Breakfast in Bed Out of Fashion This Mother's Day; FamilyFun.com Moms Report What They Really Want.NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- With Mother's Day just around the corner, many of us are asking ourselves, "What does mom (1) (Messaging-Oriented Middleware) See messaging middleware. (2) (Microsoft Operations Manager) Software that monitors and captures system and application events throughout the network. really want?" Luckily, FamilyFun.com comes to the rescue -- shedding some light on this annual mystery through its 2005 Mother's Day Online Survey. When it comes to her preference of how to spend the day, the survey results disprove disprove, v to refute or to prove false by affirmative evidence to the contrary. a common notion. The site polled online moms and asked them what their dream Mother's Day would look like. While often thought of as the ultimate Mother's Day treat, breakfast in bed ranked last with only 13% of respondents In the context of marketing research, a representative sample drawn from a larger population of people from whom information is collected and used to develop or confirm marketing strategy. choosing it as their treat of choice. Modern moms want to go out, with the majority (almost half) preferring to spend the day in a special outing with the family. But not everything has changed, homemade home·made adj. 1. Made or prepared in the home: homemade pie. 2. Made by oneself. 3. Crudely or simply made. Adj. 1. gifts are still as popular as ever. "While certain tastes have changed, there are a few things that remain universal preferences for moms," said Emily Smith, vice president of FamilyFun.com. "Homemade cards, crafts and meals from dad and the kids still top moms' favorites Another term for bookmarks, which was popularized by Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser. See favicon and Internet Explorer. lists."
Results of the entire poll were:
-- What is your dream Mother's Day?
Special outing with family 49%
At-home celebration with husband and kids 21%
Time to myself 17%
Breakfast in bed 13%
-- What is your favorite homemade Mother's Day gift?
Card from my kids 44%
A meal cooked by husband or kids 30%
Crafts 18%
Help-around-the-house coupons 9%
-- How will you choose to honor your own mother this year?
Send her flowers or a gift 34%
Take her out for a meal 24%
Send her a card 23%
Call her 19%
-- How has your family traditionally celebrated Mother's Day?
Simple gathering 44%
Relaxing day with no set agenda 41%
Large gathering 12%
Something formal and festive 3%
About FamilyFun.com Produced by Disney Online, FamilyFun.com is the premier online family resource for creative solutions, combining award-winning content and related community features focused on great ideas, practical advice, and "fun stuff to do." The site's popular "Solution Centers," which offer parents real answers in real time, include: "Parenting," "Recipes," "Travel," "Arts & Crafts," "Organize & Decorate," "Games," and "Parties." Disney Online also produces Disney.com, the leading kids' and family entertainment destination on the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the . Disney.com features exciting neighborhoods that live within the gates of Disney's virtual theme park, housing a variety of wholesome whole·some adj. whole·som·er, whole·som·est 1. Conducive to sound health or well-being; salutary: simple, wholesome food; a wholesome climate. 2. , original content that consistently reflects the magic of Disney. Disney Online works closely with the Walt Disney Internet Group The Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG) oversees several websites owned by The Walt Disney Company and its subsidiaries. [1] The division's Disney Online unit operates disney. , which provides integrated strategic and operational Internet services for The Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney Company's Internet initiatives. |
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