2020 Holidays, Car Talk, Giveaways

The Meguiar’s Classic Car Wash & Wax Kit Giveaway

The Meguiar’s Classic Car Wash & Wax Kit Giveaway

Exclusively through Amazon, Meguiar’s® has the The Classic Wash & Wax Kit with everything a car lover will want from the sponges to the detailing. It includes: Meguiar’s Gold Class Car Wash Shampoo and Conditioner, Meguiar’s Quik Detailer, Meguiar’s Cleaner Wax, Meguiar’s Hot Rims All Wheel & Tire Cleaner, Meguiar’s Quik Interior Detailer Cleaner, Supreme Shine Microfiber Towel, Meguiar’s Soft Foam Applicator Pad, Car Wash Sponge,

Meguiar’s is a favorite in our home. It is the only car wash products my husband will buy! He doesn’t like taking our cars through car washes except for one nearby that is brushless. Those drive-thru car wash brushes easily spin dirt away but an expense to your paint and finish. Meguiar’s always leaves a good clean and always has the interior smelling so clean when done detailing.

The Meguiar’s Classic Car Wash & Wax Kit makes a great gift idea and you can find it on Amazon for only $37.99!

Enter to win a The Meguiar’s® Classic Wash & Wax Kit  below! Open to 18+, US. It ends on December 4, 2020. Good luck!

Car Talk, Giveaways

Hoppy Easter Giveaway Hop: Meguiar’s Car Care Products

Recently I brought you some warm weather car washing tips and my favorite Meguiar’s products that we use on our cars and in the home.

Now you can experience the quality of Meguiar’s by entering to win a car cleaning package. Find Meguiar’s products at local retailers, auto stores and Amazon.

Meguiar’s Car care Package Giveaway – Ends 4/5/2020

Enter below, then keep scrolling to a linky with other Blog giveaways open in this hop to enter! Open to US and 18+. 5 Winners will be selected from this giveaway.

Car Talk, Healthy Living, Parenting

Signs Of PTSD In Children After A Car Accident

Signs Of PTSD In Children After A Car Accident
Photo by 🇸🇮 Janko Ferlič on Unsplash

Studies show that up to 43% of children and teens go through at least one trauma, but not all develop PTSD. Between 3% and 15% of girls and 1% and 6% of boys will develop PTSD. Car accidents can be a very traumatic event, especially for a child who may never have considered it a possibility. The sounds of a car crashing, flashing blue lights, being surrounded by lots of people, and witnessing loved ones sustain injuries can be very overwhelming for a child. Recognizing the signs of PTSD in children is essential for getting them treatment.

What is PTSD?

PTSD stands for post-traumatic stress disorder and is a mental health condition that develops after someone has been exposed to trauma, such as a car accident. Symptoms can develop immediately after the trauma, months later, and, in some cases, years after the event. Symptoms vary significantly, particularly in children, and can depend on their age, maturity, and the extent of their trauma. PTSD can drastically impact a child’s life, and the longer it’s left untreated, the bigger the effect it will have. This can be in the form of developing unhealthy coping mechanisms, developing other mental illnesses (such as depression), and behaving in ways that are considered anti-social or rebellious.

Signs of PTSD in children

Symptoms of PTSD in children differ from those seen in adults to a certain extent, as they express themselves in different ways and are less able to understand and rationalize their situation. Symptoms of PTSD in very young children following a car accident include bedwetting, a fear of the dark, and separation anxiety. Elementary-aged children may have outbursts of anger, nightmares, headaches, difficulty sleeping, and changes in their school and social life. Pre-teens and teens can also have difficulty sleeping and a poor school performance, along with anxiety, depression, alcohol use, and other self-defeating or harmful behaviors. Some obvious symptoms for all ages can be a fear of getting back into a car, avoiding the scene of the accident, and a fear of learning to drive as they get older.

Getting help

As a parent, if you notice the symptoms of PTSD in your child or teen after a car crash, it’s important to talk to them and get them professional help. Remember that PTSD can develop months or years later, so it’s important to consider whether there’s a link between a teen’s low mood or poor school performance and a car accident that happened to them as a child. The good news is that PTSD is treatable. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a type of talking therapy that allows people to freely discuss their experience and be taught healthy ways to cope with it. Play therapy can also be good for children, as it helps them to express themselves without having to directly talk to a therapist, which can be difficult when children don’t always know what’s wrong. Medication is also an option, but it treats the symptoms of PTSD, rather than the PTSD itself, so it’s best used as a last resort.

The cost of treatment

Unfortunately, the cost of medical care and therapy for treating PTSD following a car accident can be expensive and the last thing any parent wants to worry about when trying to help their child. Children may be eligible for monetary compensation for both PTSD and any physical injuries they sustain from the car accident. FVF Law Firm advise seeking out free, no-pressure consultations so that you can get compensation for your child, which can be essential for covering the costs involved in treatment. Even if months or years have passed since the accident before PTSD has been diagnosed, it’s still worth pursuing it to see what can be done.

PTSD is something that every parent should be aware of if their child has been in a car accident. It’s important to have open communication so that they can come to you if something is wrong, but many children will depend on their parents to guide them in the right direction for help.

2020 Home Series, Car Talk

Easy Car Detailing and 5 Car Washing Tips for Warm Weather – with Meguiar’s

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Easy Car Detailing with Meguiar's

I am resorting to the fact that this weekend I will need to mow my lawn for the first time in 2020. The weather has been fairly mild for us in February in the Pacific Northwest and now it is time for outdoor chores such as the yard and car detailing and maintenance. Our go-to brand for our car detailing inside and out is Meguiar’s.

Leather wipes

I even steal my husbands Meguiar’s stash for cleaning inside my home. I love the Meguiar’s Ultimate Leather Detailer for my couches. With 3 dogs that go inside and outside I am always wiping our leather couch down from dirt paw prints. It’s important I can get them clean quick and with a product safe for our couch and help the health of the leather through its use. For quick jobs and minor spills, we love how handy the Quick Interior Detailer Cleaning Wipes are. I just keep a container in my car for kid spills and feet marks or Mom coffee spills and splatters.

eguiar's Ultimate Leather Detailer

My husband will tell you that the Hybrid Ceramic Detailer is one of his favorite Meguiar’s products. We take a lot of pride in our cars. My husband works and our oldest work in the auto industry. Taking care of cars are in these boys DNA.

The Meguiar’s Ultimate Waterless Wash & Wax leaves such a fantastic shine on our cars and really helps protect the paint between washes. This is great for that quick protection especially on the new car paint.

car detailing

Our Car Wash Tip for the warm months

  1. When washing your car, remember to wash from top to bottom of the car. This way you are not dripping dirty water below onto clean sections. Do the tires last with a separate sponge, rag. You don’t want road sediment being rubbed into your car paint. A brush works best for tires anyway.
  2. We highly recommend a car wash bucket with strainer so dirt and sediment stay out of water when you rinse your sponge throughout the wash process
  3. When the sun is out or on warm days wash 1/4 panel at a time so you can get soap rinsed off quickly before it dries onto your car paint.
  4. If you have hard water, keep your car wet the whole time until ready to dry all at once
  5. Our absolute favorite Meguiar’s product? The Meguiar’s Hybrid Ceramic Wax (G190532SP)! It is fantastic and our cars stay cleaner longer when we have used this product after washing. Make sure you follow the directions on the bottle exactly for best results. We do and love it!

Meguiar’s is top-rated when it comes to car care. Find your favorite Meguiar’s products for the car (or even your home) at Meguiars.com