Swingset Mamas Books, DVD/Video and CD’s make great Holiday presents!!  Share the gift of music with your family and friends.  Use coupon: HOLIDAY at checkout to get your savings.

SHOP 1/3 off Swingset Mamas merchandise HOLIDAY SALE!

Hooray! 2013 Parent’s Choice Silver Award for Dance to the Weather. Check out the review to this awesome weather themed CD produced by our good friend & Meteorologist Mish Michaels. Swingset Mamas are proud to have contributed 5 songs to the project.

Join the Swingset Mamas on January 18th, at 10am as we host an an online Dance Party for Nicklelodeon’s ParentsConnect.

Log onto: Nickelodeon Parents Connect Online Dance Party with the Swingset Mamas

We’ll be spinning your favorite tunes, giving away CDs, answering questions PLUS sharing tips for throwing your own successful FAMILY DANCE PARTY and much more.

We are thrilled that our latest CD “Mamamorphosis” has been honored with a 2011 NAPPA award.   The review said it was : “Great for educating children on basic life lessons and experiences through funky tunes”.    Read the full review.

Our new Swingset Mamas CD, MAMAMORPHOSIS  has received a 2011 Parents Choice Award!  Woo Hoo!  Read the review and ORDER today. 

World Autism Awareness Day: Do you dare to be aware?

by Marlowe on Fri, April 1st, 2011

(reposted from Friendship circle blog )

Tomorrow, April 2nd is World Autism Awareness Day, and April is Autism Awareness Month.  Although some of us live with Autism everyday, most people have difficulty understanding what living with Autism really means. Since children with autism often physically look like other kids, it can be like having an invisible disability.

Why is awareness so important?

People tend to be afraid of what they don’t understand.  Awareness has the power to change people’s attitudes from “Ugh, I can’t believe that kid is behaving so badly” to “is there anything I can do to help?”  This is why parents, educators, family and friends of kids with autism need to share their stories with their community.

Take a walk in someone else’s shoes

My oldest daughter has Autism, and my experiences and challenges raising a child with autism inspired me to write the song ”Take a Walk in Someone Else’s Shoes” by the Swingset Mamas. Watch this video and discuss it with your family.  Imagine if you “had something to say and the words wouldn’t come out?”  How can you “Understand another Point of view”, or “See what someone else is going through”. This video spreads the powerful message of acceptance and inclusion of all people.

“If you’ve met one kid with autism, then you’ve met one kid with autism.”

Each person with autism is unique with their own challenges ranging from no speech or communication with extreme behaviors, to highly verbal and difficulty with social language and situations.  The one thing that ALL people have in common is that everyone wants to be loved, accepted and included.  Don’t be afraid of Autism.  Dare to be aware, and embrace a child or family with Autism today