! Am I right?

Anyway, I will continue to be active on Facebook but I also suggest that you come follow along on Pinterest. I’ll be using it to both “pin” my own posts, in addition to posts and articles from around the web I think you might be interested in.

I also “pin” things *I* am interested in like gluten free and Palio recipes, birthday party ideas and such. Feel free to come by and follow all of my boards, or just a few. But let me suggest a few I think will be most useful for my readers:

Introducing: Early Childhood (by The Specialists)

This is a brand new, just out of the box, collaborative Pinterest board I am so proud to be a part of. We are a group specialists in the field of early childhood development who want to share great articles that will make you think, and help you encourage your child’s development from all angles. This isn’t another board full of fun and cute activities, but rather real tangible information on your child’s development and how you can support him in the first 5 years of life. You will find contributions from the following specialisms who also happen to all be MOTHERS:

Katie at Playing With Words 365 {ME!} (Pediatric Speech Pathologist)
Kim from Little Stories (Pediatric Speech Pathologist)
Alisha from Your Kids Table (Pediatric Occupational Therapist)
Christie from Mama OT  (Pediatric Occupational Therapist)
Deborah from Teach Preschool (Early Childhood Education Specialist)
Kristina from Toddler Approved (former Special Education Teacher)
Amanda from Not Just Cute (Early Childhood Development Specialist)
Melissa from Imagination Soup (Early Childhood and Elementary Specialist)
Laura from Play Dr Mom (Psychologist and Play Therapist)

Here is a description of this board:
This board has contributions from a range of early childhood professionals, like speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, educators, special educators, and psychologists. Here we share all of the best online information to support parents and professionals in guiding children through a play-filled, learning-rich, and awesome early childhood. We hope it will stand out as a favorite resource, much like a well-worn book on your shelf.

So come FOLLOW US HERE!

The Kid Blogger Network (KBN) Activities and Crafts

I am honored to be a part of KBN. I am surrounded by so many amazing child-centered bloggers! On this board, you find a plethora of activities, crafts, and parenting information for all things kids. From holiday themed activities, to every day activities, to family and parenting advice, you will find it all here from Moms and other Childhood bloggers. This is a great board for both parents and early childhood educators to follow to get ideas and inspiration!

Come FOLLOW US HERE.

Virtual Book Club for Kids

As you (may) know, I am participating in the Virtual Book Club for Kids this year with many other great bloggers. I am a huge advocate of using books to teach and encourage speech and language skills and thought this would be a great way to help introduce myself and my readers to new authors and books that can be used for this purpose. All the bloggers participating in the Virtual Book Club are participants on this board so check it out for inspiration!

FOLLOW US HERE

New Teachers

This is another collaborative board with a HUGE following (over 330,000). This board is dedicated to information for new teachers some is quite relevant for school based speech pathologists and other early childhood educators. I highly recommend this board if you work in the field of education, even of you aren’t “new.”

Come FOLLOW US HERE.

Speech-Language Therapy Blog Posts

If you are an SLP you better be following this board, like yesterday! With over 40 Speech-Language Pathologist Bloggers contributing, this is your place to find the most recent blog posts in our field. If you an SLP blogger and want to be a contributor, there is information on how to become one on the board.

Come FOLLOW US HERE.

Fab Bloggers’ Pin Boards

Looking for more great kid bloggers to follow on Pinterest? Check out this board to find more great bloggers to follow. Head to the board, find blogs that look interesting to you, and click to go to their personal Pinterest page.

Be sure to come join us on Pinterest! And if you leave your Pinterest URL in the comments section I will FOLLOW YOU BACK! 🙂 See you over there…and have a GREAT WEEKEND!

About Katie

Katie is a licensed, credentialed and certified pediatric speech-language pathologist and mom to four (8, 6, 3 and 6 months). Her passion for educating, inspiring and empowering parents of children with all abilities led her to start her blog playing with words 365 where she shares information about speech & language development & intervention strategies, parenting, photography and a little about her family life too. Katie has been working in the field of speech pathology for 12 years and is certified in The Hanen Centre’s It Takes Two to Talk ® and Target Word ® programs and holds a certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). In addition to blogging and being a mommy, Katie works part time in her small private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area. You can follow her on Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter.

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