Lil’ Luxuries Spa Tub

Posted on February 3, 2013 by FCA Editor

Summer Infant created the Lil’ Luxuries® Whirlpool, Bubbling Spa & Shower so that little ones can enjoy a luxurious spa experience. The Lil’ Luxuries baby bath features a motorized jet that creates a relaxing whirlpool, and the deluxe newborn sling can be used in the sink or adult tub.

Summer Infant’s sister brand, Born Free – the first BPA-free bottles – will be introducing its first-ever line of feeding accessories this fall…just in time for the holidays. The items are quick and easy for mom and include stainless steel accents to look good in today’s modern kitchen. The items include:

Tru-Clean Sterilizing System — the an all-in-one bottle sterilizer, dishwasher basket & drying rack.

Tru-Temp Bottle Warming System — features a steam warming system that safely warms breast milk or formula. This innovative warming system eliminates guesswork by automatically calculating warming times.

For more information on these and other products, please visit www.summerinfant.com and www.newbornfree.com.

Lil’ Luxuries Spa Tub

Posted on February 3, 2013 by FCA Editor

Tru-Clean Sterilizing System — the an all-in-one bottle sterilizer, dishwasher basket & drying rack.

For more information on these and other products, please visit www.summerinfant.com and www.newbornfree.com.

If I Had As Many Grandchildren as You…

Posted on February 3, 2013 by FCA Editor

After talking with a friend who has eleven grandchildren all living nearby, Lori Stewart started thinking about what would happen if that were her and they all descended upon her at once. The result is If I Had As Many Grandchildren As You…

Through lively, warm-hearted verse, an optimistic message, and eye-catching photographic illustrations, this whimsical and uplifting book is a journey of discovery for children looking for “adventuresome fun”, and for grandparents finding their very special role as “memory makers”. The book sparks imagination and creativity, and inspires children to dream and explore and discover that place outside themselves, where they learn about sharing and caring. The book inspires grandparents to make time to make memories with their grandchildren.

The story is narrated by “Grand Paws”, a wise old lion who gives advice to a befuddled grandfather about wondrous places to go, lessons to teach and uplifting things to do with his grandchildren. The story celebrates extraordinary art forms (driftwood horses), natural phenomena (upside down rainbows), wonders of the ancient world, and ‘pop’ culture. The captioned photographs show that it is quite possible to do nearly everything in this book. Published by Palmar Press.

Huggee Miss You

Posted on February 3, 2013 by FCA Editor

Record anyone’s voice even over the phone and computer! Huggee Miss You’s original custom print with wonderful children of all nationalities laughing and playing all around. Heartwarming words of “I Love You,” “Best Buddies,” “A Friend is a Friend Indeed,” and “You and I will Always be Friends” are easily read on the soft 100% cotton fabric. Front or back you can read and see the love and laughter the Friends print brings to you. It has embroidered mouth and ear icons on the palm of their hands for you to record and listen to your heartwarming messages.

Huggee Miss You

Posted on February 3, 2013 by FCA Editor

EMOTIONS! Making Sense of Your Feelings

Posted on February 1, 2013 by FCA Editor

Teens often struggle with emotional highs and lows, yet few realize those very feelings could be the keys their success. According to clinical psychologist Mary Lamia, Ph.D., “Knowing how to interpret and respond to emotions gives teens an advantage academically, socially, and personally.”

Dr. Lamia, author of the new book EMOTIONS! Making Sense of Your Feelings (American Psychological Association/Magination Press, August 2012), helps teens understand how emotions inform them, affect the decisions they make, and motivate them to reach their goals. Here are ten fascinating (often surprising) ways emotions can guide teens to succeed this year:

• Focusing on feelings instead of details may lead to better quality decision making for certain complex decisions.

•  Anxiety can improve creativity, productivity, and the quality of your work.

•  In competitive situations, fear can interfere with success if it causes you to change your strategy.

•  When focusing on reading material for a test, pay attention to unappealing sentences.

•  People who bully do not have low self-esteem; however, they are very shame-prone.

•  Guilt helps you to maintain your relationships.

•  Showing the pride you have in achievements can help you socially.

•  Lonely people look for sources of acceptance in facial expressions.

•  Venting anger doesn’t help you.

•  Your friend’s embarrassing behavior won’t reflect on you.

Emotions contribute significantly to our intelligence and our ability to navigate through our life. Incorporating the latest psychological research, Dr. Lamia helps teens gain powerful insight into this often misunderstood, tumultuous apect of themselves.

Dr. Mary Lamia is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst who works with adults, teens and children in Marin County, California, and a professor at the Wright Institute in Berkeley, California. She is the author of Understanding Myself: A Kid’s Guide to Intense Emotions and Strong Feelings, the co-author of The White Knight Syndrome: Rescuing Yourself From Your Need to Rescue Others, and she blogs for PsychologyToday.com. For nearly a decade she hosted a weekly call-in talk show, KidTalk with Dr. Mary on Radio Disney stations, and her opinion has been sought in hundreds of television, radio, and print media interviews and discussions.

Sifteo Game and Game Cubes

Posted on February 1, 2013 by FCA Editor

Sifteo Cubes are like dominos sprinkled with a bit of magic. Ready for play right out of the box, they’ll get your hands and mind moving with an ever-expanding library of exclusive titles from top game developers. Designed for performance and portability, the cubes sense each other and your gestures, display full-color graphics, respond to touch, and communicate wirelessly. Tilt, shake, neighbor, press, scootch, wiggle, slide, flip, stack – get ready for endless hands-on play! Download additional games and add extra cubes to unlock new possibilities. Play together with family and friends, anywhere!

Sifteo can be purchased at: Sifteo.com, Amazon.com, ToysRUs.com, Barnes & Noble, Marbles the Brain Store

Product Features

· Portable interactive game system for Intelligent Play

· Sifteo Cubes sense each other, and react to your moves

· Four pre-installed games work right out of the box

· Sync to your computer to get more games

· Expand up to 12 cubes to enhance your gameplay (three cubes included)

What’s Included

· 3 Sifteo Cubes

· Sifteo Base with speaker and USB port, pre-loaded with 4 included titles

· 4 included game titles: Chroma Splash, Cube Buddies, Code Cracker, and Word Caravan

· Free download of Sandwich Kingdom, an adventure quest where players explore the four corners of a playful fantasy world (limited time only – a $10 value!)

· Micro USB cable

· 5 AAA Batteries

· Soft carrying case

Great fun, right out of the box

Sifteo Cubes come pre-installed with 4 puzzle-packed games ready to play right out of the box. You can also download the epic adventure game, Sandwich Kingdom, FREE for a limited time.
Get More Games

Use the Sifteo Desktop Software to browse and buy additional games, then sync the Sifteo Base to your computer with the included USB cable to install your new games automatically.

Watch for new game releases such as Ninja Slide, featuring the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, coming soon to Sifteo Cubes!

Swirling Lights Cinderella

Posted on February 1, 2013 by FCA Editor

Girls can become the fairy godmother in this fantastical film scene with the Swirling Lights Cinderella doll. By simply pressing on Cinderella’s necklace, the princess’s beautiful blue dress will begin to dazzle with twinkling lights while magical music simultaneously plays.

FarFaria iPad app

Posted on February 1, 2013 by FCA Editor

FarFaria is an easy-to-use story time app for the iPad for kids ages 2-9. FarFaria was designed to be a fun and trusted environment where a child can select from an abundance of high-quality stories and fall in love with reading. The team behind FarFaria understands that getting kids excited about reading involves more than just one good book, which is why FarFaria gives families access to an entire library of wonderful stories.

FarFaria’s diverse collection of stories is accessible to children via a magical world that kids can explore on any iPad. The lands your child can visit in FarFaria include Fairy Tale Forest, Adventure Island, and GoodLand, to name a few. Through its exploratory experience, FarFaria seamlessly merges kids’ curiosity for technology with family time and reading.

FarFaria’s library is constantly expanding with five new stories added every week, and every story can be read aloud to your child by FarFaria’s Read-to-Me feature. Children even have offline access their favorite stories for reading when on a plane or in the car.

There are no advertisements or hidden fees in FarFaria. Families can try it for free and there is no requirement to subscribe. After the trial period, a subscription costs just $3.99 a month—less than the cost of one new book. With hundreds of stories to choose from at a low monthly price, it’s no surprise that FarFaria was dubbed “the Netflix for children’s books” by USA TODAY.

COST

1-Month Renewing Subscription via iTunes AppStore: $3.99

6-Months of Access via FarFaria.com: $21.99

12- Months of Access via FarFaria.com: $39.99

Enjoy Some Of Farfaria’s Love-Inspired Titles

Psi Bands

Posted on February 1, 2013 by FCA Editor

Psi Bands (pronounced “sigh bands”) are the only stylish acupressure wrist bands that relieve nausea caused by travel (motion sickness), as well as pregnancy (morning sickness), chemotherapy and anesthesia. Psi Bands were designed with style and comfort in mind and come in five fun designs (two of them unisex). Also, FDA-cleared Psi Bands are the only bands that are adjustable at both the acupressure point and around the wrist to best fit the user. They are also waterproof (no more soggy wristbands), reusable, and affordable.

Available at numerous retailers such as CVS/Pharmacy, Rite Aid Drug Stores, Babies ‘R Us and Whole Foods stores, as well as numerous online sites.