July 23rd, 2008
In case you didn’t know, August is National Children’s Vision and Learning Month. The focus of this month (no pun intended) is to stress the correlation between a child’s vision and learning.
August was declared National Children’s Vision & Learning Month in 1995. The goal of this national observance is to help educate parents and educators […]
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July 20th, 2008
About a year ago I posted about the advent of a product of our time: bullet proof backpacks for school kids. The concept raised some controversy about whether or not this was capitalizing on paranoia or a filling a valid need in this day and age of school shootings. Some people seemed to be divided […]
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July 20th, 2008
Hello parents and consumers. This week there was only child-related product recall as issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). This week the recall was for youth ATVs due to a lack of safety features. So, if you own one from SunL, follow the link below for information about why they were recalled and […]
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July 19th, 2008
As I’ve mentioned before, I’m a huge proponent of early learning. I use the early math flash cards and can’t stress enough the importance of learning to spell. While I don’t expect my son to be a math and literary genius, my wife and I try lots of different avenues to stimulate his brain.
I recently […]
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July 13th, 2008
Via Babylune… This is one of those freak incidents like oh, say a snake climbing into a baby’s crib on Long Island.
From ABC4.com
A four-month-old baby was the victim of a strange attack in the mountains of Northern Utah. The baby boy was attacked by a bat in the middle of the day.Martin and Danielle Lazenby […]
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July 12th, 2008
I read this over at Brew Ha Ha and had to share this because I think it sounds like a rather interesting contest for couples. Annually, a small Finnish town holds quite a unique contest with an equally unique prize.
From Spiegel Online International
Every year, the small Finnish town of Sonkajärvi hosts the Wife Carrying World […]
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July 9th, 2008
As a coworker recalled the dangerously idiotic driver he encountered on his way to work this morning, I realized that my own driving habits have changed since being a dad. My response to his story about a person who raced him to the end of a drop off lane was “why don’t people just wait […]
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July 8th, 2008
Finding funny baby videos on YouTube is one of my new pastimes. My little boy has started growling lately so I found this video particularly cute.
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July 6th, 2008
For the past 23 years the 4th of July weekend has had a bit of additional activity for me and my family. While most people associate parades, hot dogs and fireworks with the 4th, it also has a very strong association with antique and classic cars for me.
Twenty three years ago my dad and some […]
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July 6th, 2008
Hello parents and consumers. This week there were three child-related products recalled from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). If the names of any of these products sound familiar or you think you might own them, visit the link with each listing below to find pictures and/or part numbers of the items in question. If […]
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