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All About Babies
, Safety
by Gloria Gamat on March 15, 2010
The baby sling that moms use to carry their babies around their necks is now under scrutiny. (The one in the photo on the left) Particularly it's danger/risk of suffocation - according to the Cons...
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Gadgets
, Recall News
, Safety
, Shopping
by ruth on January 19, 2010
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a voluntary recall of Drop Side Cribs Recalled by Cara Mia Furniture due to fall and entrapment hazards. Consumers should stop using recalled ...
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Safety
by Michelle Donahue Hillison on October 7, 2008
Today my daughter and I went to lunch with a friend and her son. We took the kids to a park afterwards and it was then my child decided to test the limits of human aviation.
She went as high as she c...
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Safety
by Michelle Donahue Hillison on October 1, 2008
Today we saw a guy driving with two kids in his car while texting with both hands.
The addition of bluetooth and speaker phones on cell phones make driving a car while talking a bit safer. I've ...
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Safety
by Michelle Donahue Hillison on September 17, 2008
Today we passed some friends on the road and their daughter, who is no more than two months older than ours, was in the front passenger's side seat. Since my daughter is heading towards 11 years...
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Safety
by Michelle Donahue Hillison on June 27, 2008
With summer in full swing, taking a few minutes to go over bee safety issues is a good idea. A number of people are allergic to bee stings with the range of a bad reaction all the way to death. Sharin...
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Health
, Kids and Sports
, Kids and Travel
, Parenting
, Safety
by Michelle Donahue Hillison on June 12, 2008
Summer has arrived here where we live and the temperatures have been hovering around the 100 degree mark the past few days. We are going to get a small reprieve and just low 90s for a few days - yippi...
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Entertainment
, Health
, Kids and Sports
, Kids and Travel
, Planning the Holidays
, Safety
by Michelle Donahue Hillison on June 8, 2008
I'm not on their payroll but I love Off Skintastic.
If your family is anything like ours, the bugs drive you nuts when you are outside at certain times. Half the time my daughter doesn't ev...
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At Home
, Gadgets
, Parenting
, Safety
by Michelle Donahue Hillison on May 5, 2008
Candy and Lou are a rather handy duo in our home. They arrived about three years ago and haven't stopped working yet.
Candeloos are safe, portable lamps - ones that are perfectly sized for sm...
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Safety
by Matt on April 25, 2008
When it comes to the safety of our children, we can't predict what activities are going to turn in to potential nightmares. Sure, we can make an educated guess, like it's probably fair to say...
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Health
, In the Spotlight
, News & Updates
, Parent Watch
, Recall News
, Safety
by Melissa Petri on December 13, 2007
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Toys are no longer "special" when it comes to product recalls. Now, even children's vaccines are being recalled.
More than a million vaccines of Hib and combination vaccines Hib...
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Fun for the kids
, In the Spotlight
, Parent Watch
, Parenting
, Recall News
, Safety
, Shopping
, Toys
by Melissa Petri on November 17, 2007
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With so many toys recalled this year, I'm already quite skeptical in buying my kids new toys. Choking hazards, excessing amounts of lead, "date-rape" drug effect are just some of...
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Education
, Entertainment
, Fun for the kids
, Health
, In the Spotlight
, Parent Watch
, Recall News
, Safety
, Toys
by Melissa Petri on November 17, 2007
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The World Against Toys Causing Harm Inc., a.k.a WATCH listed the 2007's 10 Worst Toys of the Year. The ten toys listed may cause childhood injuries or sometimes even death. Thanks to WATCH&...
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Safety
by Melissa Petri on November 7, 2007
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Bindeez, the "magic beads that join with a spray of water", and named Australia's Toy of the Year in 2007, is immediately and voluntarily recalled by moose Enterprise after three ...
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At Home
, Gadgets
, Safety
, Shopping
by Melissa Petri on November 7, 2007
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Lillebaby's Euro Tote is a multi-functional and fashionable baby carrier designed for kids between 0 and 3 years.
Good thing about the Eurotote:
1. You don't have to buy a separate f...
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Fun for the kids
, Parenting
, Safety
by Melissa Petri on October 29, 2007
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Halloween is just a few days away and we parents should be up on our toes not just with last minute costume changes, but also making sure that our kids are safe when they go trick-or-treating...
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In the Spotlight
, In the Spotlight
, Safety
by Melissa Petri on September 19, 2007
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Nine kids in New York are being treated for ear infections. Doctors reportedly found a "strain of strep bacteria not included in the pneumococcal vaccine" that may be the cause of ear...
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Gadgets
, Kids and Travel
, Parenting
, Safety
by Melissa Petri on September 18, 2007
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It is not advisable to leave your child or children alone in a room, sleeping or otherwise. Since their is always a possibility of something bad happening such as possibility of fire, kidnappin...
