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How To Handle Children Who Fight You About Booster Seats
Let’s face it, there are some children who simply refuse to sit still, and often this happens when you need them to be in the car with you driving. Unfortunately, for the child, there is no way out of this kind of situation because in many states, a child between 7 to 8 is required [...]
Dangers of Baby Slings – What You Need to Know Before You Buy
4. August 2010
Over the past 11 years, there have been not one but 7 recorded deaths from a baby sling. The causes were ranging from suffocation, falls, and the baby’s head bumping against something hard like a door. There is even a write up from the Consumer Reports that includes baby slings as one of the baby [...]
Drop Side Baby Cribs Recall- What You Should Know
13. July 2010
Who would have thought that at this point in history, we would still have to deal with product recalls for baby cribs. And yet, it has happened with more than 2 million cribs, most of which are drop side models, being recalled. The Consumer Product Safety Commission or the CPSC described the problem as “suffocation [...]
March 2010: Product Recalls and Related News Part Two of Two
31. March 2010
March 2010: Product Recalls and Related News Part Two of Two Those who’ve already read Part One of this review know that an unusually high number of products posing choking, strangulation and fall risks are set forth in the March 2010 Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC’s) recall list. Other noted items can create shock, burn [...]
March 2010 CPSC Product Recall Review Part One
31. March 2010
March 2010: Product Recalls and Related News Part One of Two An unusually high number of products posing choking and strangulation risks are noted in the March 2010 Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC’s) recall list. Other referenced items can cause fire, burn, shock or laceration injuries, while still others pose a special threat to infants [...]
Baby Slings Are In Fact Recalled
25. March 2010
We posted recently about the potential for a forthcoming recall of baby carrier slings because of the dangers that have been presented in regards to carrying them. Two weeks have passed since that initial report, but now comes word that approximately one million of these units have been recalled in the wake of growing reports [...]
Dog Bites Often Increase in Warmer Weather
23. March 2010
As warmer temperatures return and people head outdoors more often, they’re at greater risk of sustaining serious dog bites. Everyone needs to bear this fact in mind since about four-to-five million Americans are bitten by dogs each year. Approximately one-fifth of those injuries require some form of medical treatment.
More Infant Product Problems – High Chairs Recalled
18. March 2010
It seems that over the past few months, more and more products intended for infants and small children have been recalled due to increasing safety concerns. While it’s always advisable to err on the side of caution with these products, all of these recalls can lead to a decrease in the trust that consumers will [...]
Baby Slings Could Be Recalled Soon
11. March 2010
Products intended for use by and for infants tend to draw much attention from consumers, especially when a potential defect is discovered that could put children in positions of danger. Several different products of this type have been recalled in the past year, and it now appears that another infant product could be joining that [...]
Graco Initiates Recall of 1.5 Million Strollers
22. January 2010
We’ve posted several times recently regarding the new dangers being reported in conjunction with products intended for children and infants. One of the most recent involved thousands of baby swings, but now comes word of a much larger recall that’s being initiated by one of the world’s leaders in children’s products. Graco has announced the [...]
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