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Maui Educational Company Announces a Unique & Balanced, 2012 Summer Day Camp Option to Help Maui Youth Avoid Summer Learning Loss*

WooHawaii announces one of a kind Summer Day Camp Program – Academic Tutoring, Arts, Hawaiian, Music, Martial Arts, Marine Biology and more... - March 15, 2012 - WooHawaii - Windows of Opportunity Tutoring

New eBook Focuses on Water Safety for Young Children

"Kids Don't Float: Water Safety" was recently published to help parents and grandparents share a fun and engaging story with their children, while offering the opportunity for discussion about water safety rules. - March 13, 2012 - Sherrie Giddens

Launching New Childhood Obesity Prevention Program

In an effort to reduce childhood obesity, Aetna Foundation has awarded a grant to the Health Institute for Preventive Care, Access, Research and Education (HIPCARE), a non-profit organization committed to improving health outcomes. On Sunday, March 18, 2012, 2-6pm the Health Institute will launch a program to Prevent and Reverse Obesity and Other-diseases via Families (PROOF) with a Free Health Expo at the Berean Outreach Ministry Center, located at 312 Hamilton E. Homes Dr., Atlanta, GA 30318 - March 11, 2012 - Health Institute for Preventive CARE

Sunny's Story Paint - Great Coloring App for Kids from Infovole

Researches say that the detergent consumption is increasing worldwide. Infovole offers a solution (with a wink) to reduce your detergent consumption. - March 08, 2012 - Infovole GmbH

Nonprofit Mobile Fitness Academy Hits the Street to Fight Childhood Obesity

Daddy’s Girl – is pleased to announce their 2012 Spring Fitness Academy school tour, benefiting father – daughters in the Washington, D.C area. - March 08, 2012 - Daddy's Girl

Educational Consulting Firm EduSuccessStrategies Relocates to Belton, TX from Los Angeles, CA

Educational Consultant Holly Roehl, LEP moved her practice, EduSuccess Strategies, from Los Angeles, CA to Belton TX. - March 03, 2012 - EduSuccessStrategies

Operation Kidsafe - Free Child Safety Event, Houston and Baytown

Same machine that the FBI uses. Gives parents a lifetime set of digital fingerprints and life saving safety information. - March 02, 2012 - Operation Kidsafe

New Nonprofit Organization Established: Every Girl Deserves a Leading Man

Daddy’s Girl is pleased to announce the launch of the only nonprofit organization focused on Father – Daughter healthy relationships serving the Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia, and Maryland area. - March 02, 2012 - Daddy's Girl

TheGreenPlayroom.com Launches

Ashley Gutknecht announces the launch of TheGreenPlayroom.com which offers sustainable, eco-friendly and non-toxic children's furniture, room decor, and toys for children's playrooms. - March 01, 2012 - The Green Playroom

Nacel’s Sports Summer Camp in France Creatively Combines French with Oudoor Activities

Each year, Nacel International invites teenagers to experience an educational yet fun way to spend their summer school break abroad, offering a 2-week sports summer camp that mixes outdoor activities with French classes. - March 01, 2012 - Nacel International

StyleMyNursery.com, New Online Store Aims to Sell What Moms Can't Find

StyleMyNursery.com is officially open and offering a 10% discount off of total purchases for all first-time customers through an automatic coupon code offered on the store site. Hundreds of varieties, thousands of combinations, and millions of nursery décor ideas and baby toys on StyleMyNursery. - March 01, 2012 - StyleMyNursery

Second Annual Metro Moms Expo to be Held in Hoboken, NJ

Local Vendors, Parenting & Career Workshops, Networking Opportunities and More – Specially Designed for Urban Parents - February 28, 2012 - Metro Moms Network, LLC

Bundli™ Wins Mom’s Choice Gold Seal of Approval

Bundli™ continues growth and wins approval from highly respected parenting organizations. - February 28, 2012 - Bundli dba Akavii LLC

Monsters Set Free to Run Wild

www.goofygrinmonsters.com - Un-batten the hatches and open your doors, these fun-loving monsters are only looking to play. Goofy Grin Monsters have been set loose by the Z & Z Toy Corporation and are searching for children to play with. You can recognize them by their super soft fur, vibrant... - February 23, 2012 - Z & Z Toys Corp.

Capita Releases Details of Its 15th National Conference on Children’s Centres – Tuesday 24th April 2012, Manchester

With the announcement of a second wave of Payment by Results (PBR) trial sites, Capita’s 15th National Children’s Centres Conference addresses the key challenges of commissioning and measuring outcomes and expectations. - February 23, 2012 - Capita Conferences

Montlick & Associates, Georgia Personal Injury Attorneys is Founding Sponsor of New National Anti-Bullying Organization and Kids' Club

Montlick & Associates, Georgia Personal Injury Attorneys, is Founding Sponsor of a new National Anti-Bullying Organization and Kids Club, in partnership with Children Without a Voice USA. The A4K, Ambassadors for Kids Club is a non-profit youth organization dedicated to keeping America's children safe. Membership is free to any child that joins the club and takes the pledge. The A4K Club teaches kids to use their voices to stand up and speak out when they see another child being bullied. - February 20, 2012 - Montlick & Associates, Attorneys at Law

Improv Traffic School Helps NY Teens Save Money

A new study by the Center for Injury Research and Prevention at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia shows that fewer teenagers than ever before are completing a driver education course before getting behind the wheel. - February 17, 2012 - MyImprov.com

Orange County Businesses Show Moms (and Dads) How to Party

Sometimes planning a child’s birthday party can be overwhelming or may seem altogether impossible. So, more than 10 Orange County businesses decided to lend a helping hand and make life as a host/hostess much easier for busy Orange County moms and dads. - February 16, 2012 - Saige Nicole's baby and toddler boutique

New York City Parent Coach, Kira Wizner, to Launch Parenting Telecourse

Kira Wizner, New York Parent Coach will be hosting a twelve week telecourse entitled “Your Family Map” to help parents define what their goals are for their family life and learn how to action these goals. - February 15, 2012 - Ask Your Friend Kira

Operation Kidsafe Free Digital Fingerprinting at Kidfest 2012

Kidfest 2012 Free admission, parent resources, kids activities, demonstrations and much more. - February 14, 2012 - Operation Kidsafe

New Pregnancy and Baby Diary App Offers Users Privacy and Control

With the explosion of smart phones and social networking, recording and sharing your pregnancy and baby milestones in an online diary has never been easier. But when it comes to sharing online, users are demanding more control and privacy. Tweekaboo is an app for parents that allows them to quickly capture and securely share their magical moments with family and close friends. - February 10, 2012 - Tweekaboo

New York City Parent Coach, Kira Wizner, to Host Complementary Preview Teleclass

Kira Wizner, New York Parent Coach, founder of askyourfriendkira.com and former educator, will be hosting a complementary teleclass, as a prelude to her upcoming parenting telecourse entitled "Your Family Map." - February 07, 2012 - Ask Your Friend Kira

SociallyKnow Launches Upgraded Platform, Free Trial of Facebook Protection Site

Cutting-edge system alerts parents to unsafe, malicious content on teens' Facebook pages. - January 29, 2012 - SociallyKnow

Foster Carers Learn Vital Fostering Tools at Another Fosterplus Conference

Foster carers and fostering professionals came together at a venue in Nottingham for another of Fosterplus's national conferences with guest appearance from Child Psychotherapist Dr Margot Sunderland. - January 26, 2012 - Fosterplus

Texas Storage Company Proguard Storage Promotes Options for Parents of Newborns

Texas storage provider Proguard Storage is promoting its range of options for families with newborn infants who suddenly find themselves running out of space around the home. - January 26, 2012 - Proguard Storage - Houston Public Storage

365 Days of Fun in Minneapolis Now Available

The newest ebook from Dawn Marcotte, "365 Days of Fun in Minneapolis," is now available at Smashwords. This book lists events, attractions and activities for families throughout the Twin Cities area. - January 25, 2012 - Creative Kids-Dawn Marcotte

Self Published Author Places as Finalists for "Best Books 2011" and Called a "Must Read"

Green Kitty, an educational book about Alzheimer's disease for 8-12 year olds, placed as a Finalist in Children's Fiction in USA Book News Contest "Best Books 2011." - January 23, 2012 - Green Kitty Book

New Jersey's Winter/Spring Kids Guide and 2012 Camp and School Guide is Available Free

New Jersey's Winter/Spring Kids' Guide, featuring the 2012 Camp and School Guide and thousands of places to go and things to do for children, teens and families, is available free at locations throughout New Jersey or can be viewed online at www.kidsguidenj.com. - January 19, 2012 - Kids Guide New Jersey

New National Report Looks at Disparity Between Sizes of Models and Real Women; Eating Disorder Expert Looks at Links to Eating Disorders

A new report that came out in the January issue of PLUS Model magazine offers disturbing insight into the disparity between our society’s models and the real-life women they are purporting to represent. According to Judy Scheel, Ph.D., executive director of Cedar Associates, an eating disorder clinic in New York, this kind of disparity can go a long way to damaging young girls’ ideas of what it is to be beautiful, or even normal, and can lead to eating disorders. - January 14, 2012 - Cedar Associates

L.A. Unified School Teacher and Single Father of Four Receives Much-Needed Grant from Extended Family

The Yablon family was a thriving middle class family living in the West San Fernando Valley, but that was three years ago. That was before the mother of four children left the country leaving, her then husband, Brian Yablon, to raise their four children alone. The result, three years later, is a father who works two jobs only to see his family continue to struggle every day. Extended Family, a charity helping single parent families in financial need tries to help. - January 13, 2012 - Extended Family

Social Navigator: Groundbreaking Social Skills App Challenges Conventional Parenting and Teaching Practices

Special needs mom and behavioral management specialist creates new app that focuses on the root causes of child social challenges and calls for new alternatives to discipline and contingency management models for Apsperger's syndrome, ADD, and neurotypical kids. - January 11, 2012 - Seven Minds, LLC

Aptamil to Launch Mobile Website

Aptamil have launched a mobile edition of their website to increase the accessibility of their infant nutrition advice and to give free, instant remote access for mums and mums-to-be. - January 09, 2012 - Aptamil

Announcing the 2012 Cribsie Awards from StrollerTraffic.com and AListMom.com

Co-hosted by StrollerTraffic.com and AListMom.com, the second annual Cribsie Awards recognize the best products, brands, services, and websites for babies and tots. New this year is the special “New Arrival Award,” honoring the best NEW products of 2011, as voted by an exciting Academy... - January 06, 2012 - StrollerTraffic.com

Moms Communicate with Mom Blogs

More and more moms are using an advanced method to share their successes and anguish about parenting without having to live close to each other or be acquaintances. Mom blogs such as www.KatesBabyBlog.com, inexperienced moms and dads share suggestions and recommendation with other inexperienced... - January 06, 2012 - Kates Baby Blog

First Member of West Valley Boys & Girls Club, Now a Single Father, Receives Much-Needed Grant from Extended Family

Jaylen Castillo, a four-year-old boy who lost his mother earlier this year in a car accident, has received a grant from Extended Family designed to help him move forward with his education. Extended Family is a nonprofit charitable organization focused on assisting single parent families. - January 05, 2012 - Extended Family

Web Safe Services, LLC to Offer Free Web Safety Webinar

Web Safe Services, LLC will be offering a free social media and web safety webinar on January 6, 2012. The webinar is free but registration is required. Interested parties can register by going to www.websafeservices.com. - December 31, 2011 - Web Safe Services, LLC

Normal Life Event Triggered an Unusual Baby Gates Galore Business Venture for a Marine Iraq War Veteran

From the moment Staff Sergeant Larry Griffin found out his wife was pregnant with his first child, he knew that protecting his future daughter would be his number one priority. He had no idea it would open a door to the business world of baby gates. - December 30, 2011 - Baby Gates Galore

Phoenix Kids Dentist Announces New Online Resource for Busy Parents. Dr Karen Chu, DDS to Launch Parent and Kid Friendly Facebook Page.

Children's dentist Karen Chu DDS will launch a new online resource to help parents care for their children's dental and emotional health. Using the Facebook business page platform, this page will feature creative and informative articles, videos and links to resources parents will find helpful to... - December 25, 2011 - Karen Chu DMD

NewProductHelp.com Set to Represent Easy Roller Invention to Industry Worldwide

Matthew S., Missouri resident and inventor, has contracted South Florida invention assistance leader NewProductHelp.com to represent his Easy Roller invention to potential licensees in industry over the next 2 years. An innovative and functional improvement on a standard baby product, the Easy... - December 24, 2011 - New Product Help, Inc.

"Parental Care Guide NOT Just For Baby-Boomer Kids™" is New E-Book Hit for Epiphany Books, LLC™

Epiphany Books, LLC™ makes Smashwords Premium Catalog with new e-book specifically for those who are 'care giving their parents' through their later years. - December 23, 2011 - Epiphany Books, LLC™

Cow & Gate’s New Free 5-Step Weaning Plan Developed by Weaning Experts

Packed with advice, tips, recipes, coupons and feeding charts, Cow & Gate’s brand new free 5-step weaning plan takes mums from first spoonfuls to three puréed meals a day in 5 easy to follow steps. - December 22, 2011 - Cow & Gate

Help for Parents Now & Beyond This Stressful Holiday Season

"Save Your Breath" is proud to announce the Save Your Breath app for Android’s improved registration process. The Save Your Breath app is a parental control app that lets parents and caregivers send text messages, pre-recorded voice alerts, locate a child on a map and remotely block the child’s mobile phone usage when they do not respond properly to regular calls or texts. They can still call 911. Parent unblocks via code. - December 22, 2011 - Save Your Breath, LLC

Parents as Teachers Addresses Growing Needs of Vulnerable Families

Parents as Teachers, the trusted resource for professionals in early childhood education, has seen an increase in the number of impoverished families that its affiliates serve. In response, Parents as Teachers has developed new training opportunities to help early childhood professionals understand the unique challenges families in poverty face. - December 22, 2011 - Parents as Teachers

Three Year Battle with Lice Ends at Minnesota Lice Lady Salon

Minnesota Lice Lady opens salon in Edina to serve Greater Metro area. - December 19, 2011 - Minnesota Lice Lady

Aptamil to Extend Their Freephone Line to 24 Hours a Day

Aptamil have extended their support services for mums and mums-to-be by offering a 24-hour freephone advice line. The free service will be provided by experienced mums, a midwife and healthcare professionals. - December 15, 2011 - Aptamil

The Pocket Referee is a Unique Must-Have Family Toy for Christmas

A great way to find unique family products is referencing parenting and product websites such as; The National Parenting Center, Great Dad, and Dr. Toy. There’s one very unique toy reviewed and approved by all these groups that is the ideal, budget friendly gift for all families with young kids. It’s called The Pocket Referee and is sold on Amazon.com for less than $10. - December 15, 2011 - The Pocket Referee

Dreamkind Develops Android Version of Sesame Workshop App to Help Kids in Military Families

Dreamkind developed a new Android version of Feel Electric!, a mobile app for Sesame Workshop’s Emmy Award-winning TV show The Electric Company. The free app teaches kids how to understand complex emotions and encourages them to share their feelings. The app was created to help children in military families. Feel Electric! features vocabulary-building games, a silly-story maker, a mood glossary, a diary, a “Mood Dude” avatar creator, and appearances by cast members from The Electric Company. - December 15, 2011 - Dreamkind