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August 2006 Issue

It's that time of year again going back to School.  Many of you moms are probably excited about getting your kids back in school especially after those long summer days of hearing over and over again, "Mom, I'm bored, there's nothing to do" and having your kids staying up way past their bedtime.

But going back to school also means getting your kids back into their early bedtime routine and that can be a daunting task. You can  read this month's feature article on "Creating Bedtime Rituals for Children" for tips and ideas to make it a little bit easier for you and your children.

Enjoy this issue.


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Here's what you see in this month's issue:

1. New Product Arrivals
2. Feature Products/Websites
3. Article: Creating Bedtime Rituals for Your Children
4. Hot Sites to See
5. Motherhood Quotes


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NEW BABY PRODUCT ARRIVALS
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FEATURE PRODUCTS
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Mini Tots.com
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THE NEXT GENERATION
"Unique Hand-painted Furniture and Personalized Children's Gifts"
 
The Next Generation specializes in hand-painted children's furniture, room decor, and gifts.  Whether you're looking for step stools, growth charts, bedroom lamps, piggy banks, or table & chair sets, we have what you're looking for.
 
Visit us to see our large product selection.
http://www.nxtgeneration.net/
 

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PROTECT YOUR BABY

Lifeline Cryogenics is a private cordblood bank in Stamford Connecticut. We process and store newborn's cord blood. We are accredited by the American Association of Blood Banks.

Banking your newborn's stem cell is one of the most important decisions an expectant parent needs to make. Cord Blood Stem cells can treat over 50 diseases.

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BEST NINE MONTHS
"Designer Baby Clothes and more!"

Your source for designer baby clothes, baby shoes, diaper bags, baby monitors and baby accessories. FREE shipping on orders over $99 or more.

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UNIQUE BABY GIFTS!
from PinkTaffyDesigns.com

Pink Taffy Designs Children's Boutique offers many unique baby gifts
such as designer diaper bags, nursery decor and accessories. We are the place to
find all your unique baby  shower gifts.

We have TONS of  UNIQUE BABY GIFTS to choose from.

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ARTICLE:  Creating Nightime Rituals for Your Children
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Children in the rest of the world seem to go to sleep when bedtime arrives.   At least that is the perception among some noted researchers. Bed time comes and children go to bed. In the United States, some families have troubles getting children to bed. There are, from my perspective, several reasons for this difficulty in families.

First, there is the sense that bedtime is bedtime for all. Parents should use David Elkind’s marker system to establish bedtime hours. The marker system means that five year olds go to bed at a different time than the 10 year old. If you are in primary school bedtime should be about 8:00 and for middle school students it could stretch to 9:00. High-schoolers often need to stay up later; yet this causes problems if school starts before they have had 8 hours sleep. It is well documented that we are a sleep deprived nation and that fact shows up in negative behaviors at school.

Second, limit TV on school nights or turn it off completely! This is a good rule for the entire family. Use the evening time to complete homework assignments, talk together, read, pursue an interest or catch up on some much needed rest. Hard to do? Yes, but the results are electrifying for the daily grind of living.

Three, add rituals to the evening bedtime schedule for everyone. A bath, warm bed and a story for younger children. Older children can read in bed and then turn off the light and go to sleep with less turmoil in their brains, than if they had watched an action TV show that gets them hyped up. Babies need snuggling time and a story too, with perhaps some music playing softly in the background or some white noise to drown out the other household noises that let them know the rest of the family is still up and functioning.

Fourth, bedtime is a great time to review the day. It is a wonderful ritual to begin early in a child’s life and continue as long as a child/youngster/adolescent lives at home. As bedtime draws near, or after the child is in bed, talk together about the positive things that happened during the day; perhaps even list the 5 good things about your today. You could also review what is planned for tomorrow, or decide what everyone will do on Saturday. Every family will have different conversational leads: the point is to talk and share and go to sleep with something positive in your head! The old song, “Count your blessings instead of sheep and you’ll go to sleep counting your blessings,” works.
 
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HOT SITES TO SEE
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Grapevine Clothesline - http://www.grapevineclothesline.com

Avannabel Baby - http://www.avannabelbaby.com

Bib Talk - http://www.cafepress.com/bibtalk

Baby Wonderland - http://www.babywonderland.com


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MOTHERHOOD QUOTES
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 Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs in my field, since the payment is pure love.
  ~Mildred B. Vermont


A suburban mother's role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car forever after.
~Peter De Vries


The phrase "working mother" is redundant.
~Jane Sellman


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