Splurge or Save Thursday: Conditioning Detangler & Fortifying Spray
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I’m not a fan of detanglers aimed at kids, so I tried this one for my daughter’s hair.
A few spritzes of this leave-in conditioner from Honest tames tangles and flyaways in addition to strengthening and hydrating all types of hair. This conditioner is designated a “clean” product at Target, so there aren’t a bunch of ingredients you may not want, like synthetic fragrances and dyes. It’s also plant-based and biodegradable. And, it works — no more tugging and tears.
The Honest Company’s Conditioning Detangler & Fortifying Spray is $7.99 at Target.
Sales of note for 9.10.24
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Ann Taylor – 30% off your purchase
- Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; up to 50% off everything else
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off wear-to-work styles; extra 30% off sale styles
- J.Crew Factory – 40-60% off everything; extra 60% off clearance
- Lands’ End – 30% off full-price styles
- Loft – Extra 40% off sale styles
- Talbots – BOGO 50% everything, includes markdowns
- Target – Car-seat trade-in event through 9/28 — bring in an old car seat to get a 20% discount on other baby/toddler stuff.
- Zappos – 26,000+ women’s sale items! (check out these reader-favorite workwear brands on sale, and some of our favorite kids’ shoe brands on sale)
Kid/Family Sales
- Carter’s – Birthday sale, 40-50% off & extra 20% off select styles
- Hanna Andersson – Up to 50% off all baby; up to 40% off all Halloween
- J.Crew Crewcuts – Extra 30% off sale styles
- Old Navy – 40% off everything
- Target – BOGO 25% off select haircare, up to 25% off floor care items; up to 30% off indoor furniture up to 20% off TVs
We’ve noticed our 7yo son is running unevenly. It looks like he just has an uneven gait, taking bigger steps with the left leg than the right. He doesn’t mention anything about pain or anything like that, and he’s probably been running like this for a while. A family member noted it a couple of months ago, and we agreed after we really started paying attention this baseball season. Coaches and his gym teacher have also noted this too, so it does seem like there’s something there. Potentially relatedly, he really wants to ice skate, but he’s never been able to do anything but glide with his right leg and will push only with his left.
What is our first step? Pediatrician? Orthopedic surgeon? Physical Therapist? If the ped or ortho is just going to send us to a PT, I’d rather just skip the copay and go directly to them. Anyone with experience or advice? Thanks!
Looks very likely we will be losing our beloved in home daycare at the end of the summer. We just found out and after calling around yesterday I was able to find 1 spot that is well reviewed and has an opening for our 2yo when we need it. We are doing a tour tomorrow. What questions should I ask and things to look for?
This is a well known chain in our area and comes recommended from a neighbor.
Looking to hear about others’ experiences…. I have 2 kids, youngest is 13 months. I’ve finally lost all of the baby weight that I gained with my second (still 10 lbs to go to get back to my original pre-kids weight, but I’m not tied to that), which puts me back at a normal BMI (just under the overweight threshold).
But, most days (especially late in the day, or after eating, but really all the time) I look 4-5 months pregnant. It’s not solely my posture, and I think it’s not solely fat, either, though that’s certainly part of it. But I was assessed for diastastis (and have assessed myself too) and don’t have it. It’s a combination of lower belly fat (the dreaded “apron”, though minor) but also there is rounding at the top of my belly, which is what gives me more of the pregnant look.
Has anyone experienced this who *didn’t* have diastasis, and in addition to losing more weight, was there anything that helped? I definitely intend to lose more weight, but am feeling really discouraged that I may look like this forever. I feel like I can’t wear anything fitted below the waist (such as a dress or bathing suit) unless it has serious compression. I have DDs so wearing anything empire-waisted is just not a good look for me.
TIA!
Fantasy question prompted by the start of summer break – If you were independently wealthy and knew you’d never have to worry about money, would you continue working? I have a nice nest egg but nothing crazy, and think I would stop if I had multiple millions. I have recently felt jealous of SAHMs and am worn down by the past two years so I think I’d just take a long break, keep childcare, and then pursue creative writing once I’ve had a reset.
one of my kids has basically stopped sleeping. well she falls asleep, but wakes up 3-5 times during the night. she doesn’t necessarily want anything. sometimes she wants a hug. but we are tired. i had no issue with CIO as a baby, but she is now 4 and shares a room with sibling and i don’t want to keep the whole house up. if there a 4 year old sleep regression? any ideas? also- for those of you who travel a lot with kids, this kid who previously was a great sleeper at home has always struggled in a new place, and so trips are almost not fun bc we are all so tired. it was a little easier when she was a baby and napped, but now that no one naps anymore we all walk around like zombies
Please help! Our 2.5 year old has been waking up around 4:45 to 5:15am every. single. morning. for about a month now. He wakes up screaming and when we go in to calm him down, he insists that we stay in the room. So we’ve been spending the last part of our night sleeping on his floor. Ugh. We’ve considered just letting him cry but two things have stopped us: 1) he’s been sick with colds quite a bit and we feel bad letting him cry as he’s coughing, etc., and 2) his older sister is right next door to him and if there’s anything worse than a 2 yo awake at 5am it’s a 2 yo and 7 yo awake at 5am. He’s still in a crib and has never tried to climb out, so we don’t want to change that. Any ideas? I know we can try a Wake clock but I don’t think that’s going to do much to prevent him from waking up screaming and crying. I also know my older kid went through phases like this but she always got over it within a week or so, and clearly that’s not happening here. TIA!
Is it a bad idea to do the 3-day intensive potty training while my husband is out of town?
I am here to highly recommend the book series for kids, “What To Do When.” It is a series of books for kids about what to do when you worry to much (anxiety), what to do when your brain gets stuck (OCD), what to do when bad habits take hold, and my recent personal favorite, What To Do When You Dread Your Bed. They are accessible books designed for kids and parents to work through specific issues. They came recommended by my therapist. My 8 year old has struggled for a long time with staying in her own room through the night. She read What To Do When You Dread Your Bed. We talked about her plan. And now, for the first time ever, she goes up for her shower/night routine at 7:30, I give her a kiss and hug at 8 and I don’t see her again until the next morning. (I mean, I check on her before I go to bed.) Its like the clouds have parted, the birds are singing and there are blue skies! The books are great and worth checking out if your kiddo has a specific issue.
I’m planning to tell my boss today that I’m pregnant, due October. Any tips? We have no leave (#America) so need to talk to her about my plans, and I have one colleague who does what I do (who I’ll tell next).
How have you balanced career and kids over the years? What’s made you choose to lean out vs lean in? Has it been an active decision on your part or just what happens?
I have a big, mentally draining job with lots of stability that I purposefully scaled down on pre-kid for (much) better life balance. My husband had a job that was a lot of hours but was not very mentally draining. It felt like we had a good balance. Now one small child, (his) job change and (my and daycare’s) staffing issues later it feels all wonky.
I keep feeling torn between wanting to coast during these crazy baby years to make all our lives easier, but also not wanting to sacrifice my career.
I’ve posted a couple times about my now-13-month old sleeping like a newborn (he’s up every 1-2 hours and has been since birth!) and my pediatrician telling me I need to stop nursing him to sleep and then we’ll see.
Well, on a hunch I took him to the ENT and turns out he has mild hearing loss and significant fluid/pressure behind both ear drums. He’s never even had an ear infection so I had no idea! But very glad I trusted my gut. The ENT seems confident this is the cause of his sleep issues.
So, we’re going to put in tubes. My question: she left the decision about removing his adenoids up to us. The reason I took him to the ENT in the first place is because he’s a mouth breather and always sounds congested. She says they are “medium” size so it’s a little aggressive to remove them, but she hears my concerns and it could help. She also doesn’t have an explanation for the mouth breathing aside from adenoids.
I’m leaning towards removing them as part of the tube surgery…right? Those of you who have had these procedures done, any thoughts? This whole experience has been about trusting my gut and this is how my gut is leaning, lol
Appreciate advice on caring for daughter’s hair (she is 4). She has lots of very fine wavy/curly hair. It feels like we haven’t found a great shampoo that gets it clean but not weighed down. It also gets quite knotty at night (often hair is still wet from the bath)-should I be doing some sort of special pillow or bonnet? And we use detangler to help brush but am wondering if there are particular products that are important for curlier hair? Mine has always been very straight and smooth so out of my comfort zone here
Moms of elementary school kids – what are your screentime limits? I am crowdsourcing. I’ll go first. Currently I let me kids have 30 mins a day of ipad time. They probably also watch a show or two here and there, more on weekends if the weather is bad. Soliciting ideas for other limits people set and how they do it.
Does anyone else find bedtime to be incredibly painful? Have an almost 4 year olds and it’s a one hour long process. He is just so SLOW, needs to change his PJs three times and takes forever to pick them, needs a snack/water, etc. I take turns with my husband which helps, but we both find it awful.
How to teach kids better eye contact? Heard my three year old’s isn’t great – need to work on it for my seven year old too. How do we get them to practice? Is it different for different ages? Help! Any exercises we could do?
My husband blames it on adults being on their phones all the time but I don’t think that’s it. Or is it?