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CharmStrandz™ Zipper Bracelets for Kids Are Quickly Becoming the Hottest New Trend with Kids, Teens & Even Some Cool Moms
All the rage in NYC and LA, the zipper bracelet has now arrived for kids. - September 07, 2012 - CharmStrandz Inc.
Christina Botto Authors Constructive Strategies on Parenting Teenagers
Christina Botto, a parent-teen mediator, authored a book on parenting teenagers which offers proven strategies to build a healthy parent teen relationship. - September 07, 2012 - Christina Botto
Heather T. Forbes to Present Parent Training in Houston
On Saturday, October 6th, 2012, Heather T. Forbes, LCSW, founder of the Beyond Consequences Institute and internationally published author, is excited to present in Houston,TX. Forbes, an authority on raising children with difficult and severe behaviors and self-development, is conducting her... - September 07, 2012 - Beyond Consequences Institute
Lookio Books Launches LookioBooks.com for Creating Custom Children’s Books
Lookio Books is open for business at www.LookioBooks.com. - September 06, 2012 - Lookio Books
"Meet Moms Near You" Says New Online Social Start-Up
Site to connect moms of all walks with other moms in the area via geomapping - September 06, 2012 - mama meetcha
IQurio Releases New iPad App That Takes Learning to the Theater
IQurio today announced that their first educational game, ABC Theater - The Alphabet Song, is now available for download exclusively for iPad. It is an engaging and beautifully designed educational game where children learn to write, sing and play The Alphabet Song. What gives the App appeal with... - September 04, 2012 - IQurio - Smart Apps for Kids
5 Dinners in 1 Hour; Parents Ditch the Drive Thru with Michelle Dudley's Unique Meal Plan
Ditching the drive thru has never been easier, even with school starting back. Get all the kids off to ball practice, dance lessons, and music lessons while still having time to get dinner on the table. How? By prepping 5 Dinners in 1 Hour just once a week, and just baking or throwing them in the slow cooker before you go. No more of the kids complaining about cold pizza again! - August 31, 2012 - 5 Dinners in 1 Hour
New Parenting Blog Offers Useful Advice & Incredible Giveaway
Leading baby and toddler gear retailer launches parenting blog with Stokke Xplory Stroller giveaway. - August 26, 2012 - LMC Right Start, Inc.
Spend Less on Back-to-School Supplies
With school starting in just a few weeks, BBB offers tips on how to stick to your budget this year. - August 22, 2012 - BBB Serving New Hampshire
Rochester Area Welcomes Operation Kidsafe Free Child Safety Event
The best digital fingerprinting equipment in the world will be in Victor, NY for only 2 days and it's Free. - August 22, 2012 - Operation Kidsafe
Manchester CT Hosting Free Operation KidSafe Digital Fingerprinting Event
One of the Operation KidSafe digital fingerprinting units will be available at no charge to your family. - August 22, 2012 - Operation Kidsafe
Take the Stress of Head Lice Off Your Back to School List
Hair Whisperers Screens for and Kills Lice and Nits in One Appointment - August 21, 2012 - Hair Whisperers
Gfreely Launches "Back-to-School" Discount Program for Gluten Free Students
Gluten Free Subscription Boxes Get Parents and Kids Ready for School Without Breaking the Bank. Gfreely’s gluten free subscription box service and online store help students on a gluten free diet discover healthy, sustainable gluten free options without paying the ‘gluten free premium’. - August 17, 2012 - Gfreely
Operation Kidsafe First Fingerprinting Station Location in Canada to be in Calgary
Operation Kidsafe announces the first Fingerprint Station Location in Canada. The latest all digital equipment will be on site full time in Calgary starting in September 12, 2012. That location is in Calgary, Alberta at Charlesglen Toyota Scion 7687 110 Avenue NW Calgary AB T3R1R8 403-241-0888. No personal information will be taken. The service is also free. - August 16, 2012 - Operation Kidsafe
Au Pair Carries the Olympic Torch
Within a month of finishing up her cultural childcare experience with the Englebert family in Claremont, Mathilde Bonus was racing down the streets of Sandwich, England with the Olympic torch in hand. This last year Mathilde left Belgium to spend a year in the Go Au Pair cultural exchange and... - August 16, 2012 - Go Au Pair Corporate
Local Behavioral Therapy Center Helps Special Needs Children Go Back to School
Behavioral Consulting of Tampa Bay provides 7 great tips for parents with children diagnosed with Autism, ADHD or other developmental disorders. - August 12, 2012 - Media Fusion
Rapid Protect Enhances Popular "Rapid Tracker" Mobile Apps and Releases Full Features for Basic J2ME Non-Smart Feature Phones for Family Tracking
Rapid Protect announced enhancement of its award winning Rapid Tracker GPS tracking apps. It adds full support for basic J2ME Non-Smart feature phones to address popular demands by families to support low cost phones. This makes Rapid protect the Only Mobile App for family tracking that is available on all major mobile platforms including low cost non-smart phones. Rapid Tracker is now available on iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Brew and non-smart (Java) Feature Phones. - August 07, 2012 - Rapidsoft Systems, Inc.
DITTOBLOX, the Modular Building Pods That Spark Creative Minds Launches on Kickstarter Crowd Funding Site
A creative dad designed a honeycomb shaped building block toy made from recycled milk jugs in the USA. Not designed to compete directly with other building brick toys, they encourage more open ended, imaginative play. - August 02, 2012 - DITTOBLOX
Acclaimed Gender Selection Specialist Offers Amazing Promotion; Makes High Cost Technique Affordable for All
Acclaimed gender selection specialists at The Silverman Center are offering women a solution to the high cost of safe and effective gender selection techniques. For the next three months, the Silverman Center is offering a reduced price of $3,950 for a consultation and two procedures using sperm... - July 30, 2012 - The Silverman Center Scarsdale
New Blog Puts Parenting in Proper Context
New blog for any parent who is a little less than perfect. - July 29, 2012 - Less Than Perfect Parents
Powerhouse Attorney Jenét Pequeño on Chicago’s WLEY-FM with Host Antonia
La Ley Chicago will feature hard-nosed family law litigator, Jenét Pequeño as their guest legal analyst on 107.9 FM on Saturday, August 4th and 11th at 5:00AM. - July 29, 2012 - Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving Ltd.
Heroes of the World, Unite in Play
Veteran toy developers, Go, Go, Dynamo!, are harnessing the power of Kickstarter to crowd fund the first line of action figures that teach kids about diverse cultures through great play and magical stories. This knowledge fosters a mutual understanding between people of unfamiliar backgrounds and cultures. - July 28, 2012 - Go Go Dynamo
Surprise Lake Camp’s Bar and Bat Mitzvah Program Sets New Record
The best story about Surprise Lake Camp this year may not be that it is celebrating its 110th Anniversary. The best story may be that a record 25 campers and staff will celebrate their bar or bat mitzvahs at the camp over the course of the summer. For 110 years Surprise Lake Camp has been... - July 27, 2012 - Surprise Lake Camp
Bay Area Fathers and Families Encouraged to Participate in the 8th Annual High Promise Dads Fatherhood Conference and Wellness Fair
The 8th Annual High-Promise Dads Fatherhood Conference will be held on Saturday, August 25th, at Cathedral of Faith in San Jose, CA. This event features in-depth workshops that provide positive parenting tips, tools, and community resources for Bay Area fathers and father figures. - July 27, 2012 - Building Peaceful Families
New Program Trains Parents of Children with Autism
FIT Targets Difficult Behaviors that Interfere with Success in Typical Social Settings. STAR Specialties, a service of Vista Hill, is providing group behavioral training to parents together with their children diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The FIT (Family Intensive Training)... - July 25, 2012 - Vista Hill/STAR Specialties
Parenting Teenagers Brings Parents and Their Teenage Children Closer
Parenting teenagers is one of the toughest jobs in the world and being fully aware of this fact, Christina Botto started Parenting A Teenager, a web site that addresses issues between parents and their teenage kids. - July 25, 2012 - Christina Botto
Advice to Marissa Mayer from a Mom CEO
Metro Moms Network CEO and Founder Kathy Zucker offers advice and support from maternity leave to Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer. - July 24, 2012 - Metro Moms Network, LLC
Fathers’ Rights Attorney Jeffery Leving Appears on LA Talk Radio
Tune in July 23 at 1:00PM CT as Fathers’ Rights Attorney Jeffery M. Leving appears on LA Talk Radio to discuss his newly released book, How to Be a Good Divorced Dad. - July 22, 2012 - Law Offices of Jeffery M. Leving Ltd.
NewProductHelp.com Tabbed to Represent B-Active Blanket Invention to Industry Over Next 2 Years
Khuram A., California resident and inventor, has contracted South Florida invention assistance leader NewProductHelp.com to represent his B-Active Blanket to potential licensees over the next 2 years. A simple yet effective new product targeted primarily at parents and caregivers of babies, the... - July 19, 2012 - New Product Help, Inc.
New Hope for Women Lacking Functional Eggs in Their Ovaries Who Want to Have Their Own Baby
The US Patent Office has allowed application 11/473,910 for a method to grow oocytes (eggs) from a woman’s ovaries even if the ovaries are no longer producing oocytes. With conventional IVF (in vitro fertilization), unless a woman supplies her own eggs, the baby is not genetically related to her. For the first time, this technology allows a woman who is not making eggs to have a baby that is genetically related to her. - July 13, 2012 - Ovacyte LLC
Sage School Expands to Include Kindergarten
Private School Focusing on Language Learning Differences Expands to Include K-8. - July 12, 2012 - Sage School
Introducing Safees: How to Reduce Your and Your Child’s Risk of Being Hurt in Traffic
Safees pedestrian traffic safety reflectors are cool, cute, fun, inexpensive reflectors that save lives. A pedestrian wearing a reflector can increase his or her visibility by as much as 700% and decrease the risk of being hurt in an accident by up to ten times. By attaching a reflector to children’s or adult's clothing lives are saved. Pedestrian safety reflectors have been used in Scandinavian countries since the 1960’s and they have the lowest traffic accident mortality rates in the world. - July 12, 2012 - Safees
Natural Head Lice Treatment Kits Offer Parents Alternative Lice Removal Methods
Don't let lice stop summer fun. Veteran head lice removal company, Hair Whisperers, helps parents control lice with all natural products and treatment kits. - July 11, 2012 - Hair Whisperers
Body Contouring Shapewear Before and After Pregnancy
Body After Baby™ designs the ideal pregnancy and post pregnancy support garments to assist with changes such as lower back pain, posture changes, and the dreaded “pooch” following delivery. - July 11, 2012 - Body After Baby
Leading Consumer Reviews and Online Shopping Website MyReviewsNow.net Welcomes Efinancial
MyReviewsNow.net’s Newest Affiliate Partner Efinancial Offers a Quick, Easy and Convenient Way to Buy Life Insurance. Plus, People who Shop for Life Insurance at Efinancial Can Access Free Unbiased Advice from Licensed Insurance Agents. - July 09, 2012 - Retail Solutions Advisors
New Cute Dinosaurs Roaming in Baby Nursery Décor by Teamson
Experience a world of prehistoric imagination with Teamson’s Dinosaur Kingdom Collection of Children Furniture and Decor. An abundance of vibrant colors and high quality hand crafted design makes for a substantial way to spark a child’s own unique imagination and creativity. Teamson... - July 09, 2012 - Teamson
Baby K’tan Surprise Price Cut Helps Parents in Economic Recovery
In a surprise move designed to help retailers and parents alike cope with the current economy, Baby K’tan has slashed the price of its Baby Carrier. - July 02, 2012 - Baby K'tan, LLC
Elite Sportz Band Brings a Russian Tradition to the U.S. to Satisfy a Growing Concern Over Athletic Safety
Elite Sportz Band’s back warmer makes a traditional band used in Russia for years available to gymnasts and dancers in the U.S. - July 01, 2012 - Elite Sportz Band
Business of Champions and Lou Brock Selects uKnow.com to Power Its Parenting Monitoring Solution Offering.
Hall of Fame Baseball Player teams with uKnow.com to help parents confront digital dangers including cyberbullying, sexting and online predators. - June 30, 2012 - uKnow.com, Inc.
Amber Alert GPS Announces Free My Child ID™ Software Download Offer
Amber Alert GPS is offering free download of My Child ID software through July 31, 2012, helping parents quickly organize and keep track of their child’s vital information. - June 29, 2012 - Amber Alert GPS
Many Significant Differences Between Joint and Sole Child Custody, Corso & Rhude Says
There are many different types of child custody to consider when filing for divorce from a spouse. From joint custody to the differences between joint legal and joint physical custody, the experienced Arizona divorce lawyers at Corso & Rhude can explain the differences and defend your rights in... - June 29, 2012 - Law Office of Corso & Rhude, PLLC
Finding Places to Go Just Got Easier: AroundTownKids Offers Updated Free App for Parents
AroundTownKids.com, is excited to announce the release of the newest version of their app which lists Fun Places to go in DFW. This App is the only one of its kind and is exclusive to AroundTownKids. With the tap of a finger this latest version enables parents to find fun and interesting places to go in DFW – everything from bowling alleys to museums to parks. The app is simple to use and sorted for easy perusing listing types of places. - June 28, 2012 - AroundTownKids
Jerri Simpson “The Debt Lady” Tells How to Deal with Screaming Kids in the Toy Store
Financial Strategist Gives Tips on Rewarding Kids for Actual Work Done - June 28, 2012 - The Debt Lady
CloudMom Website Launches - From One Mom to You
Announcing CloudMom, the first-ever how-to online video resource on baby's first year hosted by a mom: Melissa Lawrence, mother of 5. - June 28, 2012 - CloudMom
Exceptional Minds Marks First Year as Vocational School and Working Studio for Young Adults on Autism Spectrum
Ed Asner, Isabella Hoffman, execs from Warner Bros. and others gather at open house Friday, June 22, to celebrate Exceptional Minds' many accomplishments its first year, including project for Weinstein movie Lawless. - June 24, 2012 - Exceptional Minds
July is National Sandwich Generation Month: GeorgiaFamilyLaw Offers 4 Ways to Help Aging Parents Plan for Long-Term Care
July is National Sandwich Generation month, an observance honoring a generation of adults sandwiched between caring for young kids and aging parents at the same time. Atlanta attorney Steve Worrall offers 4 ways "Sandwichers" can plan ahead to avoid long term care costs and caregiver strain. - June 24, 2012 - Georgia Estate Plan: Worrall Law LLC
1021 Media Presents the Launch of Little Domain Name: Easily Create a Family Website
Little Domain Name is a web service that allows parents to sign up and create a website, powered by WordPress, for a child or family. - June 20, 2012 - 1021 Media
Six Months Old: Hey, Where's the Party?
Half birthday parties for half-year-olds are coming of age. Here's why parents everywhere are celebrating their baby's midway day and how a little imagination can make the occasion a whole lot of fun. - June 19, 2012 - Halfbirthday.com
Music Video Honoring Taylor Swift Filmed with Cast of Over 150: Message Empowers Kids to Speak Out Against Bullying
Over 150 children and adults just joined together to film an anti-bullying music video that also honors Taylor Swift. The song, with its memorable tune and positive message, has already empowered kids, both victims and bystanders, to speak up to stop bullying. Once released, the video will have an... - June 15, 2012 - Montlick & Associates, Attorneys at Law
Backstage Bag Gifts Kourtney Kardashian and Other A-List Celebrity Parents Baby Baskets
Backstage Bag, Hollywood's most exclusive provider of high end baby baskets, gifts A-list celebrity parents a baby basket full of amazing products and services. - June 14, 2012 - The Secret Room Celebrity Gifting Suite