Before the age of 3, most toddlers don't yet grasp the importance of looking people in the eye when speaking to them. In fact, looking down or away is how they attempt to take control of a situation. When you're explaining to your child that he shouldn't jump on the bed, for example, he may look at a wall to avoid becoming overwhelmed with feelings of guilt. Or if it's his birthday and he's receiving presents, your child may not be able to look at Grandpa because he's too excited. One way to draw your child out is to use a puppet to talk to him. Get his attention by placing the puppet within his line of vision. Use it to help him focus on you, then drop the puppet and catch his gaze.
When your toddler seems receptive to learning new social skills — usually sometime after his third birthday — you'll be able to explain to him why he should look a person in the eye during conversations. Tell him, "It's the polite thing to do. It lets the other person know that you're listening. See how I look at you when you're telling me something?" Remind him from time to time and reward him with praise when he remembers. Gradually he'll learn that when he treats other people respectfully, he's treated with respect himself.
Dear J (and friends),
We have a brand new mommy gear product line that we have been working on for over a year now and are finally launching today! To celebrate, we wanted to give you a promo code for a free baby pouch sling (a $39.00 value!) from our new website www.sevenslings.com ! We have been pondering about how to “kick-off” the site and decided why not first give a special offer to our preferred UdderCovers.com customers that have purchased more than once from us as a sincere thank you for making this new product line possible!
This promotion will allow you only one purchase so please take your time to get the right size and pattern for you! Once you have used the promo code, it will delete from our promo code database and can no longer be used –so don’t tell anyone about it, otherwise your friend may use it before you do! The promo code is your full email address that we sent this offer to. This offer will expire on the 31st of this month so don’t delay!
Go to www.sevenslings.com , click on “Shop Now”, and select the correct size sling or gift set you would like (be sure to visit our sizing page for instructions on how to select the right size sling for you). Once you have selected the sling or gift set you would like, enter your full email address into the promo code box and click “Apply Code”. This will bring your product total from $39.00 to $0 for one of our pouch slings or from $44.00 to only $5 for our gift sets - all you are required to pay is the shipping & processing!
These fitted slings are safe for infants to toddlers 35 lbs and under.
Again, the Seven™ Slings website is our newest addition and we would greatly appreciate any helpful feedback about your experience on the website and how we can improve it!
Sincerely,
Jenny Pierce
Owner
UdderCovers.Com
*You may have heard about the Infantino™ “bag sling” recall. The recalled Infantino™ slings are not the same type of baby sling found at sevenslings.com. The recalled slings were “bag slings” and were similar to an elastic closure purse where the baby sits closer to your thighs than your chest. Our slings are fitted, non-adjustable “pouch slings” and hold your baby right up close to you on your chest where you can see and kiss your child. There has not been a recall associated with “pouch style slings”.
IT IS NOT TOO LATE!!! 
Just Between Friends Fort Worth's
Fall/Winter Sale
runs from September 2nd through September 13th
and there is plenty of time for you to join us as a
CONSIGNOR,
VOLUNTEER,
or SHOPPER!
Here is the important information you need to know about the upcoming sale:
CONSIGNORS:
VOLUNTEERS:
SHOPPERS:
We look forward to seeing you at JBF very soon. Here is a FREE ADMISSION pass for one adult for Sunday, September 5th, that you can print and bring with you. Feel free to share this email with your friends or family because with JBF, it's just too good to keep to ourselves!
JBF...It's more than just a SALE, it's an EXPERIENCE!
Pam Willingham and Joanie Morrison
Just Between Friends Fort Worth
www.jbfsale.com
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A friend shared this blog with our family. It is a blog all about the happenings and deals in Fort Worth…we have used it a couple times to get ideas for family outings and I hope that your family might be able to do the same.
http://livingsocial.com/deals/5729?ref=FTWDeal081010email
Living Social’s deal for today is buy a $20.00 Curly’s gift card for $10.00. It might be a great way to help your family beat the heat…but is just offered today (August 10).
Stay cool.
My car book says to roll down the windows to let out all the hot air before turning on A/C.
WHY ???????????
Car Air-conditioning -
No wonder more folks are dying from cancer than ever before. We wonder where this stuff comes from but here is an example that explains a lot of the cancer causing incidents.
Many people are in their cars first thing in the morning and the last thing at night, 7 days a week.
As I read this, it makes me feel guilty and ill. Please pass this on to as many people as possible. Guess its not too late to make some changes.
Car A/C (Air Conditioning) MUST READ!!!
Please do NOT turn on A/C as soon as you enter the car.
Open the windows after you enter your car and then turn ON the AC after a couple of minutes.
Here's why: According to research, the car dashboard, seats, air freshener emit Benzene, a Cancer causing toxin (carcinogen - take time to observe the smell of heated plastic in your car).
In addition to causing cancer, Benzene poisons your bones, causes anemia and reduces white blood cells. Prolonged exposure will cause Leukemia, increasing the risk of cancer. Can also cause miscarriage.
Acceptable Benzene level indoors is 50mg per sq.ft. A car parked indoors with windows closed will contain 400-800 mg of Benzene.
If parked outdoors under the sun at a temperature above 60 degrees F, the Benzene level goes up to 2000-4000 mg, 40 times the acceptable level.
People who get into the car, keeping windows closed will inevitably inhale, in quick succession, excessive amounts of the toxin.
Benzene is a toxin that affects your kidney and liver.. What's worse, it is extremely difficult for your body to expel this toxic stuff.
So friends, please open the windows and door of your car - give time for interior to air out -dispel the deadly stuff - before you enter.
Thought: 'When someone shares something of value with you and you benefit from it, you have a moral obligation to share it with others.'
This is what snopes.com says. It is not the air conditioning in the car but the Benzene producing agents that cause cancer.
My child and I are always looking for inexpensive ways to escape the summer heat (especially in Fort Worth) and found this…
The University Village (near TCU) Barnes & Noble
Toddler Tuesday Story Time @11:00am
Funny Friday Story Time @ 11:00am
Enjoy & Stay cool!
Soma Intimates (there is one at University Park) is having a sale on bras through the end of June. Almost all of their bras which are typically $48.00 are $15.99 and the majority of their yoga/lounge wear is 70% off…let me take a moment to say that their merchandise is so comfortable!!!
Always wanting to share a good deal…Hope you find something good!
If I hadn’t already purchased a swimsuit for the summer, I think I would be finding one from one of these websites!
http://blog.ollibird.com/2010/04/more-new-suits-at-limericki.html
Delta has recalled several of their cribs:
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100624-706375.html
http://cribsafety.jpma.org/node/37
We have a crib made by Delta, the company makes cribs for several different companies (ours is a Pottery Barn brand crib) that is part of the recall. They are suggesting that if you have a crib that has been recalled that your child not sleep in it until you order/receive a part to add to the crib to make it more safe. Parts can be ordered on the above website.
Check the website to see if your crib is part of the recall…it’s better to be safe than sorry.
Check it out!
This lady is awesome and she comes to your house! Just tell her I (Julianne) sent you!.
The month of June special is just $35 for a whole hour!
A friend and I wondered into the Gap today (6.22.10) and discovered that all the woman’s clothes that are on sale are an additional 40% off!
There are some final sale items (light weight sweaters and 3/4 length shirts) that are $2.47 less 40%! Some of the sweaters had originally been $45.00!!!
I just felt like I needed to somehow share the wealth…I am always one for a good bargain!
Enjoy the week.
This is good food for thought…this is Sally Clarkson’s blog, she wrote The Mission of Motherhood, which is a fantastic book!
http://wholeheart.typepad.com/itakejoy/2010/05/happy-mothers-day-2010.html
Enjoy!
My mom sent this to me today, it looks like it is for Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl, Zrytec are part of the recall…I hope this helps you to know if any of your medications are effected by the recall.
There are certain foods that I buy organic, and others that I can't because of budgetary restraints (ie. 1 pound of green beans that cost over $5, yikes). But I wanted to pass along this list to those of you who might find it interesting and like "cheat sheets," much like I do for helping you remember stuff.
So, I recently received an email from one of my friends sharing with me the Environmental Working Group (EWG's) Shoppers Guide to foods that have been tested and shown to have higher pesticide levels. So to help consumers lower their risks, they have come up with this shoppers guide to make it easy to select less pesticide-contaminated non-organic foods, and to alert you to the ones that you should buy organic.
I have also heard that fruits and vegetables with thin skins are more susceptible (ie. strawberries, apples) and thicker skinned (avocados, citrus) are not. Check out foodnews.org for more info.
Here is the list:
This comes from this link, http://www.foodnews.org/sneak/EWG-shoppers-guide.pdf
I made the fruit salsa and cinnamon sugar chips for a baby shower today today and it was a hit!
A little tedious to cut the fruit, but totally worth it!
http://makelifedelicious.com/2010/04/fruit-salsa-and-cinnamon-chips/
This looks sooooo good! and seems pretty easy too!
Fruit Salsa and Cinnamon Chips
Printable Version: Fruit Salsa & Cinnamon Chips
Ingredients
Cinnamon Chips (you can also purchase Cinnamon Chips and skip this step)
Directions
They ordinarily sell for $32 so it looks like a good deal. If the hyperlink doesn't work the web site is www.uddercovers.com
If you are going to be in need of a baby shower gift at any time in the near future or if you're pregnant (or nursing) and would like to score a wicked deal on a nursing cover, you should really check out this amazing offer. Udder Covers (yup, that's the real name) is offering a FREE nursing cover right now! Just go to the website, add the nursing cover of your choice to your shopping cart, and enter code BABIESONLINE and all you'll pay is $9.95 for shipping. This is an absolute steal for this item.
“Home is a place where we welcome each family member with a sense of belonging. Home is a place where we are free to bring the fullness of our womanhood to bear in every sphere of our life. A woman’s place is in the heart- the heart of her husband, the heart of her children and the heart of her home. Home is a refuge we create for every family member. Homemaking is a call to express fully our personhood and thereby enable every member of the family to understand his or her dignity and worth. I am the queen of my realm. I am the heart of my home.”
~Kimberly Hahn
http://www.simplymodernmom.com/2009/12/project-52-date-nights/
Possibly a fun challenge!
Maybe we could post ideas for "dates” around Cowtown?
-SU
I found this on the recipezaar.com
(a friend of mine had made it before and it is delicious! No, maybe not real good for you, but it tastes super good and is really easy!)
serves 12-20
2 8oz packages of cream cheese; 3 oz. packages of refrigerator crescent dinner rolls; 1 cup sugar;1 teaspoon vanilla; 1/2 cup margarine or butter melted; 2 cup cinnamon sugar
1. using a 9:13 pan, spay pan and then unroll one package of crescent rolls and line the bottom of the pan 2. flatten 3. mix together the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla 4. spread 1.2 of mixture over the crescent rolls. 5. unroll another package of crescent rolls and place on top (flatten) 6. spread the other half of mixture over second layer of rolls 7. unroll the last package of crescent rolls and lay on top, flatten 8. using a basting brush, some melted margarine/butter on top 9. sprinkle the top with cinnamon sugar 10. bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes 11. enjoy!
Today at church, we learned that the Family Life “Weekend to Remember” Marriage Conference will be in the Metro-plex this summer at the Gaylord Texan Resort the weekend of June 25-27.
I have heard that this conference is incredible, that it is fantastic and leaves you and your spouse feeling renewed, recharged and affirmed in your commitment to each other and to the Lord.
You can find more information at www.FamilyLife.com/Weekend or 1-800-358-6329
Here are some of the freebies and discounts on offer for tax season 2010.
-- FREE COFFEE AND TREATS
CINNABON: Get two free bite-sized cupcakes from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at participating mall locations as part of "Tax Day Bites!" Flavors include Chocolate Passion, 24-Carrot Cake, Vanilla Bliss and Cinnacake Classic.
STARBUCKS: Get free brewed coffee all day Thursday if you bring your own mug, a promotion the cafe chain says is friendly to the environment as well as taxpayers.
-- DISCOUNTED MEALS
BOSTON MARKET: For a "last-minute tax break" -- one free meal for each one you buy Thursday through Sunday -- show this coupon: http://bit.ly/d1YlRO
IHOP: Expanding on the tax deduction parents get for kids, the restaurant chain is offering free dinner for one child age 12 or younger with each adult meal purchased 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. all month long.
P.F. CHANG'S: Get 15 percent off food purchases for dine-in or take-out, excluding alcohol and happy hour food and beverages.
-- STRESS RELIEF
HYDROMASSAGE: Get a free massage Thursday through Sunday at participating locations. The mall-based massage chain suggests calling ahead to book an appointment. Find a location at http://www.hydromassage.com/taxday.
In honor of tax day, Starbucks is giving away free cups of coffee today…with one condition, you bring your own cup.
Enjoy the free sussy!
We stopped by to take advantage of the offer, and the employees were kind enough to fill my son’s bottle up with milk free of charge!
