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Kid Safety Gets a Boost
October 11, 2008 by Pauline M. Campos | No questions or comments
My daughter still uses a child safety seat (a.k.a. car seat), but with her booster seat days ahead of her, you can understand my interest in a recent study that looked at which booster seats successfully improved the fit of the lap and ... (read more)
Four to Forty
September 30, 2008 by Amy Spangler | No questions or comments
Attention all adults! If you care for children under the age of 4 years or children weighing less than 40 pounds, it's time to brush up on your knowledge of child safety seats. September 21 to 28 was National Child Passenger Safety Week. Just in ... (read more)
Keeping Your Baby’s Hot Seat Cool
July 2, 2008 by Pauline M. Campos | 1 question or comment
When it comes to fire and burn prevention safety, I’m sure you are already practicing many child-proofing techniques to ensure your little ones stay safe. Just plug “child burn prevention” into your Internet search bar and you’ll come across plenty of sites offering tips like ... (read more)
Safety Sometimes Means Going Against the Grain
June 20, 2008 by Pauline M. Campos | No questions or comments
I’ve never been a trendsetter. Instead, I’m usually the one following the crowd, doing my best to blend. A few examples include the years I tried in vain to straighten my kinky curls to look more like my high school friends. Or the time I ... (read more)
Michigan “Boosts” Child Safety Requirements
June 11, 2008 by Pauline M. Campos | 1 question or comment
Maybe it’s because my child is so young that I failed to pick up on the new Michigan law that will require children between the ages of four and eight and less than 4 feet nine inches tall to use an approved ... (read more)
How Safe is Your Baby’s Car Seat?
May 30, 2008 by Pauline M. Campos | No questions or comments
If there is one thing I have learned since becoming a mother, it is that there is always going to be something I want to protect my daughter from. This little lesson in parenting was only reinforced when I received a recent email from ... (read more)
Taking a Road Trip with Your Baby
May 28, 2008 by Elizabeth Pantley | No questions or comments
To Grandmother’s house we go! And you’ll be in the car for five whole hours — how can you make the trip enjoyable with a baby along? Learn about it There’s no question: Marathon car trips with a baby on board take a good amount of ... (read more)
Going Visiting with Your Baby
May 20, 2008 by Elizabeth Pantley | No questions or comments
Babies love new places! There’s so much to investigate and new things to touch. But many people aren’t too happy to have your little one crawling or toddling freely about the house exploring everything in sight. While you think it’s adorable that Baby found the Tupperware, your ... (read more)
Keeping Amusement Parks Fun
April 22, 2008 by Heidi Green | No questions or comments
Amusement parks have always seemed to me to be linked with childhood, like apple pie is linked with America. I don’t know why they go together quite as well as they do, but as the skies turn blue, the trees turn green, ... (read more)
Road-Tripping, Family Style
April 22, 2008 by Mary Jessica Hammes | No questions or comments
I remember it very clearly—all four of us kids bleakly eyeing the piles of suitcases, bags, even filled-to-the-brim laundry baskets, all waiting to be carried into the camper so we could start our vacation. Our parents are both frugal and practical. While “camping” ... (read more)
Breastfeeding Vacation
April 22, 2008 by Heidi Green | No questions or comments
Nervous? Me? Yes. I have flown before, but never with my children. I wondered how Ben (almost five) would handle the time spent waiting at the airport. I wondered how Katie (almost three) would do with the security lines. And I wondered if seven-month-old ... (read more)
Friendly Skies?
April 17, 2008 by Carol Adams Rivera | 1 question or comment
A recent baby gooroo article (FDA Approves New Rotavirus Vaccine—But Do You Want It?) by Mary Jessica Hammes has sparked some good discussion about not just the safety of vaccines but also the safety and advisability of air travel for infants and young ... (read more)
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