Monday, October 5, 2009

Advisory Board Selected for Kids Educational & Entertainment Site

ZiggityZoom Advisory Board Includes More than 30 Specialists in Education, Health, Nutrition,

Child Development, Parenting, Literacy, Language and Safety



Virginia Beach, VA – The ZiggityZoom.com Advisory Board was announced today by Kristin Fitch, CEO, Ziggity Zoom LLC. Created to provide developmental direction and consultation regarding creative, educational and literary content, childhood health and parent education, the board is composed of experts from around the country that share a commitment to children’s development and well-being. The Advisory Board member list is attached to this release.

“This group of experts share our commitment and passion for helping children excel in areas of creativity, literacy and education, well being and regardless of their economic status,” said Fitch. “Their contribution and feedback will be invaluable in helping ZiggityZoom.com achieve an even greater positive effect on families with young children.” To be instituted in the next few months is a new area in the parenting section, What Parents Need to Know Now, where member experts will contribute updated posts in their given specialties.



Ziggity Zoom LLC maintains a network of family-oriented websites and is the parent company of ZiggityZoom.com, a Fun & Educational website devoted to pre and school-age children and their parents. It is also a resource for teachers and parents with a concentration in Kindergarten Readiness and Preschool Development. The site is free with educational worksheets, online coloring, online games and online stories with audio. The site also features easy family crafts, activities and free printables. A parenting section deals with informative articles on parenting, nutrition, preschool and elementary education, kids health and social development.

ZiggityZoom Advisory Board Members

Amy Baxter MD
Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Penny L Cohen
Speech & Language Pathology

Melissa Chapman

Parenting Editor / Features Writer

Sangeeta Dey, Psy.D.
Pediatric Neuropsychologist

Kathleen DesMaisons, PhD

Addictive Nutrition / Author

Joanna Dolgoff, MD

Pediatrician/Child Obesity

Mitzi Dulan

Nutrition/ Fitness

Natalie Robinson Garfield

Infant / Toddler Development

Paul Scott Gilbertson

Literacy/ Reach a Child

Karyn Hodgens

Money Management Educator

Dianne de Las Casas

Storytelling / Literacy

Carole Lieberman, MD
Psychiatry /Clinical Faculty UCLA

Candace Lindemann

Educational Consultant

Dr. John Mayer
Parenting Psychology/ Author

Alexandra Mayzler

Education / Homework Skills

Monika Mira

Baby Sign Language

Deborah McNelis
Early Brain Development

Brenda Nixon, MA

Parenting Expert



Lee-Ann O'Neill

Literacy



Erin Palinski
Childhood Nutrition/ Pediatric Obesity



Jodie Randisi
Positive Parenting



Julie Rebboah

Reading Intervention



Julie Watson Smith

Character Education



Dr. Felicia D. Stoler, DCN, MS, RD, FACSM

Nutritionist & Exercise Physiologist



Susan Davis Swanson, LCSW, BCD

StepFamily Education


Mary Talalay, MS, MPH

Public Health & Children’s Nutrition

Debbie Mancini-Wilson
Nurturing Creativity

Joseph W. Wojcik

Bullying & Parental Nuturing