The inspiration for this site comes from raising two lovely, energetic girls. Respect for children has been the cornerstone of my parenting and I try to be as honest and true to my girls as possible.  Recently I heard a saying that really rings true for me – children are the collective sum of the love, energy and time you put into them as they evolve.

My passion has always been children and how they learn and I’m happy to be able to share ideas with parents. For over 30 years I’ve worked with children and parents in various positions. Over the last few years I founded a local chapter of a non-profit parent education organization, a french summer camp, and an after school program. I’ve also served on boards of child based organizations including those of our preschool, school district and local children’s museum. In these roles I’ve gained insight and information that I’ll share on this site and I hope that others will pass along wisdom from their experiences. Please feel free to add to the information and join in the discussions.

Advertising on the site

If you have a kid based product or educational app you’d like me to review please send an email and promo code to stefanie@realkidstuff.com and I’ll give an honest review of your product and feature it on the site if we feel it is a good fit for our audience.  We don’t accept payment for product reviews – if we like your app we’ll feature it in an upcoming post.

If you’d like to have a paid advertising placement you’ll be reaching a niche audience of parents with tweens. My audience are active users of iPads residing around the world with the Top 4 markets being: the US, UK, Canada and Australia. The visitors are parents of children ages 6 – 13 who are looking for the best education and age appropriate apps for their children along with parenting information.

Site-wide ads (appear on all pages including the home page) – in US funds:

• $15 – $25 per month for 125 x 125 banners – 3 positions available
  
• $10- $15 per month for a leaderboard ad in the footer (728 x 90)
• $25- 45 per month for skyscraper banner (160 x 600)
• Rates are subject to change

Site statistics:

• Monthly page views: 3000 – 10,000 depending on time of year
• Unique visitors to the site since launch (Sept 2012): 15,131
• Conversion rates for linked products relating to apps is above average at 5.56% with the industry average being 5%
• Peak traffic times of the year: Back to school, Christmas, Valentines Day

Best match of products:

• Educational, productivity or entertainment apps for 6 – 13 year olds
• Accessories for iPads
• Books for tweens
• Teaching products
• Clothing & gear for tweens
• Healthy living products for the home
• Organic products for the home
• Educational games and gifts
• Gifts for 5 – 13 year olds

Please contact me at stefanie@realkidstuff.com for available opportunities.