Seventh Generation Back-to-School *REVIEW & GIVEAWAY*

Monday We started back to school!  I will admit this year I really wasn’t ready for my kids to go back.  Dre started middle school and Jada started Kindergarten with Jasmine becoming a 5^th grader!  My Emotions have been everywhere.   Back to school also brings Germs! I hate Germs and What I hate most is when my kids catch some nasty bug from another child at school.

With nearly 22 million school days lost each year due to the common cold and flu (CDC) and as many as 2.7 million bacterial found per square inch on common school surfaces (NSF International), it´s no wonder that 82 percent of parents with kids in grades K-5 fret about the germs in their children´s classrooms (according to a survey conducted by Seventh Generation).

Seventh Generation is a company that has been using the natural disinfecting power of thyme without using harmful chemicals in your home for over 20 years.  According to their website, these products kill over 99.99 percent of germs naturally and are effective against the Influenza a Virus, including H1N1.
This school year, Seventh Generation is sharing tips from best-selling author and pediatrician, Dr. Alan Greene, to help parents protect their child´s health during back-to-school season. Dr. Greene suggests taking the following precautions:

Optimize the immune system

• Reap the benefits of probiotics like those found in yogurt. A recent study showed that children who received enough probiotics daily throughout the cold and flu season had a significant reduction in the number of illnesses they had and, when they did get sick, the symptoms were both milder and didn’t last as long.

• Be sure your child is getting plenty of vitamin D from the sun, from food, or from a supplement.

• Build a strong foundation. Good food, good sleep, and good physical activity all help the immune system to flourish.

Be wise about reducing unnecessary exposure to harmful germs

• Teach children the key times to clean their hands in the classroom. The most important times include after sneezing, coughing or using the restroom, upon leaving “high-risk” places (recess, naptime, play stations) and before meals or snacks.

• Sixty percent of teachers surveyed said that they request that parents donate disinfecting wipes to the classroom. Seventh Generation´s disinfecting wipes kill 99.99% of germs* naturally using the active ingredient thyme, a component of thyme oil which is derived from the herb thyme.

• Stress the importance of not touching their eyes, nose or mouth. Germs are often spread when a person touches something that is contaminated with germs and then touches his or her eyes, nose, or mouth.

• Demonstrate to your children how to cover their mouth and nose for every cough and sneeze. This simple maneuver has spectacular results in decreasing the spread of viruses and bacteria floating about the room, waiting to be inhaled.

*Refer to disinfecting product labels for full details

I was able to Review disinfecting wipes, disinfecting multi-surface spray cleaner, facial tissue and paper towels Thanks to Seventh Generation and Blogsparks.  I really liked the products. I  also was able to send one canister of the disinfecting wipes and the box facial tissue to Jada’s Kindergarten class and the teacher loved the both!

Win It! One Lucky winner will receive a Seventh Generation “Back-to-School” kit that includes a Seventh Generation backpack, two canisters of Seventh Generation disinfecting wipes (one for home and one to donate to your child´s classroom), disinfecting multi-surface spray cleaner, facial tissue and paper towels.

TO ENTER: Head On Over to Seventh Generation and tell me what Product you would like to try the most and why. I will pick the lucky winner 8/27 @ 11:59 PM EST

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*Seventh Generation product, gift pack, and additional gift pack to give away were all given to me from Seventh Generation through MyBlogSpark*

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