Clever Parents is the website for smart, successful parents. The Clever Parents site is for all parents—moms and dads—who are figuring out ways to get the most out of every day and every dollar and who do it in a way that’s healthy, fun, and… clever. Clever Parents enlists a community of Clever Parents for advice, content, products and interviews that inform and inspire. Stylish, instructive, useful, inspirational, and sometimes irreverent, Clever Parents isn’t another parenting site - it is a site for parents.

Please feel free to browse, contribute to the site, or submit your comments to any of our posts or articles.

About the Founders

David and Kris Jackson are the founders of Clever Parents and Clever Parents TV and live in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Prior to founding Clever Parents, both David and Kris worked for start-up technology companies. David has held a range of executive positions in sales, channel management and marketing. Kris has worked in various senior level marketing and product management roles.

When they are not working on Clever Parents, they are trying their best to be Clever Parents to their three sons, Henry (4), Will (3) and baby Charles.

When they used to have spare time they enjoyed triathlons, kayaking, running, travel, hiking, mountain biking, and renovating their house.

Contact us at:

Clever Parents
514 Daniels Street
Suite 270
Raleigh, North Carolina 27605

or via email at info@cleverparents.com

About Operation Shower

In 2007, David and Kris teamed up with Lena Morrissey of Lena’s Notebook to form Operation Shower, a non-profit organization that organizes and throws baby showers for new and expectant moms whose spouses are deployed overseas.

In less than a year, Operation Shower has celebrated more than 100 women through unit wide showers and ’showers in a box’, delivering tens of thousands of dollars worth of baby, mom and dad gear to these deserving families. Learn more at www.OperationShower.org

Carrie is so clever she doesn’t even know she’s clever….
I don’t feel very clever today. I’m really struggling over here. I keep sitting down to add on to what I’ve written and it’s just not happening. Come to think of it, I could probably tell you why I’m NOT clever. All from the past two days, too.

• Reid figured out how to turn the key in the lock, let himself out, and got on his big wheel in the driveway before I realized where he was (this took at most 30 seconds).
• Prior to this, Reid figured out that he could untangle himself from the safety belt in his high chair and stand up in the chair, thereby giving him great access to a countertop in the kitchen (above which lives our crystal goblets and 2 fish, among other things). All this was accomplished as I was unloading the dishwasher five feet away. Talk about quiet. Read the rest »

Welcome to Clever Parents. We started this site so that smart, successful, fun parents could benefit from the collective wisdom of, and interaction with, other smart, successful, fun parents.

Clever Parents is an interactive almanac of sorts; imagine all the magazines your family subscribes to and catalogs you receive rolled into one and edited by you, your friends and neighbors. Then add elements of a garage sale, networking event, book club, workout class, playgroup and dinner party and you get the idea.

Clever Parents is an online service that allows smart, successful, fun parents to interact with and learn from other smart, successful parents. To enhance our members’ experience, from time to time, we request and display some personal information to other members and visitors. Clever Parents has control over how their information is displayed and may change it at any time. Read the rest »

Clever Parents is a site created so that smart, successful, fun parents could benefit from the collective wisdom of, and interaction with, other smart, successful, fun parents. This website is operated by Clever Parents (”Clever Parents”.) Please be aware of the following before using the Clever Parents website and any products or services offered through the website including, but not limited to all content on www.cleverparents.com, www.cleverparents.tv, www.cleverweblogs.com, www.cleverparentsblog.com, www.cleverparentsblogs.com, message boards, discussion boards, information submittal forms, registration pages, etc (the “Website.”). By using the Clever Parents website you agree to be bound by the Terms of Use. The Terms of Use may be updated or modified from time to time without notice to you. All updates and modifications are effective upon posting by Clever Parents on the website.

The Website is provided “AS-IS” and Clever Parents assumes no responsibility for your ability to (or any costs or fees associated with your ability to) obtain access to our Website. Nor does Clever Parents assume any liability for the failure to store or maintain any user communications or personal settings. Read the rest »

American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org
Stated Purpose: “to [eliminate] cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, [save] lives, and [diminish] suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service.”American Heart Association
www.americanheart.org
Stated Purpose: “the reduction of disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke.”

American Lung Association
www.lungusa.org
Stated Purpose: “to prevent lung disease and promote lung health.”

American Red Cross August 2005
www.redcross.org
Stated Purpose: “to provide relief to victims of disaster and help people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.”

AmeriCares Foundation
www.americares.org
Stated Purpose: “to provide emergency medical and other disaster relief aid to areas throughout the world”

Arthritis Foundation
www.arthritis.org

CARE USA
www.careusa.org
Stated Purpose: “to serve individuals and families in the poorest communities in the world.”

Helen Keller International
www.hki.org
Stated Purpose: “to save the sight and lives of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged; and to combat the causes and consequences of blindness and malnutrition by establishing programs based on evidence and research in vision, health and nutrition.”

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
www.cff.org
Stated Purpose: “to assure the development of the means to cure and control cystic fibrosis and to improve the quality of life for those with the disease.”

Doctors Without Borders USA
www.doctorswithoutborders.org
Stated Purpose: “to deliver emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural and man-made disasters, and exclusion from health care in more than 70 countries.”

Food for the Hungry
www.fh.org

Goodwill Industries International
www.goodwill.
Stated Purpose: “to enhance the quality and dignity of life for individuals, families, and communities on a global basis, through the power of work, by eliminating barriers to opportunity for people with special needs, and by facilitating empowerment, self-help, and service through dedicated, autonomous local organizations.”

Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind
www.guidedog.
Stated Purpose: “to assist the blind; to breed and train guide dogs; to train the blind to use these guide dogs; to do everything necessary or desirable to improve the independence of the blind and educating the public about opportunities for the blind in our society.”

Habitat for Humanity International
www.habitat.
Stated Purpose: [to work] “in partnership with God and people everywhere, to develop communities with people in need by building and renovating houses so that there are decent houses in decent communities in which people can live and grow into all that God intended.”

HOPE Worldwide
www.hopeww.org
Stated Purpose: “to strive to prevent poverty, care for the needy and empower individuals, communities and institutions to rise out of their situations.”

Humane Society of the United States
www.hsus.org
Stated Purpose: “to create a humane and sustainable world for all animals, including people, through education, advocacy, and the promotion of respect and compassion.”

International Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia Foundation
www.iwmf.com
The purpose of the Foundation is to provide information, resources, a communications network, and experience on how to live with WM, plus encouragement to those affected by this rare and incurable blood cancer.

Lance Armstrong Foundation
www.laf.org
Stated Purpose: “to enhance the quality of life for those living with, through and beyond cancer…to promote the optimal physical, psychological and social recovery and care of cancer survivors and their loved ones.”

Multiple Sclerosis Foundation January 2005
www.msfocus.org
Stated Purpose: “to strive to ensure the best quallity of life for those coping with multiple sclerosis through the development of support services…”

Muscular Dystrophy Association
www.mdausa.org
Stated Purpose: “to support worldwide research at hundreds of universities and hospitals to find the causes and cures or effective treatments for 40 neuromuscular diseases.”

Oprah’s Angel Network August 2005
www.oprahsangelnetwork.org
Stated Purpose: “inspiring people to make a difference in the lives of others…seeking to support and fund organizations and individuals dedicated to assisting people with basic human needs, regaining dignity, and educational initiatives

Oxfam America
www.oxfamamerica.org
Stated Purpose: “to create lasting solutions to hunger, poverty and social injustice through long-term partnerships with poor communities around the world.”

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
www.komen.org
Stated Purpose: “to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease by advancing research, education, screening, and treatment.”

United Cerebral Palsy Associations
www.ucp.org

United States Fund for UNICEF
www.unicefusa.org
Stated Purpose: “to promote the survival, protection, and development of children worldwide through fundraising, education, and advocacy.”

United Way of America
www.unitedway.org
Stated Purpose: “to improve people’s lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities.”

Volunteers of America, Inc. - National Office
www.volunteersofamerica.org
Stated Purpose: “to reach and uplift all people and bring them to the knowledge and active service of God by serving people and communities in need and creating opportunities for people to experience the joy of serving others.”

By Betsy on 10/20/05 in Life, Clutter Busting, Columns