Category Archives: Parenting

My thoughts, concerns, worries and dreams for my children.

More Recall News…..

August 29th, 2008 | Posted in Parenting, Recalls

I get updates about recalls from the CPSC. The following items are serious due to strangulation and laceration.
Welcome back!

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Stroller Activity Bars from China a Choking Hazard

August 27th, 2008 | Posted in Parenting, Recalls

I wonder why we don’t do more to regulate what comes to us from China? It seems like the last year of recalls has been primarily from that one country. Am I the only one that things something smells in Denmark? (Or, should I say China?)
Anyhow, here’s the latest:

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More BPA News

August 25th, 2008 | Posted in Family Life, Parenting

If you haven’t heard, many plastics, including baby bottles and sippy cups, contain BPA, a chemical that can cause cancer, type 2 diabetes, early onset of puberty, obesity and a host of other maladies.
There is some good news out there.

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And China Wins a Gold For Recalled Toy Record

August 19th, 2008 | Posted in Parenting, Recalls

Here’s one more to add to a long list of imports from China gone haywire – exploding batteries.
From the U.S. gov’s recall alert:

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Want Your Kid to be a Passionate Reader?

August 16th, 2008 | Posted in Parenting, reading corner

Ok – I LOVE LOVE books. I love to read. I consider myself a writer, albeit not prolific. But for me, a writer is not what you do, it’s what you are.
So, naturally, I want my kids to love reading like I do. Thankfully, they do. But I have one tip for really making reading [...]

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From the Mouth of Babes

August 11th, 2008 | Posted in Parenting

So – we were sitting as a fam watching TV last night when a Pixos commercial played. My 7 year old turned to me and said, “Mom, can we get those now before we find out two months from now that they make you sick and I have to wait several months to get the [...]

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