A baby mentor is a very new term and refers to a person who mentors, (supports and guides), a parent, or parents with a baby, often a new baby. Often, but not always, a baby mentor subscribes to a 'method' of baby management. Methods of baby management have been around since the early part of the 19th century. These early authors on baby management were Trubi King and Dr. Spock. Since then books about baby management have proliferated and in some cases caused considerable controversy. Gina Ford's old fashioned, back-to-routines method in particular. Following the proliferation in baby management literature, a new personal service of babymentoring is developing. Some mentors earn up to £1000 per day, coaching new parents in their particular method of baby management.
Arguably the need, or market for baby mentors is a product of a mobile and consumerist society. In previous generations children grew up looking after younger siblings or cousins or neighbour's children which prepared them for eventual parenthood. In addition when these generations became parents they had the support of experienced grandparents, aunts and neighbours themselves. In the nuclear, post-industrial and mobile family units in which Western individuals now mature, there is little or no opportunity to apprentice parenting skills with the result that new parents can be isolated and uncertain about their parenting. It could also be said that this need (or insecurity) has fostered a very lucrative market, in whose interests it is to promote the idea that there is such a thing as 'the best way to bring up baby'.
Responsible baby mentors seek to genuinely support parents in finding the confidence to bring up their children according to their own values and their family's needs, with realistic expectations of the ups and downs of family life. Currently, baby management is a sensitive and contentious issue such that proponents of different 'baby methods' can be evangelical in their zeal!, as a brief look at some websites will reveal.
First published use of the specific term 'baby mentor' on the web is www.babymentoring.com
Arguably the need, or market for baby mentors is a product of a mobile and consumerist society. In previous generations children grew up looking after younger siblings or cousins or neighbour's children which prepared them for eventual parenthood. In addition when these generations became parents they had the support of experienced grandparents, aunts and neighbours themselves. In the nuclear, post-industrial and mobile family units in which Western individuals now mature, there is little or no opportunity to apprentice parenting skills with the result that new parents can be isolated and uncertain about their parenting. It could also be said that this need (or insecurity) has fostered a very lucrative market, in whose interests it is to promote the idea that there is such a thing as 'the best way to bring up baby'.
Responsible baby mentors seek to genuinely support parents in finding the confidence to bring up their children according to their own values and their family's needs, with realistic expectations of the ups and downs of family life. Currently, baby management is a sensitive and contentious issue such that proponents of different 'baby methods' can be evangelical in their zeal!, as a brief look at some websites will reveal.
First published use of the specific term 'baby mentor' on the web is www.babymentoring.com
Convirtualization is a Neologism created by Prof [http://cs.gmu.edu/~hfoxwell/ Harry J Foxwell, PhD]
to describe the convergence of several Virtualization technologies
such as Virtual machine computing and Virtual reality, or VR. The
future widespread deployment of VR as exemplified in today's
Second Life environment will require enormous computation, storage,
and network resources, enabled by virtualized computing.
to describe the convergence of several Virtualization technologies
such as Virtual machine computing and Virtual reality, or VR. The
future widespread deployment of VR as exemplified in today's
Second Life environment will require enormous computation, storage,
and network resources, enabled by virtualized computing.
Brewing Broadcasts or "Brewcasts"
There term "Brewcast" was first used by Graham Sanders years before there was such a thing as an iPod. It was used to merge the words brewing and broadcast into a single word to talk about the home brewing of beer.
The term has been used by many other homebrewing podcasts. Even those that refer to themselves as podcasts still get group into the genre of the word "brewcast". Many of these homebrewing radio programs exist on the web today.Some common brewcasts are as follows.
AleNuts
Podcasters, Lonnie and Debra McAllister
Lonnie and Debra have some old time music and ads that make you feel comfortable and like grabbing another beer.
The podcast is great for every homebrewer.
Aussie Craftbrewer Radio
Podcasters, Graham Sanders and Ian Cellerman
Graham Sanders is sometimes refered to as the "father of beer radio". He and Ian have the longest running show about beer on the Internet.
The topics are great and these two are very entertaining to listen to. Especially great for beer geeks because this podcast has great technical information. It's usually packed full of information and worth saving to listen to multiple times. The show is the oldest brewcast of the bunch.
Basic Brewing Radio
Podcaster, James Spencer
James Spencer has the most downloaded homebrew podcast on the Internet. His shows are well edited, very clear, and easy to understand. He also has brewing how-to DVD's on his site for extract and grain brewing. It's easy to understand how is so popular.
Brew Bubbas
Podcasters, Craig and Jerry
Craig and Jerry have been brewing beer and enjoying it since 1995. They cover a wide range of homebrewing topics, and the is is a great place to go for information that you may not have heard somewhere else.
Brewcrazy
Podcasters, Johnny Max and the Brew Crew
Johnny Max and the Brew crew put out a great podcast in Texas called . The personalities are great and everyone has a great time. Princess Candice and King Binka are some of the most popular homebrewing radio personalities. They'll have you laughing and having a great time, while also giving you some really good homebrewing information.
Jamil Show
Podcasters, Jamil Zainasheff and Jon Plise
Jamil Zainasheff is the most decorated homebrewer in the world. Jon Plise was the 2006 California Homebrewer of the Year. Their style show goes through each style one at a time in great detail. They always give out a recipe at the end. These two are by far the two most decorated brewers on Internet radio.
MoreBeer Monthly Podcast
Podcasters, Various MoreBeer Employees
The is put out by MoreBeer.com. Don't let that make you think that this is a commercial podcast, just out to sell you things.
There's a lot of good information out there, and MoreBeer is starting to come out with video tutorials now also. There are some pretty exciting things
happening here.
Sunday Session
Podcasters, Justin Crossley, Jason Petros, Shaun O'Sullivan, and Dr. Scott Lothamer
The is a podcast that is three hours long. This podcast is full of jokes, games, fun, and just a great time. This is also a live podcast,
so you can chat, and call in with questions. This is a great podcast to have a few beers to and enjoy the experience.
Yeast Slurry Podcast
Podcaster, Matthew Kunzman, also known as Matt Kunzman.
The is a podcast for homebrewers to learn more about brewing beer, wine and meads. It's a well put together how-to podcast. Matt is very entertaining in the podcast and is quite a personality.
Matt is currently the president of the Snake River Brewers, a homebrew club out of Boise, Idaho. The Snake River Brewers are a certified AHA homebrew club and their webpage is located at
Matt is also known for his various article on homebrewing. His 80 Random Brewing tips and Yeast presentation are a few among many articles that he has written.
There term "Brewcast" was first used by Graham Sanders years before there was such a thing as an iPod. It was used to merge the words brewing and broadcast into a single word to talk about the home brewing of beer.
The term has been used by many other homebrewing podcasts. Even those that refer to themselves as podcasts still get group into the genre of the word "brewcast". Many of these homebrewing radio programs exist on the web today.Some common brewcasts are as follows.
AleNuts
Podcasters, Lonnie and Debra McAllister
Lonnie and Debra have some old time music and ads that make you feel comfortable and like grabbing another beer.
The podcast is great for every homebrewer.
Aussie Craftbrewer Radio
Podcasters, Graham Sanders and Ian Cellerman
Graham Sanders is sometimes refered to as the "father of beer radio". He and Ian have the longest running show about beer on the Internet.
The topics are great and these two are very entertaining to listen to. Especially great for beer geeks because this podcast has great technical information. It's usually packed full of information and worth saving to listen to multiple times. The show is the oldest brewcast of the bunch.
Basic Brewing Radio
Podcaster, James Spencer
James Spencer has the most downloaded homebrew podcast on the Internet. His shows are well edited, very clear, and easy to understand. He also has brewing how-to DVD's on his site for extract and grain brewing. It's easy to understand how is so popular.
Brew Bubbas
Podcasters, Craig and Jerry
Craig and Jerry have been brewing beer and enjoying it since 1995. They cover a wide range of homebrewing topics, and the is is a great place to go for information that you may not have heard somewhere else.
Brewcrazy
Podcasters, Johnny Max and the Brew Crew
Johnny Max and the Brew crew put out a great podcast in Texas called . The personalities are great and everyone has a great time. Princess Candice and King Binka are some of the most popular homebrewing radio personalities. They'll have you laughing and having a great time, while also giving you some really good homebrewing information.
Jamil Show
Podcasters, Jamil Zainasheff and Jon Plise
Jamil Zainasheff is the most decorated homebrewer in the world. Jon Plise was the 2006 California Homebrewer of the Year. Their style show goes through each style one at a time in great detail. They always give out a recipe at the end. These two are by far the two most decorated brewers on Internet radio.
MoreBeer Monthly Podcast
Podcasters, Various MoreBeer Employees
The is put out by MoreBeer.com. Don't let that make you think that this is a commercial podcast, just out to sell you things.
There's a lot of good information out there, and MoreBeer is starting to come out with video tutorials now also. There are some pretty exciting things
happening here.
Sunday Session
Podcasters, Justin Crossley, Jason Petros, Shaun O'Sullivan, and Dr. Scott Lothamer
The is a podcast that is three hours long. This podcast is full of jokes, games, fun, and just a great time. This is also a live podcast,
so you can chat, and call in with questions. This is a great podcast to have a few beers to and enjoy the experience.
Yeast Slurry Podcast
Podcaster, Matthew Kunzman, also known as Matt Kunzman.
The is a podcast for homebrewers to learn more about brewing beer, wine and meads. It's a well put together how-to podcast. Matt is very entertaining in the podcast and is quite a personality.
Matt is currently the president of the Snake River Brewers, a homebrew club out of Boise, Idaho. The Snake River Brewers are a certified AHA homebrew club and their webpage is located at
Matt is also known for his various article on homebrewing. His 80 Random Brewing tips and Yeast presentation are a few among many articles that he has written.
Atrabilioso (Black bilious) is a Colombian centre-right political weblog. It's run by journalist Jaime Restrepo since 25 February 2005.
It's updated on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, featuring articles by Jaime Ruiz (from País bizarro fame), Jaime Restrepo, and journalist Miguel Yances, respectively.
Atrabilioso was part of the Generación invisible collective blog until early 2007. Restrepo also leads an anti-kidnapping campaign, which asks for the release of all hostages in Colombia, not only the around 50 whose families seek a so-called "humanitarian exchange" with FARC.
It's updated on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, featuring articles by Jaime Ruiz (from País bizarro fame), Jaime Restrepo, and journalist Miguel Yances, respectively.
Atrabilioso was part of the Generación invisible collective blog until early 2007. Restrepo also leads an anti-kidnapping campaign, which asks for the release of all hostages in Colombia, not only the around 50 whose families seek a so-called "humanitarian exchange" with FARC.