The Mom's Choice Awards® Names Sniffle Buddies® Among Best In Family-Friendly Products

Online, September 24, 2010 (Newswire.com) - La Crescenta, CA - With sniffle season looming and face touching habits in full swing, could a mother's invention help remind us to keep our germy hands away from our eyes, nose, and mouth?

A new product, Sniffle Buddies, receives Mom's Choice Award Gold level recognition. Sniffle Buddies were invented by a Mom to assist her allergy-prone toddler when exploring the great outdoors and are now being used as a teaching device as well as being utilized by special needs individuals for tending drool and sports enthusiasts during hands-free moments in life.

They are wristbands made from cashmere-like soft, washable Bamboo Velour. Sturdy in their construction, Sniffle Buddies are durable and can withstand many seasons of use. They are helping toddlers transition from "mindless" sleeve wiping and tissue box dismantling to proper "mindful" wiping followed by efficient tissue use and hand washing. Much like a pull-up diaper, they allow a stepping stone between mindless instinctive behavior and targeted proper hygiene habits. Our sniffle tending training has been overlooked for years with the idea that if we "tell" our little ones to use a tissue or wipe for them, they'll learn to do it each time on their own.

Inventor, J. Kelly Mayes, of La Crescenta, CA notes, "We don't fix what we're not mindful of, so become aware of each wipe and then target it properly. Ultimately, the target is a tissue with proper disposal followed by hand washing. First, realize where you're really wiping, then fix it."

Sniffle Buddies utilize a renewable source, bamboo, and are hand assembled here in the U.S.A.. Sniffle Buddies, LLC has also been honored with acceptance as a Green America Approved Business, are members of the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association, and winner of the National Parenting Association Seal of Approval. See www.snifflebuddies.com .

The Mom's Choice Awards® (MCA) are selected by an esteemed panel of judges including education, media and other experts as well as parents, children, librarians, performing artists, producers, medical and business professionals, authors, scientists and others. A sampling of our panel members includes: Dr. Twila C. Liggett, ten-time Emmy-winner, professor and founder of PBS's Reading Rainbow; Julie Aigner-Clark, Creator of Baby Einstein and The Safe Side Project; Jodee Blanco, New York Times best-selling author, Priscilla Dunstan, creator of the Dunstan Baby Language; Patricia Rossi, host of NBC's Manners Minute; Dr. Letitia S. Wright, D.C., host of the Wright Place™ TV Show; and Catherine Witcher, M.Ed., special needs expert and founder of Precision Education, Inc. MCA judges are bound by a strict code of ethics which ensures expert and objective analysis free from any manufacturer association.

For more information on the awards program and the honorees, visit www.MomsChoiceAwards.com .

For information regarding Sniffle Buddies contact: J. Kelly Mayes - [email protected] - 800-375-4991