#LetsTalkBums Bathroom Routines Cottonelle Flushable Cloths & Toilet Paper Review + Coupon

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$1.50 Cottonelle Store Coupon

If you have any doubts, all you have to do is ask my hubby and four kids -- I'm least likely to win the award for the Best Morning Person in my family. I really need all the help I can get to start every day with a cheerful attitude. As a lifestyle blogger, I enjoy trying new things and sharing consumer experiences with readers, especially when they enhance every day life like bathroom routines. That's why I'm excited to tell you about the Cottonelle Fresh Care Flushable Cleansing Cloths and Cottonelle Clean Care Toilet Paper products I picked up at my local CVS as well as sharing a $1.50 off CVS and Cottonelle savings coupon.

Flowers in my powder room, MommyBlogExpert.com

No one wants to talk about clean bums, but let's face it. We all have to go and most of us need to use the bathroom first thing in the morning, every day. And, if you are grumpy like I am when you first wake up, little things like fresh flowers in the bathroom make a big difference. So does basic morning personal hygeine and care, a little extra comfort and the sense of feeling really clean and refreshed.

Yes, even before your first cup of coffee. Little things like feeling fresh as daisies can definitely go a long way in impacting your outlook for the entire day ahead not only for you but for everyone that lives at your house.

Everyone wants to feel fresh as a daisy, MommyBlogExpert.com

Even if you're not a sleepy head coffee lover like me, winter, spring, summer or fall, fresh flowers really have the potential to add so much to your morning bathroom ritual and overall mood. But, so can Cottonelle's bum wipes followed by the brand's super soft CleanCare toilet paper.

The Cottonelle Fresh Care Flushable Cleansing Cloths are just the right texture and dampness to do the umentionable job right. That's not to even mention the stylish decorator upright, refillable dispensing tub packaging that will make a nice new complement to your personal every day regimen as well as to your overall restroom ambiance.

Flowers & Cottonelle Fresh Care Cloths go together, MommyBlogExpert.com

This brand's T.P. is perfect to pair it with, too. Cottonelle Clean Care Toilet Paper is just the right weight and thickness with super cotton soft ridges to ensure total comfort, cleanliness and a completely washed bum. 

Cottonelle Clean Care Toilet Paper, MommyBlogExpert.com

Product Information 

• Cottonelle Fresh Care Flushable Cleansing Cloths, 42-Count Upright Dispensing Tub
• Cottonelle Clean Care Toilet Paper, 18 Big Rolls Package

Cottonelle Cleansing Cloths & Toilet Paper, MommyBlogExpert.com

Don't just take my word for it, try this innovative wet and dry system for yourself. But, wait. Before you run out to CVS like I did to buy your own Cottonelle Flushable Cleansing Cloths and Clean Care Toilet Paper, don't forget to download the Cottonelle coupon good exclusively at CVS stores for $1.50 in savings.

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FTC Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Cottenelle but my love for their fresh bathroom products and opinions are completely my own. I received the products featured as well as compensation to facilitate this post. Coupon image and coupon are provided by Cottonelle. See complete FTC Disclosure information that appears at the bottom of MommyBlogExpert's home page and at the bottom of every individual post on this blog, including this one.

Parent Tips to Defeat Summer Bullying - How to Protect Your Child During School Vacation

Parenting

Guest Post 

by Jarrett Arthur
Family Safety Self-Defense Training Expert

Help Kids Avoid Bullying After School is Out

The school year might be winding down, but the chances that your child may encounter a bully are far from nearing a hiatus. Summertime is one of the main seasons when bullying is in full effect.

Summer should be a happy time for kids, MommyBlogExpert.com

Kids generally have much more free time to sit on their devices and interact on social media platforms. Cyberbullying is an enormous epidemic, and thousands of kids will soon have a few months of unadulterated screen time.

Non-academic summer activities such as camps, courses, and retreats, will bring together groups of kids that don’t know each other, leading to new cliques and challenges for social ranking. Both boys and suprisingly girls are equally affected by the bully problem in situations like those. 

Additionally, the disciplinary rules and expectations of the warmest season of the year tend to be less defined compared to school. Add the absence of professional teachers and other trained responsible adults, and an influx of young and untrained counselors, and there is the potential for big time bullying.

Image from Jarrett Arthur

Simple ideas to help defeat summertime bullies

1. Develop a written family anti-bullying plan: Failing to plan is planning to fail. Sit down with your kids and list as many different bullying scenarios as you can think of as a family. Then, go down that list and write up an action plan for each scenario.

2. Move computers to a visible, high traffic place in your home (i.e. kitchen). Any online activity or conversation your child is having should be appropriate to be viewed by everyone in the family. Keeping devices out of their rooms is important.

3. Monitor all internet activities on each of their devices. You should be very upfront with your kids that you will be checking all of their devices, activities, and conversations, both during announced and unannounced times. Remember to do check thoroughly! You should have all logins and passwords.

4. Pay attention to your own words and interactions. Most bullies learn how to bully at home. During the summer, your kids will most likely be spending more time around you. So, it’s important to check your negative and judgmental statements about other family members, friends, and coworkers.

The author, center, with her students, Image by Jarrett Arthur

Remember: The most powerful tool you have to keep your child safe is developing an open and easy line of communication. Avoid open-ended, nondescript questions such as, “How was your day?” and opt for more detail producing questions such as, “Who did you eat lunch with today? What was the most interesting conversation you had at lunch?”

Simply put, parents need to stay involved and be there in case your kids need help. If you do, the whole family increases the chances of having the happiest summer ever.

About the Author
Jarrett Arthur is passionate about helping others transform through self-defense training and education, with a particular focus on families, women, mothers and children. This is Jarrett's second guest post about parenting for MommyBlogExpert. Her first guest post, Spring Break Family Travel Safety Tips - 6 Simple Strategies to Maximize a Happy Vacation With Kids, appeared on MBE last month. 

FTC Disclosure:  Jarrett Arthur provided the content and some of the images for this post. However, no payment or other compensation was exchanged in connection with this post. See complete FTC Disclosure information that appears at the bottom of MommyBlogExpert's home page and at the bottom of every individual post on this blog, including this one.

Crayola CharmIt Kids Art Contest Prizes for 12 Winners - Entries Due May 21

Art Competition

Creative kids up to age 14 have less than three days remaining to enter this fun drawing contest Crayola is hosting. To participate all the child needs to do is draw their charm entry and submit it to be judged. Multiple entries may be submitted by a single child, but each must be entered in the contest via a separate entry form.

Image from Crayola

• Each of 12 Winners will receive a $100 USD ShopCharm-It.com giftcard
• Plus a single donation of $1500 USD will be made to ArtStart in honor of the winners 

HURRY - Deadline to Enter

May 21, 2014 at 12p ET

Download Entry Form

Full Rules

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