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New App Helps Children with Autism via the iPhone
The new Skill Tracker Pro application, designed to increase efficiency in the instruction of children with autism, was approved today by Apple®. Designed by parents of a child with autism, Skill Tracker Pro (STP) helps automate applied behavioral analysis instruction. The new STP app frees a... - October 21, 2010 - Data Makes the Difference, LLC
Nannies4hire.com Launches New Childcare Program: Event Childcare on Demand
Nannies4hire.com and Care4hire.com are launching a new childcare alternative on a national scope with their Event Childcare on Demand program. By pre-registering for the service, businesses, non-profits, event and meeting planners, wedding planners and community organizations can have a roster of... - October 21, 2010 - Nannies4hire.com
Manner Mats Win Prestigious Dr. Toy Award - Educational Placemats Teaching Manners, Etiquette to Children Awarded Dr. Toy's Best Picks Children’s Products 2010
A new mealtime tool called Manner Mats are making it easy for parents to incorporate fun etiquette and manners learning opportunities into everyday life while also giving them an easy way to prepare their children for holiday parties and family get-togethers. Manner Mats were announced today as the winner of the “Dr. Toy’s Best Picks Children's Products” Awards Program 2010. - October 18, 2010 - Successful Kids, Inc.
Razztek Marketing Releases Free Smart Parenting Guide to Help You Raise Successful Children
Rob RodenParker, owner of Razztek Marketing, is pleased to release his new guide to successful parenting, called Smart Parenting. "Being a parent myself, I wanted to share some of the strategies that have worked for me over the years," said RodenParker. Smart Parenting has strategies that... - October 14, 2010 - Razztek Marketing
Babyglow Appoints Distributors in the UK and Spain
Babyglow, the new baby safety brand currently in the process of launching a unique temperature indicating baby clothes range, has finalized agreements with UK and Spanish distribution partners through its appointed licensing agent Conceptable. - October 13, 2010 - Babyglow Marketing UK Limited
Youth Behavior Treatment Day Program (Ages 7 to 12) Recco S. Richardson Consulting Intervention and Prevention
The Youth Behavior Treatment Day Program is a 30-day intensive prevention/intervention program. The intent is to help younger youth (females and males ages 7-12) overcome various barriers. - October 12, 2010 - Recco S. Richardson Consulting, Inc.
Playgameshavefun.com’s Opens a North American Store
Playgameshavefun has opened a new store for North American customers. The store supports the activities which are displayed on the site, and currently features Halloween costumes, decorations, music, and books. - October 11, 2010 - Playgameshavefun.com
Yummy Spoonfuls™ Pursues Expansion Plans at Natural Products Expo East
After its introduction into the nation’s largest natural products retail market - the Northeast - Georgia’s own Yummy Spoonfuls™ Organic Baby Food will appear at the 2010 Natural Products Expo East (NPEE) in Boston, October 14 – 16, 2010. The event follows Yummy... - October 10, 2010 - Yummy Spoonfuls™ Organic Baby Food
Wee Web Launches Smart Albums - Tools to Track Kids’ Development
Scrapbooking solutions for the digital age. - October 09, 2010 - Wee Web
Wee Web’s New Leadership Team Reimagines the Family Experience for the Digital Age
In the digital village, it takes Wee Web to raise a child - October 09, 2010 - Wee Web
ThumbPeople Founder Relays Critical Message on I Need You Dad Radio
ThumbPeople founder presents, “Parents, Are You Killing Your Child with Words?” - October 09, 2010 - ThumbPeople, Inc.
Trick or Treat! and Smile - Valley Pediatric Dentistry to Promote Dental Health and Treat Our Troops
For the third year, Dr. Benjamin Dancygier of Valley Pediatric Dentistry in Jefferson Valley, NY, is participating in a nationwide campaign to promote dental health while giving something back to help the troops. He will buy back the Halloween candy that area trick-or-treaters collect and donate it to ‘Operation Support Our Troops’ for distribution to service men and women deployed overseas. - October 08, 2010 - Valley Pediatric Dentistry
Living History Programs Present Those People Lessons for a Bully-Free World Seventh Grade Performance Showcase at Ross Global Academy in New York City
Those People Lessons for a Bully-Free World Educational Showcase this Friday, Oct. 8 at 11 AM Because of recent interest and support of efforts to address bullying in schools, Living History Programs will present a showcase presentation this Friday, October 8th at 11am of Those People : Lessons... - October 07, 2010 - Anne Pasquale's Living History Programs
Video Au Pair Introductions Get a Rave Review from National Consumer Website
AuPairClearinghouse.com, America’s best consumer resource on au pairs, constantly surveys on-line au pair recruitment, and provides unbiased reviews & ratings of all 13 U.S.A au pair agencies. Its independent assessment of newcomer VideoAuPair.com reports a positive impression of the site’s distinctive user-generated content. - October 07, 2010 - videoaupair.com
Palmetto Childproofing Featured on Charlotte’s FOX News Rising Morning Show
Baby safety topics included product recalls, crib safety, baby gates, and furniture safety. - October 06, 2010 - Palmetto Childproofing
New Book Encourages Young Travelers to Plan Their Disney Vacation
"Kid Tips for Walt Disney World" is interactive from beginning to end. It includes tips from kids that will help you plan your vacation, as well as removable components to employ on the trip. This is truly a learning and sharing opportunity that only a teacher-author could arrange. Young travelers between the ages of 7 and 15 years of age wrote and shared their experiences with the author. - October 01, 2010 - Vacation Field Guides
Harvard Psychologist Dr. Ellen Braaten Advised Parents on Finding Mental Health Care for Their Child
Understanding and Finding the Right Resources is Critical First Step. Harvard Psychologist Warns Parents: Be Your Child’s Best Advocate - October 01, 2010 - Dr. Ellen Braaten
Palmetto Childproofing Participates in Child Safety Fair
The one day event allowed new moms to connect with local businesses and organizations offering information and resources on child safety. - September 30, 2010 - Palmetto Childproofing
TakeCare Announces Availability of NannyTest in Spanish and Portuguese
TakeCare announces availability of NannyTest personality and risk assessments in Spanish and Portuguese, allowing more parents to use NannyTest to screen nannies and Au Pairs. - September 29, 2010 - TakeCare
Give Children the Gift of Anxiety Coping Skills with My Worry Box
People with anxiety disorders who receive treatment are more likely to lead more productive, healthier lives, according to clinical research. With more than 9.6 million children (13 percent) in the United States afflicted with anxiety disorders, parents and caregivers would be remiss not to teach children anxiety coping skills while they are young. Parents now have an affordable self-help therapy tool called My Worry Box. - September 28, 2010 - Whitney Development Group, Inc.
Mayors Jewelers of Citrus Park Town Center to Hold Sparkle for Autism Event
Mayors Jewelers will hold an event on Saturday, September 25th from 4-9 pm. - September 24, 2010 - Sydney's School for Autism
Kinderstart.com - the Little Site That Could is Back
Kinderstart.com - a screened and focused, user-friendly source of parenting and child learning information - relaunches today. - September 24, 2010 - Kinderstart.com
Childcare Experts Findababysitter.com Launch Babysitter for a Night Competition for Mums That Deserve a Break
UK online childcare search service Finababysitter.com today launches the Babysitter for a Night competition for mums and dads that deserve a break from endless nights stuck indoors. In a recent poll 73% of Findababysitter.com mums said they didn’t get out for up to 2 years from the birth of... - September 24, 2010 - Findababysitter.com
Phoenix Divorce Attorney Details How to Create an Effective Parenting Plan
Phoenix family law attorney Scott David Stewart says that it is always better for divorcing parents to create a workable parenting plan rather than to leave it up to the court, and provides information on what to include in a parenting plan. - September 24, 2010 - Scott David Stewart
CariFree’s Cavity-Fighting Treats Are No Trick
This Halloween, Xyli-Tots Lollies Give Cavities the Spooks. - September 23, 2010 - CariFree
Macaroni Kid Comes to Poughkeepsie, NY
Macaroni Kid is a free weekly e-newsletter that highlights all of the best family-friendly events in the Poughkeepsie, NY area. - September 23, 2010 - Macaroni Kid Poughkeepsie
Let's Go Chipper Introduces Eco-Educational App for the iPad and iPhone Series of Animated Books, Movies, Music and More Connect Children with Nature
Bay Area based IAGmedia Inc launches eco-educational app to help prepare young children two - six for explorations in the great outdoors. Company mission is to help inspire future ambassadors of the environment by exciting, engaging, and educating at an early age. - September 22, 2010 - It's all Good media, Inc.
Eyes Cream Shades- The Superb All-Weather Dessert for Kids
Eyes Cream Shades serves up kids' sunwear by offering a wide variety of fun and sturdy styles in ice- cream hued colors ( i.e. pink licorice, cotton candy, mocha, grape ice, etc...) - September 22, 2010 - Eyes Cream Shades
Twenty-Three Year Old Male Develops Natural Prenatal Vitamins for Pregnant Women Inspired by His Mom
Monty Elsabagh’s company, Talooza, Inc. announces the development and release of its all natural prenatal vitamins on bebe-O.com. - September 21, 2010 - Talooza, Inc.
The Parents Handbook to Give Away 4 American Airlines Tickets to Vail, Colorado
The Parents Handbook is giving its readers and viewers the opportunity to register for a chance to win 4 free tickets on American Airlines. The round trip tickets will be valid for travel to/from the Vail - Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) from/to any domestic US 48 American Airlines destination. - September 21, 2010 - The Parents Handbook
Ground-Breaking Panel on Youth Risk Online to Kick Off Major International Bullying Conference
An unprecedented full day panel on youth risk online will kick off the 7th Annual Conference of the International Bullying Prevention Association in Seattle this November 15th – 17th. “To my knowledge, this is the first time that this many high quality researchers and risk prevention... - September 16, 2010 - International Bullying Prevention Association
Dulce De Baby Introduces Pregnancy and Baby Product Website
Dulce De Baby's new website connects new and expectant parents with quality pregnancy and baby products. - September 15, 2010 - Dulce De Baby
Educated Patient Board Announces Results of US Healthcare Patient Education Research
Through the formation of an executive committee charged with reexamining how health care education is being handled in America, Educated Patient has identified wide gaps in patient and family health support. Reviewing the quality and efficiency of an overworked US Healthcare System was paramount in identifying a new approach to revitalize a historically underserved market. - September 14, 2010 - Educated Patient, LLC
Highest Number of Births in Aussie History Gives Baby Gift Store, Babybuds a Growth Spurt
Population growth in Australia has come out of a long slump, with the highest number of births in history recorded for 2009. The population is expected to keep growing at similar annual levels over the next decade, and online baby gift retailer babybuds is experiencing the start of a prolonged... - September 13, 2010 - Babybuds
Shonda Schilling to Speak on Experience with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Shonda Schilling, wife of World Series pitcher Curt Schilling, will speak about raising a child on the autism spectrum on Friday, October 1, 2010 in Riverton, New Jersey. Her talk will be hosted by Orchard Friends School, whose mission is to serve children with language-based learning differences and educate the community about those differences. - September 12, 2010 - Orchard Friends School
Free Family Event with International Flair in Altamont NY
On September 25th families in the Capital District can enjoy a day filled with friends, festivities and foreign exchange. AuPairCare is hosting its first annual International Family Day Event at Indian ladder Farms in Altamont NY starting at noon. - September 11, 2010 - AuPairCare of Albany
DNASwab by DNAExam Combines Convenience with Confidentiality at Home
The DNA Identity Testing Center is pleased to launch the DNASwab™ DNA Testing Collection Kit, a line of DNA test products that representatives hope will add a new level of confidentiality to its private DNA testing process. "Our DNA kit provides convenience and ease of use in the... - September 09, 2010 - Bio-Synthesis Inc.
Back-to-School Season Spurs Sales of Special Needs Tool
Small Canadian company garners multi-year contract with DynaVox Mayer-Johnson, the world's leading provider of communication and education products for people with significant speech, language and learning disabilities. Kid Companions is a chewable and wearable therapy accessory that is safe, stylish and effective for the Special Needs market. - September 07, 2010 - Pida IMP Ltd
Gymboree Play & Music Celebrates the Relationship Between Children and their Grandparents
To honor grandparents and provide a great experience for both children and grandparents, Gymboree Play & Music of Ocean & Howell, NJ would like to invite grandparents to bring their grandchildren to a free Gymboree class. - September 05, 2010 - Gymboree Play & Music of Ocean & Howell, NJ
Essential New Book, ‘Autism Tomorrow’, Features Temple Grandin
16 authors, including Temple Grandin, Stephen Shore, Bill Davis and Karen Simmons, deliver real world advice to help children with autism transition into adulthood. - September 04, 2010 - Autism Tomorrow
ToysN’Tayls Presents a New Product Line, "Wizarday - When Our Stuff Went Away!"
Toys’NTayls strengthens its innovative product concept line of educational books and toys by introducing its new product line called “Wizarday—When Our Stuff Went Away!” - September 02, 2010 - ToysN'tayls
MyDigitalFamily's Dr. S Assists Parents in Managing Kids' Media
Child psychiatrist guides parents in exploiting the electronic world that surrounds children. - September 01, 2010 - MyDigitalFamily
Leah Koenig, PCI Certified Parent Coach® & Child & Family Therapist and the Orange Blossom Society Announce the Presentation of a Five Week Love and Logic® Class
Leah Koenig, PCI Certified Parent Coach® & Child & Family therapist and the Orange Blossom Society announce the presentation of a five week Love and Logic® class: "Early Childhood Parenting Made Fun!®" for birth to age six. The class will be presented at the Orange... - August 30, 2010 - Bellevue Family Counseling
Leah Koenig, Parent Coach & Child Therapist, Announces the Addition of Two Reading Resource Pages to myparentcoach.net
Leah Koenig, parent coach & child therapist, announces the addition of two reading resources page to www.myparentcoach.net. One for parents and one for parents to use with their children. - August 30, 2010 - Bellevue Family Counseling
First Ever Children's Wear-Moldable Arch Support Insoles
KidZerts has created the first wear-moldable arch support insoles for children. These innovative children's insoles slowly mold to the unique contours of the bottom of each foot and will provide children with the support their growing feet need. KidZerts have a doctor-recommended design and will only benefit your child's feet. - August 28, 2010 - HealthyFeetStore.com
September is Baby Safety Month 2010
Babies possess an innate curiosity about the world around them. Unfortunately, this can expose them to many household hazards. - August 28, 2010 - Palmetto Childproofing
Encourage Child’s Play at Gymboree Play & Music of Ocean & Howell, NJ
Active Start: a Statement of Physical Activity Guidelines for Children Birth to Five Years - August 26, 2010 - Gymboree Play & Music of Ocean & Howell, NJ
Snugg Launch Fills the Massive Choice Shortage in Designer Children's Nightwear
An online boutique especially for children's nightwear ages 0-10 years. A unique collection of UK and international designers. Affordable, great quality PJs and sleepwear. - August 23, 2010 - Snugg
Bottle Snugglers Reduce Baby Feeding Time Stress (Now for Less)
Prices were recently reduced to allow Moms of multiples to more easily buy two or three - August 22, 2010 - Bottle Snugglers
Covertly View Children’s Computer Screens in Real Time from Anywhere in the World with New Parental Software Developed by 24 Circle Group
A New Service to Spy On Your Child’s Computer (Legally). Stealth Viewer is a new software service that enables parents, with just One Click, from anywhere, on the road, the office, a hotel room or just sitting in their living room, to drop in on their children's computer screens and view live all of their children's online activity, chat conversations, tweets, emails, Facebook, MySpace and any other Social Networking interaction. - August 18, 2010 - 24 Circle Group LLC