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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

A better guide than it appears

By
Merennulli
, January 14, 2013

Jack is pompous and self-absorbed, but he is good at caring for beards. You do have to wade through his odd balance of nods to political correctness and his hypermasculine philosophy, and that is part of why this is 4 stars instead of 5. The other negative is that it isn’t all there—With fewer than 100 pages actually dedicated to facial hair, and even those in large print with wide spacing, there is room to have gone into more detail, particularly about technique. That said, it is a very concise, introductory-level book about facial hair management.

- It has good thoughts on how to start all manner of facial hair, including beards, mustaches, sideburns, and goatees.

- It is a quick read, and that large print and wide spacing makes it easy to reference while you’re learning.

- It is written with an understanding that people will not be perfect.

- It integrates intentionally with good health. The only “strange” thing that he advocates in the book is a total abandonment of refined sugar.

- Nearly all common issues that new beard growers tend to ask are addressed. As someone who already had grown a long beard, I found the maintenance portion very enlightening, and wished I had his book when I started (unfortunately, he was in middle school when I started growing my beard).

Beard!

By
asdf
, March 22, 2013

If you want a beard, get this book. If you don’t want a beard, don’t get this book. Actually get it anyway.

3.1 out of 5 stars

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CTA Digital 2-in-1 iPotty with Activity Seat for iPad

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     B00B3G8UGQ

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$26.18

Parents can give children a comfortable and fun place to learn to use the potty with the child-friendly iPotty from CTA Digital. This potty training seat features a special stand to securely hold the iPad and safely entertain kids while they play with apps. The adjustable stand can be rotated 360 degrees to switch between horizontal and vertical views and also includes a removable touchscreen cover to guard against messy accidents and smudges. Parents will be pleased with how simple it is to keep the iPotty clean and minimize messes, with its removable inner potty bowl, potty seat, and splashguard. A clip-on seat cover can be attached to convert the potty to a child activity seat, so kids can safely play apps, read, and watch videos on the iPad at any time. The stand can also be adjusted to 3 positions or removed entirely to make extra room and allow for easily storing away the seat. So, take a step ahead in potty training, delight children, and make the learning experience easy and fun with CTA Digital’s iPotty for iPad.

30 of 49 people found the following review helpful

BEWARE

By
Free Speech Lover “Free Speech Lover”
, March 13, 2013

I bought this and tried it out to make sure it was suitable for our 11-year-old (he does things at his own pace). The problem—I tried it for too long and operant conditioned myself. Now I can’t relieve myself unless I am playing Angry Birds or watching Netflix. This is
awkward at the office and at urinals in general. Also whenever I am someplace without a Wi-Fi signal I become constipated.

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171 of 221 people found the following review helpful

Game of Thrones

By
chatchi
, March 13, 2013

In my family, we’re not big talkers. As soon as I get home from work, I plop down in front of the TV and watch my shows until it’s time to go to bed. My wife will try to tell me about her “busy” day staying at home with our son—I’m only half listening, though. I know we’re supposed to interact with our kid and teach him things, but quite honestly, it’s easier just to put him in front of the TV and let those cartoons do the educating for us. The kid goes into a zone when he’s watching TV and doesn’t say a word for hours, so he’s obviously learning a ton of stuff. When the iPad came out, I was reluctant to fork out all that cash, but once my wife and I realized the educational benefits it could have on our child, we bought it immediately. He has absolutely no idea how to operate the darn thing, but when he’s playing with the iPad, it’s like we don’t even have a kid anymore. It’s pretty great. After a disastrous attempt to potty train the kid after his first birthday, we weren’t in a huge hurry to try again. Until I heard about the iPotty. Sometimes we’ll put the kid on the iPotty even when he doesn’t have to go to the bathroom. He just loves sitting on his throne (as we call it), tapping mindlessly at the screen. And let me tell you how thrilled I am with the touchscreen protector that keeps pee- and poo-covered hands off of the iPad screen. That thing’s been a lifesaver on many occasions. When you think about it, a kid playing with an iPad on the potty is no different than an adult reading a book. Sometimes you just need to take your mind off the task at hand and let things happen naturally. While our boy has yet to be successfully potty trained, we’re confident that—with the help of the iPotty—we’ll have this thing figured out in no time.

12 of 16 people found the following review helpful

Compulsion through dispassionate technology!

By
Andrew Freeman
, August 9, 2013

You know how child protective services will lock you up if you tape or tie your toddler to the potty? I know…bummer, right? I mean who the hell wants to help a child work through things like using the toilet? It’s far better to just park the kiddo and leave, but those damn bureaucrats will bust you if you strap the kid in. I was at the end of my rope until this little gem came along. Now I can compel my child to sit alone on the toilet for hours and no one says a thing! Amazing! It’s like I don’t even have to parent! Thanks, iPotty