Pick Your Favorite Brands And We'll Tell You If You're A Good Mom
- by Zoe Dobson
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There are many aspects of becoming a mom, one is an excuse to go on a shopping spree for 9 months....and many years after. Whether it's your growing bump, which calls for a serious maternity style revamp or the preparation of wardrobe for the little one on the way, you will inevitably be spending more time in the mall or online shopping.
There are also, of course, the real needs of a baby for which you want to be fully prepared as a mommy-to-be. The right crib they won't jump out of, the gentlest skincare products, and the right decor and toys for a stimulating environment.
With all the fun and excitement comes real costs and money budgeting tactics. Although you want the best for you baby, you also want them growing up in a healthy and stable environment, not just in cute clothes.
Luckily there are many maternity brands and maternity sections in large box-stores tailored to your needs and wants, your budget, and desired aesthetic for your family.
Being a mom requires wearing many hats, at all times, and the best way to stay sane is to be well organized, have products that are easy to use and reliable. It may require a bit of shopping around, since you are new at this, but with the right guidance you can be a super mom in no time.
Let's face it, being a great mom has to do with the unconditional love you give your baby more than anything else but, pick which of these brands you consider to be the best and most reliable and we'll tell you if you're a good mom.
Pick Your Stroller
A baby's stroller is like their personal car and house on wheels, meaning it's the most crucial component for a safe and comfortable baby. While most companies have become pretty high tech and modern looking, there are those that stand out from the rest...as do their price tags.
Pick Your Car Seat
Car seats are one of the most important investments for a baby on-the-way. It is important to do the research and find the right one for your baby as it can be the different between a small scrape and a tragic event, if ever a car accident were to occur. Although they may be more expensive and have to be bought again over the course of your child's growth, there is nothing more important than the safety and comfort of your little one.
Pick Your Diaper Bag
Diaper bags are more about the parents than the baby. While it's important to have a organized bag that can carry all your baby's bathroom needs, it also must be an accessory you feel cool and comfortable wearing. It's a item that will be going everywhere with you and your baby so, it should also fit your lifestyle. What's your favourite bag?
Pick Your Favourite Crayola Product
Crayola is largely to thank for kids development in sense of colour, shades, creativity and drawing. From the earliest stages of education, wax crayons are passed around the classroom and encourage kids to express themselves in artistic ways. Crayola stays in the lives of professional and recreational artists for life. It truly is a product that stays with you for a lifetime.
Pick Your Bouncer
Bouncers are a stable item in a baby's life. It acts as a soother and a self sustained activity for a baby to do and be safe without mom or dad's 100% attention. This gives parents a bit of a break from play time and allows your child to get accustomed to self soothing. Which is your go-to bouncer?
Pick Your Bath Toy
Bath time for babies can be a great time or a disastrous one, all depending on how your child enjoys the water. Regardless, it's always useful to have bath toys as a distraction for the not so fun, actually having to be washed, side of things. Some parents use bath toys as a educational experience to show what animals go in water or how boats work. What's your kid's favourite bath time toy?
Pick Your Lego Set
Lego has been an educational brand for children for decades. Whether you're teaching your one year old basic skills or gifting your toddler with a new lego set, the building blocks hone patience, problem solving, and creativity. Lego has come out with an edition for pretty much every super hero, kids movie, and architectural monuments, so depending on your child's interest there are lots of options!
Pick Your Crib
Cribs are the safest place your baby will feel, outside of your arms. The investment of a crib has to do with their comfort, the security of the item, and the decor of your nursery. While some parents don't believe is cribs, it has been proven that it's the safest alternative to having your child sleep in bed with you and your partner. Which crib do you feel safest putting your baby to sleep in?
Pick Your Bicycle
Teaching your kid how to ride a bike is, well like riding a bike, kinds of second nature. This may be one of the first test of a parent to let their child go with the expectation that they will most likely fall however, it's a lesson in life that's needed for everyone. The day training wheels come off is a memory that sticks with most kids and parents for a lifetime. Which bike are you trusting with your child to ride?
Pick Your Preschool Electronics
Preschool learning is best done, in part, with the use of educational toys. Often, these automated toys with mimic everyday tasks such as, using a laptop, working at a desk, and interactive learning walkers. These activities introduce children to domestic duties, as well as basic maths and english so they can begin to understand the working of things for when they enter school.
Pick Your Vtech Favourite
Vtech is a leader in developmental electronic learning products for children. Their innovation range from shops, to play stations, kids tables, and baby monitors. The brands reliability and quality have made it a staple item in baby stores and family homes. Which of these products is your favourite?
Pick Your Highchair
Food time is a fun and messy time of the day. Highchairs are crucial in making this process safe, as well. As much as we'd like to hold our baby in our arms at all times, it isn't practical nor it is safe in a kitchen with lots of hot and sharp objects to cause accidents. As a result, a sturdy high chair with a secured seat is key.
Pick Your Pacifier
Pacifiers are a staple in every mom's repertoire when it comes to soothing your baby. It's a resolution for thumb suckers as much as it's a comforting object for upset babies. Unfortunately, due to the fact that pacifiers are made with plastic, the use of toxic materials has been found in these products. Most companies have now gone out of their way to label that their pacifiers are BPA free. Which of these do you trust for your baby?
Pick Your Favourite Breast Pumps
Breast Pumps have become more common over the past couple decades as more mothers also have full time careers and are in need of prepared milk throughout the day while they are at work and their child is either at home with their co-parent of babysitter. Some women also struggle to produce enough milk naturally and need the help from pumping. Which brand do you trust most?
Pick Your Jolly Jumper Favourite
Jolly Jumper has been a staple brand for children since 1948. They invented the jumper in 1910, which we've all used and loved throughout our childhood. Since then they have continued to innovate and produce quality products including car seats, strollers, toys, and bedding. Which Jolly Jumper product do you love most?
Pick Your 30-40 Dollar Item
Depending on your budget, $30-40 gift for you kid can be a birthday gift or just a nice surprise for good behaviour. As a parent, there is a fine line between spoiling your kid and rewarding them to show love and affection. In this price range, you're able to find a great gift your child will love while not breaking the bank. Which item would you choose in this price range?
Pick Your Maternity Accessory
Pregnancies go differently for all women. Throughout the process you are bound to have tougher days than others and maybe even need some back and belly support once your little one start to grow at a quick rate. Maternity support products have evolved over the years to be lightweight and slick so that it seems as though you have no help at all. Which is your favourite?
Pick Your Favourite Bibs And Burp Cloths
These items are must have for every parent with a new born. Every time of the day has a possibility of a mess whether it be spit up, play time with food or you may just have an all-round messy baby. Bibs and burp cloths are easy to throw in the wash and re-use. Are your more of a bib or burp cloth parent?
Pick Your Fisher-Price Favourite
Fisher-Price is a leading brand in children's products. They try and appeal to the imagination and do something new and surprising for kids toys. They have widened the spectrum to include baby gear, which they now devote a great amount of resources to safety research. We've all had a fisher-price product as a kid, which is your favourite for your kid?
Pick Your Favourite Outdoor Toy
Outdoor activities are crucial for kids in this day and age seeing as technology has become so prevalent. It's now normal to see a child with a phone or tablet in their hand playing a game rather then engaging with other kids or running around outside. Which is your favourite activity to get your child outside?
Pick Your Babies R Us Exclusive
Babies R Us is one of the leading retailers for children products ranging from birth through teenage years. As a result, companies with whom they're affiliated give them exclusives to sell, which no other retailer would has access to. Ranging from Lego limited editions to trampoline sets, and Jolly Jumpers - Babies R Us has products no one else has!
Pick Your Imaginarium Product
Imaginarium toys are a tool for your child to learn crucial developmental skill sets through play. By adapting real world scenarios and processes to play time, you child inadvertedly builds important motor skills, common sense, and problem solving. Pick which imaginarium you'd most like for your child.
Pick Your Sale Item
Babies R Us releases weekly deals on their products. As a parent, a lot of the work is budgeting and balancing the wants vs. needs. Unfortunately, this means saying no to some of your kids wants. These weekly deals allow parents to splurge a little less to get the item on their kid's wish list or to pick up some of the more expensive household needs. Which sale item are you picking up this week?
Pick Your Play Set
Play sets are a great way for kids to express and develop their interests. As a parent, you quickly realize certain personality traits and hobbies that your child has. As a result, buying a playhouse can allow them to further explore these traits. Who knows, maybe the child who liked to play a police officer as a kid will actually become one. Which play set would you choose for your child?
Pick Your Fidget Toy
This generation's children are developing more frequent learning disabilities and attention disorders. As a result, the need to constantly be doing something makes it hard for parents to keep up and keep their children calm. The invention of fidget toys allows for kids to be distracted by the repetitive movement or problem solving activity. This not only occupies their minds but also trains them to sooth their lack of focus with an activity rather than lashing out in unproductive ways.
