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Background checks: How to handle them if you’re a caregiver
Whether you're applying for a nanny, babysitting or other caregiver job, here's what you need to know about background checks.
14 living room toy storage ideas every parent needs
Looking for hidden toy storage ideas for the living room (so you don't trip over another Lego)? Check out these...
12 eco-friendly ideas for a greener holiday season
From eco-friendly gifts and more sustainable gift wrapping and trimmings to delectable recipes with a lower carbon footprint — don't...
Do you give your employer a gift?
Aren't sure about the protocol when it comes to nanny to employer gifts? Here, experts offer tips, advice and rules...
Holiday safety tips for joyful and healthy celebrations
Check holiday safety off of your to-do list with these smart tips and helpful reminders from doctors and safety experts.
7 Biggest Mistakes Small Business Owners Make
Even for the most seasoned practitioners, running a small business requires experimentation. And this is especially true in the care...
Generational conflict at work? 4 expert strategies for finding a resolution
From assuming that Gen X and Boomers are out of touch to being certain that anyone who’s a part of...
How nannies and caregivers can have the gun safety talk with families, according to experts
How nannies and caregivers can have the gun safety talk with families, according to experts.
12 kitchen cleaning tips for busy families
Learn how to keep a tidy, clean kitchen with these tips, advice and new routines from cleaning and organization experts...
How to clean the dirtiest items in your kitchen
Grease, grit and grime have nothing on these kitchen cleaning hacks. Discover how to clean the dirtiest items in your...
101 moving tips for families
Planning a move? Make the process easier for the whole family with these 101 tips for moving — from finding...
5 Signs of a Family-Friendly Neighborhood
Moving with children adds another very important criteria to your house selection search: It must be in a family-friendly neighborhood....
High-paying jobs for college students, based on where you live
Check out this list of flexible, high-paying side hustles for college students, along with current average hourly pay rates for...
9 Cleaning Tips from Hotel Housekeepers
To celebrate International Housekeepers Week (this year it takes place September 8th - 14th), we decided to check in with...
19 funny tweets that sum up our love-hate relationship with cleaning the house
Cleaning the house (or, reading about not cleaning the house) has never been so funny. Check out these relatable tweets.
Your Cleaning Checklist
If your kitchen is so greasy that it glistens or if your kids have taken to drawing in the dust,...
5 things to look for on a housekeeping resume
If you’re thinking about hiring an independent housekeeper, you’ll likely find yourself sorting through a number of qualified applicants for...
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8 Additional Services Housekeepers Can Perform
Hiring a housekeeper can change your life! They keep your house clean when you don’t have the time and leave...
21 Time-Saving Spring Cleaning Hacks
If the thought of ridding your home of clutter or scrubbing the deep, dark corners you might have ignored the...
Natural Disinfectant Options for Cleaning
Two words are about to solve a few of your top problems as a parent — natural disinfectant. You spent...
7 benefits of green cleaning
As lives become busier, overscheduled and more stressful, it’s easy to gravitate toward the latest products that promise to make annoying...
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8 expert cleaning tips for keeping COVID out of your home
According to experts, here are the key places to focus while cleaning and disinfecting during the pandemic.
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9 ways to make better — and safer — hiring decisions
Care.com strives to give you powerful tools that can help you to make the best hiring decision possible. Whether you’re...
10 Family Home Buying Regrets — and How to Avoid Them
What would you do if you regretted your home purchase? Thats how 47 percent of home-owning parents feel, according to...
Organize with color: 10 ways to declutter and beautify at home
This simple trick goes a long way toward helping everyone in the household quickly find stuff — no labels required...
6 Things Housekeepers Should Never Do
If there is one thing we’re all territorial about, it’s our homes! Housekeepers should understand this fact better than most....
Should You Charge More for the First Cleaning?
When it comes to getting a first professional cleaning, a house’s level of cleanliness and number of rooms count. Many...
20 Natural Cleaners to Replace Your Family’s Household Cleaners
The non-natural cleaners you use to clean your house may get things clean, but they might not be making your...
6 Cleaning Nightmares and Solutions
Forget monsters in the closet. Your monsters are in the kitchen, the bathroom, the playroom — all over your house....
8 Ways to Have Fun Cleaning
While everyone wants a sparkling house, getting there can be…well, a chore. For working and stay-at-home moms alike, jam-packed schedules...
Oops! Clever Ways to Clean Bad Stains and Messes
Penicillin, car seats, DVDs. We have much to be grateful for when it comes to modern day parenting. But perhaps...
Creating a Mold-Free Home
We’ve all heard stories about the dangers of toxic mold (mold that may cause illness). But how to avoid those...
Creating a Toxin-Free Home
Most of us, unless we have severe allergies or sensitivities to chemicals, may not be aware of all the chemicals...
How to Make Homemade Air Freshener
Having kids means having germs and smells in your home. Before you reach for the air freshener at the grocery...