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Fun and Thrifty Ways for Families to Go Green!

admin — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 03:22:41 +0000

As busy parents, it is not realistic for us to go out and save the rainforests, or reverse the damage our coral reefs have sustained. Changing some of our everyday activities can make a difference in the well-being of our planet and ensure that our children inherit a healthier Earth. We can all help out with these tips that will actually save money as well!

Carpool to Games. This is a great way to bond with your fellow i9 Sports parents, save gas and help cut down on harmful emissions at the same time!

Use less bottled water. Most bottled water is actually just tap water that is, well, bottled for consumer use. Most people can’t tell a difference between tap water and bottled water! Get a home filtration system and a couple of good non-plastic reusable water bottles and fill the bottles at home. As a bonus, you’ll save money, too!

Wash your laundry in cold water. Since heating water is the biggest energy requirement in most houses, switching that dial or setting to cold will immediately make a big difference! For a bonus, use a clothesline or indoor drying rack to dry your laundry.

Bring your own bags when you go grocery shopping. Who needs all of those plastic bags piling up in your home anyway? Plastic bags stay in the landfill forever. And paper bags, while they are a better choice if you are truly stuck, still kill trees. Throw a bunch of reusable bags into the back of your car so they will always be available!

Install power strips. There are so many electronics that unnecessarily use electricity in standby mode. Some examples of this include flat screen televisions, DVD players, game systems, stereo receivers, cable boxes and more. Basically anything that can go on with a remote or has a light on it! Switch the power off using the power strip when you aren’t actively using these items.

Cut down on new paper. Replace your paper towels with dishcloths, wash cloths and rags. It takes less energy to wash these items than it does to produce the paper versions. Again, you will save money. For items that you can’t live without when it comes to paper, such as bathroom tissue, look for products that are made from recycled paper. You can save thousands of trees this way!

For more ways to help your family go green visit i9 Sports Blog for useful tips and find a local youth sports league near you!

Back to School: Keeping Kids Healthy

admin — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 02:14:47 +0000

Did you know that over 22 million school days are lost every year due to the common cold and on average children have between 6 – 10 colds each year? That’s a lot of sniffles and sneezes that may be avoided by following these tips for keeping kids healthy:

· Ensure your kids are physically active for at least 60 minutes every day through a combination of age-appropriate exercise and active free play.

· Help your kids get a good night’s sleep, which means about 10 to 11 hours for school age children and 11 to 12 hours for preschoolers.

· Make sure your child’s vaccines are up-to-date.

· Stay on schedule with well child visits to your pediatrician.

· Encourage your kids to wash their hands often, especially before they eat, after they use the bathroom, after handling animals and whenever they seem dirty.

· Teach your kids not to share glasses, water bottles, hats, towels, or other items with friends.

· Be sure your kids cover cuts and scratches.

· Teach your kids to keep their fingers and other items, like pencils or pens, out of their mouths, so that they don’t help germs get into their body.

· Teach kids to wash fruits and vegetables before they eat them and follow other food safety practices.

· Encourage kids to eat healthy foods, including fruits, vegetables, low-fat dairy products, lean meats, and whole grains, etc., and to not skip any meals.

· Consider giving your child a multivitamin if you think that your child doesn’t eat well and is missing out on important nutrients, such as iron, vitamin D, and calcium, etc.

· Help your kids learn to manage stress.

For more health tips and information about activities that will keep your child healthy, please visit http://www.i9sports.com

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Sports Clips

admin — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:34:21 +0000

If you are looking for sports clips, you have a choice of what to look for. You can get cartoon clips, art clips and even short movie clips. It all depends on what you are looking for.

When searching for clips for a child, there are many different sites that you can go to for cartoon clips. These are great to use on birthday cards that you can print from the internet. You can also use them in email when someone you know just won a trophy with their team.

Even though some children may not have a team that they play for, they may have a favorite sport that they want to play. You can put these clips on little notes just to add a little something special to your email or card.

There are also many movie clips that you can watch about sports. If you missed the big play on the football game the night before, you can log onto many sports sites or news sites and click on the video. This way you will feel like you didn’t miss a thing from the game.

With all of the many different types of clips that you can get, there are also art clips. These are actual pictures of different sports. You can see clips of fishing, boating, skateboarding, football and baseball just to name a few. These are great for adding to your emails to your friends.

Imagine sitting down at your computer and you typing an email to your best friend.

You can’t wait to rub it in their face that their favorite team lost the day before. Wouldn’t it be great to put a picture on your email of that particular sport and add your own little caption underneath?

You can pick and chose the different ways that you want to use your sports clips. Go online and find a site that offers short movies on the basketball game and then send it your friends. Add some of them to your facebook website or add a link to your blog website so that others can see what you are into.

The possibilities are endless. All it takes is a little imagination and a little click of your finger and creativity is just around the corner. You can find clips that are happy, sad and just plain funny. Whatever your mood, there is something for you to find. Happy searching in the wonderful world of sport clips.

So how can you get your child playing golf?

admin — Thu, 26 May 2011 16:01:19 +0000

So how can you get your child playing golf?

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So how can you get your child playing golf?

By: Baz Smith
Posted: Sep 02, 2010

So how can you get your child playing golf? Or any sport for that matter. Well this is where I sit on this one, I would love my son to grow up and become the best golfer in the world and sink the winning putt to win the Ryder Cup.

But let’s face it head on here, that’s my ultimate dream in golf and not necessarily a dream my son will share with me.

I fully intend, along with my wife to encourage our son to try whatever sport he likes when he is older, but at an early age the emphasis must be on enjoyment and fun.

So many parents I see trying to force their children to put time and effort into a sport or past-time that they end up turning the child away. The child then spends hour after hour sitting in front of the computer, and switching off to the endless comments of “Do you know how much money we have invested in you taking up (whatever sport or past-time)?” “You need to do this. You need to do that!”

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Instead, I believe you should ensure that no demands or pressures are placed upon the child, at all.

At an early age there’s nothing wrong in introducing a plastic club to your child. Isn’t that where Tiger started? But do nothing more than allow them to play with it any way they wish. When old enough, introduce your child to a cut down club from the back of the shed, (you’ve probably not seen in years.)

Perhaps take him or her down to the local driving range, FOR FUN!!! Of course encourage and praise good hits, but nothing more should really be introduced until the child is ready. By this I mean, wanting more, looking like they are having fun.

Proper grips, stances and structure should only be put into practice if the child tells you they enjoy doing it.

What you don’t want to achieve is turning a potentially talented child away from something they enjoy by over complicating, and let’s face it golf is a complex game, or by adding pressure to succeed.

And ultimately, if you find they are not interested in the sport you have chosen for yourself then ensure you encourage and praise them in whatever they choose to do.

www.whoisbazsmith.com/the-golfers-dream

Baz Smith – About the Author:

Avid Golfer, Proud Father.

Internet Marketer, Mentor and Sales Communications Expert. Helping individuals to set up and run successful On-line businesses.

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