I got permission from my friend (who shall remain nameless) to share a terrifying experience that happened to her while on vacation. She and her family had rented a vacation home and were just returning from a day at the beach. Her toddler had fallen asleep in the car so her husband decided to take …
It seems as if every few months a new product-safety "crisis du jour" comes up in the media. Whether it's toy recalls, e-coli scares or car seat failures, the media bombards parents with dire information on which products are going to injure or kill their children. While the information is important, as parents we need …
Many parents are aware of the serious threat that Bisphenol-A (BPA) poses for our children. For parents-to-be, grandparents and anyone else who is not familiar with this chemical, it is found in millions of plastic products to make them shatter resistant, most notably baby bottles, pacifiers, teethers and other plastic baby products. Many researchers and …
The findings of an extensive study on the consequences of prematurity is being released today in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study points to some troubling statistics among premature babies as they become adults, namely lower education rates and the greater likelihood not to have children of their own. And, while it …
Just wanted to get the word out that about one million child safety seats made by Evenflo are being recalled because they could fail to protect children from vehicle side-impacts. Seats affected by the recall are Evenflo Discovery child safety seat models 390, 391, 534 and 552 made between April 2005 and January 29, 2008. …
The FDA today released a statement declaring OTC cough and cold medicines too risky for children under the age of 2 and warned parents to avoid using them ""because serious and potentially life-threatening side effects can occur." This comes on the heels of drug companies pulling many of their infant cold medicines off the shelf …
On Tuesday a 7 1/2 month-old baby died when he rolled between a bed mattress and a wall. A U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission survey revealed that there are, on average, 64 deaths per year of children under the age of 2 from sleeping in an adult bed. This is a tragedy that hits close …
