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Every Child is a Rothschild
| In a story that began over 125 years ago, Samuel Rothschild, a Frankfurt born itinerant peddler, sold coats to workers in Pennsylvania from his horse-drawn cart. Today, two families and a century later, S. Rothschild is the foremost label for quality coats and outerwear for children in the United States. |  |
| A passion for design, dedication to quality and unsurpassed craftsmanship are the hallmarks that have made S. Rothschild the recognized leader in children’s outerwear. For over five generations, mothers have turned to S. Rothschild for beautiful coats, jackets and prams for girls and boys from newborn to pre-teen. A coat for every occasion. |
At S. Rothschild, the customer has always been the centerpiece of the company’s strategy. This coupled with a heritage of design excellence and innovation has led to the development of signature styles for which S. Rothschild is renowned. From the velvet trimmed wool princess coat, worn by legions of fairy princesses and the faux fur skating coat with braided trim to the red wool coat worn by a President’s granddaughter at his inauguration, the Rothschild coat is part of American history.
An uncompromising mix of style, quality and practicality and a longstanding commitment to generations of customers make S. Rothschild and Company the premier outerwear name when it comes to America’s children.
Pictured are Spencer and Cooper sporting their fall coats. Spencer sports style 49327 Solid Puffer with contrast trim, sizes 4-7 MSRP $64. Cooper is wearing Style 49202 Multi-purpose reversible Midweight jacket MSRP $46 for Toddler and $50 for 4-7. Their Poly Fleece Lining is a high quality double sided hydrophobic fleece which is anti-pilling and abrasion resistant. The nylon lining is super woven, making it light weight wind resistant and breathable.
There are multi pockets on the interior and exterior for all of the stuff they carry. Their coats have quick release hoods for easy on and off access. One of my favorite features is the adjustable half cinch cuffs for wind and water resistance.
The shell is an exclusive fabric which provides high vapor permeability while retaining excellent waterproof characteristics.
The best part about these little gems is the insulation. They are specially designed to provide maximum warmth with minimal weight.
Fall is merely around the corner and your kids will thank you for making them a Rothschild kid!
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Amy Lang, MA Birds + Bees + Kids®
I posted a surprisingly conversation producing tidbit on Facebook (you can become my friend to see the full conversation) the other day - “Children don’t need privacy unless they are on the pot or getting dressed.” A lot of Mamas chimed in about this off-handed comment of mine.
For starters, as my comment reads, this isn’t entirely what I meant - it’s only part of my beliefs about kids and privacy. So here’s the scoop, from my perspective.
Young kids don’t need privacy - unless they are getting dressed, or using the potty, or (don’t freak out here) “self stimulating” - you know, touching their naughty bits. When they have friends over, there isn’t any reason to close their bedroom doors. Anything they are doing should be something they could be doing in the middle of the living room.
I know you all remember playing furiously in your best friend’s bedroom with the door closed and 90% of the time it was just innocent fun. Sometimes, the play can be sexual in nature - like looking at or even sometimes touching private body parts. This can happen spontaneously out of another game or, if it isn’t “natural and healthy” can be instigated by a kid who has experienced some sexualized contact or possibly been sexually abused.
This is why I like the door at my house left open when my boy has friends over. And, to paraphrase my friend Leah, “Their brains go out the door when they are in a group and they hatch crazy plans, wreck things, bully and all sorts of not okay stuff.”
Tweens and teens are slightly different animals - I still think they don’t need privacy when they have friends over - leaving the door cracked will still allow them the feeling of privacy, but not the sealed off feeling of the door being fully closed. Diaries, online communication, texting, cell phones, the list is long. And do I need to mention the sex thing? Where and when do you stick your nose in?
Trust came up over and over again in the Facebook conversation. I don’t see this as a matter of trust, per se, more one of practicality. But ultimately, it is up to you - the parent - to decide what is going to work for your family and your kids. This is truly a values issue.
So - I’ll put it to you - how much privacy do you think kids need?
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About the Author: Through her business, Birds + Bees + Kids, Amy Lang teaches parents how to talk to their children of any age about sex, love and relationships. She has a 16-year history as a Sexual Health Educator, a Masters in Applied Behavioral Science and loves to help people learn about this vital part of parenting.
Peter F. Drucker said, “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” The power of goal setting is the ability it gives you to take your life in the direction you want, rather than being buffeted about by the winds of change.
Goals are different from wants or wishes or resolutions. A goal is a well-defined outcome, with tangible action steps, measurable results and a specific “by when” date.
Not surprisingly, people with clear goals are much more likely to achieve their desired outcome than people with unclear goals.
But the American Society of Training and Development (ASTD) did a study that underscores the importance of not only clarifying the specifics of your goals, but also what happens when you have in place a structure of accountability. The chart below shows the findings, with the percentage numbers representing the likelihood of completing the goal after that particular activity.
► hear an idea 10% ► consciously decide to adopt an idea 25% ► decide when you will do it 40% ► plan how you will do it 50% ► commit to someone else that you’ll do it 65% ► have a specific accountability appointment
with the person you committed to95%
How would you feel about having a 95% chance of accomplishing your goal? So, how do you create clear, compelling, and effective goals? The key elements to a well-defined goal are that it:
- Be clear and concise
- Be something within your control (not up to someone else)
- Be stated in the positive- what you want to move toward rather than away from
- Be specific and measurable
- Have an unmistakable “end step” (some specific thing or event that indicates the goal is completed)
Let’s put this into practice. Stop reading for a minute and write down a business goal you’d like to achieve. Pick something that’s both meaningful and attractive to you. (In other words, not “I’m going to clean the junk drawer.”)
Ready? Ok, we’ll go through the process with an example. Let’s say your goal is to get more clients so you can increase your income. That’s certainly a worthwhile and manageable goal, but it’s not specific or measurable. We’re going to re-write the goal statement to say, “My goal is to increase my client-base by 25%.”
That takes care of the first 4 criteria above. It’s clear and concise. It’s within your control. It moves you toward something positive, rather than away from something negative. It is definitely specific and measurable.
We are going to make two small changes though. We need to convert the 25% into an actual number of clients. It’s easier for your brain to move toward an outcome when it has a tangible number to wrap itself around. And we need to add the by when element. So the complete goal statement might look like this: “My goal is to bring in 5 new clients in the next 3 weeks.”
Now, we’re going to add the end step. This part is crucial, and fun. As you read what you’ve written, get a visual picture in your mind’s eye of yourself actually having already achieved this goal. Imagine exactly what will be happening when you’ve done it. What event or thing will signify, for you, that you’ve pulled it off. Your end step may, and in fact most likely will, look different than someone else’s end step - even if you have the exact same goal.
In our example, the end step might be: “It is [date 3 weeks from now]. The sun is shining and I am grinning like a fool as I skip into my bank to deposit the checks from my 5 new clients.” Really create a visual scenario of how you’ll know when the goal has been achieved. Then embellish it using as many sensory elements as you can. Make that picture glow in your mind’s eye! It’s what’s going to help pull you to success.
The final ingredient is having a specific “accountability appointment” with someone about your goal. This is why every successful entrepreneur (or those who want to be) works with a coach or mentor. The on-going guidance, feedback and support are what makes reaching your goals a near certainty.
©2009 Helen Graves
Helen Graves, Grand Poohbah of Crackerjack Online Marketing Strategy, shows service-based small business owners how to create stronger connection so you sell more with your product and program promotional campaigns.
Visit http://www.onlinelaunchsecrets.com/ to of her free online marketing resource, “Make More Sales: How to Create Connection and Desire So Clients Can’t Wait to Buy from You.”