Contestant's Case to Win

When our daughter, Lucia, was only a year old, we realized that she was somewhat behind her peers in meeting certain developmental milestones. We began working with a physical therapist and an early learning specialist. The early learning specialist (who is like a speech therapist, but works with children before they begin to talk) suggested that I make Lucia a photo album to put photos of her family, toys, and other familiar objects in her world. Lucia quickly tore up the album that I made for her. When I was unable to find a kid-friendly photo album, I came up with the idea to create the "Take Your Pix (TM)" board book photo album. This album has been a wonderful learning tool for Lucia. She loves to turn the pages and look at photos of her family, toys, and other familiar objects in her world. Studies have shown that young children only have object recognition with photos. This means that before the age of two, they can not relate a drawing of an object with the actual object, but they can relate a photo of the object with the actual object.

My hope is that many children will enjoy our board book style photo album. Kids with autism, speech delay, or other special needs may find it particularly beneficial as a learning tool, or just something fun to create with their own favorite photos. Kids love photo albums! Now parents can give their kids their own albums, without worrying about the photos being damaged. The new “Take Your Pix™” board book photo album (patent pending) is unlike any photo album that you’ve seen before!

My home-based business should be considered for your competition because we offer a useful and educational product that helps enhance the lives of children and their families.