Filed under: Health & safety, Development In the wake of the recent winter break , many of us spent a lot of beautiful quality time with our children. With so much togetherness, certain bad habits are bound to become much more, shall we say... noticeable. Spring break is just weeks away. Here ar...

The heavy vinyl bags that sheets, comforters, and other linens come in can double as a rather sturdy storage bag. Over at Parent Hacks, they found them to be quite handy for kid's toys. I bought new sheets the other day, and I really didn't want to throw away that sturdy square plastic bag with the ...

When the heat turns unbearable this weekend, get the kids outside anyway: head to the hardware store and pick up some PVC pipe, joints, and small plastic "mister jets." With those supplies, after drilling a few holes, screwing in a few jets, and gluing a few joints, DIY-er m32825 made a "kid wash" w...

When you've got your Windows XP or Vista setup running perfectly, you don't want to lose all your painstaking customizations to a reckless tot, an experiment-minded friend or spouse, or a rogue system-lousing program. Windows SteadyState, as we mentioned earlier this week, helps you to create a kind...

Editor: Meet io9 contributor Lisa Katayama. When she's not blogging about robots and futurism, she's spreading the word about how to GTD in the most unexpected ways. Here's a sampling of a few clever tricks you'll find in her new book, Urawaza. When it comes to life and getting things done, we like ...

Keep your toddler from stuffing a peanut butter sandwich into your DVD player with a few kid-proofing home theater system tips from Wired's How-To Wiki. They recommend using an enclosed cabinet for your gear, stowing power cords as out of reach as possible, and actually using the safety strap to anc...