Dirty Diapers, Dirty Homes: Cleaning Tips for New Dads
(ARA) - Move over, moms. You're not the only ones taking time off work to take care of a new baby. According to Oxygen/Markle Pulse, 70 percent of women and 63 percent of men agree that it is important for a father to take parental leave for at least two weeks following the birth of a child.
New dads can clean up both dirty diapers and dirty homes. ACS offers some tips to help dads lend a hand around the house while mom takes a much needed rest.
- Vacuum the house for your wife to give her back a break. Remember to vacuum your way out of a room by starting in the far corner and working toward the door.
- Keep your little one from inhaling cleaning fumes. When cleaning, spray the product directly onto a cloth, then wipe the surface.
- Soap scum is the ultimate workout! Work on those bulging biceps while scrubbing the tub clean. Use a Dobie scrubber for soap scum and a grout brush to remove grime from tile. To clean the shower curtain, just stick it in the washer and lay flat to dry.
- Use your brute strength and surprise your wife by moving appliances like stoves and refrigerators, and cleaning behind them.
- Get your floors so clean you won't mind if your baby eats off them! Scrub them by hand using mild disinfectant and warm water.
- For a special finishing touch that is sure to make your wife smile, use a drop of baby oil on stainless steel sinks to make them sparkle.
- Enlist other children's help with household chores by making them fun. Pretend the toy box is a basketball net and the toys are basketballs. Have your child try to score points by getting the toys in the toy box.
If house cleaning is too daunting a task after the birth of a child, call your local ACS Home Services franchise. ACS specializes in cleaning for health with their Healthy Touch cleaning system. To locate the franchise nearest you, visit their Web site at: www.advantagecleaningteam.com.
