Clorox What To Expect: Guide to a Healthy Home Growth Chart
Clorox partnered with Heidi Murkoff, author of the bestselling “What to Expect” series to create the What to Expect: Guide to a Healthy Home. If you’re not familiar with this book it’s worth a look.
Does your husband (or any other male in your life) need a better argument for lowering the toilet seat other than preventing you from falling in?
From the book – “Water vapor (plus the toilet contents-yes…anything in there) erupts from the toilet like a mini bacteria volcano every time you flush, landing on whatever is nearby (including that toothbrush you left on the sink). Closing the lid before you flush will help prevent you-and your family-from brushing their teeth with toilet water.”
Do you store your child’s bath toys in the tub?
From the book – “Your children aren’t the only ones playing with the bath toys. [Bacteria and other germs] are having a party with them too, a party that keeps getting bigger and bigger as the guests multiply. To keep those bugs from breeding on tub toys let them dry in a net or basket after the bath. Toys that trap water (that rubber ducky comes to mind) need to be cleaned regularly with a diluted [disinfecting] bleach solution, [as directed], then rinsed well and left to dry.”
Years ago, when TJ was very young, I used to leave the tub mat in the tub. I guess I thought that it would stay clean since it was always under soapy water. Boy did I get a surprise when I lifted it up and found what looked like mold growing underneath it. Ewww! That was when I learned to remove everything from the tub to air dry.
I’ve learned that they recently added an addendum to the book – the Clorox What To Expect: Guide to a Healthy Home Growth Chart.
The What to Expect: Healthy Home Growth Chart is a guide containing information and tips on your child’s health and preventing germs from spreading in your home during the first five years. The Growth Chart is broken down by age – 1, 3 and 6 months and 1 to 5 years. The tips promote good health and hygiene while remaining simple and helpful. You may already know some or you may find one that wish you’d have thought of that sooner.
My favorite tip is for cleaning stuffed animals. Did you know that if you put a stuffed animal that isn’t machine washable in a trash bag in the freezer it will kill dust mites? I didn’t.
You can learn more and download the What To Expect Guide to a Healthy Home Growth Chart as well as the What to Expect: Guide to a Healthy Home Guide for free at http://www.clorox.com/healthier_lives/article.php?subsection=new_moms&article_id=what_to_expect
These two books are terrific, especially helpful for new parents. Check them out for yourself and let me know what you think.
“I wrote this review while participating in a blog campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Clorox and the What to Expect Guide and received a gift card to thank me for taking the time to participate.“
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