As temperatures drop, it’s important to know how to dress a baby comfortably yet safely for sleep.
Fabric and fit are important safety considerations for your baby's sleepwear. For infants to children's size 14, Consumer Product Safety Commission regulations dictate that sleepwear must either be made of flame-resistant fabric, or fit snugly. Flame-resistant fabric [...]
The best beds for babies are full-sized cribs, so consider bassinets, cradles, and bedside sleepers with caution. Bassinet and cradle manufacturers can voluntarily comply with the ASTM standard for these products (indicated by a JPMA seal on the package)—and certification can provide a layer of protection—but at present aren’t required to.
If you decide to [...]
Tens of millions of children are needlessly exposed to unsafe products and foods. Each year, approximately 50 children are killed, hundreds are sickened, and thousands are injured by these products. In 2008, the CPSC recorded 563 recalls for 43 million unsafe products. Two-thirds, or 29 million units, were toys, nursery products, clothing, and other children’s [...]
Tens of millions of children are needlessly exposed to unsafe products and foods. Each year, approximately 50 children are killed, hundreds are sickened, and thousands are injured by these products. In 2008, the CPSC recorded 563 recalls for 43 million unsafe products. Two-thirds, or 29 million units, were toys, nursery products, clothing, and other children’s [...]
If you’re sending your child to a child care center, preschool, or other program, you may be nervous about what to do now that swine flu is in our midst. And that’s not unwarranted, since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has designated children younger than 5 years a high-risk group for complications [...]
So…there is so much today and so little time! We just went to the Peddler’s Craft Fair downtown at Caldwell Park along the river…lots of great vendors with anything from soy candles to gemstone necklaces, hand-sewn items and spicy habanero jellies! We decided to take a break at the Mary’s Pizza Shack booth where we [...]
Tylenol recalls infants' and children's liquid medications. The maker of Tylenol is recalling 21 types of infants' and children's liquid Tylenol, because it may be contaminated with bacteria, including Tylenol Suspension, Tylenol Cold, Tylenol Plus Cough, Tylenol Plus Flu and Tylenol Plus Cold/Allergy in cherry, grape, strawberry and bubble gum flavors. The affected [...]
Well the eagerly awaited Redding Airshow will be here this weekend and the Navy’s own Blue Angels have arrived in full g-force! Sitting at a school track meet the kids are so much more interested in the awesome planes than running! I have some pics to add when I get home!
If a baby clothing label says the garment is 100 percent organic, that means only that the cotton in the clothes was grown without synthetic pesticides and other such chemicals. (See our Greener Choices Web site.)
Since cotton is one of the most pesticide-intensive crops grown, buying baby clothes made of organic cotton may [...]
If you opt to use your infant car seat as a carrier, realize that it can be a killer on your wrists, elbows, lower back, and neck if you tote it by the handle or if you put it on your forearm like a handbag.
“The greater the horizontal distance from the weight you’re [...]