Jump And Jive, But Don’t Choke
What a great idea! Put the baby in a swing where he can bounce around for a while, occupied and out of the way. And, best of all, the Jump and Jive Doorway Jumper even includes a musical foot pad to give the baby some musical entertainment.
The problem with this product is in the detachable toys [...]
Fewer Drunk Drivers?
I read a headline this morning that drunken driving was down in Maryland. It turns out that the headline was citing a study that surveyed people and asked whether they had gotten on the road after having had a few drinks in the last 30 days. The more accurate headline would have been that fewer people admitted to driving while drunk, [...]
Safety Gates Aren’t Always Safe
Safety 1st Stair Gate Recall
What are parents scared of when they have an infant or toddler moving around? Stairs! Keeping infants and toddlesr away from dangerous areas such as a flight of stairs is hugely important. Enter the stair gates. We all use them to prevent our children from reaching these hazardous areas.
Unfortunately, one of those gates has now [...]
If a child runs into the street and is hit by a car, whose fault is it?
Of course, I can’t answer that question without knowing all the facts, but I can tell you what the law is in Virginia. A child under the age of seven cannot be negligent, cannot be at fault. So, if a child younger than seven years old runs out into the street and is hit by a car, it [...]
Don’t Get Burned By Your Wii Battery Charger
These days everyone wants a Wii: your kids, your husband, and the old man in the retirement home. It mixes video games with real life. Who could resist playing tennis and bowling from the comfort of their own living room? But, if you want to play, you need the hand-held remotes with charged batteries.
The good [...]
Read
Reading to your child can be one of the most rewarding and valuable gifts you can give — even before they know that’s what you are doing!
When they are very young, you and they just enjoy each other’s presence. It’s a time of interacting and being physically close — and laughing and enjoying each other.
As [...]
Drunk Driver Kills Two Year Old and Grandmother
On Friday, a two-year-old boy was killed, along with his grandmother, when a man who had decided to get drunk and then drive slammed into the back of their car in Prince William County. How does anyone make any sense of that.
Gloria Delgado had done everything right to protect her family. Her little boy, Jonathan Wade-Ortiz, was [...]
Toys R Us Trade-In Program Ends September 20, 2009
Toys R Us launched a program to get used cribs and other children’s equipment out of the chain of commerce. If you bring a used crib, car seat and other baby products to a Toys R Us and trade it in on a purchase in the same category, Toys R Us will give you a 20% [...]
Read This Before You Buy Used Toys and Equipment for Your Child
People used to get “hand-me-down” baby furniture from friends and relatives. Toys used to be handed down when the older child outgrew them. You could find all kinds of bargains at yard sales and advertised in neighborhood newspapers. Now, lots of us go to Craigslist if we want to buy or sell used children’s furniture, [...]
Tips for buying safe home play equipment
It can be so confusing when you go out to buy play equipment for your own backyard. You want to provide a safe and fun environment for your children and their friends to play on, but there are so many decisions. What size is right? What should be included in the equipment? What materials should [...]
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