Rubber ducky enjoys a splash.

I remember vividly the day I realized I had forgotten to explain exactly how a shower curtain works. Once my twins had outgrown bubble baths and were able to shower on their own, I gradually let them become more and more independent with their shower time.

That's when I learned the hard way that you must explain things in detail to little ones. As I walked into the bathroom after one of my children had taken a shower, water actually sloshed from the rug under my feet. It looked like gallons of water had been poured on the floor. My kid never realized the curtain needed to be on the inside of the tub during a shower.

Lesson learned, and thankfully no one got hurt. But there are many ways little kids can get hurt when they are learning to shower on their own. Fortunately, most shower hazards are preventable. Here are a few dangers you will want to look out for if your children are beginning to shower independently.

Scalding

Hot tap water can be deadly, because burns such

The writer, Monica, with her daughter VioletThe Internet is exploding with parenting advice.

Do this! Don't do that! You must do this! Don't ever do that!

It's overwhelming, to say the very least.

Parenthood is a constant negotiation between freaking the eff out and trying to give your children your very best self. Most of us fall somewhere in the middle, ping-ponging between the two.

Like you, I've been inundated with parenting advice from the very minute I announced my pregnancy. I've employed a lot of those tips along my 4-year parenting journey, some with more success than others.

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But, there are three bits of advice I picked up that have served me very well. So well, in fact, that I really feel like they've made me a better parent. And they are so easy! Yup. In the end it wasn't some complex system of rewards (bribes!) and flow charts and gold stars that really made a difference, but three very simple things you can do every day that make

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by Lexi Patronis, Glamour

It's February (believe it or not), so that means it's officially that time of year again: American Heart Month and Go Red for Women (hey, are you wearing red today?).

Heart disease is the number-one killer of women, and more than 42 million women are currently living with some for of cardiovascular illness--so it's important that we work to keep our hearts healthy! With that in mind, here are a few of the things you can do right now to give your heart a boost:

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1) Know the signs of a heart attack. So many of us are guilty of thinking a heart attack is something that happens to someone else--someone who's older, doesn't exercise as much, doesn't eat well--but it can happen to anyone. And as Elizabeth Banks' hilarious video points out (seriously, go watch!), women are often so busy taking care of other people and their busy lives, they might not know that nausea, hot flashes, and chest pressure are signs of a heart

Get those photos organized in a flash with these 4 simple tricks.It seems like I am constantly snapping photos from my regular camera and iPhone! I also have tons of fun shots from photo booths like the ones Smilebooth captured of us at Camp Mighty. And then there are all the printed pics and negatives. Sheesh. All of these photos just live on my computer, unorganized and not easy to find!


I've been looking into some of the best ways to get a grip on all these pics so that I'll be able to find and enjoy them later. Of course, the easiest option would be to hire a photo geek to figure all this out.

Tempting, yes. But I'm going to resist reaching out for outside help and get my pics in order. I've got a handful of simple ways to do it. You'll wish you knew about these programs sooner!

Taking photos like this can be fun — sometimes so fun that we take too many, and they just pile up!










Here are 4 clever ways to organize digital photos:

1.) Use Shoebox
For those boxes and boxes of printed photos, Handmade Charlotte has recommended ShoeBox by 1000memories. Snap a hi-res copy of a print using your iPhone or Android camera and the ShoeBox