Thank you to everyone who participated in our June contest.  Here are the winners...

1.  sfalls was randomly chosen from the list of users that posted new topics and wins the Boon Otto Animal Bag.

2.  xmasangel wins the Boon Flo for posting the most topics in June.  A total of 48 posts.  

3.  Melanie wins the Boon Splat for posting this hilarious tale of raising twins. 

We will contact all the winners in the next few days to get their contact/mailing information.  

Thanks again to everyone! 

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Let's get the party started.  Want to win a Boon Otto Animal Bag?  A Flo? Or maybe even a Splat (uh, I know, it's a bath toy)?  You do?!  It's easy.  Here are the rules...

1. The Boon Otto Animal Bag (retail price $89.99) will be given to one randomly selected member of our Forums that posts a NEW topic.  Tell us about some crazy thing your child did today.  Or, all the back pain you're going through this pregnancy.   *If you're not a member, it's easy to register.  Click here.

2.   The Boon Flo will be given to the member of our Forums with the most posts in June.  That's right, the most talkitive, social person actually wins something instead of having their name put on the blackboard.  

3.  The Boon Splat will be given to the member of our Forums with the funniest, most creative, unusual post of the month.  In other words, the winner will be the author of the post we like the best.  Here's a hint...we like funny. :)

Good Luck!  Please contact us if you have any questions. 

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Keith O'Dell is only 23 months old but he already plays pool like Paul Newman's character, Fast Eddie, in The Color of Money.   

I saw a video today of a 5 year old boy surfing and I was awestruck, the kid had style.  I started thinking about other 5 year olds and how athletic or talented can a child be at such a young age.  I know Tiger Woods was shooting a 48 per nine holes by age 3 and was in Golf Digest by age 5.  So, I started searching around for other talented 5 year olds and came across this video. This is simply amazing.   

This is over a week late but we still wanted to say Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there.  As a tribute to all the hard-working moms that the family sitcom has tried so hard to emulate, Mother's Day Central put together a list of the top 31 TV moms.  We definitely agree with their number one choice.  Who doesn't love Marion Cunningham?  She even mothered the Fonz, that crazy guy who goes waterskiing in a leather jacket.

Did your favorite TV mom make the list?  If not, who is?

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Wow.  That was a crazy couple weeks.  Sorry for the lack of updates.  We will now resume on regularly scheduled programming.  To kick things off, we are on Twitter and will be sending out "tweets" on a regular basis.  If you have a twitter account please let us know so we can start following all the parents out there.  For those of you who don't know about Twitter, you can read more about it here.

Our monthly contest will resume in June.  We have big prizes in store for June so please stay tuned.

As always, we love to hear your feedback.  If you want to see a specific product on our daily deal site, have an article recommendation, or a site recommendation please let us know via our forums or our contact page.

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Thank you to everyone who participated in our April contest.  As you know, every post on our forums granted you one entry in a random drawing to win a copy of Pinocchio on DVD.  I created a spreadsheet with a list of every username that posted in the month of April.  Each post was entered onto a separate line.  I then used the RAND function in Excel to randomly select a row number and it selected row 3 which was occupied by user... 

AlisaH!

Congrats AlisaH.  We'll email you soon with details on how to claim your prize.

We also wanted to give a huge thanks to Aarkat for posting a whopping 72 times.  She easily lead the pack in this month's post total.  As a thank you for your support we would like to send you a Kammi Teether Doll.  We'll email you soon with details on claiming your prize.

Thanks again to everyone! 

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What a funny commercial that was featured on Saturday Night Live for Chewable Pampers. "All the convenience of disposable diapers in an eco-friendly package." The edible diapers are available in different flavors: tangy cheddar, spicy lentil, and corn chowder. They're 100% edible and have anti-bacterial flavor crystals . "All great taste with no waste".

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Two toddlers decided to play out their own version of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.  John and Matthew Farrar went missing from their home at 9:45 a.m. Friday morning.  About 100 city and county emergency workers searched the neighborhood for the brothers but couldn't find any sign of the boys.  Meanwhile, the two brothers were having the time of their lives ransacking their neighbor's house.

Angie Lovorn was sound asleep on the other side of the house after working a third shift and said she had no idea the boys were in her house.  "I would have right away looked through my house if I'd known they were missing," Lovorn said.  But she didn't know.  And while she slept, the toddlers ransacked her cupboards, munching on Teddy Grahams, marshmallows and chips.

Read the full story here.

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Diaper rash is a common problem for any child still wearing diapers.  Even the most diligent parents have to deal with diaper rash every once in a while.  So, what are the best ways to treat diaper rash? When it comes to home remedies, there are methods parents have tried with varying degrees of success; like having the baby soak in a baking soda bath or even putting a small layer of Vaseline over the rash.   There are also over the counter products (some shown here) of which include "Butt Paste" and various ointments.  The official, and typical, medical advice is to...

1.  Change the diaper as soon as the child has soiled it.

2.  Gently clean the area with warm water and a soft cloth.

3.  Pat the area to dry and/or air dry.

4.  Cover the area with a cream like Desitin, etc.

Our favorite method is to cut up some watermelon and let the baby soak in the sweet nectar of Mother Nature. 

Note: This is not an actual remedy. Please don't have your baby sit in cut up pieces of fruit unless you want your child to look like those guys you see on T.V. at football games.

So, what works for you?  What's your favorite method for treating diaper rash?   

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