The Scrubbing Bubbles Men vs. Women Cleaning Survey (aka the Second Annual Dirty Work Index Survey) results have been released. This survey looked to find out who believes they are responsible for household cleaning and who does the chores and when. To help further the chore debate, Scrubbing Bubbles has partnered with John Gray, who… [Continue Reading]
Pawsitive Service Dog Solutions provides Autism Service Dogs, commonly referred to as Sig Dogs, Sensory Signal Dogs, or Social Signal Dogs, a relatively new trend in service animals. That trend is likely to continue while more children are diagnosed each year with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), than with Diabetes, Cancer, and AIDS combined. About Autism… [Continue Reading]
Giving gifts to tween girls on Valentine’s Day has become a tradition for some families, including mine. We like to express to our daughter that she’s special to us with a gift or two. Of course, gifts aren’t the only way that we express our feelings, but it’s a lot of fun to see her… [Continue Reading]
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Bulbs. Dig, Drop, Done. for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Enter the contest! “Bulbs. Dig, Drop, Done.” to win a $5000 Yard Makeover. Just submit a photo of your yard that needs help at Curbside Chaos. The winner will get the makeover and… [Continue Reading]
Tide Coldwater Laundry Detergent is made to be used with cold water. Wash all of your clothing, sheets, towels and other laundry in cold water and save money on electricity. In fact, according to Tide, “you can save up to 80% of energy with every load.” But does it clean? I tried Tide Coldwater for… [Continue Reading]
Scrubbing Bubbles Men Vs. Women Cleaning Survey
The Scrubbing Bubbles Men vs. Women Cleaning Survey (aka the Second Annual Dirty Work Index Survey) results have been released. This survey looked to find out who believes they are responsible for household cleaning and who does the chores and when. To help further the chore debate, Scrubbing Bubbles has partnered with John Gray, who is celebrating the 20th anniversary of his, best-selling book, “Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus.”
The Results of the Survey
She Says:
- Nearly 60 percent of women say, “it’s my job” to clean
- 25 percent feel as if they are the cleaning “leader” in their homes
- 57 percent of women say they want help more frequently from their partner or spouse
- But, 42 percent don’t trust their partner/spouse to meet their standards of clean and 75 percent go as far as saying they are a better household cleaner
He Says:
- Nearly half of all men surveyed (45 percent) consider it their job to clean
- The other half (49 percent) position their role as being “a member of the cleaning team” versus the one in charge however, only 18 percent of women cast themselves in the role of being a “member of a cleaning team”
- 34 percent of men say they are a better household cleaner than their partner/spouse
Motivation and Cleaning:
- Nearly 75 percent of men say their motivation to clean is to make their spouse or partner happy
- Nearly 90 percent of women say they clean because “it just has to get done”
- 70 percent of men clean for their spouse for a holiday or special occasion
- Only 48 percent of women clean to make their spouse happy
- 89 percent of men clean to keep their home beautiful while 35 percent of women feel they have to do it all or it doesn’t get done
Learn More
Check out Scrubby’s Solutions on Facebook, where you can discuss household chores with John Gray or take a cleaning quiz. You can also visit www.scrubbingbubbles.com, or follow @ScrubbingBubble on Twitter.
Where do you and your spouse or partner fit in on the Men vs. Women Cleaning Survey? Sound familiar or unlike your relationship?
All information was provided by Scrubbing Bubbles for this post. I’m a member of the Scrubbing Bubbles Circle of Influencers and receive their cleaning products a few times per year. This does not influence my opinion in my blog posts.
Pawsitive Service Dog Solutions – Nonprofit of the Month {Guest Post}
Pawsitive Service Dog Solutions provides Autism Service Dogs, commonly referred to as Sig Dogs, Sensory Signal Dogs, or Social Signal Dogs, a relatively new trend in service animals. That trend is likely to continue while more children are diagnosed each year with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), than with Diabetes, Cancer, and AIDS combined.
About Autism Spectrum Disorder
About one in 100 children is challenged by ASD, and the numbers are growing at a staggering rate which is increasing the need for these service dogs that are specifically trained to mitigate the growing number of challenges these special children and their families face.
For children challenged by Autism and their families, a simple outing to a shopping mall, an excursion to the grocery store, or an afternoon errand is often a sheer impossibility. When attempted, these seemingly normal family activities often result in behavioral meltdowns, tantrums, wandering, and a multitude of dangerous behaviors which could easily endanger the entire family while in busy parking lots, in public places, and in crowds.
Further challenges are experienced in public when the individual challenged with Autism is unfairly ridiculed, and judged, often along with the parents and siblings, by uninformed or ignorant passers-by who mistakenly judge the child as misbehaving, undisciplined, or being raised by “bad parents.”
Things are not much better at home for these same families. Often these young people affected by Autism Spectrum Disorders escape during the night, damage property by head banging, kicking, or throwing objects or even themselves. Sometimes they eat unacceptable items from the home and yard. Many of them engage in repetitious behaviors both at home and in their educational environments.
When things are at their worst, parents and siblings are in a constant state of stress, duress, exhaustion, and sleep deprivation. Marriages fall apart, siblings endure physical and emotional consequences, and the families, as a whole, are taxed physically, emotionally, and financially.
How Pawsitive Service Dog Solutions Helps with ASD
Recently, hundreds of families dealing with ASD have found peace of mind, reprieve, safety, security, and a new sense of freedom and normalcy due to the relatively new existence of Autism Service Dogs. These highly trained service dogs not only help to keep a child from wandering, can find a child in a crowd, can help halt repetitive behaviors, can calm meltdowns and prevent them, but they serve as a reminder and educational tool of awareness to the public that the child has a disability and needs compassion and empathy rather than judgment and ridicule.
Several organizations are beginning to fill this growing niche and serve families struggling with Autism’s unique challenges. Pawsitive Service Dog Solutions is one such non-profit organization whose mission is to train and partner healthy, reliable, exclusively bred, highly-trained service dogs with individuals of all ages challenged by Autism Spectrum Disorders and other developmental disabilities.
An organization’s cost to raise, train, and place an Autism Service Dog isn’t cheap, running between $20,000-30,000 per dog. Pawsitive Service Dog Solutions are overcoming the cost barrier by providing these highly-trained dogs to their families with little or no cost to the recipient families by cooperative fund raising efforts, scholarships, grants, and donations.
In addition to the wonderful support and safety measures they offer, an Autism Service Dog often becomes a friend that the child may speak to when they won’t speak to adults.
About Autism Service Dogs
These dogs are also frequently fitted with two leashes — one for the child to hold or be tethered to and another one for the parent/handler/caregiver to hold. The dog will accept commands from the parent/handler/caregiver, thus providing a new sense of freedom and safety for the child and the parents. Some children have even been known to give verbal commands to the dog even when they won’t speak to anyone else.
Best of all, service dogs help people challenged by Autism to communicate with the world around them. Being with a service dog often helps lengthen attention spans and improves the ability to focus longer on people and tasks. Service dogs help increase the willingness of those with Autism to communicate with others and to make improved eye contact. All of this can happen when a child’s life is enriched with an Autism Service Dog.
How To Help Pawsitive Dog Solutions
Besides making tax deductible donations, you can volunteer to become a Puppy Raiser. It takes four to ten months to open your home and donate your time to raise and teach a puppy to become an Autism Service Dog. You can also spread the word and learn more about Pawsitive Dog Solutions from their website and their Facebook page.
About the author:
Carmel L. Mooney is Executive Director of Pawsitive Service Dog Solutions, dedicated to training and partnering highly skilled service dogs with individuals of all ages challenged by Autism Spectrum Disorder. www.pawsitivesolutions.org
#Win $5000 Yard Makeover
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Bulbs. Dig, Drop, Done. for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Enter the contest! “Bulbs. Dig, Drop, Done.” to win a $5000 Yard Makeover. Just submit a photo of your yard that needs help at Curbside Chaos. The winner will get the makeover and [...]
Tide Coldwater Review #tide #washcold
Tide Coldwater Laundry Detergent is made to be used with cold water. Wash all of your clothing, sheets, towels and other laundry in cold water and save money on electricity. In fact, according to Tide, “you can save up to 80% of energy with every load.” But does it clean? I tried Tide Coldwater for [...]
Struggling {Guest Post}
I’m struggling. Tonight, I’m sitting here, wondering what to write and I know that deep down, and I’m struggling. I don’t know if I’ve lost my mojo, but I don’t even feel like writing on my own blogs. What I do feel like doing is curling up and going to sleep and not doing a [...]
Founding Member of Mom Bloggers For Social Good
As a founding member of Mom Bloggers for Social Good, begun by Jennifer James, I’ll be upholding one of the main goals for my blog – advocating for nonprofits. When I got the email about this opportunity, I was in the hospital. I didn’t know if I’d be home for Christmas and I was hurting, [...]