It’s never too early to begin preparing your child for college. Competition for entrance to the nation’s best colleges gets tougher each year. Starting as young as kindergarten, encouraging a love for learning will help ensure that your child grows into a successful young adult.

During the elementary school years, the primary goal is to make learning fun and challenging in a pressure-free way – they’ll have plenty of time to feel the heat academically in their middle and high school years. Instead, encourage learning with silly and entertaining games and materials. BigIQKids.com offers the perfect online environment for young students to build spelling, vocabulary, math and geography skills via colorful, interactive activities, games and contests. Successful learning experiences take your child from introductory to mastery levels and are rewarded with fun games and positive reinforcement elements.

Beginning middle school, encourage your young students to take challenging courses as early as possible. Research shows that students who complete algebra and geometry by the end of ninth grade are more likely to go to college than those who do not. By taking these courses early, students are then prepared to take geometry, trigonometry, calculus, and science courses in high school. Students also should take a foreign language class by eighth grade if not before.

High school students should apply for and take college preparation and assessment tests such as the PSAT, SAT and ACT, begin identifying colleges they’d like to attend and check in regularly with guidance counselors to ensure they’re taking all the courses that colleges look for on academic transcripts. By the 11th grade, your student should have a short-list of colleges selected. If possible, visit selected colleges with your teen and be sure to gather information on required courses and activities during the summer prior.

Remember – preparing for college begins the moment your child enters school. Let BigIQKids.com help them develop a strong academic foundation that makes learning a lifelong, enjoyable journey.

It's never too early to begin preparing your child for college. BigIQKids.com gives even the youngest students a fun and challenging learning boost.

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Congratulations to Jen Blackford  You are our BigIQkids Mombo Giveaway Winner!

Enjoy the pillow Jen, you’ll love it!

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This post brought to you by Cooper Tires. All opinions are 100% mine.

Cooper Tire Spring Rebate Just in Time for Summer Road Trips

Summer is FINALLY upon us and I don’t know about you guys, but this time of the year has always been synonymous with the family road trip(s). We will traverse the East Coast highways and byways nonstop starting as soon as the kids are out of school and one the most important things you can do as a parent is to make sure your vehicle is in tip top shape. With that said, there is nothing more important than the tires on your car.

With that said, I encourage you to check out the Cooper Tire Spring Savings Event which is going on from May 1 to June 30. You could receive up to an $80 Visa® Prepaid card when you purchase 4 qualifying Cooper Tires through registered dealers in the U.S., Canada, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

Spring Savings Event Eligible Tires include:

• CS4 Touring
• Discoverer CTS
• Cooper Zeon RS3-S and RS3-A
• Discoverer H/T
• Discoverer HTP (Available only at select U.S. retailers)
• Discoverer LSX and LSX Plus (Available only at select U.S. retailers)

To learn more about this offer, visit  CooperTires.com and use the easy online tire finder tool to see which tires are available for your vehicle. This is the perfect opportunity to get your vehicle road trip ready and that $80 prepaid card would be perfect for gas, trip snacks or event tickets.

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BigIQkids Mombo Nursing Pillow Giveaway Contest

Starts: Now

Ends: May 20st

Participants: Must have a U.S. States mailing address

HOW TO ENTER?!

Instructions:

1. Just leave a comment on the Mombo blog post telling me why you want a Mombo™ (is it for you? A friend? A loved one?).
2. Winner needs to have a US address.

Winner will be randomly select from the contestants that leave a comment on our Mombo blog post on May  21st.  We’ll contact the winner by email on May 21st to receive shipping instruction for your very own Mombo nursing pillow!

GOOD LUCK!  You’ll LOVE the pillow!  Don’t miss out and leave a post to enter today (comment on original post)

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This post brought to you by Comfort and Harmony. All opinions are 100% mine.

Giveaway details at bottom of post!

I love reviewing great quality products that can help Moms in their everyday lives. Last week, I had the great pleasure of working with and reviewing the mombo™ multipurpose pillow.

The mombo™ is a multipurpose pillow which can be used as a positioning aid for breastfeeding mothers, a tummy time aid for the smallest of infants and a positioning aid for babies just learning to sit up on their own.

Moms love mombo™ because of its unique shape and a two-sided design called Firm2Soft™, with each side offering a different experience. The firm side gives essential support for mommy and her nursing baby. The soft side is extra cozy—an inviting place for lounging or tummy time. And mombo™ is the only nursing pillow with a vibration feature, to give baby the ultimate soothing experience while lounging. Look for mombo™ assortment of pillow styles and slipcover fashions. Select your style from standard, deluxe or nude™. Then choose multiple slipcover fashions so you’ll always have a spare!

I remember back to when I was a new mom and nursing was indeed an adventure. I wish mombo™ had been around back then it would have made my life a heck of a lot easier. The vibration feature is an excellent idea and I could absolutely see both of my kids having been comforted by this feature and perhaps having cried a tinsy winsy bit less. I would have paid anything for more comfort!

I can remember like it was yesterday the hectic packing of the “hospital bag” and positioning the bag close to the door of the garage in anticipation of the mad dash to the hospital. If this cool, accommodating nursing pillow was available at the time, it definitely would have been right there along side my non skid socks, lip balm, hard candy and PJs.

Mombo™ also offers a vast variety of other products within the Comfort and Harmony line, such as cart covers, bouncers and swings.  All of these products along with the best nursing pillow are available at Toys R Us and some Babies R Us locations.

In conclusion, the pillow is fantastic and I recommend to all moms. And, to keep up to date on the latest developments with mombo™ and other products, make sure to follow Comfort & Harmony on Twitter and Like Comfort & Harmony on Facebook.  We are so excited about this product, we are offering a Giveaway to win your very own mombo nursing pillow.

See details below:

BigIQkids Mombo Nursing Pillow Giveaway Contest

Starts: Now

Ends: May 20st

Participants: Must have a U.S. States mailing address

HOW TO ENTER?!

Instructions:

1. Just leave a comment on this blog post telling me why you want a Mombo™ (is it for you? A friend? A loved one?).
2. Winner needs to have a US address.

Winner will be randomly select from the contestants that leave a comment on this blog post on May  21st.  We’ll contact the winner by email on May 21st to receive shipping instruction for your very own Mombo nursing pillow!

GOOD LUCK!  You’ll LOVE the pillow!  Don’t miss out and leave a post to enter today.

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