When it comes to laundry, it seems that people either love it or despise it so much they consider becoming a family of nudists to avoid it. Doing laundry doesn’t have to be torture. If your family’s never-ending dirty clothes pile and seemingly impossible stain concoctions have you running for the hills, try these tips to tackle the spills, smudges, and splotches and bring sanity back to laundry day. Pretreating stains Whenever ...
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There are many reasons why parents teach sign language to their children. Some first-time parents want to teach their children to sign because it gives them insights into what their child's wants and needs are before they are able to talk clearly. For others, it is because their child has not started talking when other children their age have. Teaching your child sign language has lots of benefits and many people ...
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When I asked my husband what his preferences were for our diaper bag, he had two really simple stipulations: It needs to be gender-neutral, i.e. not covered in pink chevrons It needs to store all of the things Most men are a combination of practical and stylish, and as dads, are confronted with an array of products that are anything by macho. When your choices are rose gold hardware and tassels, ...
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Have you ever felt like people only saw you as a pregnant woman? Like the bump, you’re wearing define you? I have. “The Pregnant Girl” I remember being a full-time student finishing up college when I found out I was pregnant. Every time I stepped into the classroom I felt the eyes and knew that, to the other students, I was just the “Pregnant Girl”. As if I was any less capable ...
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So many of us have seen the posts on social media — bizarre and frightening scenarios that challenge us to ask ourselves if we’re just being paranoid, or if there’s something really wrong here. Startling reports of human trafficking on social media made shareable by witnesses who claim to have been part of behavior tied to child abduction and in some cases, sex slavery. The accounts appear to come from areas across ...
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From the time you begin telling people you’re pregnant or are adopting, one of the first things people ask you is, “What are you doing for the baby’s nursery?” While Pinterest and Instagram have no shortage of perfect nurseries in adorable woodland or chic bohemian styles, the truth is, your baby won’t even notice. If space, money, or time are in short supply, or you just don’t want to get ...
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We may be moms, but we’re not dead — most of us, at one point or another, really liked sex. But then kids happened, and between the sleep regressions and c-sections, somewhere along the way, a surprising number of us have just lost our mojo. It’s not bad or wrong to choose a few minutes of extra sleep or an episode of Game of Thrones over late-night nookie when the kids go ...
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Vasectomy Fast Facts: The average cost of vasectomy in the US: is from $300 to $3,000 Average recovery time: About 7 days Average procedure time: 30 minutes Possible complications: Bleeding, infection, mild inflammation Chance of pregnancy after vasectomy: .1% Joovy Magazine dared to go there in this interview roundup of dads who weren’t afraid to bare it all. Each year, about 500,000 men in the US get the procedure done — but are vasectomies something to freak ...
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Sometimes I collapse into bed after a long day and think about what the hell I would do without my husband helping me out so much. Seriously, I don’t know HOW single moms do it. But they do, every freaking day, without a spouse or significant other in the picture to count on to sleep in once a week or take the garbage out. And it generally makes me feel like the biggest ...
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According to the Pew Research Center, 40% of new marriages in 2013 were between couples in which one partner had been previously married. Blended families aren’t just common, they’re normal, and make up a significant percentage of the population in the US. But being a mother to a child you didn’t give birth to isn’t always easy, and we learned from one Joovy Stepmom just how hard of a role it ...
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