{"id":219110,"date":"2025-12-04T11:04:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T16:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mom.com\/?p=219110"},"modified":"2025-12-05T17:10:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T22:10:48","slug":"must-haves-that-will-make-every-moms-life-easier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mom.com\/momlife\/must-haves-that-will-make-every-moms-life-easier","title":{"rendered":"11 Must-Haves That Will Make Every Mom&#8217;s Life Easier"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p>It&rsquo;s no secret that if you want a <a href=\"https:\/\/mom.com\/pregnancy\/first-time-mom-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">product recommendation for parenting<\/a>, there&rsquo;s no one better to ask than, well, a parent. Which is exactly why a site like <a href=\"https:\/\/ptpa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Parent Tested Parent Approved<\/a> (PTPA) makes perfect sense: the site brings together parents and products to get real feedback and reviews. Parents can test, review, and rank products based on how their real families and children used and enjoyed them, so you can know that you&rsquo;re getting accurate feedback before you buy.<\/p><p>As real parents ourselves, we teamed up with PTPA to find the best approved and ranked products that can make a parent&rsquo;s life easier. We were impressed by unique products like <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4ajUYZY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">self-closing outlet covers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4pfezzm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">water bottles that only open with your fingerprint<\/a> (no unauthorized child sips on your watch!) and, of course, recommend the peace of mind that the <a href=\"https:\/\/fave.co\/3KoyGvv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Owlet camera and monitor<\/a> provide.<\/p><p>Here are other products that can help take the burden off any busy parent&rsquo;s life. <\/p><p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&rsquo;s no secret that if you want a product recommendation for parenting, there&rsquo;s no one better to ask than, well, a parent. Which is exactly why a site like Parent Tested Parent Approved (PTPA) makes perfect sense: the site brings together parents and products to get real feedback and reviews. Parents can test, review, and 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