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My kids spend the days outside in the sandbox, swingset, etc., and their clothes are just ruined. I usually buy Arm & Hammer detergent, but it’s not getting the job done. Do I need to buy the more expensive brand (Era or Tide or ???) to get better results?

I recommend Tide any kind and then for stains use the stain stick, not the spray… the stick!!

I know they tell you you should but do you have to wash all the clothes before 1st use?

Definately and with a Non Bio detergent,

Who knows what chemicals the material may have been treated with before packaging and who may have handled them during manufacture.

one bedroom, bunk beds, two boys, one is 11, the other is 8 problems with keeping there room clean clothes are every were please help…….

a) lots of storage boxes, label them and keep the out of season clothes in them so that they cannot take them out and place them everywhere. This reduces the amount of clothes that CAN be strewn about.
b) dont buy them a lot of stuff that can cause clutter ie clothes, toys, small objects
c) set aside say, a 3 hour chunk of time per week as a dedicated time to CLEAN UP their mess, and sit and watch them do it until it becomes a habit. i.e. every Friday from 5-8 pm. Tell them that this activity can be reduced if they keep their rooms clean throughout the week. So the less they make a mess, the shorter is the "clean up time". If they dont make a mess, and clean up time is done in 1 hour, then they can have those 2 hours to do whatever the hell the want.

Just some ideas.

It is just a fashion fad, there is no message being sent, no evil connection. a skull is just part of the skeleton, part of the body, it can be very interesting and cool to look at. You can read into it anyway you want but that is just your point of view. I know the skull can represent death, as it is on a bottle of poison, or a pirates flag or may mean something else to other groups, but it is just an image that can be interpreted in anyway people want.

The kid’s father is a deadbeat and barely pays any child support. There is not an option for adopting the kid, the father would never allow that. I just don’t feel like I should have to pay for someone else’s kid. Any advice on how I deal with this situation?

Yes, you do help her. It’s not "someone elses kid," if your serious and would marry her in the future, it could be your future step child. My stepdad buys my clothes, food, and medical insurance because my deadbeat dad refuses to pay any child support at all. Needless to say, my stepdad is the father figure in my life and we love each other very much.

U.S. sizes, my friends kiddo is a few months old and weighs 13 lbs. I ‘m going to get him a cool bodysuit I saw. What size?

Our DD is 13 1/2 lbs. SHe just fits in 3-6 months size. I would buy either 6 month size or 6-9 month size so that your friend’s kiddo can wear thte outfit for a while. They grow so fast, but usually can wear teh outfits a little big w/o many problems.

Try http://www.mikihouse.co.jp/jp/shop/

What about sites with good clearance sales?

Duck Duck Goose Boutique is nice, also get a 10% off coupon at http://www.shoppingcodes.com/Babies-n-Kids/DuckDuckGooseBoutique.com-Discounts/index.html for a discount

Unless you’re washing EVERYTHING in Dreft it just seems pointless to me. Why waste your money on something that you don’t need? If parents still wash their clothing, bedding and towels in regular detergent, then it’s still coming into contact with the baby’s skin. I only ask because a well meaning relative insists that we use Dreft, but it just doesn’t make any sense to me and seems like a total waste of money.

I think there are several reasons, including:

Dreft has been around for a long time. Most women have seen it on the shelves in their local grocery store since…forever. And it’s marketed well, which is to say: you’re not hit over the head with any kind of commercials, but with the seemingly benign assurance that it’s "pediatrician recommended" that, rightly or wrongly, inspires confidence. When you do see the ads they’re placed in the magazines that you’re looking at as a new or expectant mom and (again, rightly or wrongly) being new to motherhood, you (generic "You") tend to be more forgiving of Madison Avenue sales pitches and more likely to imbue the item/product with some kind of mystique. I mean, we all want to be good mothers and do the right thing, and the box says "pediatrician recommended," and it *has* been around forever, right?

Also related to the product’s longevity: when becoming a parent, particularly for the first time, you’re the recipient of a *lot* of advice, both asked for and unasked for. Much of that advice is offered by members of an older generation. By your mother or mother-in-law, by one of *their* mothers, etc. And to the extent that you get advice from peers it should always be kept in mind that many of them got advice from their elders as well. Dreft has been around forever, many of our mothers used it, and that "advice" is passed down to us.

There are still pediatricians who do recommend Dreft, particularly with newborns and especially if you have a baby who was born prematurely. I’m not suggesting that’s sage advice — who knows? I believe the pediatricians are just as susceptible to the "advice" we get from our moms, and if it’s not "necessary" to use Dreft now the advice to use it was valid until relatively recently: 1) Dreft has been around since long before "free and clear" laundry detergents were accessible; 2) for a while, at least, you could still find Dreft laundry soap (flakes) on the shelves, as opposed to detergent, with the soap being far less harsh and therefore recommended for use on sensitive skin.

I’m not suggesting Dreft is necessary, only that there are several reasons why it’s still "in vogue," as it were. When it comes to becoming a parent and being responsible for new lives people become seemingly less rational about some things; mostly, in the desire to be good parents, and in the face of too much information/advice, it’s a lot easier to err on the side of caution, even if you know it may be bogus, on the theory that it certainly can’t hurt.

I do disagree with you, however, about it being pointless to use a gentle detergent for baby items (whether it’s Dreft or All Free and Clear or something else without harsh dyes and fragrance) unless you use that same cleaner for everything in the house, because a baby’s onesides, pajamas, swaddling blankets, clothing, washclothes, towels, etc. are going to be spending a lot more time directly in contact with the baby’s skin. (If you’re sharing a bed with the baby, of course, you need to use the "baby detergent" on that bedding.)

I agree it’s probably a waste of money, at least, for most babies. (Not that I didn’t use it for a while anyway, but then, I was an overprotective mom of premature infants and the slightly increased cost wasn’t an issue anyway.) But people use it mostly because of "good intentions," and because there’s some vestigial goodwill attached to the name, and some information/advice about it that’s undoubtedly dated but that’s nevertheless fairly persistent (your relative being a case in point!)

I have both boy and girl clothes that I want ot be used well. Any suggestions?

Probably one of the best locations to donate Children’s
Items, is to find the nearest Family Shelter. They can
never have enough clothing for the children, in those type
of Shelters. It is always wise to think of the Children..
for they are our future of tomorrow…and need us…today. TF