Interesting new web site

egrandi · Post by **egrandi** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 11:28 am

Here is a link to new to a new web site – http://www.mydaddysnores.com , which was developed in conjunction with a new children’s book My Daddy Snores, published by Scholastic, Inc.

The goal of the book and the website is to educate and raise awareness about snoring and the health risks that lurk behind the noise, as well as about sleep in general......... leading families to a better night’s sleep!

inacpapfog · Post by **inacpapfog** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 11:31 am

Neat way to help children learn what snoring can mean for some people. Most grow up laughing at people that snore!

neversleeps · Post by **neversleeps** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 11:53 am

I noticed that site provides links to resources for support groups, forums and chat rooms---and it doesn't include cpaptalk.com.

What a shame, they left out the best forum of all!

birdshell · Post by **birdshell** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 12:12 pm

It is sad that they have omitted the best forum, but still a step forward.

I wonder if they would not respond to a number of requests, and add the forum? If we were all to ask for its inclusion on their list, they may revise the list.

As a teacher of over 30 years, I have the utmost respect for Scholastic and many of the topics they choose to highlight. They have helped to keep children interested in books and reading, while teaching about important issues.

Plus, they publish the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling! What's not to love?

Wulfman · Post by **Wulfman** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 12:27 pm

neversleeps wrote:I noticed that site provides links to resources for support groups, forums and chat rooms---and it doesn't include cpaptalk.com.

What a shame, they left out the best forum of all!

birdshell wrote:It is sad that they have omitted the best forum, but still a step forward.

I wonder if they would not respond to a number of requests, and add the forum? If we were all to ask for its inclusion on their list, they may revise the list.

As a teacher of over 30 years, I have the utmost respect for Scholastic and many of the topics they choose to highlight. They have helped to keep children interested in books and reading, while teaching about important issues.

Plus, they publish the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling! What's not to love? Laughing

I made the suggestion to them in through their "Contact Info" button.
If anybody else is interested in contacting them, here's the link to send them an e-mail:

contactus@mydaddysnores.com

Den

birdshell · Post by **birdshell** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 12:38 pm

Thanks, Den.

I did the same and was just coming here to post the address, but you kindly did so!

I believe they may be open to suggestions, from my dealings with the company through book clubs and book fairs.

krousseau · Post by **krousseau** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 1:34 pm

Yes & no.

Yes-this is the best website for late teens & adults with SDB.

No-I would not want a child doing a search of the posts. My Daddy Snores is a web site for young children. Children should not need supervision when visiting a Scholastic web site. Parents should not need to block the Scholastic web site.

The new guidelines have really been effective in eliminating the bullying tone of some of the posts. The offensive posts are still available in searches.

Truly unfortunate-given the value of this forum to people with SDB/OSA.

birdshell · Post by **birdshell** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 2:37 pm

mydaddysnores website wrote: We are not medical experts. So, we are providing you with a Resource Center where you can obtain information and guidance from the leaders in the field of sleep and sleep medicine. For those who have no medical condition and are seeking ways to eliminate the snoring noise, as well as to learn more about sleep, there is guidance for you as well.

A good night’s sleep is essential to happy and productive days for everyone. Snoring is an epidemic that is compromising the sleep of both snorers and snorees in families all over the world. We are here to help and thank you for coming to visit http://www.mydaddysnores.com.

This website was made possible through a generous gift from the Respironics Sleep and Respiratory Research Foundation. We wish to express our gratitude to the Foundation for supporting our shared commitment to raising awareness and supporting education about snoring and sleep apnea.

I have provided the above copied from the website. It made clear to me that a preschooler up to a second or third grader (the primary target of picture books such as this one) was not the intended audience for the resources on the website.

The other resources are not all appropriate for small children, either. In fact, the reading level of a child for such a picture book would pretty much rule out any such child from using the provided resources and links.

Further, IMO children should ALWAYS be supervised when using the Internet. I have taught computer classes, and this is a firmly entrenched concept in the field. It IS amazing, however, that so many children are NOT supervised.

Thanks for your contribution, Kay, as it was an excellent point that none of us were considering. Your comments made me look for the age level and appropriateness of the overall site, and I should have done that at first. How do you always find the next question to be answered? It is one of your best traits.

krousseau · Post by **krousseau** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 2:54 pm

It is that group of kids that is can read pretty well and write well enough to put together coherent sentences but don't have well developed moral/ethical judgement-that requires high order thinking. They are at high risk on the internet-either as perpetrators or victims. I agree that kids should be supervised-these kids are smart enough to gain internet access away from watchful parents.

wading thru the muck! · Post by **wading thru the muck!** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 3:05 pm

egrandi wrote:Here is a link to new to a new web site – http://www.mydaddysnores.com, which was developed in conjunction with a new children’s book My Daddy Snores, published by Scholastic, Inc.

The goal of the book and the website is to educate and raise awareness about snoring and the health risks that lurk behind the noise, as well as about sleep in general......... leading families to a better night’s sleep!

Oh come on now Ed! the goal of the book and the website is to sell books!

As a Dad with four young kids in school, I am inundated with "Scholastic" flyers weekly. Seems very hypocritical for your organization to promote this commercial venture on your website considering your past actions with regard to even the mention of cpap.com on your forum. I think it also takes nerve to come here and try to promote this commercial venture.

BTW, for those of you who don't know... "egrandi" is Ed Grandi, the executive director of the American Sleep Apnea Association (ASAA), the owner of the forum that the "Scholastic" website links to.

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krousseau · Post by **krousseau** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 4:01 pm

cpaptalk.com is listed in the resource links on the ASAA web site and egrandi has a profile that clearly identifies his connections.

If a venture has goals that are sales/$$$ related does that negate any other goals they may have that are related to awareness and education?

wading thru the muck! · Post by **wading thru the muck!** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 5:58 pm

krousseau wrote:cpaptalk.com is listed in the resource links on the ASAA web site and egrandi has a profile that clearly identifies his connections.

If a venture has goals that are sales/$$$ related does that negate any other goals they may have that are related to awareness and education?

The folks at the ASAA forum have painfully expressed their requirement that they are in no way to be linked with any commercial enterprizes. Many of us have had endless posts edited or deleted because we had the gaul to mention cpaptalk or cpap.com.

I just felt the need to once again point out their hypocracy in this regard.

I'll paraphrase your question to me and make my point;

"If (cpap.com) has goals that are sales/$$$ related does that negate any other goals they may have that are related to awareness and education?"

According to the folks involved with the ASAA... Yes it does... that is, if cpap.com is the venture.

krousseau · Post by **krousseau** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 9:01 pm

Do they do the same for mention of any commercially related venture or only cpap.com & cpaptalk.com?

wading thru the muck! · Post by **wading thru the muck!** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 6:18 am

krousseau wrote:Do they do the same for mention of any commercially related venture or only cpap.com & cpaptalk.com?

Great question! Their policy is to prohibit all mention of commercially relateded ventures, but as you can see in practice, they seem to pick and choose.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 10:10 am

Of course, the best way to verify that post, is to do a search of the ASAA website, I found 598 posts to this site/store. The policy is clearly outlined in posting guidelines.

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