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Choosing the Right Winter Gloves for Your Kids

For us here in the Midwest, Christmas season means cold days and snowy nights. The winter has been coming on rather slowly and not a flake of snow has dropped. When I took my son to school, I noticed he was putting his hands in his coat and realized that I had forgotten to send his gloves with him.

I went home and began trudging through the attic for the box with all the winter apparel, like snow shoes and boots, hats, gloves, etc., and did not find one glove. This isn’t surprising, as we go through about five sets of gloves each winter. Children have a knack for losing only one of the gloves, so you’re left with a little glove graveyard.

You keep them for a while hoping their matches will show up, but it soon becomes apparent that they have disappeared into the same vortex as all the socks. When I went to the store, I was surprised at the gloves available.

I had forgotten the different types and set about actually buying a few pairs for the different situations.

The Action Gloves: There are the cloth gloves that are form fitting to the hand. They provide some decent warmth, but their primary strength is the ability to still use fine motor skills. This comes in handy on the playground. Their main drawback is they are made of cloth. If they get into the snow, then they are going to get soaked and make your child’s fingers freeze. These are definitely for using in fall and early winter.

Heavy Duty Gloves: These are the ones kids love because they usually come decorated with their favorite movie and cartoon characters (in our case, Optimus Prime). They are made of a heavy duty plastic or leather to keep water out and are filled with insulation to keep hands and fingers as warm as possible. Their drawback is you can’t do much with your fingers with them on. They are great for throwing snowballs, but don’t try gripping a pen.

Mittens: Why? I have always thought mittens were completely pointless. I guess they are easy to get on and off since there are not finger holes to find. We used these for our children when they were very young. I can’t see why older children in school would want these gloves. You can’t even get a good grip on a snowball.

The next day, my son wore his cloth gloves, but he begged for Optimus Prime. I said it needs to snow first and he relented. Keep you kids safe and warm this holiday season and bundle them up appropriately.

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Choosing the Right Diapers: The Faulty Diaper Fiasco of 2011

I recently purchased a popular brand of disposable diapers, only to find that every last one was faulty. The elastic leak protectors that were designed to fit perfectly around my my baby’s legs were glued down on one side. Needless to say, spending ten bucks on a bag of diapers that didn’t keep my little one dry was less than convenient.

I hadn’t used this particular brand of diapers in years, so I wasn’t familiar with the general quality of their product line. It didn’t make sense to me that they would boast a money-back guarantee if all their diapers were so clearly flawed. My first reaction was to hop on Twitter and ask other parents if they had the same experience with the brand, but after careful consideration, I decided to avoid making a public stink about a popular product. I opted to call their consumer help line and talk to a representative. What I got was five minutes of automated messages.

Frustrated, I turned to the Internet. Their website had an email option for concerns and comments. After I filled out the form, I wasn’t sure if I’d ever hear back from them or not, but it was worth a shot. Three days later, I received a reply. The brand’s customer service representative apologized for the sub-par diapers and told me I’d be receiving some coupons in 3-4 weeks. Five days later, an envelope arrived with two $ 10 coupons toward the purchase of their brand’s diapers.

While I was a little nervous about trusting their quality, it was comforting to see that they clearly stood behind their products and were sure that one bad batch of diapers wasn’t enough to stake a general opinion on. After all, mistakes happen to us all from time to time.

When I gave the new diapers a shot, I was pleasantly surprised. They were flawless and my son seems really comfortable when wearing them.

I took a lesson away from the Faulty Diaper Fiasco of 2011. It’s better to give the company the benefit of the doubt and let them know of my concerns with their products, before damaging their reputation on the web. This company certainly made me more confident about buying their products, and I won’t hesitate to get their diapers for my little man again.