What happens when you mix lemon juice with baking soda? Baking soda is basic, and lemon juice is acidic. When you mix lemon juice with baking soda together, they not only balance each other out, but they also produce a potent mixture that has all kinds of household and personal care uses. Bake Tasty Treats When you mix baking soda with an acid, it produces carbon dioxide, … [Read more...] about What Happens When You Mix Lemon Juice With Baking Soda?
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Back to School Safety Tips for Parents
Summer is drawing to a close, and we are getting our kids ready for back to school. So we asked our mom friends if they had any questions or concerns about their children’s safety. Here are a few of the top concerns: Question #1: Walking to School My child will be walking to school this year. He is in 5th grade and I want to give him safety skills without scaring him. … [Read more...] about Back to School Safety Tips for Parents
Kissing Kids on the Lips: Fine or Not?
I recently read an article that says that parents should not kiss their babies on the mouth, because it can be "sexual" or "stimulating." Well, look at this: Here is why I think this is fine. And not just me, plenty of other people think it's fine, too. People are hypocritical. In this article, a woman says that kissing kids on the lips is creepy, but … [Read more...] about Kissing Kids on the Lips: Fine or Not?
7 Breastfeeding Tips + $50 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway
Thank you Love Bug for partnering with us on this post. 20% off this week only with code MODERNMOM at checkout for Love Bug probiotics including Tiny Tummies and Labor of Love We all know that the number one most important thing for a baby is that she is fed and healthy. I easily breastfed my first baby and my second one was an entirely different story. I tried everything … [Read more...] about 7 Breastfeeding Tips + $50 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway
Parents: Just Because We Can Doesn’t Mean That We Should
A few weeks ago, during a conversation about the ways in which technology has infiltrated our lives, someone suggested that I watch a particular episode of Black Mirror, the Netflix series that is billed as the updated version of The Twilight Zone. In the episode, a mom, frightened when her preschool daughter wanders off from the playground and disappears for a short time, … [Read more...] about Parents: Just Because We Can Doesn’t Mean That We Should