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How can I motivate my almost-3 year old son to put away his toys?
My son is almost 3 and doesn't like putting toys away. I'm struggling with how to develop good habits without being overbearing or punishing.
Things I've tried:
incentivizing. Offering a treat (...
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At what age should a boy be able to clean up the toilet after himself?
I have a 6-year-old grandson who pees on the toilet, around the toilet and down the front of the toilet every single time he uses the bathroom. My daughter insists he is too young to clean the toilet. ...
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Washing Cloth diapers
My boyfriend and I live in an apartment building and have shared washer and dryers. We are expecting a baby girl and have been leaning heavily towards cloth diapers. He is concerned if it is worth the ...
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Why do toddlers hate getting their face cleaned off with a wet washcloth and is there a better way?
After every meal it’s a battle to wipe off my toddler’s face. He really fights it (This paints a pretty good picture). I’ve observed this to be quite common for toddlers. Is there an easier way to ...
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Is there any harm to simply leaving hard water cloudiness?
I have a slightly preemie newborn baby, and when I sterilize her bottles and such in the Big, Boiling Pot of Bacterial Death, I notice a white film that appears on everything. From some web searches, ...
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Can I safely give my two year old a book he vomited on?
I just bought a new book with paper pages. On the drive home, my two year old threw up his supper into the book. I did my best to clean it, but it's paper, not board, so it absorbed some of the liquid....
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What is this plastic piece included with the cradle cap sponge?
I've gotten one of these cradle cap sponges with each of my children, and they have all come with that blue plastic piece. Does anyone have any idea what purpose it's meant to serve?
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How a child can tell if his bottom is clean enough?
This is the situation. My 5 1/2 year old is concerned because he does not know if his bottom is clean when he wipes himself after a BM. He knows that sometimes his bottom needs a lot of cleaning and ...
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Good shower gel and shampoo for children to use
I've had a look not just on here, but Google too, and there's nothing in particular recommending any shower gel or shampoo for younger children. Can most children just use adult shower products? Or ...
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How can we effectively clean our baby's nose?
We have a 10 days old little cute girl. She can't sleep because of stuffy nose. There is nothing inside her nose from the outside view but we can hear the stuffy nose sound.
Is there any effective ...
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Mom too worried with germs and disease
I've a six month old baby. He's very healthy. My girlfriend (his mom)
is literally terrified by the "dirt, germs, bacteria, and viruses" and any
illness they could cause.
So..just to name a few, she ...
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What is a good system of organizing toys?
I would like to decrease the toy chaos and make it simpler to involve my 20 month old daughter in picking up her toys, without creating a system that is too complicated.
We currently have 6 small ...
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Kids and tidying up with KonMari method
I have found an interest in the KonMari method of tidying up. One of its main pillars is to declutter your life by throwing away things that bring you no joy. It makes sense from a productivity ...
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What is effective, non-toxic method to clean vomit from a carpet?
Currently, we use a brand name carpet cleaner/stain remover after cleaning up the general mess with a wet cloth.
I'm wondering if there's a natural, low-cost alternative to cleaning up such messes ...
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How to get a 17 year old son to realize that laundry is not that hard to do and to do it on a regular basis?
Our other kids that are now grown have pretty much always done their laundry since they were like 13 years old. This son is 17 and probably has only done his own laundry, all on his own, like 10 times ...
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Where should boys aim their urine?
We have been potty training our son. We got him comfortable going sitting down first, and now he is learning to urinate while standing.
What should I teach him to aim for when peeing while standing ...
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Recommend an odor absorber for a diaper pail
The area by my toddler's diaper pail smells like, well, poopy diapers. I have been aggressive about changing the diaper pail liner whenever it fills up to the point of jamming the lid open. I am ...
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How to properly clean the ducks and his friends? [duplicate]
You know, these ducks.
My little one loves her ducks, some ducks friends, a small manual portable shower, and so on: all they go to her bathtub and we play a lot.
In the end, although I squeeze, ...
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How to wash Phil and Teds sports buggy?
We used our Phil&Teds Sport buggy for our first two kids, and it got rather filthy in the process, and now there is the third one on the way! What is the best way to wash the buggy? The fabric ...
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Washing and disinfecting a Pack 'N Play
We lately received a (lightly) used Pack 'N Play from friends of ours, in preparation for our first baby, due 6 months from now. Pack-'N-Play-type playpen units consist mostly of fabric stretched ...
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Encourage pre-schooler to keep room clean
My 4 year old's room is constantly a mess. Usually once a week, we tell him to stay in his room and clean up. He usually does a decent job of it with some help from us. But he generally lacks the ...
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Removing mould from baby clothing
The collar and cuff of my daughter's Baby Bjorn bib have become quite mouldy. Probably because we didn't wash them soon enough, or put them in a bag whilst still damp when we were out of the house.
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What are the sterilization techniques available to sterilize bottles and nipples?
One sterilization method I know of is putting the bottles and nipples in boiling water for 15 minutes. What are other possible techniques to sterilize bottles and nipples?
On the bottle package it ...
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How do I get play-doh out of the carpet?
We've introduced our son to Play-Doh, and he loves it.
However, he's still only 2, and is not very good about watching where the stuff goes. He drops a lot of it, and then winds up stepping on it.
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Using the sink dish cloth to wipe infants face and hands after feeding
My spouse gets very upset when I use the common kitchen dish-cloth to wipe my baby's hands and face after his feedings!!! The dish cloth is used to clean dishes in soapy water and wipe counter tops to ...
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How to encourage our guest's kids to clean up the room from toys before leaving?
We have our relatives kids at our house somewhat frequently, and we have a lot of toys here for the kids to play with. Sometimes they are here for over a night or two.
But when the kids are about to ...
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At what age do kids usually begin taking showers instead of baths?
At what age do kids usually begin taking showers instead of baths?
How do you help a child go about making the transition when the time comes?
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How to deal with a “litter bug”
My daughter has started just leaving things where she stands - things like food wrappers and orange peels. I have pretty much treated it as I would remembering to the flush the toilet.
I started by ...
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How do you effectively disinfect a large amount of toys?
I work at a nursery and I have a hard time managing the toys that the kids play with. I watch them put things in their mouths, cough and sneeze on the toys, and throw everything on the ground. Even ...
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How can I get my 4 year old to clean up toys without a battle?
Multiple times during the day, we have our 4 year old take a break from playing to clean up her toys. It's a huge battle every time. Usually, she ends up on the ground saying that there are too many ...
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Can I clean the fabric from my stroller in a washer and dryer?
The seat cover on my Maclaran (Quest) stroller is pretty filthy, and it all unsnaps, but the Maclaran site doesn't seem to have any info on whether you can machine wash it (or how to wash it at all).
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What are good ways to clean plush toys?
We have toys that can't be laundered? What are some good ways to clean these infant/toddler favorites?
I read somewhere that putting them in a sealable plastic bag and putting them in the freezer ...
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Silicone bottle nipple, usually has a whitish film after washing and drying? Why is this the case?
I've notice that after we wash & air dry our silicone nipples, frequently they will have a light whitish kind of film on the inside. This film survives boiling water sterilization too. I would ...
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Cleaning bathtub toys that squirt water
What is the best way to clean out bath toys that store water?
Specifically, we have quite a few toys that have a hole in the bottom and can suck in water and squirt it out when squeezed. A few of ...
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How to remove brown stains from colored underwear?
Our long period of potty training is still ongoing, and at the moment, a lot of underwear it falling victim to that.
After washing by hand with clear water and washing in the washing machine at 60 °C,...
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What is a good baby laundry detergent that is not tested on animals?
Dreft seems to be the near universal suggestion for baby laundry detergent but it is tested on animals. We try as much as possible to use products that are not animal tested so we are looking for an ...
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How do you remove stains from cloth diapers?
Our breast-fed son occasionally has poops that are greenish. These tend to stain his clothe diapers. What is the best way to get stains out without compromising the ability of the diaper to do its ...
