Thriving Family - Spring Cleaning, Swing Set Safety, Independent Play

Thriving Family magazine is looking for three article topics: 
Topic: Spring Cleaning—Teaching little ones to help. As a parent, how have you successfully taught your toddler to help with cleaning?  What is one idea that worked for you? Share your first-person story/tip.

Topic: Swing Set Safety. This first-person, practical article should be written from your perspective as a parent of babies/toddlers and relate to one great safety tip you did that worked with your child or children for springtime swing set safety.

Topic: Independent play. As a parent, how have you successfully taught your toddler the self-discipline of quiet time with independent play?  What worked for you? Share your first-person story/tip.

Payment: $50, on acceptance
Rights: First, non-exclusive
Due: Friday, October 7, 2011
Word count: 130-250
 
Include your submission in the body of your email response, addressing your email to: Early.Years@fotf.org. No attachments please. Thanks! DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL! USE THE EMAIL ADDRESS PROVIDED
 
The Thriving Family editors appreciate your parenting submission for Early Years. If it was not accepted by October 24th, 2011, your parenting article was not chosen for publication. We hope to work with you on a different article at a later time.

Cordially,
The Thriving Family editors