The New Parents Guide Blog

One of the biggest bathroom hazards for babies, children, and adults alike is a wet floor.  My bathroom has a ceramic-tile floor, which is about as slippery-when-wet as can be.

Yes, we have a bathmat, but with the whole family showering one after the other in the mornings, that bathmat gets pretty soggy pretty quickly. If you’re not the first one to get a shower, you’re stepping on a squishy, wet mat.

And then we’ve got a third-grader who’s not as good as he should be about tucking in the shower curtain so the floor doesn’t get a shower at the same time he does.  Then he troops his wet self across the bathroom to grab a towel, leaving a wet, slippery floor behind him.

This super-absorbent microfiber bathmat would be perfect for a family like mine.  It’s micro-thin, so if you’re worried about a door getting caught on a thick bathmat, it’s not a problem here.  And it dries in just minutes!

This mat is also perfect for a mudroom, or any place where wet-footed children and pets come in out of the rain.    It washes up well and doesn’t attract dirt and hair as quickly as a terrycloth bathmat does.  What a great solution to those post-shower puddles, or splashes from toddlers with boats, duckies and other tub toys.

Our giveaway of My Brest Friend products is still open!  Enter before Monday at 11:59 PM EDT for your chance to win a great prize!

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Want to win a fabulous gift basket from My Brest Friend?  We’re giving away a terrific prize!

To win the Original My Brest Friend pillow, just leave a comment on this post answering the question:

What’s your favorite product from My Brest Friend?  Visit the Product Page and browse through all the choices.  Then come back here and leave your comment.

To win the whole Giveaway basket including the Original My Brest Friend pillow, PLUS the Nursing Cover AND a selection from their new line of vitamins,

• leave a comment on this post answering the question above, AND
• “like” The New Parents Guide on facebook and leave a comment here telling us you did that and your name on Facebook, AND
• “like” My Brest Friend on facebook and leave a comment here telling us your name on Facebook

The giveaway begins NOW and will close at 11:59 PM EDT on Monday, September 6, 2010.  The winner will be announced by Friday, September 10, 2010.  One entry set per person, please!

Over a million moms have tried and loved the My Brest Friend breastfeeding pillow.  Its unique wraparound, snap-around design allows moms to move around without disturbing their nursing baby. In addition, it allows plenty of support, comfort and security.

Why go all the way around?  First of all, the pillow stays in place.  Second, that allowed for a backrest that will encourage Mom to have good posture while nursing.  (I can attest from my own experience just how valuable that is!)  Besides all that, there’s a clever little pocket where Mom can keep her water bottle, small pack of tissues, or other little necessity that she’d like to have at hand while nursing.

My Brest Friend has a whole product line, not just these wonderful pillows.  They’ve also created a unique nursing cover that offers a completely discreet way to breastfeed your baby in public, while still being able to check on the baby.  Made of breathable, washable 100% cotton, this cover is adjustable for size and even accommodates the My Brest Friend pillow.

In addition, they offer a nursing stepstool and a full line of vitamins formulated to support a nursing mother’s unique nutritional needs.  There are even travel pillows, pillow covers and a specially-designed pillow for nursing moms of multiples!

Stay tuned for a fabulous giveaway of the clever, useful products from My Brest Friend!

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Marc Brown’s “Arthur” series will never lose its appeal with kids.  The characters are so real and relatable, and they go through the same experiences that every kid goes through.

Arthur’s Off to School takes the reader through the “Arthur” characters’ morning routine, with one running late, one losing his lizard, and one looking for the perfect outfit.  In the middle of all of this, a younger sibling wishes she was old enough to go to school too!

If your child is getting ready to go to school for the first time, Arthur’s Off to School is a wonderful book for you and your young student to enjoy together.  This, or any other book by Marc Brown, is a fun back-to-school read.

Enjoy the weekend and I’ll be back on Monday with a big Basket of Bargains AND a giveaway!  Don’t miss it!

Ask any nurse, doctor, or dentist and I’ll bet they’ll agree that children don’t wash their hands or brush their teeth long enough to do an effective job.

(For that matter, most parents probably don’t either.)

That’s why One Step Ahead offers this “Wash and Brush” Timer from IntelliTEC.  It’s really cute–and really easy to use.  Press the button and the green light flashes until time is up:  20 seconds for hands and 2 minutes for teeth, just what doctors and dentists recommend!

You can mount this little timer anywhere in the bathroom, and it will help encourage your little one not to race through important hygiene tasks.

Teach your child to chase away germs and cavities by washing their hands and brushing their teeth properly!  This timer will really help–and it’ll encourage independence.  Kids always want to do things by themselves, and this way you can be sure that it’s getting done right.

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Is this bag fabulous or what?  (I’d carry this as a purse!)  The Banana Fish Milan diaper bag is a super-stylish bag that looks more like a designer purse than a typical diaper bag–and that’s a good thing.

Just because your typical diaper bag contains diapers, wipes, a spare onesie and a bottle or two doesn’t mean it has to be a pastel bag with Beatrix Potter characters all over it.   After all, diaper bags are for the parents.  Save the baby-themed prints for crib sheets, bibs and sleepers.

This jacquard bag boasts leather accents and hidden loops to attach it to your stroller handles.  There are also two insulated bottle holders and two interior pockets for organization, as well as a matching changing pad and dirty-duds pouch.

You may be a parent, but that doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice style for function.  This diaper bag proves you can have both!

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