August 28, 2006. Clever Parents co-founders David and Kris Jackson were featured today on the WBIR-TV NBC Style Show by co-hosts Moira Kaye and Michele Silva.

Totshop.com: Jenerations Baby Hair Gel
When I first learned of Jenerations Baby Hair Gel, it made me giggle. I had funny visions of ultra styled newborn locks in spiked mohawks. But then I thought: this is actually the most brilliant product! Little ones have flyaways too, especially when hair cleansing involves a simple lathering of multi-duty head-to-toe body wash. Jennifer Reilly, NYC hair stylist and the mother of two, uses salon quality ingredients that are baby friendly for her hair and body care. All her products have a gentle scent and the hair gel is light and non-sticky. I’m glad someone addressed this too-vain-to-mention issue.

Girlshop.com: DRU Peep Toe Flats $121
Fashion meets comfort, finally! Leggings, skirts, skinnies and trousers will all look chic with these low-to-the-ground kitten heels. Perfect for the mom about town, there’s no need to pull a nonchalant footwear change from sneakers to cute shoes after you drop the little one off at pre-school. Subtly spiced with a bit of toe cleavage and patent details, these are comfortable enough to wear to wiz the Stokie cross town and continue on to a breakfast pitch meeting. Ditto for DRU’s scarf-print slingback flats.

Guyshop.com: Drifter Tees $59
More cool t-shirts from Guyshop. Drifter tees are made from a double layer of tissue fine cotton and involve intricate silk screens from the artists/design team. Recently seen on Entourage, the David Letterman Show and just the other week, Shayenne (the country western singer with an MTV reality show) came in to the Drifter showroom to pick out some clothes! Also available for women on www.girlshop.com.

Knoxville Tennessee is a town that punches above its weight. Don’t believe us? With a population of only 170,000 it’s the smallest city to ever host a World’s Fair–putting it in the ranks of Paris, London, New York and Chicago. It’s home to the Tennessee Valley Authority, one of the largest government projects in the world, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory which was instrumental in producing the first atomic bomb. And its impact doesn’t end with cheap electricity, atomic weapons and international events. Where would popular culture be without Quentin Tarantino, Johnny Knoxville, Kenny Chesney and Mountain Dew? Read the rest »

September is full of all things new: new shoes, new backpacks, new teachers, and new schedules.  This is a great time to start your child on a routine that will make things easier for them throughout the school year.  For many students being organized will make the difference between having a successful and not successful school year.  It is the job of the parent to help the child come up with a routine that will work for them and simplify his/her lives.  Throughout the month of September, I will be talking about many different ways to help create an organized student.  This first week I am going to focus on creating a new daily schedule. Read the rest »

Changing pads. A staple of nearly every diaper bag, the changing pad typically isn’t good for much. Often too small, the likelihood of your baby touching whatever surface you were trying to avoid is, well, unavoidable. And if you have a wiggly baby, all bets are off.Thankfully, Grace Welch has come to the rescue of Clever Parents everywhere. When Grace’s first child Patrick was a baby, she found the rectangular shape of changing pads to be frustrating and the folding and rolling pads with ties, buttons and Velcro to be especially annoying. “I needed something simple that could fold easily - especially with one hand,” says Grace. Read the rest »

You workout; you watch what you eat; you take care of yourself. But when you’re pregnant and concerned about stretch marks, conventional medical wisdom says that either you’ll get them or not. You have better odds with Russian Roulette.Not to worry anymore, the good folks at Mother’s Intuition have just the products for you. Mother’s Intuition sells a body care line, appropriately called Tummy Honey, for prenatal and postnatal moms that targets those unwanted marks. Read the rest »

Scott’s Pick of the Week comes from Paul Tedesco, a BabySwapper from Villa Park, Illinois, whose business Protective Parents (protectiveparentschildproofing.com) provides childproofing services and services in the Chicagoland area. The good news about this swap? You don’t have to swap anything to get this week’s info: What is BabyProofing anyway? in which Paul shares 6 critical childproofing tips every parent should know.

Did you know that The National Safety Council states that over 2,500,000 children are hurt, injured, or worse each year around the home? Studies show that the greatest number of these accidents result from falling down stairs, choking, strangulation, poisoning, electrical burns, and drowning.

Want to learn more? Check out Paul’s article, What is “BabyProofing” anyway? on www.babyswap.net.