Motivate Your Kids

For three days only, you can get six free products to motivate your children. Whether your child is going through standardized school testing or taking exams and tests for classes, this time of year can be stressful for everyone.  Lighten the mood with these products!

 Personalize a notebook with one of 24 designs and your own text to fit your child’s style. A lucky pen will help remind any kid that his parents believe in him!  With over 100 designs to choose from, you’re sure to make the perfect gift certificate for any situation. 

Choose from more than 800 designs and create a set of funny, sentimental, or just plain encouraging note cards. Then, add your own personal note to sneak into your child’s backpack for surprise encouragement. The products are FREE just pay shipping and processing. 

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Join Lisa Loeb and Crayola "Inside the Crayon Box" LIVE on Wednesday, March 7th

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Creativity matters. It´s a skill that all children can learn and when it´s practiced every day, kids become the critical thinkers, problem solvers, and leaders in the classroom, and they´re better prepared for professions of the 21st century. 

Crayola wants every child to be creatively alive, so they´re inviting parents "Inside the Crayon Box," for a special live chat with celebrities and trusted parenting experts that will inspire and spark ideas to expand your child´s creative thinking. If you find yourself looking for new ways to inspire your children to express their ideas and build their creativity, you´ll want to join the chat to learn and share!

The first "Inside the Crayon Box" live chat is Wednesday, March 7 at 9 p.m. EST. Join Crayola and musician, children´s author and mom, Lisa Loeb for a 45-minute live streaming video chat on the Crayola Facebook Page. Lisa, best-known for her number one hit "Stay (I Missed You)," will share as personal stories, practical advice and ways she brings a little creative play into every day for her daughter. You can ask Lisa questions during the event, too! 

Interested in the topics to be covered during the chat? 

• Why Does Creativity Matter? Creativity is not about who´s the best artists or becoming an architect. It´s a way of thinking that encourages kids´ original ideas and develops their confidence.
• Growing Up Creative. Lisa will share stories about growing up in a home where creativity was encouraged.
• Simple Tips. Easy Ideas. Like most moms, Lisa juggles a lot. She´ll share simple, easy ways she sparks her daughter´s creativity as part of their daily routine.

How to Wear A Backpack

Back to school means backpack time! Kids love picking out backpacks with their favorite superheroes or Disney stars but overstuffed packs can take a toll on young bodies. Are your kids wearing their backpacks the right way?  Parents should be aware that overloaded backpacks can cause back pain if worn improperly. 

Dr. Andrew Casden, associate director of Beth Israel’s Spine Institute, says “overloaded backpacks can lead to fatigue, muscle irritation and tiny muscle tears that bring kids into the office with pain.  Students should know the proper way to wear their backpacks to avoid pain.”

The good news is that most times the damage isn’t permanent and pain can be alleviated by minor behavior adjustments. Dr. Casden recommends the following 5 tips for children:

·         Reduce the weight in the pack – weight should not exceed 20% of the child’s body weight.

·         Bend at the knees, not at the waist when lifting heavy packs.

·         Wear the backpack over both shoulders, not slung over only one.

·         Place heavy items in the back of the pack.

·         Consider a pack on wheels that can be dragged rather than carried.

Back pain in children is rarely serious, but should not be ignored either.  If children complain of persistent pain, you should consult a physician to rule out any medical problems.

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