Celebrate Family Day - A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children on September 22
Friday, September 5, 2008
Eating meals together as a family is one of the basic ways to bond with your children, keep the lines of communication open with them, and simply share the day's happenings with each other.The J.M Smucker Company is partnering with The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University to celebrate Family Day - A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children, which will be celebrated on September 22 this year.
To help you prepare for Family Day, Smucker is offering a free, online chat with The Surprising Power of Family Meals author Miriam Weinstein on September 16, 2008. Readers can visit www.poweroffamilymeals.com between 8 -10pm EST to chat with Weinstein, who will provide insight into the importance of family meals, tips on how to make it a part of your routine every day, and creative ways to make these occasions special.
"Although some may see meal time solely as a time to eat, it is much more than that," said Weinstein. "It is also a place for emotional and behavioral nourishment. Meal time sets the stage for family interaction. Parents are so important in their kids' lives and the kitchen table is such an obvious place for kids to get regular access to them."
On the Net: www.poweroffamilymeals.com
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posted by The Mom Salon Editors @ 5:09 AM,
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Mom Bloggers in the News
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
As often as possible we will post round-ups of mom bloggers who have made it to the news. Although there have already been many, many news stories about moms who blog in the news, we think it's a good idea to keep a running tab for posterity's sake and also to share the good news about how influential our genre of blogs really is.
- On Monday, reporters at the New York Times wrote an article about mothers' reactions to Sarah Palin and mentioned UrbanMamas is their coverage. Urban Mamas was noticed by the reporters because of a heated conversation about the Republican Vice Presidential pick's mothering style. She went back to work three days after having her fifth child who has special needs.
- If you haven't heard yet, Wal-Mart tapped 11 influential mom bloggers to vlog about ways to save money. They received a flip camera and will visit the Wal-Mart corporate headquarters in October. None were paid by Wal-Mart, but each hopes that this opportunity turns into more opportunities and increased traffic to their sites. Read more here.
- Lifetime Networks acquired ParentsClick network, home of MothersClick and the Mom Blog Network. Read more.
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posted by The Mom Salon Editors @ 7:24 AM,
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We're Mom Bloggers: Hear Us Roar
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
A mom pointed this video out to us over on our social network, the Mom Bloggers Club and we thought we'd share.
There is no doubt about it any longer: Mom bloggers are truly taking the world by storm. It's only a matter of how may companies will figure out that if they really want to reach digital moms these days they'll have to go through us first.
Check out this great news segment with Jessica from JesssicaKnows.com.
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posted by The Mom Salon Editors @ 8:46 AM,
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Official Google Blog: A fresh take on the browser
Google, you sly deveil, you. Now that everyone has settled in and started using Firefox religiously and Internet Explorer 7 on occasion, you come out with your very own Open Source Browser, Chrome. Thanks! Now yet another thing on our plate to sift through.
Don't get us wrong: We will be downloading the new browser and taking it for a spin today with millions of others. Google promised that Chrome will run faster and be more streamlined than other browsers. That's always a good thing. We just hope none of our sites look like a mess in Chrome. Keeping fingers crossed about that. We'll update this post after we've given Chrome a try.
Official Google Blog: A fresh take on the browser
Update: 4:43 PM: Well, we downloaded Chrome and we love it. Everything is bigger (although we're sure there is an option to minimize font sizes, but the default look is great), the tabs at the top showing every site you're on and is very simple to see and use (better than Firefox), plus because Chrome is Open Source, all of our Firefox bookmarks automatically converted. We're impressed. You should definitely download it and give it a try.
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posted by The Mom Salon Editors @ 1:59 AM,
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How to Land a Blogging Job
Monday, September 1, 2008
From our Sister Site: Mom Bloggers ClubOver the past three years I have blogged professionally for magazines and large media Web sites. To some it may seem impossible to actually get paid to blog, but you can do it too as long as you have a goal in mind, writing samples, a determination to get paid to blog, and a positive attitude. Here are four tips to help you land a blogging job.
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posted by The Mom Salon Editors @ 10:53 AM,
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Dancing Meatballs: Entertaining Kids on a Budget
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Keeping children occupied and entertained can be an expensive undertaking, especially when there are a plethora of costly options from which to choose. Dancing Meatballs, a Web site founded by two Wharton business school graduates, is dedicated to finding inexpensive family activities in Chicago, New York, Philadephia and anywhere and posts local daily picks that will provide endless entertainment for the kids without breaking the bank. To get their picks right in your inbox every week you can sign up for their free newsletter.
On the Net: http://www.dancingmeatballs.com/.
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posted by The Mom Salon Editors @ 11:49 AM,
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Adventures By Disney: Eight New Amazing Family Destinations
We had absolutely no idea that families can travel all over the world through Adventures by Disney. In 2009 Disney will be adding eight thrilling new destinations bringing their total to 23 itineraries around the world. The 2009 new destinations are:
- Alpine Magic -- Italy and Switzerland, Zermatt, and Lake Lucerne
- Beantown & The Big Apple -- Boston, Newport, and New York City
- Bella Italia -- Central Italy: Sorrento and Florence
- Gateway to the Galapagos: Ecuador and Galapagos Islands
- Golden Path to Yosemite -- Lake Tahoe, Yosemite National Park and San Francisco
- Rocky Trails and Mountie Tales - Montana and Alberta, Canada: Glacier National Park and Banff National Park
- Safari to South Africa- South Africa: Cape Town, The Garden Route
and Kampana Game Reserve - Taming the Last Frontier- Alaska: Fairbanks, Denali National Park and Kenai Peninsula
Launched in 2005, Adventures by Disney provides immersive, hassle-free and exhilarating
guided family vacation experiences in Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia and Australia. In 2009, families traveling with Adventures by Disney can sample some of the most exotic and remote locations in the world - including South Africa, Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, the Canadian Rockies, the European Alps and Alaska. Everywhere guests turn on the "Alpine Magic" trip there are new magnificent vistas to behold.
posted by The Mom Salon Editors @ 12:44 AM,
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