How to Text 911 in an Emergency

At some point, you could find yourself in the midst of an emergency and although you have your cell phone with you, you might not be able to place a call or talk to a 911 operator. You may want to stay quiet because you’re hiding; you may be injured in a way that prevents you from speaking; or you may have poor…

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Author: Meghan Moravcik Walbert

Lifehacker Is Hiring a Parenting Editor

Do you have strong opinions on everything from the best method for corralling wayward Legos to how to swaddle a newborn? Do you have revolutionary ideas for getting a picky eater to take a bite? Is your rad road-trip playlist guaranteed to keep the whole family entertained with precisely zero renditions of “Baby…

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Author: Melissa Kirsch on Offspring, shared by Melissa Kirsch to Lifehacker

Should you wash and reuse Ziploc bags?

Most of us like the idea of throwing away fewer plastic products. We try to remember our canvas tote bags before we leave for the store, and we’re eying our plastic food-storage bags with a more critical glance. Rather than throwing away a Ziploc or other zip-top bag after we’ve used it once, could we wash and reuse…

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Author: Kate Bernot on The Takeout, shared by Virginia K. Smith to Lifehacker

For Kids Who Hate Bibs, Use a Black T-Shirt

My daughter never had a problem wearing bibs—in fact, I always considered the ones with the food-catching pockets to be the breakthrough invention of the century. (A harried-parent hack that I heard from “a friend”: On mornings when you’re racing out the door, pour some Cheerios into the pocket and let your kid eat…

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Author: Michelle Woo on Offspring, shared by Michelle Woo to Lifehacker