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Mommy Tips: Remedies for the Summer Cold

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I just got over a summer cold and I didn’t like it one bit.  I dread the day when one of my kids gets another cold.  The sleepless nights, tissues everywhere, the visions of germs on every surface in the house.. yuck!  It’s no fun when anyone has a cold, especially a child who doesn’t understand how to blow her own nose.  While it’s usually recommended that children under 4 not take medication for colds, you can certainly use remedy’s 1, 3, 4, and 5.

Kids-Eeze Cold RemediesHere are a remedies for the summer cold should you need them:

1) Make sure you drink a lot of Vitamin C. Vitamin C will help shorten the length of a cold. Try drinking cold drinks such as orange juice or grapefruit juice

2) Pick up a pack Kids-EEZE soft chews. They target coughs and sinus congestion, the main symptoms of a cold or hay fever.  It comes in delicious summer flavors like grape!

3) Try using a humidifier. These are great in the summer time because they do not add any additional heat to the room and it cleanses the air.

4) Honey is one of the best remedies if you’re having a sore throat along with a cold. Try adding honey to every day meals such as pancakes or to your ice tea.

Moms.. this one is for you too..

5) Get plenty of rest. Whether you are sick or not, a good night’s sleep will always improve a person’s overall health.

Learn about Kids-EEZE soft chews here.

What tried and true cold remedies do you use when your kids get sick?  Share them with us in the comments below.

Disclosure: I was not compensated in any way for this post.

Alicia Hagan, Editor


 

Bath & Body Works myPocketBac Hand Sanitizer Contest – Design Your Own Today!

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Bath & Body Works myPocketBac hand sanitizer design contest
You can design a myPocketBac too!

I am a hand sanitizer addict. I carry at least one hand sanitizer in my purse, two in my van, and you’ll find them in drawers, bags, and closets throughout my house.  I recently asked my daughter’s pediatrician if there is such as a thing as too much sanitizer (specifically, when you go to Disney) and she said no.  So there’s my argument to my husband and sister.  Done! I win!  The pediatrician said so.

I’m excited to tell you about a contest that Bath & Body Works has going on right now.. related to none other than.. hand sanitizer!

Bath & Body Works has inspired a clean hands craze with its custom collections of pocket-sized anti-bacterials that started with Bac-2-School PocketBacs that launched last year.

Bath & Body Works is giving fans the opportunity to put their own spin on the brand’s iconic PocketBac Hand Gel Sanitizers with the myPocketBac Design Contest. Bath & Body Works is inviting consumers to log on to www.myPocketbac.com to customize their Bath & Body Works PocketBac labels through June 9th.  The design contest puts the power of personalization in everyone’s hands, giving fans one more way to make PocketBacs their own.

The winning designs will be chosen by fan popularity, allowing Bath & Body Works customers to select the design that will end up on shelves. New winners will be selected this month AND next month, doubling their chances to win.

What are you waiting for?  Click on over to create your myPocketBac hand sanitizer design now!  Have fun!

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.
Contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, age 18 or older at time of entry. Void where prohibited by law. Click here for entry details and deadlines and Official Rules.

Disclosure: Bath & Body Works is providing me with samples of Bath & Body Works PocketBac hand sanitizer for review purposes.  All opinions in this post are my own and are not influenced in any way.

Alicia Hagan, Mom Blog editor

 

Chattahoochee Nature Center Earth Day Kids Fest 2011 – April 16th

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Chattahoochee Nature Center Earth Day Kids Fest 2011Go outside and play – the mantra of many mothers for years. If you had one of these mothers, you had more opportunities to get outside and run, ride and play. Backyards became jungles and open fields had endless possibilities.
These days the mantra has fallen to the wayside. Children now spend muchof their non-school hours working on growing amounts of homework, engaged in structured activities or in front of a computer screen. Children rarely have unstructured free time to play outside.
The result is that children miss the opportunity to explore nature. To discover ontheir own the animals that live under rocks or the sweet smell of honeysuckle.Children are not given a chance to make a personal connection to nature.
What are the ramifications of this? Richard Louv in his book No Child Left Inside describes how childhood obesity, Attention Deficit Disorder and depression could be linked to the loss of unstructured outdoor play. Louv calls this Nature Deficit Disorder. Research has shown that exposure to nature can help relieve depression symptoms, refocus a child with AD/HD and encourage spontaneous active play which contributes to a healthy weight.

This Earth Day, commit to getting outside with your family.What can you do?
Here are some suggestions –

  • Schedule an hour each week (or each day) where everyone goes outside for some fun.
  • Go for walk, toss a Frisbee, pull weeds, write in your journal, just go outside.
  • Build houses out of sticks, rocks and leaves.

But the most important thing that any adult can do is to support and encourage achild’s interest in nature. Your support is the platform that a healthy relationshipwith nature is built upon.
For more fun outdoor activities, come out for Earth Day Kids Fest at theChattahoochee Nature Center, April 16. This event, sponsored by the CaptainPlanet Foundation, features planet friendly activities and lots of fun. For moreinformation, visit chattnaturecenter.org.

How my family is getting involved in Earth Day this year:

Here’s an event at Chattahoochee Nature Center that I plan on taking my 11 and 4 yr old to to celebrate Earth Day this year.

Earth Day Kids Fest with Captain Planet FoundationPresented by Macy’s

Apr 16th, 2011 (Saturday) 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
The whole family will enjoy many ways to connect to nature and learn fun new ways to help the planet.

  • Meet Captain Planet who will give you the power!
  • Visit interactive booths and exhibits from over 30 local groups and environmental organizations
  • Explore environmental themes such as clean water and air, wildlife and habitat protection, native plants, water conservation and recycling while finding ways of taking green steps to a new level in your home and business
  • Enjoy live musical entertainment with messages about our Mother Earth
  • See live animal presentations with CNC naturalists
  • Paddle a canoe on CNC’s Beaver Pond
  • For more information on this exciting event, contact Rebecca at 770-992-2055 ext. 236 orr.gilbert@chattnaturecenter.org.

Learn more about Chattahoochee Nature Center on AtlantaMoms.com here.

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Enjoy Earth Day with your family this year!

Alicia Hagan, Mom Blog editor

 

SALONPAS Pain Relief Patch Review

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SALONPAS Pain Relief Patch
SALONPAS Pain Relief Patch

Ever since a car accident I had about 10 years ago, I’ve had back and neck issues.  My back and/or neck hurt substantially hurt 70% of the time.  I don’t want to take perscription pain meds so I rely on my trusty heating pad and my massage chair every day.  I was recently introduced to SALONPAS by Stacie from TheDivineMissMommy.com and it really has changed how I do things.   I used to dread long road trips because it was a sure thing that my neck and back would be hurting after about an hour in the car.  Now, I just put a SALONPAS pain relieving patch on my neck or back and wahlah, it helps so much!

I ‘m getting ready to attend a nice relaxing 😉 Salonpas Twitter party hosted by @theprplace, @StacieinAtlanta, @lisasample, @crissy along with @mrsalonpas. I’m going to learn how to soothe the aches and pains that are sure to follow our Spring Break family vacation with Salonpas. You can join the party & be entered to win prizes here: http://productreviewplace.ning.com/profiles/blogs/salonpas-twitter-party-monday

You can learn more about SALONPAS on their website here.

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Alicia Hagan, Mom Blog editor

GeoPalz Activity Tracker for Kids Review & Giveaway

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GeoPalz Activity Tracker
GeoPalz Activity Tracker

Do you wish your kids were more active? Not the on-the-couch active that they think it active because they are moving their eyes or hands, but the get up and move kind of active?  I do and since seriously limited the amount of TV that my kids watch, they’ve been more active and they love it as much as I do!

Something that helped my son get more active is his new GeoPalz activity tracker.

With GeoPalz, the kids in your family will want to join in on the activity and stay active this spring. GeoPalz (www.geopalz.com) activity tracker is the first decorative pedometer and online game that tracks your child’s physical activity throughout the day. The GeoPalz easy-to-use pedometer sits on your child’s waistline and comes in several kid-friendly designs.

GeoPalz Activity Tracker
GeoPalz Activity Tracker - Marcus

And the cool thing about GeoPalz…the kids walk to win! For every mile your child achieves with GeoPalz, it counts as one pedpoint when you register your GeoPalz online. Your child can manually enter his or her steps online and once the points start to add up, he or she can use the points to redeem fun, activity-focused prizes, such as baseballs, Frisbees and gift cards to popular stores, such as Target.

Sebastian is very motivated by prizes no matter how big or small and GeoPalz has got the prize thing mastered.

 

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GIVEAWAY!

We are giving a lucky reader a GeoPalz of their choice.  To enter to win leave a comment below telling me which GeoPalz is your favorite and why you want your child to have a GeoPalz.

Entries accepted through April 10th, 2011.  Open to U.S. residents 18+ only.

Extra entries:

  • Follow @mommyinsider on Twitter
  • Like us on Facebook
  • Like GeoPalz on Facebook
  • Like GeoPalz on Twitter
  • Tweet this: “I entered to win a GeoPalz Activity Tracker on TheMommyInsider.com!  You can entere here: http://wp.me/plszx-275”
  • Be sure to tell us what you’ve done in the comments below!

 

Alicia Hagan, Mom Blog editor