These days, the majority of girls feel they do not measure up in some way including their looks, performance in school and relationships. As parents, we can help reduce these pressure by encouraging them to be their own individuals and letting them know that it is definitely alright not to conform to the norm.

In line with the above purpose, parents can utilize Awakening Consciousness : A Girl’s Guide! to help promote self awareness among girls. Written by Robin Marvel, this workbook focuses on how to connect with your inner being and encourage young girls to explore their spirituality.

Topics covering auras, chakras, meditation, attitude, aromatherapy, dreaming, crystals, and angels are presented in short lessons with exercises and discussions which helps encourage reader participation. While this workbook is not age specific, I believe it will greatly benefit girls in their tweens and teens. Take for example, most teens, who tend to be more challenging to parents and often squabble with their younger siblings will find the ChakraCize created for the heart chakra helpful to filter out the feelings of hurt and to regain focus on the importance of love.

I would like to add that parents who emphasize on the importance of religion should read this book with an open mind as it generally does not incorporate teachings found in the Bible or other religious works. Otherwise, you will find Awakening Consciousness : A Girl’s Guide! to be an interactive and fun book ideal for girls of all ages.

If you would like to know what other parents think of this book, you can read excerpts of their reviews below. Click on the link for their full reviews:

A Pregnant Pause – If someone had introduced to me the affirmation and visualization exercises found in “Awakening Consciousness”, I would definitely have had a more positive attitude towards myself!

Because the guide includes some advanced poses in yoga e.g. the shoulder stand and the headstand, this book must definitely be used with an adult who is a yoga practitioner himself/herself to prevent injury.

Sweet N Sassy Girls – With all the media out there teaching girls that they have to look a certain way, just to be someone, this book was a welcome breath of fresh air. Robin really focuses on being yourself, no matter what. She teaches girls to love who they are- to love their insides as well as their outsides.

Mommy Brain Reports – Although my girls are only 3 years old right now, I did read it to them, and they liked to participate in the activities with me! I wanted to start now, and try to begin teaching them how important and fun it can be to meditate. I am hoping that when they’re older, and able to do these exercises on their own, they’ll really love it and include them in their daily lives. I actually wish that a book like this existed when I was younger. 

Mom of 2 Dancers - I found the book very interesting and fascinating to read. I think it has some great activities for tween and teen girls to help them figure things out. It opens up a lot of these girls to a whole other world. Knowledge is power, being positive and having a high self esteem will get you so far in life. I definitely give this book 5 out of 5 stars!

Sewing Mom – Awakening Consciousness: A Girl’s Guide is not only filled with simple, common sense methods of encouraging spiritual growth and self awareness in young ladies, but it is also a workbook filled with wonderful exercises that are simple and yet thought provoking. Many of the exercises were things that we do in our family on a regular basis and yet, reading the exercises along with my daughter allowed us to talk about it openly, something we don’t always do.

Loving Heart Mommy – I actually read this book going through a quite different time in my life, there has been a lot of negative instead of positive, even though this book is designed for girls, I believe anyone can get a lil’ something from this book.

The workbook is full of fun meditations and exercises and they can actually calm your soul, the do have a wonderful effect if your feeling hurt or stressed!

Mak!Mej! – From reading the book, I learned a lot about auras, chakras, crystals and aromatherapy among others. I honestly, honestly had no clue about the meaning of aura colors and I surely didn’t know about the seven chakras before. I just didn’t have any idea about all that but the book tackled a bit about these topics and I’m glad because at least I now know what these things mean. I was also fascinated with the pendulum and the grounding (to the Earth) exercises. And my favorite exercises (in the book) would be tabout scrubbing the aura,  the pendulum, the grounding and I absolutely like the crafts for aromatherapy!

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Pre-school aged kids are notorious for getting up at (or even before) dawn. They are also pretty famous for not wanting to go to bed when it’s time! It’s completely normal – but it’s also completely frustrating when you want them to follow a bit of a wake/sleep schedule. What can you do to teach them when it’s time to wake or sleep – especially when at this age they can’t tell time.

The Good Nite Lite helps you help your child learn a good sleep pattern with it’s easy to “read” Moon (for “time to sleep”) and Sun (for “time to get up”). You can set the time on the night light for when you would like the sun to “come up” and when you want the moon to glow. My son loves his Nite Lite – in the few days we’ve been using it he’s actually stayed in his room a little longer in the morning! (He’s an early riser).

I would recommend the Good Nite Lite for anyone with kids under the age of 5 who just need that little extra to help their kids develop a good sleep routine (or just stay in bed longer in the morning!) It’s a great night light and a great product idea!

The Good Nite Lite has been featured in Parents Magazine and has gotten rave reviews from parents.

My only issue with the night light was that it runs on a watch battery and the battery was dead when I received the light. So, I had to search around to find a battery – other than that I’m extremely happy!

BUY IT : If you believe that having a regular sleep pattern is essential for the well being of your children (and parents too!), head over to www.goodnitelite.com and grab one for your kids today.

WIN IT : Ya’ll know that we ALWAYS partner with the best to bring you the best, don’t cha? YES WE DO! So, here’s how you can win one unit of Good Nite Lite:

• Visit www.goodnitelite.com and tell us why you want to win this product AND/OR
• Three additional entries if you grab our button from our sidebar and link back to us from your blog AND/OR
• Three additional entries if you stumble this post.
• Giveaway is open to US & Canada shipping addresses only
• Giveaway closes on 31st January 2009 and a winner will be picked using Random.Org.

Congratulations to our five lucky readers of The Shandle Giveaway:

1. Jamaise

2. Colette S

3. Jeanilyne

4. Angie Tejeda

5. HolleyV

All winner(s) are required to do the following:

1. Submit your relevant info via the Winner’s Submission Form Below; AND
2. Leave a comment in this post to let us know you have submitted. 
3. If the winner(s) does not claim her prize by the 25th January 2009, the prize(s) will be donated to a charity program.

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED!

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Due to some health issues recently, my 8 year old had to take some blood to be tested. At that point of time, I could feel his fear and panic and as a parent I felt quite helpless. Thank Goodness we had a great paed who, instead of sending him to the lab had decided to do it himself. This of course, was a great relief to my son.

Thus, I cannot imagine how I would feel if one of these days my kids were to go for procedures like tonsil removal.  I’ve never experienced having my tonsils removed before so, I believe it will be a daunting task for me as much as for the kids. When we were offered the chance to review The “O, MY” in TonsillectOMY & AenoidectOMY, I was excited to see how it could help parents like me.

I must admit, I was pleasantly surprised by the information available from this book. Dr.Laurie Zelinger’s first hand experience in preparing for her son’s own surgery has provided her readers with answers to many parental concerns. I especially like the picture illustrations as it makes it easier for younger children to understand when you are trying to explain to them what tonsils or adenoids are all about. Also included in the book is a “Preparation List” which will prove helpful to parents who want to ensure all the necessities are packed for the hospital trip.

In a nutshell, I find that The “O, MY” in TonsillectOMY & AenoidectOMY a valuable guide as it helps to prepare parents and child, one to two months prior to and following a tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy.

Here’s a look at what other Parent Reviewers had to say about the book:

Three P’s In A Pod – In her book, Dr. Zelinger does and excellent job of talking you through the entire process from start to finish. She has it broken down into short, manageable phases. She has cute illustrations to clarify her points, such as a picture of tonsils inserted into the segment describing the purpose of our tonsils and adenoids. You can read an excerpt from her book here. She gives you an almost word-for-word script of how you can describe to your child what to expect, in a manner that a 3 to 7 year old will understand.

Red Sox Mommy – Now, after reading this book, I feel more prepared should either of my daughters get sick enough to need a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. This book gives parents an overview of the process their child will go through. You read tips on how to prepare your young child for the procedure. You are given advice on what to tell them, what to get ready in advance and what to expect during and after the procedure. So don’t leave you or your child full of ifs and what nows.

BrainFoggles – The book helps parents get ready for the unknown. It also provides information and explanations that you can pass along to your child. There is a section that you can read to your child, a checklist for the day of surgery and a few days after and an organizer for parents to write in doctors, hospital, insurance companies, pharmacy phone numbers.

Mott’s Island – The “O, MY” in TonsillectOMY & AdenoidectOMY : How to prepare you child for surgery, A Parent’s Manual” is certainly a heaven-sent book for parents. If you have a child and had to prepare them for tonsillectomy & adenoidectomy surgery (or any surgery, for that matter), this book will guide the parent through its various phases on how to ultimately prepare the child.

 

I believe many of you are already aware of this program called Bloggers Give. If not, you can head over to www.bloggersgive.com to learn more.

I am pretty excited about being one of the participating blogger(site) as it is an opportunity to help out a good cause. This of course, is made possible, thanks to the wonderful effort of Trisha of MomDot and Kim of Accidental Mommies. 

*Ahem* Parent Reviewers even made it as one of the two Bloggers of The Month on Bloggers Give. It was a tie but we are proud to be one of the few to kick start the product donation. We hope to see more bloggers participating (especially those on our PR Team) so that Bloggers Give can achieve the goal of 1,000 products by May 2009.

TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

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Paperback: 99 pages
Publisher: Christiana Press (July 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0977783502
ISBN-13: 978-0977783502

When I first got this book, “Resumes for Children“ by Donna Kristine Manley, I thought to myself, “Gee..the person who actually buys this book is really 10 steps ahead of the Joneses!“.

But, as I thoroughly read the book, it dawned on me that this is probably the simplest and most effective tool in helping your kids create and maintain their goals and objectives in their lives.

Why do I say this? Each and everytime I had to evaluate a new jobseeker’s resume, I get less and less impressed with the same template, cut and pasted from someone else’s resume.

To me, a resume should not just be about your academic performances. It should be about the person. YOU! I found this book very resourceful and useful, as it shows that every strength your child has, can be churned into a positive statement.

If he likes to talk, he can enhance his oratory skills by joining the toastmasters club in his area. Even by speaking out during an event, or in class/school, is considered an accomplishment! If your child loves to play sports, this is where he can show all his achievements.

BUY IT!: This is an excellent resource book where there are 21 sample resumes, 3 cover letters and a sample reference. It also has sections where your child (with your help) can reflect on his life purposes and list down his ideas/goals. Why would we need it? Your child can use it for a variety of purposes. Imagine, if your child had to apply for scholarships, this is where he can shine, by inserting a resume along with his application form. They can also use it for competitions, seeking sponsorship or grants.

Being different, being unique, being themselves. This book brings clarity to their objectives in life, when they can see it in paper, it’ll not only excite them but motivate them into achieving greater things in their lives! And remember…it’s not all about the academics!

WIN IT! www.resumesforchildren.com is generously sponsoring a giveaway of 4 books. Great? Yea? Heck Yea! Here’s how you can win it :

• Visit www.resumesforchildren.com and tell us one fact about the author, Donna Kristine Manley
• Three additional entries if you stumble this postAND/OR
• Three additional entries if you subscribe to Parent Reviewers AND/OR
• Giveaway closes on 25th January 2009 and 4 winners will be picked using Random.Org.

To the 3 winners of One Fifth Avenue Book Giveaway:

1. Genevieve Larson

2. Timothy Sternberg

3. Donna S.

All winner(s) are required to do the following:

1. Submit your relevant info via the Winner’s Submission Form Below; AND
2. Leave a comment in this post to let us know you have submitted. 
3. If the winner(s) does not claim her prize by the 19th January 2009, the prize(s) will be donated to a charity program.

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED!

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Here are our winners for the following giveaways:

Emergen-C Kidz Supplement

1. Leah – Cherry Yumberry

2. Giddy Tigress – Strawnanaberry Blast

3. Shelley K – Strawnanaberry Blast

4 Tickets To Altar Boyz Show

Jackie

AND

SNAP! 5 MP Digital Camera

Betty Rood ~ Simply Southern

All winner(s) are required to do the following:

1. Submit your relevant info via the Winner’s Submission Form Below; AND
2. Leave a comment in this post to let us know you have submitted. 
3. If the winner(s) does not claim her prize by the 15th January 2009, the prize(s) will be forfeited and donated to a charity body of our choice.

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED!

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I love The Shandle. They gave me, peace of mind. You see…I have a thing about kids and toilets. They love the sprinkle when they tinkle..and they don’t understand how extraordinarily dirty a toilet can be. No matter how spotlessly clean it looks, it can still harbour tons of germs.

Germs that can make any kid, sick. Easily.

With The Shandle, I had no problems getting my boys, to lift the toilet seat off. The Shandle offered to let me try three different designed shandles and that made me a very happy person!

Having the “Monkey Loves Bananas“ design, made my 3 year old very insistent on going to the loo. Every other hour, it’s “Mu-um, I need to wee“. Toilet training has never been easier!

Here’s another shandle that I had, in my little powder room. Isn’t it beautiful? It’s like I just accesorized my toilet!

Buy it!: The Shandle has so many beautiful, cute and humorous designs and guess what? It’s antimocrobial properties adds extra protection against germs and bacteria! The most active ingredient – silver, is a naturally occuring element that has been used to fight bacteria for thousands of years! Isn’t that so amazing? But, shhh!!! you don’t need to tell the kids that!

Win it!: There are going to be, not 1, not 2, not 3, but 5 shandles to be given away! YES! You read me right! FIVE Shandles to be given away! 5 lucky people with shandle on their toilet seats very soon!

• Visit www.theshandle.com and let us know which is your favourite Shandle design.
• Three additional entries if you Stumble this post AND/OR
• Three additional entries if you subscribe to Parent Reviewers AND/OR
• Three additional entries if you 
• If you qualify for additional entries, please comment separately and let us know which option you’ve used
• Giveaway is open to US shipping addresses only and closes on 18th Jan 2009. FIVE winners will be drawn using the Random.org number generator.

Finally, we’ve managed to narrow down the long list of applications which we had received. It was VERY and I really mean VEEEERRRRRY difficult to come to a decision as there were so many wonderful blogs (and bloggers).

For those who are successful, you should be receiving an email from us already. Yes, please check your spam mail! Some of you may have also emailed me to follow up and I sincerely apologize for not being able to reply to each and everyone of you.

To those who did not make the team this time round, we sincerely thank you for your interest. Should you be interested to tryout in the next round, we welcome you to resubmit your application when we are open again.

Thank you.