Disclosure policies are something that bloggers are creating on their own, or using websites like DisclosurePolicy.org for several purposes:

1. Inform readers that you may or may not accept pay to review posts.
2. Upkeep the integrity of the blogger who stands behind certain products whether or not they are paid to write about them.
3. What kind of content you will share with your readers.

For mommy bloggers (and daddy bloggers out there), this is really important. Many write about products they use and recommend in everyday life. Some may accept pay while others do not. Some blog and their post may conflict with their own opinion.

Site disclosures are for everyone. Whether you generate one, or write up your own, you are assuring your readers on what you will be sharing with them. Of course, the DisclosurePolicy.org is free to use if you choose to use the generated form to piece together your own policy. This is important when you want to gain the trust of your readers and eventually influence them. As a mommy blogger (or for some, a daddy blogger), it is important to disclose whether you are writing on a product that you were paid for and an endorse. For those blogs with a lot of influence, it could be damaging if the product does not live up to how it was written.

I usually recommended for blogs like these to choose only products that work and you can proudly back up before posting. Otherwise, it would be best to not allow paid to blog posts and to stick purely with banner or text advertising to be safe. This will prevent conflicts within blogs (those readers who might leave negative comments) and losing readership.

This can also apply to other sites, so in case you have more than one blog, you can create a disclosure policy for each one. Do you use a disclaimer or site disclosure policy?

Culture is something most parents would probably want to share with their children, whether it is community activities, national holidays, heritage, or for the sake of knowledge. Little Passports is one way to educate your children about different cultures. The fee is very affordable ($10.95 per month) and looks to be worth the money as each month you receive kits via postal mail with souvenirs and a letter from the mascots, Sam and Sofia. Also, there are monthly codes given so your child can play the games and activities on Little Passports in their section called Boarding Zone.

In a way it is like Toot & Puddle with more hands-on activities.

A portion of each sale with Little Passports goes to charities like SOS Children’s Villages and Ubuntu Education Fund. So, in a way, you are giving to some educational causes while educating your children too.

I have not been a good girl in updating my new blog. Right now life has been very busy. My stepmother just went through her second back surgery in 90 days. I have been helping out. However, I am back. I do hope to regularly update this blog for fashion and mommy stuff.

Hopefully it will be daily now. As a refresher, Rouged.org is different from Blondish.net. I decided to keep my hardcore personal life from that site and put it here as I like to talk about my family and fashion. I did not find it as a good fit since Blondish.net has been a techy-type blog from the beginning. It was getting annoying not being able to find a place to talk about the other facets of myself. Yeah, sounds strange, but everyone has them. Unfortunately, a website’s focus can only stretch so far, so this is why I took Rouged from my domain name pool and put it up.

I have had rouged.org for a couple years. Before, it was like Despair.nu, a comment exchange site for bloggers. Now, that I have time, I am making it a health, consumer-as-a-mommy, fashion, and beauty blog. I could of course use Blondish.net, but I have so many things going on there that currently these topics would be hard to fit it. Blondish.net has been more about my freebies and project developments.

However, the big thing is incorporating my personal life. This year is a big year, I plan to lose at least 50 pounds. Between the other blogs, I will be putting in updates on my progress and what I do. This is not a fad diet blog. I may talk about my experience with trying fad diets, but this is about becoming healthy in body, mind, and my environment in general.