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Parenting 101: Teaching Kids How to Clean Up After Themselves

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  New parents have to deal with a lot. Sleepless nights, tricky schedules, diaper changes, balancing work and personal lives, and a million other things that no one had prepared us for. We get swept up in our children’s lives, and since we love them so much, we take on all the responsibility. Instead of teaching kids to clean up, we end up doing it ourselves.  Good habits in kids need to be taught early on so that it is something they learn growing up, but most  parents are reluctant to teach them . Why is that? Well, one reason is that our kids are our responsibility, which means cleaning up after them feels like it is our job. But if we don’t start developing good habits such as cleaning at an early age, it will become impossible to get them to do it later on.   Photo by  Elnur House cleaning for kids should be a mandatory learning practice, such as toilet training or finishing homework on time. It builds a strong foundation and value system, and kids learn the best ways they can be

How to Clean to Alleviate Anxiety and Not Do It Obsessively

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  We all know that cleaning alleviates stress and helps with anxiety. Since all of us got trapped in our homes since the pandemic began, we began to focus a lot more on keeping our surroundings clean. Why did this happen? The first reason for this was obviously the hygiene and sanitation perspective. Our safety was at risk and we had to be on guard at all times, sanitise and disinfect regularly, and focus on keeping a completely scot-free environment for us all. The pandemic made us focus on improving our regular hygiene and cleanliness habits, and we’re all grateful for that. The second reason for this was to make ourselves feel better. Since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared and countries went into lockdown one after another, there was a general sense of disconnect between us and the rest of the world. We all felt a little alienated and everything around us seemed bizarre and out of sorts. We didn’t understand what was happening because we knew barely anything about the virus, and t

Who Can Use a Power Scrubber?

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  Power scrubbers can be used by anyone (except maybe children under the age of 7 who do not have the motor skills or strength to operate the tool). This statement rings true especially for those who are using lighter and more powerful handheld power scrubbers like  Skadu .  But the question we are trying to answer with this blog isn’t exactly that. We’re trying to elaborate on who can benefit the most from using power scrubbers in general. Who needs it the most? Who are the people who actually use it to solve their problems and not just to make cleaning easier? Let’s find out. Who Needs a Power Scrubber? Elderly People Elderly people living independently have a varied number of health problems, and cleaning up just adds on to the pile of issues they have to deal with on a regular basis. A power scrubber like Skadu not only makes it easier for them to clean up multiple surfaces, appliances and utensils around the house, but it also gives them the relief they need from spending hours do