January 24th Show Information

Our featured guest is Mompreneur Priska Diaz inventor  of the BARE baby bottle , which is being launched later this year.

As a new mother and big supporter of breastfeeding, Priska realized that baby bottles weren't doing the job for her and her new baby. Her low milk supply forced her to become a "combo" mom. Every time she bottle fed her baby, she turned him into a bag of gas resulting in endless sleepless nights for her whole family. As is usually the norm with babies faced with an mother with low milk supply,(until now anyway) Priskas baby began to reject her breast due to nipple confusion and easy feeding from the bottle. Breasts don't have air-vents, why should baby bottles? That was the question that gave birth to Bittylab, LLC in June of 2010. 

Hear Priska's story and maybe it will inspire you to launch an idea that you have had!

To learn more about Priska's product visit www.bittylab.com

Do you have a "go to" friend--you know the one. You don't know what to do about your toddler who won't separate to go to pre-school, is there a miracle product to help me not look so tired, how do you work that new smartphone etc. Elisa All, creator of the website 30 Second Mom thought that every mom could use that "go to" gal right in her back pocket.

She has assembled a team of "in the know" moms to help the rest us navigate life a little easier. What a concept! Elisa joins us for our second half of the show. Go sign up now www.30secondmom.com-- it will take you 30 seconds and it will change your life.

A littleinformation about our hosts:

Dhana Cohen is the founder and president of www.thenextbigzing.com, Your Official Award site for Innovative Products and Hottest Trends. She prides herself in uncovering the most innovative products for retailers, media and consumers. Dhana has had recent appearances on WCIU Chicago TV, Make it Better Magazine, 20/20 and numerous blogs and would love to help you get your product the recognition it needs with The Next Big Zing Award!

Debbie Glickman President, CEO of Fairytale Wishes,Inc. which manufacturers·all natural aromatherapy sprays for kids to help with common childhood fears and anxieties. The most rewarding part of Debbie's experience launching her company is the many letters and phone calls she gets about how her products have helped empower·children to·overcome their fears and anxiety. Find out more about her products at www.fairytalewishesinc.com·

Our featured guest is Mompreneur Priska Diaz inventor  of the BARE baby bottle , which is being launched later this year.

As a new mother and big supporter of breastfeeding, Priska realized that baby bottles weren't doing the job for her and her new baby. Her low milk supply forced her to become a "combo" mom. Every time she bottle fed her baby, she turned him into a bag of gas resulting in endless sleepless nights for her whole family. As is usually the norm with babies faced with an mother with low milk supply,(until now anyway) Priskas baby began to reject her breast due to nipple confusion and easy feeding from the bottle. Breasts don't have air-vents, why should baby bottles? That was the question that gave birth to Bittylab, LLC in June of 2010. 

Hear Priska's story and maybe it will inspire you to launch an idea that you have had!

To learn more about Priska's product visit www.bittylab.com

Do you have a "go to" friend--you know the one. You don't know what to do about your toddler who won't separate to go to pre-school, is there a miracle product to help me not look so tired, how do you work that new smartphone etc. Elisa All, creator of the website 30 Second Mom thought that every mom could use that "go to" gal right in her back pocket.

She has assembled a team of "in the know" moms to help the rest us navigate life a little easier. What a concept! Elisa joins us for our second half of the show. Go sign up now www.30secondmom.com-- it will take you 30 seconds and it will change your life.

How early should you start to teach your children the importance of being kind and to “play nice”? What if in this electronic age of ours there was an app for young kids that specifically focuses on kindness and anti-bullying?  Well, indeed there is! We are fortunate to have Nicholas Zaldastani, creator of the App RINDIN which is an animated storybook that you can download to your IPAD or IPhone that will be entertain, engage,  and actually teach your kids a little thing or two about the importance of being kind to others.

 In a world searching for positive change, Mr. Zaldastini’s company, CrocPond, has a mission to provide entertaining cross-media products that Inspire Children and their Families to live with more Courage, Confidence, and Hope.

The CrocPond™ brand is built around 32 role model characters, each with its own focus, easy-to-remember name, and associated positive life principles. Each of the CrocPond characters are icons for their mission.

CrocPond Apps will provide children with an evolving experience measured over years, not weeks. Parents will know that they can trust CrocPond to provide not only entertainment, but also a values-driven content set that creates a series of teachable moments wrapped in a very entertaining and fun story line. CrocPond provides a solid foundation for children, upon which wise choices can be made within a world of infinite possibilities.

To learn more about CrocPond and to download the App visit, www.crocpond.com

It’s all about kids today as we welcome Dr. Amy Baxter, mompreneur and inventor of Buzzy. Buzzy is an amazing product that helps take the sting and the fear out of shots for kids! We are all over this product!!!

What is Buzzy exactly?

Buzzy^® is simply a small vibrating bee with a unique ice pack.  Put it near any sharp pain, and presto!  Using natural pain relief, Buzzy confuses your body's own nerves and distracts attention away, thereby dulling or eliminating sharp pain. In the same way that rubbing a bumped elbow helps, or cool running water soothes a burn, Buzzy^® crowds out pain by sending stronger motions sensations down the nerves instead of sharp pain. Cool! Research shows it really works .In an emergency department, nurses and doctors can get too busy to wait for numbing creams for needle procedures. For newly diagnosed diabetic children, the medical community has a history of expecting kids to just get used to needle pain. For shots, for bee stings, for boo-boos, for injected medicines,… for all acute pain management, we developed Buzzy^® to put instant pain management in YOUR hands.

For more information on how you can get your hands on one of these puppies…oops we mean bees, visit the website at www.buzzy4shots.com

A very inspiring show for our listeners today, Our first half hour we will be joined by author and traumatic brain injury survivor, Mark Elswick.

Nearly two decades ago,  proved medical experts wrong when they said he would die following an automobile accident. Then, after a week of life support, he spent a month in a coma while doctors said he would live life as a vegetable if he ever regained consciousness. Surprisingly, not only did he survive, but he has gone on to write both seriously and humorously about his life as he is generating much-needed TBI awareness. In this eBook called "A Dad's Guide to Buying...Those and other Tales, which is dedicated to 24/7 TBI caregivers and military personnel, Elswick combines a lot of stress- relieving humor with an awakening glimpse into the world of traumatic brain injury survivors.

The first book by this nineteen-year TBI survivor, available as an eBook on amazon.com and BN.com for $4.95, contains eight comedic tales, many of which detail the everyday aspects of fatherhood. Impressively, these turned-hilarious instances have drawn a comparison to the phenomenal work of Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Dave Barry.

For more information about Mark, please visit his website at www.markelswick.com.

Our second half hour will prove equally inspiring-Author and Nutrionist, Beth Aldrich is back on our show to talk about her new amazon.com Best Seller "Real Moms Love to Eat!"

In her book, Beth shares her wisdom, experience and knowledge about all things food and wellness. From health coaching, and living a balanced life to, the energet

ics of food and finding your passion, Beth delivers her message in a charismatic yet compassionate way. She is the founder of For Her Information Media, LLC (FHI) established in 2003, with productions such as the PBS TV series, For Her Information (aired in Turkey, Israel and 60 cities, nationwide), the radio shows, A Balanced Life with Beth Aldrich, and Real Moms Love to Eat with Beth Aldrich, and the online magazine and newsletter, FHI Online. Her company's mission is to be a life guide for conscious-minded women. Beth is also the founder of Restoring Essence Nutrition, LLC and a Certified Holistic Health and Nutritional Counselor through the American Association of Drugless Practitioners (AADP). Beth received her education from Columbia University's Teachers College and The Institute for Integrative Nutrition in New York City.

She studied under natural health and nutrition experts such as Dr. Mehmet Oz, Deepak Chopra, Andrew Weil, David Wolfe, Dr. Walter Willett and Barry Sears. Her work with Restoring Essence and FHI is a perfect blend of offerings, giving clients the opportunity to find happiness, learn, and become accountable for their own health and wellness.
To learn more about Beth and to find out where you can buy her book, visit her website www.realmomslovetoeat.com

Happy New Year to all of our listeners!! We wish everyone a Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous 2012.

To start our new year off we have author and yoga instructor Laurie Jordan on our show today! Laurie is the author of a wonderful new children’s book called Yawning Yoga.

Sleep problems are very common among children. In fact, MOST children aren't getting proper sleep at night. And every parent knows that when children are sleep deprived, they are likely to have a hard time controlling their emotions. This can lead to potential problems at home and at school, and can be exhausting for mom and dad. 

 At last, help has arrived! Yawning Yoga is a beautifully illustrated and carefully sequenced bedtime routine that is proven to work.  Laurie has devised a perfect sleep solution that helps relax kids before bed by clearing their minds from worry and stress, and relieving their bodies' anxiety and energy.

Her book, Yawning Yoga helps quiet the noise and shifts children's focus from outside stimuli and daily stressors to attention of stretching, posture and breath work. The ultimate result is relaxation, a timeout from stress, and a restful good night's sleep...for both parent and child. Incidentally, she uses Fairytale Wishes Sweet Dreams Spray in all of her classes.

For more information about Laurie’s book and to find out where to buy it—visit www.yawningyoga.com

With the holidays upon us—we always like to pause and think about those in this world who are less fortunate than ourselves, and if possible help efforts to make those lives just a bit happier for the coming year.

On our show today is one of those people—an everyday hero among us, Amber Singleton Riviere is heading up a project to help kids in Foster Care called Funding the Farm.

Fund the Farm began its fundraising efforts in December, with the hopes of creating a self-sustaining farm in Acadiana to build better lives for more kids in foster care within Louisiana and the U.S.  Drawing supporters from all over the country, the campaign is running through January 31, 2012 and has an initial fundraising goal of $28,000.

With nearly 500,000 kids in foster care in the U.S. and 100,000 of them needing permanent homes, it's important to make lasting change.  A farm would provide a place for more kids in foster care to live and thrive and for older kids and those who have aged out of the system to come home to and learn essential life skills they'll need as adults, and with so many opportunities for growth and expansion, a farm would quickly become a self-sustaining operation that could make an even bigger impact on foster care in the state of Louisiana and in the U.S.

From December 1, 2011 through January 31, 2012, the “Fund the Farm” campaign is running at IndieGoGo.com, an international funding platform, to raise $28,000 to cover initial costs to start the farm.

For more information about the project, visit www.FundTheFarm.com , or to make a contribution, visit the “Fund the Farm” IndieGoGo page at www.IndieGoGo.com/FundTheFarm.  

On our second half we are going to lighten it up a bit with up and coming singing sensation Jared Lee. His first album, Falling Through the Holes—just debuted in October with his first single, “It’s Over” getting rave reviews.

Have a listen to Jared’s story and what it is like to be a recording star. For more information on Jared, check out his website www.jaredleemusic.com and look for his new album on http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/its-over-goodbye-single/id399512116