More winners from our 10,000 fan celebration.

Here are another 30 winners from our 100 free Penalty Pal giveaway on our facebook page.  Congrats to all the winners!  We would love to see pictures after you receive your Penalty Pal!

Christina Pickens
April Summerset
Stacie Jo Wilton
Britney Thompson
Kim Hulipa
Harper Hinkelstem
Rebecca Eagle
Amanda Dorr
Jennica Maxel
Candice Fusilli
Mary Robinson
Leanna  Hooser
Lauren Wicke
Kari Sinearo
Noel Barker
Mahsa Caldwell
Jeremy Hobster
Barb Hammond
Jana Gramaglia
Bethany Titan
Janelle Kirkland
Rebecca Connors
Sherri Smith
Stacey Miller
Rachel Yates
Darcey Landon
Jim Jouski
Heather Luyke
Tammy Bender
Mary Williams

Winners from 10,000 fan celebration

Below are the first 20 winners out of 100.  I will be posting winners when I have them packed and ready to ship.  The names below will be shipped out on Monday.  Once you have received the Penalty Pal and have explained it to your children, we would LOVE to see a picture of where you put it.  You can send the pic to info@parkingpalmagnet.com.  Congratulations:)

Marcella Cook
Michelle Beare
Crystal Tewelow
Chrissy Mattox
Teri King
Toshya Beckman
Heather Polly
Georgia Beckman
Joy Berni
Rosina Hodges
Andrea Pereira
Chrystal Armbruster
Michelle Strausbaugh
Lisa Schmidt
Bonnie Wickman
Kim Mehta
Jenny Denzim
Cindy Panig
Kaleena Stadt
Kris Jackson

Win It Wednesday

Todays Win It Wednesday is simply brilliant.  It is called a BABECOVEE.  You can check out their facebook page to become a fan or visit their website to see all the cute designs.

Six uses in one blanket....awesome!!  As always, check out our facebook page to enter our giveaways....www.facebook.com/parkingpal.

30% off sale

Get your order in this weekend through Cyber Monday and receive 30% off at Parking Pal Magnet.

Flourish- A New Direct Sales Company

Parking Pal is so excited to announce that we will be part of a new direct sales company called Flourish.  You have probably never heard of Flourish before, and that is because it just launched in Oct. 2012 with an initial 25 consultants.  Flourish is like other direct sales companies such as Pampered Chef in terms of having parties and building a team.  But in other ways it is a company like no other.  You see, Flourish sells all mom-invented products.  Products that are really awesome and unique, but that haven't made it to the shelves of Target or Walmart.  Not because they aren't worthy, but because it is REALLY, REALLY REALLY difficult to get your product into mass retail!  I know that first hand as we have been trying with the Parking Pal for several years.  I believe with all my heart that Flourish will bring awesome mom-invented products to moms all over the country.

If your reading this and thinking to yourself that this seems like a good opportunity to make some extra cash, your right.  You could have so much fun selling products that moms actually need and will use.  Now is the time to join.  If you want more info about earning some money, contact me at info@parkingpalmagnet.com. If you know of a friend who needs to make some extra money, send them our way:)  Stay up to date with info at this facebook page.

10,000 FAN GIVEAWAY- 100 PENALTY PALS

WOOHOO- we are so happy to be celebrating 10,000 fans on our facebook page that we are giving away 100 Penalty Pals.  Penalty Pals work so great for a time out spot.  The contest runs till the end of November 2012.  Enter under the events tab on our facebook page.

A Very Creative Preschool

We are so impressed with a preschool in Mississippi that we had to share what they did.  They bought some Parking Pals at our group price and spent part of the day teaching the kids about parking lot safety.  

We think this was just fabulous!!  We offer group pricing for all preschools and daycares.  If this is something you want to bring to your preschool/daycare, just email info@parkingpalmagnet.com.  Let's work together to keep kids safe!!

Incredible results with the Penalty Pal

So, we have been selling the Penalty Pal for over one month now and the response has been unbelievable!!  Read below for a few comments we have received. 

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU...the penalty pal has completely changed how time-outs work in our house.  Or should I say- now time-outs actually do work in our house.  What a great product!! - Sally S.

Having a 3 year old daughter this product helped introduced what Time-Out really meant ( in a good way)  This means no more running away from Mommy or my husband when we say she has to have a time out.-  Jenna T.

Time out has been a challenge in our house as we use a corner. My three girls argue about not being in "their" corner for time out. With the penalty pal - problem solved. They each have their own penalty pal & time out can be anywhere.- Krista J.

 

The Penalty Pal only costs $5.99 and can be purchased at www.parkingpalmagnet.com.

Win It Wednesday

Today's Win It Wednesday is another great product called the Bunvelope by Butibag.

 

The Bunvelope hold anything from diapers to an e-reader.  Check out their really cute designs!  You can enter on our facebook page.  Good Luck!

 

Win It Wednesday

Today we have an awesome giveaway....a crayon bungee from NiNi-baby!  Are you sick of picking up crayons from the floor?  Your solution is here.  This would make going out to eat with young kids SO much easier. 

 

Win it in our facebook  *Win It Wednesday* giveaway. 

Win It Wednesday

Today's Win It Wednesday sponsor is Juju Band.  The Juju Band Baby binder is a navel protector and colic reducer made especially for the newborn  baby up to 8 months.  The shield protects from the constant rubbing of diapers on the newborn stump and helps to reduce the likelihood of irritation and infection.  Additionally, the binder is used to reduce gas associated with colic because the binder wraps around the tummy creating warmth.  You can check the juju band out at their facebook page.

Enter to win at the Parking Pal facebook page.

 

 

WIN IT WEDNESDAY

Today's Win It Wednesday is a Push Pack.  An awesome pre-packed hospital bag for your labor and delivery experience.  With a background in maternity nursing, I know first hand how many times people come into the hospital before they are expecting to.  Take the stress out of having to think and pack everything you need to take to the hospital.  Enter to win at our facebook page.  Go check out the Push Pack facebook page to see all the goodies in the bag.

Win It Wednesday

This weeks Win It Wednesday is Make to Match.  They have the cutest hair bows/accessories:)  Stop spending a ton of money on hair bows, get a system where you can create different looking hair pieces:)  How fun!!  Follow us on facebook to stay up to date on our giveaways.

Pinterest Winners

Here are the winners from our Pinterest Contest.  Please email info@parkingpalmagnet.com with PINTEREST WINNER in the subject line.  You can go to our website and pick a Parking Pal design you would like.  Then email me the design and your address.  Thanks for pinning:)

Christina Hipple
Amy Bishoop
Natalie Garver
Charity Thelen
Carrie Burns
Michelle Singleton

WIN IT WEDNESDAY

Another *Win It Wednesday* if here:)  We have a really cool prize this time.  It is called StickyBellies  

Sticky Bellies are milestone stickers for your favorite bellies! Make documenting your baby's growth stylish and convenient with removable stickers. Just peel, stick, and snap a pic!
One of the only baby products that lasts from birth through age 2! Voted best baby shower gift by Babble.com two years in a row.

 

You can win it on our facebook page!  Don't forget to stop by StickyBellies facebook page!  Good Luck:)

WIN IT WEDNESDAY

This weeks Win It Wednesday is for a product that everyone can use!  It is called Healer Stick and can be viewed at www.perfectlyposh.us/jourdan.  You can also visit their facebook page.

Be sure to follow us on our facebook page for fun weekly giveaways.

Win it Wednesday

It's Win It Wednesday....we have another very cool mom-invented product called  Thumbbuddy to love.

As always, enter by going to our facebook page at www.facebook.com/parkingpal

Yesterday's Win It Wednesday was sponsored by http://www.hairthingz.com/.  A great new way to style hair.  The winner was Jennifer Sagan....congrats.

Be sure to check our  facebook page every Wednesday for other fun giveaways!

Post by Guest Blogger: Jennifer B.

Surrendering Control

With the birth of my first, and so far only child, came a whole big world full of decisions. Some of which I never knew existed until I needed to make them. The first of these was in the delivery room, seconds after he was born. Should we put the antibiotic goop in his eyes? Should we give him the Vitamin K shot? Should we put the blue dye on his umbilical cord? Will I bottle or breast feed? Will he sleep in my room or in the nursery? Should I wake him so he can eat? Should we circumcise him? Should we hold him all the time or put him down when he is calm? The decisions kept on coming long after we left the delivery room, and the hospital, for that matter. Being in control of my son's health and well being is an amazingly wonderful and empowering situation in which I find myself. It also is incredibly stressful especially when I am faced with people who I feel do not support these very important decisions that my husband and I have made. We have poured over the information we have used to make these decisions and we have based these same decisions on the kind of life we want our son to have. The question here is always, "Should we simply surrender control or should we fight for our beliefs and ultimately our son and his well-being?"

After much research we have decided to raise our son in a very traditional way. When I say traditional I mean like indigenous people. Ok, so not totally like indigenous people but we are trying to not let the negative influence of modern conveniences warp his little developing brain. We do not want him exposed to TV, processed foods, crazy flashing battery-operated toys, foods heated or cooked in the microwave, non stick cookware, or aluminum pans. I know what you're thinking, "But you can not keep him from those things forever." Sadly, we realize this is true. However, if we can keep him from it as long as possible and as much as possible, especially during the rapid development of these all important first few years, then I feel we will have done the best we can do.

The problem we are experiencing is not our son's reluctance to go along with our plan or our pediatrician not supporting our values or our moms telling us that we are being silly and that "we turned out alright." The problem we have is coming from an outsider who feels it is appropriate to roll her eyes and ridicule every decision and request we make. Unfortunately, this person is also a huge part of our son's life and typically cares for him, without us present, an average of 24 hours each week. She is married to my dad and where he goes, she goes. She questions everything we ask of her regarding the care of our son because it is not familiar to her. She has no children and has not conducted any research on how to raise or care for a child. Yet, somehow she thinks she knows better than we do. When she and my dad started caring for our son without us I had two requests that I always repeated. They were, "No TV and don't let him cry without responding to him." Every single time I left him with them I would send them the same reminder via text, "No TV. Don't let him cry." I would receive a text in return, "Ok, Jen. We know. No TV. And we will not let him cry." As time went on I stopped sending the texts thinking that I had gotten my point across.

Last week I decided to make a sarcastic comment to my dad about my son watching TV while in his care simply to see what his response was. It was not good. His reply did not deny that they had the TV on while my son was in the room with them and in fact, confirmed it. I immediately sent a text to his wife asking how much the TV was on while they had my son and she proudly informed me that they limit the amount of time the TV is on. My heart sank. I felt so sad and betrayed and angry. This is the little person who I grew inside me for nine months and no one has the right to make decisions contrary to what I request in regard to his care. I did not sleep that night knowing that they purposely did something I specifically and repeatedly asked them to not do. So, what's the big deal? So what? So he was exposed to a little TV. Get over it.

It is a big deal to his dad and I. We feel very strongly about the TV thing. However, that is not the only problem. The bigger issue here is, what else have they done or not done that I would be upset about? Who knows what is going on over there when we are not around. They could be giving him bowls of sugar while he watches TV and sits in a pool of unapproved bath soap. That may not be the worst thing that could happen to him but it certainly does not conform to the high standards we hold for our son and ultimately what we believe is best for his physical and emotional health.

This is not about the TV or whether you agree or disagree that he should be exposed to the boob tube. If my request was that he should never wear pants of any kind, ever, then that should be respected and they should not put pants on him. Ever. I should not need to justify my reasons for keeping him pantsless, they should not put pants on him. Or should they? Should it even matter what happens when he is with them as long as we keep our house consistent with what we want and our values and our preferences? Is it really going to harm him to have our rules broken one day out of the week? I sure think so, but I would like to know how other families deal with this situation when their children are not in their care. Do they leave a list of demands and make sure they are being respected or do they simply surrender control?

I loved reading all the comments about our new product- The Penalty Pal.  Two winners have been picked from those that posted.  LiLBiT326 and Marinewife29.  I left a comment under your post.  Please go to our website and pick any design of the Parking Pal Magnet that you would like.  Then email me your address and the design.  Thanks to everyone for your comments.    www.parkingpalmagnet.com

We are so excited to announce that our new designs for the Penalty Pal are completed!!  We are doing a pre-order at   http://www.indiegogo.com/penaltypal.  These will normally retail at $2/11.99, but you can get 2/$10.00 with no shipping charge and some fun temporary tattoos.  We would love for you to stop by http://www.indiegogo.com/penaltypal and check them out.  Notice the frown on the clock progresses from a frown to a smile.....could be used to remind kids they need to stay in their time-out till they are "happy." These can be moved from wall to wall (or even on a fridge) as need be.  The Penalty Pal will change the way time-outs work in your house.  Here are the designs.

   

Win It Wednesday- Smart Seat Chair Cover

Today is Win It Wednesday and we have another great mom invented product (moms really do invent some of the greatest products!).  It is called the Smart Seat Chair Cover and can be viewed here http://www.smartseatdiningchaircovers.com/.  You can also stop by their facetook page at http://www.facebook.com/seatcover

As always, enter to win on the Parking Pal facebook page www.facebook.com/parkingpal.

Win It Wednesday- Baby Dipper Bowl

Today is *WIN IT WEDNESDAY* over at our facebook page.  We are giving away a very cool mom invented product called the Baby Dipper Bowl.  Stop by our facebook page and click the Enter To Win tab. www.facebook.com/parkingpal  

Don't forget to stop by https://www.facebook.com/BabyDipper and thank them for the giveaway. 

Here is a sneak peak at our newest product....THE PENALTY PAL.  It is a removable wall decal. This is a sample design....there will still be some minor changes!  We will have four color combos:)  Let me know what you think!!

Win It Wednesday- Baby Banana ToothBrush

Today is *WIN IT WEDNESDAY* and we are giving away a Baby Banana ToothBrush.  You can view it here http://www.parkingpalmagnet.com/Products-We-Love_c_7.html.  We think these are so great we actually sell them on our website!!  To enter, go to www.facebook.com/parkingpal and click on the Enter To Win tab!  Winner will be announced tomorrow June 7th.  Good Luck. 

Win It Wednesday- Today I Ate a Rainbow

Welcome to our new blog.  We have some exciting things happening here at Parking Pal!  We will soon be releasing a brand new product that we think your going to find very useful if you have young kids:)  I will be posting more about that soon!

Today and every Wednesday we have something called *WIN IT WEDNESDAY* on our facebook page www.facebook.com/parkingpal.  This Wednesday we are giving away something I can personally recommend.  It is called:  Today I Ate a Rainbow.  It is so awesome to use with picky eaters.  You can learn more here www.facebook.com/todayiatearainbow.

So, stop by our facebook page and click the Enter To Win tab for a chance to win a Rainbow Kit!  Good Luck:)