Our Review Policy & Meet the New Age Mama Review Team

CONTACT LAURA DELUCA at NEWAGEMAMABLOG@COMCAST.NET with all inquiries.


Our Review Policy

Our families would love to offer reviews and/or giveaways for any products for house and home, toys, games, clothing, baby products, movies, and more.  Its great to find  exciting new products and share them with our readers. Email us about your product and we will reply if we are interested. Please note we get over 5000 emails a day so not every email will receive a reply - only those we are interested in.

If your product is accepted, we ask for one month (30 days) from receipt of the product to post reviews. If there are special circumstances where you need the review posted sooner, please let us know in your pitch letter and we will try to accommodate you. A negotiated review post date sooner than the above-mentioned 30 days must be discussed with and approved by us PRIOR to sending the product.

We must receive a full size product or package in order to write a review. We will not review based on small one-time use samples because without a full testing supply we can not write an honest review. Please note that acceptance of a product does not guarantee a positive review. Also we do not return products that are sent for review. Anything you send to us is ours to keep. No exceptions.

For book reviews we require 90 days from receipt to post the review to allow for reading time. Children's picture books we ask for 30 days from receipt. We only accept print copies. No eBooks please.

For movies/DVD reviews we must receive a physical screener or copy of the DVD. We do not accept digital downloads.


Giveaway Guidelines

Giveaways can be included with any blog review, but this is optional.   All giveaway prizes must be shipped directly to the winner. Due to the liability risk involved, the New Age Mama staff will not ship anything to winners. Anything sent to us we will assume is for review purposes. 

Sponsored Posts & Ads

New Age Mama also offers sponsored posts. These rates would only apply if you are not providing a product to review. Rates are as follows:

Sponsored  Post - Pre-written articles - $25

This is a post that you provide, that we only need to cut & paste into the blog.

Sponsored Post-Original Article - $50

This is an article where we write an original piece about the product or service offered.

Sponsored Post - Craft or Recipe -$100

If you want us to include a craft, recipe, or use original photography within a sponsored article. The items required to create the craft or recipe should also be provided or we should be reimbursed for the cost of any supplies.

Giveaway -$100

This fee applies when we host a giveaway for your product on the blog with no product sent to review. Sponsor is responsible for providing and shipping the prize to winners.

Group Giveaways - $150

This is a giveaway that will include 10-20 other large blogs, depending on the value of the product. Minimum prize value is $50. Sponsor is responsible for providing and shipping the prize to winners.

Sidebar Ads
Sidebar ads are available for $10 per month or $50 for 6 months.

Social Media Shout Outs $15
This includes one shout out on all our social media outlets including twitter, facebook, pinterest, and instagram. If you purchase a sponsored post, this service is already included at no additional fee.

REFUNDS

There are no refunds provided once the work has been completed according to agreed upon terms. There are no exclusions to this rule. 

All requests for reviews, sponsored posts, ad space, or blog stats should be directed to Laura DeLuca at newagemamablog@comcast.net .

DISCLOSURE

New Age Mama writers receive complimentary products and/or monetary compensation for all posts. Opinions are our own.

New Age Mama is not responsible for prize delivery or any injuries resulting from the use of products received through giveaways we host. All giveaways, unless otherwise stated, are open to the US only. You must be 18 years or older to enter. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited. 

This blog is in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission 10 CFR, Part 255 Guides concerning the use of endorsements and testimonials in advertising.

PRIVACY POLICY

If you choose to subscribe to our newsletter you will need to provide your email address. We do not use this information for any other purpose other than to deliver the newsletter.  You may choose to unsubscribe at any time. Instructions are at the bottom of every email. We are in compliance with COPPA (Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act). We do not collect any information from anyone under the age of 13.

If you enter a giveaway, you may be asked to provide your contact information. This information is used only in the event that you win the giveaway. We never sell or distribute this information.

 We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our Web site. These companies may use aggregated information (not including your name, address, email address or telephone number) about your visits to this and other Web sites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, click here

MEET THE REVIEW TEAM

In September of 2010, New Age Mama was created by a very bored expecting mother who was on bed rest and desperately needed something to do. Five years later, it has grown into something I never imagined.  Recently, New Age Mama was ranked as one of the Top 50 Product Review Blogs in the USA on Cision, which was a pleasant and unexpected honor. Since then, I have literally been drowning in pitches.With four kids and my writing career taking off, I just don't have time to keep up with all the offers I receive, but I hate to have my awesome readers miss out on any of the great products and especially the giveaways out there! So, I have invited eight of my most trusted virtual friends to join the New Age Mama team to assist with reviews.  Ironically, I started out reviewing some of their products from their Etsy shops, Greenchild Creations, Sacred Secrets and The Sisters Elemental, but over the years, we have become really great friends. So without further ado, allow me to introduce the New Age Mama review Team.
 

Laura, Founder, Owner, Reviewer, and Editor-In-Chief

I am a work-at-home mom with four children of various ages. I am an  amazon best-selling author with nine published novels and several short stories currently in distribution. I have fifteen years of clerical experience and have been reviewing products on my blog and amazon for over seven years. I am also a Reiki practitioner, crystal collector, and an internet junkie. I love to review all types of products, so send me your pitches! newagemamablog@comcast.net

 Anne, Product Reviewer

I'm Anne, work-at-home-mom to a sweet little boy and his rottweiler, Lola, both of whom have special dietary needs.  To keep us at our healthiest, we humans follow the paleo diet, and Lola is raw fed.  I love to cook and to create things! I am the owner/creator of Greenchild Creations where I designed and offer fitted cloth diapers, natural soaps & lotions, and the author of Cavemom’s Cooking, a paleo cookbook with my son’s story.   I am also part of The Sisters Elemental as the Earth element, where I also offer some of my crafts.  I like to try natural, organic, green, earth-friendly things. It can be hard in today’s world to find products that fit our lifestyle, so when I find something that I love, I share it!! 

 Steph, Product Reviewer
 I am the stay at home Mommy to a crazy, smart, and sweet 7 year old boy! When I am able to catch some free time, I spend most of it on the internet!! Some of my interests include, reading, writing, listening to music, writing. I love making things too! I would be willing to also review products geared toward organization, books (children, ya, and adult), toys, games, movies, etc. I am open to anything!

Tiff, Product Reviewer
I am a stay-at-home-mom of four children (three boys & a girl). When I have some down time, I enjoy editing home movies and making highlight videos from those movies and/or personal pictures. My household is very tech savvy as my husband is an IT guy. We are exploring our health through a Paleo (or Caveman) Diet and Evolv (natural health products). We are enjoying getting ourselves healthy with natural foods and products through simple health, simple wealth. I can't wait to explore new experiences and products!

 Jackie, Product Reviewer

I am a SAHM with two daughters. I am the owner of one etsy store called SacredSecrets. My interests are all things natural! Natural living, home birthing, sustainable/green/eco living, homesteading, natural remedies, herbalism, spirituality, divination and reading books! I love being on the internet learning about new things and would love to offer reviews on any product!

 Lacey, Product Reviewer

I am a work from home mom. I write romance under the pen name Lacey Wolfe. I'm a fitness lover, try to live my life clean and chemical free, and love essential oils. My family are animal lovers as well. My hobbies are reading and crocheting.

Jamie White - Product Reviewer

Jamie White is a music addict, book lover, pet servant, and NaNoWriMo survivor. When she's not busy writing or posting on her blog, she's taking pictures for her photo blog and spending time with her husband and pets.

Amber, Product Reviewer

I'm Amber and I work as an assistant art teacher. I'm a college student majoring in psychology and also studying to become a Reiki Master. I've been doing readings professionally since 2013. I run an Etsy shop called, Readings by the Light. I've loved divination and spirituality for as long as I can remember. In my free time I love collecting crystals, going to concerts, blogging and spending time with my family, pets and loved ones.

Happy Holidays from New Age Mama!

Happy Labor Day!

Meet Rossyn Sophia

Congrats to New Age Mama reviewer, Stephanie, on the birth of her daughter Rosslyn Sophia! She weighed in at  8lbs. 11 oz., 23 in. long. Mom and baby are doing fine and should be heading home today.

Welcome Mackenzie!

New Age Mama reviewer, Tiff Fouks, welcomed a new addition yesterday. Meet Mackenzie. She was born at 5:21p CST, weighed 6 pounds 6 ounces and was 19.25 inches long. Both Momma and Mackenzie are doing well! Congrats to Tiff and her family!

 

Colin Cowie - Season of Entertaining

The season of entertaining starts in May and lasts through the end of August when kids are heading back to school.  With warmer weather on its way, now is the time to start planning and preparing for events and nights out with family and friends. 

Need new ideas for entertaining this summer? Lifestyle expert and party planner to the stars, Colin Cowie lends his expert advice on warm weather entertaining, inside and outside of the home:   http://youtu.be/mEwMkxvwOIk

·       Prepare a beverage server with a delicious cocktail and another one with a fun drink (without liquor) for the kids. 

·       Big movies hit the big screen! Plan a themed evening – restaurant dining followed by the summer’s newest blockbuster. 

·       Bring a big casserole dish to your favorite local restaurant and have them fill it up with a great dish to make your entertaining easier. 

·       Find wonderful foods to order online – like Alaskan King Crabs or fabulous Barbecued ribs from Texas.

Colin Cowie is on fire with a hot new website on weddings, an events business that travels the four corners of the world doing everything from intimate birthday celebrations to iconic weddings to corporate bashes, and a consulting business that works on international hospitality and design projects for hotels, retailers and airlines. He is the party planner of choice for celebrities like Jennifer Aniston, Tom Cruise, Jennifer Lopez, Oprah Winfrey and Kim Kardashian and a regular contributor to NBC’s “The Today Show”, as well as a popular personality on HSN with home and lifestyle collections. This October marks the release of Cowie’s 9th book.


***I received no form of compensation for this post. Information was provided by the PR company. This is not a review***

The Link Between Social Media and Customer Service

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The Science of Persuasion

Guest Post - Fairy Tales and Fantasy Offer Modern Happy Endings

The moral aspect of fairy tales may be lost on modern readers but the mystery, magic, and wonder are not. Fairy Fairy tale characters, creatures, and story elements are finding their way into modern fiction at an increasing rate. This trend is especially noticeable in young adult fiction, but can also be seen in books for a more mature audience.

Common Uses of Fairy Tale Elements

Some novels are a new twist on an old story. For example, Enchantment, by Orson Card, tells the story of Sleeping Beauty from the perspective of the hero. The story is still set in days of old, but offers a completely new point of view, with its own brand of humor. Other authors elect to put a very modern spin on a traditional tale. Francesca Lia Block's The Rose and The Beast: Fairy Tales Retold puts the basic plot of old tales into the modern landscape, giving them a moral that relates to life today. These stories contain all the elements one would expect from a fairy tale including a moral lesson, a lady in distress, her rescuer, magical spells and mythical creatures.

Also currently popular are novels that exploit character types for fantasy lore, but create a story that is completely unique. For example, Unenchanted and Fairest, two novels by Chandra Hahn, follow the antics of Wilhimina Grimm, the great granddaughter of the brother's Grimm. She fights fairy tale creatures and survives her own, uniquely modern, version of fairy tales in a set of novels that follow a plot design all their own. Other novels borrow smaller fantasy elements, like the existence of mythical creatures only. Stories like Harry Potter, the Twilight Series, and the Torn trilogy all steal fantasy elements from tradition but create a story that is both unique and new.

Why Modern Fairy Tales are Popular

There are a variety of reasons people are turning to stories which include fairy tale and fantasy elements. First, there is something comforting and childlike in the familiarity of these stories. We like knowing that there is a happy ever after waiting for characters, we like the surprise that comes with magic. We are forever endeared to their basic traditional elements.

We like to spot the story. Like a mystery reader on the hunt for clues, readers of fiction based on fantasy and fairy tales, enjoy searching for borrowed elements. They identify monsters from Grimm, animals from Aesop, and heros from Anderson without skipping a beat. They are emotionally invested in characters and outcomes from the beginning because the reader aligns them with those characters who have gone before.

Finally, readers also love the twist. We are set up with certain expectations. When we realize that characters have been borrowed from a specific tale, we expect it to go a certain way. Authors use these expectations to make us anticipate the story, but then twist it so we are caught by surprise. It is this twist, the feeling of surprise when things don't go as planned, that keeps us returning again and again.

Author

Melissa Barton has a bachlors degree in English Education, and a Master's in composition and rhetoric. In her spare time, Melissa loves contributing to college resource sites, such as DegreeJungle.com. She has spent much of her career both as a student and as a writer studying the trends in young adult fiction, and modern writing styles.

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Happy Yule

Happy Thanksgiving from New Age Mama

Ethan Allen Pays it Forward after Super Storm Sandy

 A few weeks ago this Super Storm Sandy slammed the Jersey Shore.  Both my home and my family business are along the coastline, but somehow we managed to escape any serious damage. My home wasn't damaged at all and our restaurant had only minimal water damage. This is a real miracle when we are right across the street from the bay.  My family was very lucky, but so many others didn't fare as well.  Just a few hours away, towns were totally destroyed. Homes and livelihoods have been lost. But in the midst of all this tragedy, I have seen my local community pull together like never before. Firehouses and churches were literally overflowing with donations of food, clothes, toys, and more. We all try to do our part to help on a larger scale, but I also wanted to help on a smaller scale.

 I know a young mother named Melissa. She works at one of he local libraries in our county. She brings the gift of reading to so many, which is a gift very close to my heart. She lives on one of the barrier islands and during the storm, she lost everything in her home. She lost her furniture, her kids toys, her appliances, and even her car. FEMA did help a little, but it was only enough to replace her car.

 Our local community has reached out to her with many of the necessities, but with so many people in need, the larger items are hard to come by. As a blogger, I thought I might be able to help her situation. With a little help from Teri Hardy from Mom to Bed by 8 , I was able to reach out to a few of the larger companies and share Melissa's story.  Ethan Allen replied almost immediately. This is the response I received.

"I hope this email finds you well. Thank you for reaching out to us regarding your efforts to assist those in need in your local community in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.  Ethan Allen would love to donate a Paloma sofa to the mother who so generously volunteers her time at the local library. "

 When I told Melissa, she was in the midst of painting and tearing up carpets. Hearing about this wonderful company who was willing to come to her aid in her time of need brightened her day and gave her hope when she needed it most. Thank you Ethan Allen! Thank you for generosity. Thank you for helping my community in our time of need! Thank you taking the time to read my email and to offer your help to this very special lady when you could have just hit the delete button! You have my business for life!

If you are in the market for new housewares, please consider Ethan Allen! They offer beautiful furniture, decor, and more that are high quality, stylish, and functional.  To see all they have to offer or to find a store near you, check out their website. You can also follow them on Pinterest or face book to keep with the latest news.  They are actually celebrating their 80th Anniversary this year, so stop by their face book page and wish them a Happy Anniversary! And stay tuned because Melissa has agreed to share photos of her new sofa as soon as its delivered!

Happy 4th of July from New Age Mama!

Frankie is Ten!

This is my son Frankie celebrating his 10th birthday! Hard to believe its been a whole decade!!  It seems like just yesterday that he looked like this!

Where does the time go. Happy birthday Frankie! No matter how big you get, you'll always be my baby!

Happy Summer Solstice!

Happy Memorial Day from New Age Mama

Have fum. Enjoy the barbeques and fireworks. But remember the reason for this holiday. THANK YOU to all the men and women who serve our country!

Happy Spring Equinox

Shindigz $1 Banner offer Shut Down

Unfortunately, due to the fact that my "exclusive" discount code for  $1 personalized banner from Shindigz was swiped by some larger coupon sites without permission, this offer was been taken down.  The company received over 1000 orders in just a few hours, and they were just not prepared for this type of response.  But to make it up to my readers, they will be increasing the giveaway prize from $50 to $100.  So please head over here to enter the giveaway. Thanks and I appreciate your understanding.

Willow is Two!

I can't believe two whole years have gone by! My little Willow was born two  years ago today!

This is her 1st birthday. I can't believe hoe much she's changed!