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Anonymous
The Message of The Lorax for Today
Last week, Hewlett-Packard and Seventh Generation sponsored a panel held at the beautiful Hampshire House in downtown Boston in honor of Universal Pictures upcoming film and classic Dr. Seuss book, The Lorax. Besides showcasing some of their cross-branded Lorax products and microsites, executives from Seventh Generation, HP, World Wildlife Fund, and Forest Stewardship Council served as panelists to discuss the environment, business practices, and the overall message of The Lorax.
Companies like HP and Seventh Generation are two of the most forward thinking out there in terms of environmental strategies and taking care of our planet.
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As a Mom, you have to become an expert at dealing with school fundraisers. From participating in a bake sale to selling wrapping paper, we’ve seen it all. Schools are continually cutting spending and leaving PTO/PTA members desperately trying to raise more money. Now, say goodbye to traditional fundraisers and meet the new solution: Schoola.com.
Savvy Source recently announced the launch of Schoola.com to help schools across the country raise money easily and effectively. The site provides a modern way to partner with popular local businesses and create a deal that school supporters will enjoy. When parents or friends purchase the Groupon-type deal, a pre-determined portion of the proceeds goes directly to the school.
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Anonymous
Everyone knows that childhood obesity is a huge problem facing American children today. However, parents struggle to come up with innovative ways to get kids on their feet. Which is why I was happy to hear about ChildObesity180 pairing up with First Lady Michelle Obama to launch the Active Schools Acceleration Project (ASAP), a new initiative to help combat childhood obesity.
In her campaign video for the initiative, the First Lady explained that ASAP, with the help of The Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA), is conducting a contest across the country to reward teams who come up with the most creative and resourceful school-based programs and technological innovations, which will manage to advance physical activity for children. The contest is broken up into two different categories:
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It used to be that frustrated parents would declare, “I’m pulling the car over until you two stop fighting!” But have we now reached the age when parents say, “If you don’t put that cell phone down, I am going to pull over and run it over with this car!”
One Dad decided that his daughter’s Facebook swear-word infused rant to friends about having to do too many chores, not getting enough allowance, and generally feeling oppressed by her parents merited more than laptop removal and grounding – unsuccessful discipline actions tried in the past in response to similar Facebook posts. So he shot it on camera.
Whether you agree with Tommy Jordan's actions or not, this case casts the spotlight on the topic of extreme parenting once again and raises a number of key issues.
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As Dr. Harley Rotbart puts it: “each exhausting day with young kids can feel like it will never end, yet the years streak by at warp speed.” His book titled No Regrets Parenting focuses on how to find time with your kids and make the most of it while you have the chance. Dr. Rotbart's advice proves useful for any parent looking to maximize and optimize time with their children.
The book easily fits into the life of a busy parent thanks to the roughly two-page chapters that can be read separate from each other and in any order. Rotbart offers the freedom of skipping around and choosing the topics that seem most relevant at any point in your life. Each chapter provides valuable guidance in only a few minutes waiting in the carpool lane or at the dentist’s office.
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Life is short. As soon as a baby is born, the moments before he or she becomes a toddler, and then a teenager, seem to always go by too quickly. Every mother wants to remember as many moments as possible not just for herself, but also to retell the stories to her child, as they grow older. StoryKeep has created a new way to utilize radio, video and photographs to record and document memories in a montage with their new project, Dear [Baby]. It manages to catch the fleeting moments of growing up while listening to words of encouragement. StoryKeep’s Dear [Baby], is an opportunity for family members and friends to offer their words of love to their new bundle of joy. Not only will the memories of your baby become eternal, but also the words from your friends and family could be helpful for your baby in the future.
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Parenting Increasingly in the Public Eye
Social media has facilitated the great reveal of terrible parenting that used to be veiled in the privacy of one's home.
No License to Parent
While we need a license to drive a car and have to be registered and 18 years old to vote, anyone can become a parent. And as long as their actions do not break the law or trigger authorities to investigate child abuse or neglect, all that goes on within the wide gamut of parenting decisions remains unexamined by our society under the rubric of personal choices and privacy.
Social Media Increasingly Brings Bad Parenting in the Public Eye
Yet with the rise of social media – from pictures posted on Facebook to videos on You Tube – much of extreme parenting has been not only caught on camera but posted online for anyone to see. The issue at hand: when does harshness, bad parenting judgment, or punishment cross the line into behavior upon which the government takes action to investigate and prevent?
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After last year’s record snowstorms that closed schools for days at a time, piled up mounds of snow on neighborhood streets, and slowed the morning lift-off to a screeching halt as we bundled up our kids, shoveled our driveways, and dug out our cars, many of us Moms wished for a different experience this winter.
And did we ever get it!
As we enter February, most areas of the country – with a few exceptions – remain either snow-free, or have just experienced their first snowfalls. Even regions accustomed to a blanket of white as soon as mid-November rolls around continue to look skyward. Many ski resorts have cobbled together limited runs – topped with man-made snow – while off-trail areas feature sparse brown grass and packed dirt. Meanwhile, temperatures bounce between winter-esque and almost balmy – sometimes in the same day.
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