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10/04/2011

Don't Fret the Sweat [$100 Visa Gift Card Giveaway]



At the end of the 2008 school year I was helping out with my son's 1st grade end-of-school party in Arizona.  By May it is HOT outside, so when the kids piled back into the classroom after recess, ready to party, they were sweaty and stinky.  I was actually surprised at just how stinky a class full of 7-year-olds smelled.  I felt really bad for their teacher who had been putting up with the smell every afternoon since the weather warmed up in March.  It was then that I decided my son would be wearing deodorant to school.

Isn't he too cute to be stinky?


Remembering the experience, I had my daughter start wearing deodorant in first grade, when the weather was warmer, and I am sure I will do the same with my youngest when she gets older too.   It is easy to introduce new routines when they are young and it makes them feel like they are getting to do something grown-up.  This option is much more appealing then waiting until middle school when it might just come out sounding like I was telling them they stink.  Like they don’t have enough to deal with in middle school!

How do you deal with your kiddos and the deodorant situation?  How old were they, or will they be, when you start having them wear antiperspirant or deodorant?  I don’t know about you, but this isn’t something I remember planning when I thought about having kids. 

Do you ever have questions or concerns and you don't know whom to ask?  Unilever, the company that makes Degree® , Dove®and Suave®  products, has made it their business to help parents and kids remain cool, calm and confident throughout the day.  Now they are taking it a step further than just manufacturing deodorant and antiperspirant.  They have brought together community partners and a panel of experts to offer an educational resource available to you on the Don't Fret The Sweat Facebook page





Don't Fret The Sweat provides parents with tools and kids with opportunities to conquer sweat-inducing moments, build confidence and be inspired in everything they do.

They want to hear from you, so head over and like their page and then come back here and let me know one thing about parenting that makes you sweat.  Your comment will enter you to win a $100 Visa Gift Card and a Don’t Fret The Sweat gift pack.  The contest will run from 10/04/2011 - 11/04/2011.


No duplicate comments. 
You may receive (2) total entries by selecting from the following entry methods: 
a) Leave a comment in response to the sweepstakes prompt on this post 
b) Tweet about this promotion and leave the URL to that tweet in a comment on this post 
c) Blog about this promotion and leave the URL to that post in a comment on this post 
d) For those with no Twitter or blog, read the official rules to learn about an alternate form of entry. 

This giveaway is open to US Residents age 18 or older 
Winners will be selected via random draw, and will be notified by e-mail. 
You have 72 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected. 
Visit the Official Rules Here

Visit the BlogHer Prizes & Promotions section for more chances to win.


***This promotion has ended and a winner has been selected***

327 comments:

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Growl Tiger said...

This movie looks like one us girls would really enjoy!

slehan said...

It always made me sweat to even think of becoming a parent - so I didn't.
Thanks for the contest.

slehan said...

blogged: http://slehan.blogspot.com/2011/10/win-100-visa-from-blogher-unilever.html

Anonymous said...

Be very careful about any chemicals you apply to your CHILDREN! Kids are supposed to be sticky and stinky...especially in first and second grade. Consider the deodorant option at the fourth and fifth grade ages at the earliest. Be sure that you are providing DEODORANT only - not anti-perspirant for your dear children to use. Check with your pediatrician or the American Academy of Pediatrics website for the most reliable information.

Anonymous said...

sadly I too have no kids, and my fur baby recently passed away, but she loved to climb on the kitchen roof, and that drove me nuts--especially when I wanted to put her indoors, so I could go away



ptreskovich at hot mail dot com

Clarke & Lewis said...

sending my 6 yr old son into the men's room alone while I wait at the door

Clarke & Lewis said...

http://twitter.com/#!/rsmc1/status/131577593756516352

Anonymous said...

No kids for me, but I watch my sister raise her boy through all his sport activities. he is now into mountain Biking. They sweat a lot!

Betty C said...

One thing that really makes me sweat is anticipating a conversation about a touchy subject. The anticipation is usually worse than the conversation but I worry a lot. lol

willitara [at] gmail [dot] com

clynsg said...

Liked their FB page, and the things that made me sweat as a parent changed as the kids grew. Right now, they are adults, so the main one I remember was the nerve wracking time when they first started to drive.

cgclynsg0 at gmail dot com

Anonymous said...

I like their page. The thing that makes me sweat is wondering what the right thing to do for each kid is. What works for one doesn't always work for the other and I really want to do a good job at this!

katfam95 at aim dot com

Betty C said...

Tweet - https://twitter.com/#!/willitara/status/131742231550889984

Anonymous said...

Presentations where my kids (and now grandkids)are going to get up on a stage and perform in front of an audience. I know they've practiced and are "ready", but worry that they'll freeze and forget once they see all the people. We haven't had any disasters, but I sweat everytime. mcgillrmcgill(at)charter(dot)net

angie lilly said...

I like them via FB as Tofu Fairy.
I am not actually a parent, but, if I were, the #1 thing I would be worried about with my kids would be them getting pregant or on drugs! I know those were the worst fears my mom had for me and luckily neither came true!
Angie
14earth at gmail dot com

angie lilly said...

I tweeted here: http://twitter.com/#!/FotoMacro/status/131812056574869506
Angie
14earth at gmail dot com

Unknown said...

I'm not looking forward to the teenage years. Driving and dating are going to make me sweat.

Unknown said...

Tweet
http://twitter.com/#!/angelasbits/status/131853631505969152

Angela M said...

Wow, many thing make me sweat - driving & boyfriends to name a couple! My daughter is 8 so I have a little bit of time left before any of that.

thisisme79 @ gmail dot com

Unknown said...

One thing as a parent that makes me sweat is knowing we will have to have that talk someday, yea I am sure you know what that talk is... sweepmorey at gmail dot com

Unknown said...

tweeted http://twitter.com/#!/mommysdizzy/status/131877588879675392

melissa said...

What makes me sweat is that my son is a teenager

Cori Westphal said...

Conferences make me sweat! I always think my kids are doing fine in school, and they usually are, but conferences never fail to make me nervous. I'm always afraid the teacher is just going to lay into me about how awful my child is doing! LOL Hasn't happened yet!

coriwestphal at msn dot com

ky2here said...

Internalizing the importance of instilling values and teaching life lessons makes me sweat.

ky2here at msn dot com

ky2here said...

https://twitter.com/#!/ky2here1/status/131896423129165824

ky2here at msn dot com

Cori Westphal said...

Tweet: http://twitter.com/coriwestphal/statuses/131898517873635329

coriwestphal at msn dot com

Theresa Mahoney said...

My daughter (12) just informed me that she has her first boyfriend. That is really making me sweat right now!

Thanks!
Theresa
paradise459 (at) sbcglobal (dot) net

Theresa Mahoney said...

Tweeted: http://twitter.com/#!/marison459/status/131916413584670720

Jill Myrick (jsc123) said...

I am a fan of Don't Fret the Sweat as Jill Myrick.

What makes me sweat the worst as a parent is knowing that in a years time my daughter will be dating.

jweezie43[at]gmail[dot]com

Rebecca Shockley said...

I have 2 teenage son's and what really makes me sweat is worrying about hearing those words ( Mom, my girlfriend is pregnant. I hope they listen to me and watch when I watch Teen Mom. This makes me sweat!
bec.shockley@gmail.com

Rebecca Shockley said...

Tweeted
bec.shockley@gmail.com
https://twitter.com/#!/mngirlinssp/status/131973042657169409

brich2222 said...

I liked them fb, richard hicks

What makes me sweat is school peer pressure.

brich22 at earthlink dot net

brich2222 said...

tweet
https://twitter.com/#!/brich2222/status/131984708530737152
brich22 at earthlink dot net

Chip said...

One thing about parenting that makes me sweat is watching them play sports. I worry about them so much it really does make me sweat.
chipdip2010(at)hotmail(dot)com

Chip said...

Tweeted http://twitter.com/#!/chipdip2010/status/132051910738968576
chipdip2010(at)hotmail(dot)com

Unknown said...

I don't remember exactly how old my kids were when they started wearing deoderant, I just remember it was sooner than I expected it to be.

Jennifer @ The Toy Box Years said...

I started having my daughter wear deoderant when school started this year - when it was warmer.

What makes me sweat? Knowing that "the talk" will be coming soon!

Suzanna said...

I guess what makes me sweat the most is wondering if I am being the very best mom to my kids I can be, setting the right examples etc. You only get one shot at raising your kids and I want to do it right!!

Mandy Beyeler said...

hoping my kids will be strong enough to make their own decisions and not follow the crowd - that makes me sweat....

Mtlgrl4evr said...

What makes me sweat is the teenage years and boys. I have three daughters!

Tandt625 at hotmail dot com

Mtlgrl4evr said...

Tweeted

http://twitter.com/#!/Mtlgrl4evr/status/132088580200857601

Tandt625 at hotmail dot com

Myrnie said...

Parenting just makes me sweat!

Erica C. said...

Bullying makes me sweat! It's definitely a big thing to worry about now.
ericacarnes(at)gmail(dot)com

soifua said...

Since I have 4 boys ... cheering at sporting events make me sweat, literally. But if you're speaking figuratively then lots of things make me sweat, their safety is the biggest for me

Cathy W said...

One thing about parenting that makes me sweat is knowing one day they'll be smarter than me.
cjwallace43 at gmail dot com

Cathy W said...

https://twitter.com/#!/cjwallace43/status/132138043510489089

Anonymous said...

The whole tween/teen years scare me. Fortunately that's a long ways off. Unfortunately, we'll be OLD by that time :P

bbrittbrat1398 said...

One think that makes me sweat about parenting is worrying that my children are acting up at school.

BBrittBrat1398@yahoo.com

Ellie Wright said...

I like them on FB (Ellie W)
One reason being a parent, and a grandparent, makes me sweat is worrying anout safety. I worry constantly about my 6 and 3 year old grandsons, but still worry about me three grown sons. It doesn't matter how old they are I will always worry.
eswright18 at gmail dot com

Ellie Wright said...

tweeted
http://twitter.com/#!/eswright18/status/132179861073702912

Kathleen Conner said...

The thing about parenting that makes me sweat, is having my kids have kids...

klconn7 (at) yahoo (dot) com

Kathleen Conner said...

I tweeted!

http://twitter.com/#!/kc98765/status/132186598098997249

@kc98765

klconn7 (at) yahoo (dot) com

Barbara Bee said...

I don't mind the personal hygiene talk, its the sex talk that makes me sweat bullets!


3oink63moo484@gmail.com

ewhatley said...

Hoping I' doing the right thing makes me sweat.

mybeachylife at gmail dot com

kygirl said...

I liked don't fret the swaet on fb as charline stanley.

The one thing about parenting that makes me sweat is teaching them to drive.

stanleybilly(st)bellsouth(dot)net

Tammy said...

I like them and the thought that my 2 youngest are nearing the teen years makes me sweat!

Tammy said...

Tweeted!
http://twitter.com/#!/ymmat83/status/132228581421088768

jori-o said...

One thing about parenting that makes me sweat: my kids getting bigger. My oldest just entered middle school this year and I'm terrified of being a mom of teenagers soon!

Anonymous said...

My girls are both stinkers! They've both been wearing deodorant since they were in 2nd grade.
jenswps at yahoo . com

Mindy said...

Would love this to promte to my growing 12-year old son to use deodorant and to use his own...not daddy's!LOL! Good idea for a great givaway! Thanks!

esldiane@gmail.com said...

Public speaking makes me sweat buckets
Diane Baum
esldiane@gmail.com

Mindy said...

BTW...I tweeted (http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com/2011/10/dont-fret-sweat-100-visa-gift-card.html#comment-form) and "liked" your FB page!

Lucinda H said...

I was told at 10 I needed deodorant by my Mother, not why or how to use it, just here, you need it...

burgmom said...

I have to admit being a mama to 3 teenage girls and a 4 year old boy everything makes me sweat. I think I break out in a sweat every time one of them drives the car or goes off with friends.

Burgmom624(at)gmail(dot)com

Julieh said...

I sweat about when they become teenagers.honeypie411 at yahoo dot com

Julieh said...

tweeted:http://twitter.com/#!/honeypie411/status/132277618736234496
honeypie411 at yahoo dot com

pauline15 said...

Mine would have to be trying to buy clothes for my son, he's an absolute terror and hates to shop!
pauline15_01(at)hotmail(dot)com

Jenn S. said...

Lately, the chaotic-ness of our mornings have been making me sweat. We set stuff out the night before but the last few days even that hasn't helped.
jas8929(at)gmail(dot)com

mail4rosey said...

Teen driving makes me sweat. How do you feel confident that they're not texting, not speeding, and are wearing their seatbelts, not to mention that they are driving safely at all times. It's enough to make you...or me! a sweaty mess (pun intended :) )!

msurosey@yahoo.com

mail4rosey said...

Tweet
http://twitter.com/#!/mail4rosey/status/132311835692105729

msurosey@yahoo.com

Anonymous said...

public tantrums make me sweat.
candydayfun@gmail.com

Jane said...

Your guy is SO handsome!! One thing that makes me sweat is the fact that they grow too fast.

Marty said...

Awesome giveaway! I tweeted about it here:

https://twitter.com/#!/chippybreath/status/132332401396432896

Marty said...

The thought of my kid's baby teeth falling out makes me sweat. I don't know why! They are 4, 3, and 1 so I have some time yet, but still...the playing tooth-fairy part makes me feel a little bit better about it, lol!

Debra P said...

When they ask really difficult questions, it makes me sweat!

Anonymous said...

I get sweaty when my girl saysinnappropriate things in public jtwark@mail.com

Rebecca Shockley said...

I started sweating when they learned how to drive, I'm ok with the 18yr old driving, but when my 16 yr old gets behind the wheel, I cringe. He as no sense of direction, curbs, and signs for that matter, some people just shouldn't drive.
bec.shockley@gmail.com

rparis said...

I love wearing my deodorant every day.
parisrobyn18@gmail.com

Marina@EBMR said...

The one thing that definitely makes me sweat as a parent is sending my 5 yr old old to Kinder alone but then that's where I know I can't do anything about her protection from home and give it all to God

heatherzilla said...

Fertility treatments and the adoption process makes me sweat. During my 20s, I never imagined that having a child would be so difficult. Hopefully, we will become parents. Until then, we are ehjoying our 15 month old nephew. Love him so much!

heatherzilla said...

Tweet:
http://twitter.com/#!/heatherzilla8/status/132433703291994112

shelley said...

One thing about parenting that has made me sweat is my son getting his drivers license 2 months and taking the car out for the first time by himself! OMG! I was a sweaty mess! LOL!

shelleymikey at gmail dot com

Anonymous said...

I liked them on FB (Jennifer Reed). The one thing about parenting that makes me sweat is pushing them to be more adventurous when that does not come naturally to me. reejen at comcast dot net

Anonymous said...

One thing about parenting that makes me sweat is having kids at all because we don't yet! I see my family members with babies and it looks so hard, but rewarding, of course!
blue65829 at aol dot com

Unknown said...

For me it was/is making sure they pick up the important values and learning to let the simple things go like how they wear their hair and other temporary things.
discriminating_diva at yahoo dot com

Unknown said...

http://twitter.com/#!/dddiva/status/132455711555850242
discriminating_diva at yahoo dot com

degood said...

We are just starting to deal with the deodorant isssue with my nine year old. I went to the store and bought like four different scents and told her she should start wearing it and it would make her smell better and then occasionally remind her to put it on if I know it is a day when she has PE or soccer afterschool.

kerrie@mayansfamily.com

degood said...

I tweeted

http://twitter.com/#!/kmayans/status/132467707558895617

kerrie@mayansfamily.com

Mari said...

I started to sweat the first time I let my son walk to school with his friends without me.

runningmatey at hotmail dot com

Mari said...

http://twitter.com/#!/LuckyDuckyToo/status/132472048109895680

runningmatey at hotmail dot com

MCantu1019 said...

I sweat when I think of my child with my other child driving anywhere.
MCantu1019 at aol dot com

marcia goss said...

My kids are grown but I used to "sweat" when they went out at night with their friends. I would worry until they got home safely.
marcia.goss@gmail.com

marcia goss said...

Tweet.
https://twitter.com/#!/mgoss123/status/132482272556351488
marcia.goss@gmail.com

Denise Donaldson (MistySunrise) said...

I liked their page as misty sunrise. One thing that makes me sweat, is the Pre-teen years! Ahhhhh LOL :)

itsjustme62613 at gmail.com

Denise Donaldson (MistySunrise) said...

tweet

https://twitter.com/#!/MistySunrise/status/132493238320889857

itjustme62613 at gmail.com

Angel Jacklyn said...

Chasing too many babies around the house at once! =)

kytah00@yahoo.com

Angel Jacklyn said...

2nd entry tweet @ http://twitter.com/#!/kytah00/status/132497022325501952

Karen B said...

I want this giveaway!

Anonymous said...

Always having your child venturing out by themselves whether it's meeting new kids at a playground, trying out for sports or taking their first drive without you.

Anonymous said...

http://twitter.com/#!/madreblair/status/132514364384219136

Amy delong said...

gettin 3 ready in the morning and out on time makes me sweat!
ardelong2(at)gmail(dot)com

Unknown said...

"The Talk" made me sweat. trinitygsd at yahoo dot com

Catharine said...

I think the most "sweat inducing" moments for me were when we would fly across country to see family.
(Fanned them on FB: Catharine Elizabeth)
ceriehl at gmail dot com

Catharine said...

Tweet http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com/2011/10/dont-fret-sweat-100-visa-gift-card.html

ceriehl at gmail dot com

Anonymous said...

I sweat about them driving.
Cathy Truman
kbtruman(at)att(dot)net

Lisa said...

Any kind of illness or accidents basically anything that is health related makes me sweat. msmith572@yahoo.com

Lisa said...

Tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/flowergirl523/status/132556808165396481

msmith572@yahoo.com

Lisa said...

Blogged: http://twitter.com/#!/flowergirl523/status/132556808165396481

msmith572@yahoo.com

Erica best said...

I don't have my own kids yet, i am aunt and i know how important it talk to kids about sweating.
my nephew is biggest guy and i try to make sure that he learned early in life to stay clean.

purple_lover_04 at msn dot com

Erica best said...

https://twitter.com/#!/purplelover04/status/132558125294288896

js22 said...

no kids in our household. Taking walks in the hot summer makes us sweat.
Thanks for the giveaway!
email in blogger profile.

js22 said...

tweet- http://twitter.com/#!/js22222222/status/132561086862987265
email in blogger profile.

Stacy said...

One thing about parenting that makes me sweat (and I am still TTC, so I have time to work it out) is that I am vegan and my husband is not, and we are still debating how to raise our kid(s).

the imagine tree at aol dot com

cynthia said...

My 16 year old son getting his drivers license sure made me sweat.
wolf102.cynthia@aol.com

Sand said...

I think the main thing to sweat about is if one is doing a good job at it.

Brian E. said...

Thanks for the giveaway...getting the kids to lay off the constant need to text induces sweat !

senorpiero [at] yahoo [dot] com

Brian E. said...

Tweet: https://twitter.com/#!/brianpiero/status/132577515658158080

senorpiero [at] yahoo [dot] com

abitnerdy said...

Kids are so quick, they're small but quick, running around after them makes me sweat lol*

abitnerdygirl at gmail dot com

abitnerdy said...

i tweeted about the promo :) http://twitter.com/abitnerdy/status/132650454323707905

abitnerdygirl at gmail dot com

Anonymous said...

My sweating moments are when my children go off to school for the first time or anyhting thats a first without me I know they need to grow up its just hard I know i raised them right and to make the wrong decisions you just always want to be ther to protect them

Cbrocious1984 AT gmail dot com

msrodeobrat said...

liked the page.. i sweat worrying about what trouble they may get into when they are away
addictedtorodeo at gmail dot com

Rowell Reviews said...

My son starting to date makes me sweat. keakgel(at)yahoo.com

Rowell Reviews said...

Tweet https://twitter.com/#!/rowellreviews/status/132868718719025152 kekagel(at)yahoo.com

bdiane34 said...

Oh wow, just running after the little ones makes me sweat
sweokgrl@gmail.com

bdiane34 said...

i tweeted
sweokgrl@gmail.com
https://twitter.com/#!/bdiane34/status/132980565514260480

daniel thornton said...

Tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/computerfan/status/133029516170903552

cranky30[at]hotmail[dot]com

"Lil Ol' Me" said...

I tend to sweat abt lil' stuff. Such as...my kids being sweaty and stinky. My
12 yr old who looks like shes 18yrs old. And my baby...who is 9...hes tolil to be stinking growing up!!

debhs said...

One thing about parenting that makes me sweat is that VERY FINE LINE between advising and meddling..when our children need our opinion but only in some instances when we can give it without being biased..example..oh mom I want to play soccer, and we see visions of them getting hit in the face with soccer balls..I don't want my fears to keep my child from accomplishing his dreams.
wmmeatlady@hotmail.com

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