Posted on: February 08, 2010 @ 1:30 pm No Comments »
Are you thinking of spring yet? I am! I’m counting down the days actually. Thinking about what child needs what in terms of clothing? I am! I’ve already visited the thrift stores for clothing to get my oldest son clothes due to the wear and tear, as well as the fact he grows so fast that I cannot keep up with him! I’m looking forward to going to garage sales too come spring. There are other great ways to shop for brand name clothing, if you catch good sales promotions. The Children’s Place has a couple of promos going on right now. One is a giveaway with Johnson & Johnson. Here are the details:
Facebook Fans can try their luck daily THIS MONTH in the Spring Giveaway and have the chance to win a $25 gift card from The Children’s Place and a JOHNSON’S® FIRST TOUCH™Bath Time Gift Set! Just enter the code word from the Promo tab on our Facebook page and become a fan if you are not already! Click here to visit their fan page.
Then they are having a Spring Dressy Sale! We just found out about it and it ends today, so you will need to act fast if you want to take advantage of the savings. All spring dressy items are 25% off from now until February 8.For all Facebook fans, you get an additional 15% off coupon as well. How’s that for a great reason to get join Facebook?
Here are some favorite looks for the season – all below $100 from head to toe! These outfits are from the big boys and girls section, but are very comparable to the ones in the younger children’s sections. Take a peek and click on the read titles to take you to the the page on The Children’s Place website:
Posted on: February 08, 2010 @ 8:00 am No Comments »
KMR Communications has generously offered to giveaway three products this week and next week, so stay tuned for more great product giveaways!
This week KMR Communications is giving away these three items, so we will have three winners:
1.) A pack of Powerhouse Hit the Deck exercise cards, which we featured here. Trying to lose weight? Short on time? Looking for cardio and strength training all in one workout? Trouble managing your stress? Need a convenient workout at home or on the road? PowerHouse Hit The Deck™ is the answer — one box has it all! Set the timer, draw your first card, and do as many repetitions as you can. When the timer beeps, draw your next card! Simple, easy, effective: a cardiovascular AND strength training workout at the same time, as well as an effective tool to combat stress and the Cortisol Crisis™. Retail Value: $19.99
2.) SOTHYS Aroma-Sothys Energizing Bath Essences Tablets,Energizing Bath Essences Tablets – Effervescent, playful and revitalizing bath pebbles which enrich the bath with their tonic and energizing fragrance… a particular moment of pleasure and wellness. Retail Value: $26.00
and finally
3.) Instant Wrinkle Relief – AminoGenesis Introduces Gone in Sixty Seconds, a Revolutionary New Wrinkle Solution – Give us 15 seconds and we will give you 15 years! Gone In 60 Seconds is a powerful formula that activates on contact to visibly erase fine lines and deep wrinkles – in just seconds! So, why put yourself through the expense and hazards of botulinium injections for short term results? A scientific blend of oxygenating peptides, micro-collagen and firming proteins tightens, firms and reduces puffiness all day long. It’s like having a temporary face-lift in a bottle! Retail Value: $29.95
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Posted on: February 07, 2010 @ 8:00 am No Comments »
We have been hearing more and more about the importance of using BPA free products and products that are non-toxic to our children. Most of us are aware that going green is good for our families and the environment. But the cost in changing everything over to green, organic products is not just time consuming but expensive! Yet at the same time small steps over time makes moving in that direction much more affordable to many families. So without further adieu, I introduce another company that has joined the growing pool of businesses offering a green alternative in feeding accessories for kids and babies – Silikids.
Silikids products are BPA free, clean, hypo allergenic, non-toxic and has few pores, thus inhibiting the growth of bacteria and mold, unlike some sippy cups which can harbor both bateria and mold. The Silikids website says that silicone is safe because “Silicone is basically made up of silicon, a natural element present in sand, quartz and rock, which, after oxygen, is the most abundant element on earth. Silicon is transformed into silicone when combined with oxygen, carbon and hydrogen. Because it is an inert material, it does not react with food or beverages, or produce any hazardous fumes. It’s non-toxic, hypo allergenic, does not promote bacteria or fungus growth, and it does not transmit taste to food.” Silikids products are green because silicone can be recycled and Silikids even suggests you sending your worn out products back to them, but claim that because silicone is very durable that won’t be for a long time.
Intrigued? Just want me to cut to the chase and get to the product line? Ok, they have everything from glass bottles and glass tumblers to knee pads and bibs.
Siliskins comes in a variety of colors for 8oz. and 4oz. bottles, for wideneck and standard in sizes large and small. This is a convenient solution to keep your old glass bottles safe.
Siliskin Glass comes in lime, purple, Retail $11.95
Silibibs come in red, lime, grey and tiffany blue. Retail $11.95
Silipads come in blue, green, orange and red. Retail $17.95
Silibottles come in aqua, pink, grey, white in 8oz. Retail 19.95
Silibottles come in purple, lime, white and aqua in 4oz. Retail $16.95
Please visit Silikids’ Retailer page to find a retail store near you or to find an online shop where Silikids products are sold. Here are a couple of sites that I used to pull photos and prices from:
Posted on: February 06, 2010 @ 8:00 am 4 Comments »
Are your new year’s resolutions to get in shape falling by the wayside? Well, I have just the thing to “spice” up your Saturday morning and get you back on track! So what do you think about yoga? The following yoga information was provided to us by one of our PR contacts. I have not participated in yoga and do not know much about it. However, I thought that adding videos beneath the five exercises might help explain what Candance Morano, a yoga instructor, has described in her article below. Since the videos and the write up were done by different people there may be some slight variations between the two, but I hope they give you a better understanding of what is being conveyed. Yoga or not, those of us still experiencing blustery winter like the sound of summer and are looking forward to warmer weather! Enjoy!
Disclaimer: The following article is for informational purposes only and does not substitute the opinion or recommendation of a medical professional. Please use at your own risk.
Prepare for Summer with Yoga
With summer quickly approaching, many are working overtime at the gym and at home as they prepare for bikinis, short shorts, and strapless dresses. However, making time to incorporate exercise into an already hectic schedule is a huge deterrent for those who want to be fit but are short on time.
With this common issue in mind, certified yoga instructor and founder of Explore Vidya Yoga, Candace Morano recommends the top most effective yoga poses to get your body “summer ready!”
1. Downward Facing Dog Split
* How to “Strike the Pose”:
a) Start in the normal Downward Facing Dog pose with your feet together and hands shoulder width apart (body should be the shape of a pyramid).
b) Inhale and lift the right leg up so that your body is a straight diagonal line from your arms to your toes.
c) Next, inhale again and stretch your right leg out to the right, keeping it as high as possible.
d) Exhale, bringing the right leg back to downward dog pose and repeat two more times.
e) Do the same with your left leg keeping the movement steady with an even breath.
* Body Benefits: “Downward Facing Dog Split is an excellent pose to tone the hips, outer thighs and buttocks,” says Candace. “It also lengthens the spine and hamstrings while strengthen the arms, shoulders, thighs feet and ankles.”
2. Plank Pose (with a Twist)
* How to “Strike the Pose”:
a) Coming from Downward Facing Dog Position, inhale and take your right knee towards your right elbow.
b) Exhale, staying lifted through your pelvis and hips while gently pushing your heart forward, keeping the right knee softly resting on or stretching toward your right elbow.
c) Repeat this pose two more times with a steady breath then repeat three times on the left side.
* Body Benefits: “This is a more challenging version of Plank Pose that will do wonders when aiming to tone your core, arms and
thighs,” says Candace.
3. Warrior II
* How to “Strike the Pose”:
a) From Plank Position, inhale and move your right foot forward between your hands, engaging the core as in the last asana.
b) Exhale and place your right foot firmly onto the earth. Inhale and like a windmill, rise up into the standing position.
c) Exhale again, as you bend your right thigh parallel to the floor.
d) Inhale and ground your left foot 45 degrees into the earth. Feel your inner thighs widen and stretch.
e) Pressing the ball of your right foot, inhale and straighten your right leg. Exhale and bend the right thigh deeper extending the chest and keeping it over the hips and pelvis.
f) Repeat the pose two more times on this side and three times on the left side, feeling stronger and more length with each repetition.
* Body Benefits: “This pose will tone and tighten your legs, arms while opening your hips,” says Candace.
4. Upward Facing Dog
* How to “Strike the Pose”:
a) From the plank position, move slowly into the Upward Facing Dog position (similar to the Cobra pose, but using arms to lift the pelvis and thighs off of the earth). Lift the chest forwarded and up keeping your arms straight. “It’s important to bend the elbow slightly to avoid hyperextension of the joint,” advises Candace.
b) Exhale into the legs, tops of the feet pressed firmly into the floor, feeling the support of the earth rising up from the tops of your toes to the crown of your head.
c) Repeat the sequence of moving from Plank Position asana to Upward Facing Dog three times, allowing the breath to fuel the movement.
* Body Benefits: “The movements and transitions of this pose strengthen the arms, wrists and back of the legs all while stretching and toning the chest,” says Candace.
5. West Side Lunge
* How to “Strike the Pose”:
a) Inhale from Upward Facing Dog and exhale to your hands and knees.
b) Inhale again, placing your right foot between your hands.
c) Exhale as you start to turn to the left coming into the pose keeping your hands on the earth, core engaged, chest lifted and spine long.
d) Inhale lifting up from the core and start to lift your hips as you shift to the right, coming into side lunge on the left side.
e) Repeat this side lunge movement from right to left then left to right ten times coordinating each movement with a breath.
Body Benefits: “This side lunge will tone your buttocks and inner thighs as well as open your hips.” Candace continues “this asana is a great way to prepare for your summer body as it will tone, tighten and create muscular balance around the knee joint.”
Meet Candace Morano
Candace Morano is a certified yoga teacher & educational kinesiologist based in New York. For the past seven years, she has brought together the teachings of yoga, kinesiology, psychotherapy, and aromatherapy to transform the lives of the adult, children, and disabled clients with whom she works.
Combining her degree as a social worker with yoga and educational kinesiologist, Candace began to work privately with children with
Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome and Autism. For three years, she taught the yoga program at the Cooke Center for Learning, working with a body of students with a wide range of special needs. Candace also works with adults. She has taught programs to the parents and teachers of the Learning Spring School and the Rebecca School both based in NYC, incorporating yoga, educational kinesiology, and stress reduction techniques. Candace’s practice incorporates the use of medicinal oils for injuries and aromatherapy in the private classes she runs throughout New York City.
Posted on: February 05, 2010 @ 1:00 pm 3 Comments »
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Baby Planner and Author, Mary Oscategui, generously allowed me to review her ebook, The Baby Planner: A Guide to Becoming a Baby Planner. I thought Ms. Oscategui did a thorough job of presenting the business of a Baby Planner. If you own your own business, even if it isn’t as a Baby Planner, certain aspects of this book could be applied to any small business. It is a guide to the basics in becoming a Baby Planner, with ideas, resources, and forms provided to help get you started in your own Baby Planner business.
The Baby Planning business is relatively new (please see the article at the end of this post), but really seems to be gaining ground. As more and more families live in different cities, different states and even different countries, there is an increasing awareness and need for the support, guidance and help for new mothers that our own mothers and grandmothers had access to by living in close proximity of their families. That is where a Baby Planner fills the void.
A professional Baby Planner does more than just plan your baby shower, she helps prepare for the coming of your baby in a number of ways: she’s a maternity assistant in helping organize all your household needs, if you have a list of services (photographer, spa, chiropractor, doula, midwife etc.) that you are interested in she will assist you in finding a qualified provider, coordinate and schedule those appointments for you, as well help you find local CPR and childbirth classes. By the sounds of it, a true Baby Planner is very knowledgeable in many areas concerning pregnancy, birth, babies and all products related to these things. Sometimes, she is even certified Personal Trainer, Health and Fitness Instructor, Yoga and Pilates Instructor, and an expert in several other fields as well.
Not all women will need or want a Baby Planner, but this book is for those who are interested in becoming a Baby Planner or are considering hiring outside help during their time of expectancy. For more information about The Baby Planner, please visit www.TheBabyPlanner.com To purchase Mary’s ebook click here. It is 207 pages long and is priced at $24.95. There’s even a preview available, click here to view.
Posted on: February 05, 2010 @ 8:00 am 2 Comments »
Fashionable Media Review Policy: The featured product for this review was provided to me, at no cost, by the manufacturer or representing PR agency for the sole purpose of product testing. Opinions expressed are my own and are not influenced by monetary compensation.
Initially, I had a hard time getting through this book, Late, Lost and Unprepared- A Parent’s Guide to Helping Children with Executive Functioning. I found it a bit overwhelming and definitely a book that made me think. I believe that’s why I put off reading it for so long. Each time I picked it up, there was so much to think about and consider – Remember, I have seven children to evaluate as I read and thought through all of the information contained within this book!
The material was interesting as the authors discussed executive function. Here is the formal definition of executive functioning:
The executive functions are a set of processes that all have to do with managing oneself and one’s resources in order to achieve a goal. It is an umbrella term for the neurologically-based skills involving mental control and self-regulations. Page 10.
The basics of executive functions are:
~ The executive functions all serve a “command and control” function: they can be viewed as the ‘conductor’ of all cognitive skills. ~ Executive functions help you manage life tasks of all types. For example, executive functions let you organize a trip, a research project, or a paper for school. ~ Often, when we think of problems with executive functioning, we think of disorganization. However, organization is only one of these important skills. Page 9.
Once I got into the book, I found it very helpful in assessing why a particular child may be the way he/she is and that gave me relief to know that it wasn’t just a discipline issue. It was more like a re-training or learning issue and the way the child processes things in their brain.
This book isn’t alot of pyscho-babble. It is down to earth and straight forward. The authors, Joyce-Cooper-Kahn, Ph.D and Laurie Dietzel, Ph.D have done a very good job of presenting the information they’ve gathered in a simple format with busy parents in mind.
While I did not agree with everything the authors said or recommended, I do think they seemed to have a good understanding of parenthood and the affects of executive weakness as it relates to relationships, school and family life. The second half of the book dealt with practical suggestions on how to help your child who is suffering from executive weakness and that was very helpful.
I found that I was put off by the term executive weakness being labeled as a “disability”, but perhaps that’s just me being overly sensitive. Overall though, I think the book gives parents a better understanding into their child, who may be struggling with turning their homework in late, forgetting things, saying things without thinking, or keeping their room organized.
A couple of my favorite quotes:
And of course, you need to keep the golden rule of raising siblings in mind. That is, fair does not mean equal or the same treatment for all. Being fair means offering to each child what she or he needs.
Remember that the origins of the word discipline come from the Latin word that means ‘to teach’ While thoughtful punishments certainly have a role in raising children, they are useless if the child does not know and have the ability to perform the desired behavior.
Posted on: February 04, 2010 @ 1:00 pm No Comments »
We wrote about Virtual Breastfeeding Help back in December here. But just to give you a recap, Laura Haessly, a Certified Lactation Consultant with IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultants) and Kim Leonetti, a Business and Marketing Director, had the heart and desire to see mothers succeed in their efforts to breastfeed their babies so they started Virtual Breastfeeding Help. Trouble breastfeeding? Knows someone who is struggling in their nursing experience? No need to leave home, they come to you virtually.
Virtual Breastfeeding Help’s Mission is:
All new mothers, no-matter where they are, deserve to have easy access to exceptional breastfeeding help. All new moms deserve to experience the deep satisfaction of nurturing their babies at their breasts. This is exactly why we started helping moms virtually via Webcam and Skype.
Well, they are back and are wanting to help Haiti in their time of need. For a limited time, you may receive free lactation consultations with any donation you make to “Save the Children” in Haiti. Here’s a win-win situation, you get the help and support you need to continue nursing your baby, plus you get to help the children in Haiti as well. What a great opportunity!
FREE Lactation Consultations! A Valentine to You and Children in Need!
Through Valentine’s Day with any donation you make to “Save The Children” in Haiti you will receive a FREE 30 Minute Lactation Consultation (new clients only please) at VirtualBreastfeedingHelp.com
Posted on: February 04, 2010 @ 8:00 am 1 Comment »
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I found Daisy Cook’s website while doing some research and contacted her regarding writing a review about her Friendship Bags. She generously provided a Butterfly Victorian Pink Style. This is just in time for Valentine’s Day! I think most young girls will love these Friendship Bags.
As you can see in the picture the Victorian Pink is pink with pink flowers trimmed with purple. It has silver rhinestones and a pink/purple/tourquoise paisley background. It opens via a magnetic clasp, which is a very easy clasp for even very young girls.
The unique thing about the Friendship Bags is the fact that it is actually a two-in-one bag. It is detachable so that it may be shared and interchanged with friends or sisters who have a Friendship Bag. Each purse also has an inner pocket to store their lip balm or lip gloss depending upon their age.
The Friendship Bag held a delightful little surprise that created quite a stir in the curiosity of my girls. Inside each Friendship Bag is a plastic card saying to look for your secret code. The secret code is actually sewn into a tag along the inside seam within the both Friendship Bags, so my girls each got their own secret codes. It has to be cut out, so for young fingers it is probably best for a parent to cut it out so the purse doesn’t accidentally get snipped in the process.
Then armed with the secret code you visit Rebelle Friendship Bags’ website www.FriendshipBags.com and click “Sign Up”. There you will be required to enter your name, email address, parent’s email address for those under the age of 12 and your secret code.
Once sign up is complete, your secret code leads you to the Design Studio! This is an interactive area where girls get to have fun designing clothes for the Rebelle Girlz. There is also an area where they can create their own patterns, save their creations to their portfolio or even email the owner of Rebelle, Daisy Cook, for her to consider their creations for future Rebelle projects. Our girls really loved this! It is such a wonderful tool to get girls involved in creating their own brand of fashion.
A+ for Rebelle Friendship Bags
My two youngest girls really like their new purses!
Posted on: February 03, 2010 @ 8:00 am 1 Comment »
I don’t know about you, but I haven’t had much opportunity to shop for nursing or maternity lingerie. HOTmilk seems to have come up with a unique product line that fills a void in the market place for women looking for “special” maternity/nursing lingerie. There are a couple of nightwear items that I’d probably buy, but the rest I could probably live without. Just call me a prude. I am just too practical, I guess.
Here’s what HOTmilk has to say about their lingerie collection:
Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to give exquisite lingerie that lifts the spirits. Chic and stylish designs cater to the mood of every woman.
Our philosophy is to empower women, and to remind them that they are beautiful, confident and SEXY!
See the latest HOTmilk collections and enter to win Valentine’s Day prizes at www.hotmilklingerie.com. (Contest goes live on February 1, 2010.)
Posted on: February 02, 2010 @ 8:00 am 1 Comment »
I thought these were a neat alternative to the normal Valentine’s Day cards we usually give out. They are an environmentally friendly Valentine’s Day card, plus they are plantable! These cards do not use up any of our forests as they are made from recycled cotton and contain seeds so that they may be planted, in lieu of throwing them away or putting them in your recycling bin. I think they’d make great little gifts for children and gardeners alike.
Designed especially for Valentine’s Day, the Plantable Valentine’s Day mini card provides your loved ones with a blooming memento and just as your love grows so will wildflowers. What a beautiful way to say I love you! Consider ordering a mailing envelope with your Plantable Valentines Day Mini Card. Envelopes measure 4 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches and take regular postage. $1.25/card, plus $0.28 for an envelope.
$4.99 for a package of 10 cards Ten eco-friendly Valentine’s Day cards are packaged with 10 plantable wildflower seed embedded hearts that grow wildflowers when the heart is planted. Every aspect of this plantable card set is eco-friendly, from the 100% post-consumer waste cardstock, to the compostable corn plastic and the wildflower seed embedded hearts that recycle themselves into flowers.
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I am just too practical, I guess.
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