An alternative to scattered photos and documents, the My Child ID software is a convenient and secure way for parents to store, organize and access vital child identification data at home.

In emergency situations, a parent’s ability to recall basic facts about their child can be compromised by overwhelming stress. For this reason, AmberAlert.com developed encrypted software to aid parents in organizing and storing important information. Unlike typical software programs or simply storing vital info on a spreadsheet, the downloadable software from AmberAlert.com is password protected and secured using SHA 1 encryption, designed by the National Security Agency (NSA) for full protection of the sensitive data. Additional features such as Private Alerting and Geo-Analytics allow families to develop a list of trusted contacts that can be texted or emailed at a moment’s notice.

On Sunday, June 20th only, AmberAlert.com will be offering 1,000 free My Child ID software downloads which also includes 1 year of free online back-up and Private Alerting. Additionally, the My Child ID software will be available at the sale price of $9.99 for the remainder of the month, June 21st through June 30th.

AmberAlert.com’s My Child ID software is currently available for $19.95, and can be downloaded for FREE during said promotion times at www.BuyMyChildID.com.

This Mother’s day, 20 lucky moms will win $25 each in Nuddle money to purchase a blanket of their choice.

Nuddle, Nuddle Kids, and Nuddle Baby (Nap  + Cuddle = Nuddle) is the most luxurious, warm, comfortable & functional lounging blanket you will ever own. This double-sided, super-plush blanket was designed with an exclusive foot pocket, outer hand pouch and openings to keep your hands free (to read, type, snack or just nap!). How cool is that!

Here’s How You Can Win $25 worth of Nuddle money:
From now Until Mother’s Day Just log on to “Nuddle Blanket” on Facebook and become a “fan” and tell them your perfect way to get cozy – you will be automatically entered in the Mother’s Day Raffle.

 *Winners will be announced May 10th*

Good luck mommies!

Just a heads up that Dream Water is offering free samples of the 2.5 oz, Snoozeberry flavor. They will even cover the cost of shipping. I’m not sure how good this drink is as I did not review it personally (nor was I paid for this post).

Visit http://www.drinkdreamwater.com/free-samples for your sample and more details.  

About Dream Water

Dream Water’s sleep and relaxation beverages taste great, have zero calories and feature a proprietary formula of time-tested, all-natural active ingredients to help consumers relax and fall asleep, including GABA (Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid) to help one relax, Melatonin to help induce sleep, and 5-htp (Tryptophan) to help improve the quality of sleep. The line is available nationwide at DrinkDreamWater.com.

In conjunction with its 15th year of producing award-winning DVDs and products for children, Brainy Baby® announced  that it will be giving away a free Brainy Baby DVD to each household across the country to help better expose infants and preschoolers to concepts like ABCs, music, shapes and colors.

Due to the success of the initial campaign roll-out in Dawson County, GA, Brainy Baby is now expanding the DVD Give-Away to help support parents and children on a national level. According to a recent article in the Dawson County News, Laura Crews, a Pre-K teacher at Kilough Elementary School began using the DVD’s in a pilot program for her class. “The DVD’s hold their attention and relate to the things they know,” Crews said. “The kids are enraptured by them. I use the Brainy Baby line of DVD’s with my own kids and even the DVD on Sign Language (Talking Hands) keeps the attention of my 8-year old,” she says.

Created by a team of early childhood educators and using a time tested and proven method of introducing and reinforcing preschool concepts, Brainy Baby DVDs have won more than 60 awards and offer a highly effective supplemental tutorial for parents who have children entering kindergarten. “We are constantly hearing from parents that kids are learning at an early age” says Fedoruk. “It’s all about teach and repeat, teach and repeat, and then review. Our DVD’s emulate this teaching method. That’s how children learn.”

The DVDs depict fun, live action scenes of real kids and objects from everyday life. Brainy Baby DVD’s expose children to basic preschool concepts like the alphabet, numbers, shapes and colors. Brainy Baby encourages parents to watch the DVD’s with their children so that concepts and images that are presented can be reviewed together and reinforced through verbal communication.

To take advantage of the FREE DVD campaign, participants must choose one DVD from a selection of four of Brainy Baby’s most popular titles (ABCs, Music, Laugh & Learn, or Shapes & Colors). The DVD’s are FREE; participants only have to pay $6.95 for shipping and handling. For additional information and details about the FREE DVD GIVEAWAY, visit www.myfreebrainybaby.com

About The Brainy Baby Company

For 15 years, The Brainy Baby Company has been a pioneer and leader in DVDs, Books, Games and Toys for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers. The award-winning line of videos, CDs, books, games, and toys introduce educational subjects such as letters, shapes, animals, art and music. Brainy Baby® videos feature multi-ethnic children, toe-tapping original music, nursery rhymes and instrumental classics. In fact, Brainy Baby DVDs have won over 60 awards including Dr. Toy’s Top 100 Best Children’s Product, the Dove Foundation’s Seal of Approval, Parenting Magazine’s Top Videos of the Year, and more. For more information about The Brainy Baby Company, visit www.brainybaby.com

For all you knitting and crocheting enthusiasts, here’s a heads up on a site you might like to check out. www.Quamut.com,

From long fringed scarf, blue tunic sweater, and baby booties to cashmere dewdrops scarf, child’s ribbed mittens & hat, you are bound to find projects that suit your fancy. 

For knitting projects please follow the link: http://www.quamut.com/category/knitting_projects

And for crochet projects click here: http://www.quamut.com/category/crochet_projects

Happy Knitting & Crocheting ladies!

Since we got the Sweet Pea 3 MP3, my son has been bringing it to bed with him each night as he gets to listen to songs as well as bed time stories which I had downloaded from the web. Nothing beats the bonding time when you read bedtime stories to your child but at times when we are too tired, these audio stories are a great help.

Here are two great sites which I would like to recommend for FREE children audio stories:

1. www.storynory.com – they have fairy tales, educational stories as well as junior stories
2. www.thestoryhome.com – my favourite as they have original stories that you can’t find elsewhere. I even like the presentation of the site itself – very welcoming to the eyes of a child

If you know of other similar sites, please feel free to share them here.

Just Ask Baby is the first online on-demand TV channel focused solely on aiding parents in their understanding of their unique infant’s social, emotional and intellectual development.

Just Ask Baby produces exclusive, fun videos which are hosted by nine-month-old Joey and his infant friends to provide viewers a true picture of what babies Feel, See, Think, Do and Say during their first year. While each video is presented in a fun format, the content is based on the well-established science of infant development, and every video has a complete set of scientific references, supervised by their Chief Scientific Advisor, Professor David Elkind.

Parents who are interested to get more insight into their infant’s development and how that affects the person they will become can sign up for a 15 DAYS FREE TRIAL HERE! “The Truth About Toys for Infants” an insight into the conflict between what is right for an infant’s development and what toy companies want to sell us, written by Professor David Elkind is also now available as a free downloadable PDF. Click here to get your copy.

If you’re a parent who has a fussy kid that refuses to take vitamins or supplements, try Emergen-C Kidz. Designed for kid by kids, Emergen-C Kidz complete multi-vitamin formula contains a whopping 24 essential nutrients, choline, which supports healthy brain function, and has 500mg of Vitamin C to help kids stay healthy year round.

Emergen-C Kidz is perfect to toss in a lunch box or serve up as an after-school refreshment.  It is so fun, fizzy and delicious, kids won’t even know it’s good for them! You can get free samples to try out – Just click here!