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Archive for the ‘Kids Products/Toys’ Category

February 17th, 2008

Non-toxic stuffed animals

Jennifer over at Tree Hugging family has a great post with information on non-toxic stuffed animals. I’m always looking for natural toy manufacturers, especially in light of recent news about baby bottle chemicals. I’ve started to adopt the mindset that if a product doesn’t explicitly state how safe or non-toxic it is that I should […]

By Bill -- 1 comment

October 26th, 2007

GPS jackets for kids

This one may be somewhat similar to bulletproof backpacks, but British clothing maker Bladerunner is marketing kids GPS (global positioning system) jackets which allow parents to track their kids’ whereabouts.
This article describes how the jacket can be used to enforce a ‘geo-fence’ which alerts you when your child leaves a certain location via email or […]

By Bill -- 0 comments

October 24th, 2007

Graco thinks dads are stupid

Our new Graco stroller travel system arrived the other day and I couldn’t wait to get home from work to set it up. Why? Well, for one I love assembling and building things, and for two, I am incredibly excited about the forthcoming kid.
I walked out to get the box that was sitting on […]

By Bill -- 9 comments

October 12th, 2007

6 toys recalled yesterday, I’m sick of this crap

I’m trying not to be negative and almost don’t like posting recalls every time one occurs (especially because it seems to be happening every day), but I feel it is something of which people should be aware. However, an additional six toys were recalled yesterday (Oct. 11, 07, listed below).
At the suggestion of a […]

By Bill -- 1 comment

October 11th, 2007

Infant cold medicines pulled from shelves

Drug makers voluntarily pulled infant cold medicines from the market today on the heels of an FDA suggestion that the products should not be used in infants under two years of age.
The products recalled include:
Johnson & Johnson Pediacare Infant Drops
Tylenol Concentrated Infants Drops
Wyeth’s Dimetapp Decongestant Infant Drops
Novartis’ Triaminic Infant & Toddler Thin Strips
Prestige Brands Holdings’ […]

By Bill -- 1 comment

October 8th, 2007

E.T. glasses in ‘82 and more lead toy recalls in ‘07

I remember way back in 1982 wanting an E.T.-decorated glass from Pizza Hut. The movie was all the rage and I had to have it. We didn’t eat fast food but once in a long while, so I was excited when I finally got my parents to consider taking me there so I could get […]

By Bill -- 13 comments

October 6th, 2007

More Chinese toy recalls for lead content…. AGAIN!

I have posted before about toy recalls for high lead content, but it doesn’t seem to be stopping. Chief Family Officer has some info on the latest round of toys found in violation of safe level of lead.
On the most recent list of items I find the presence of a Baby Einstein product to […]

By Bill -- 3 comments

October 2nd, 2007

Cleaning toys naturally

Seeing as how many toys end up in kids mouths, it’s important to make sure that:
1. the toys are not from China
2. the toys are clean
While making sure that things are relatively clean is clearly important, what if the cleaning agent itself is harmful to a child? Over at GNMParents.com they’ve got a great […]

By Bill -- 0 comments

September 28th, 2007

More Chinese toy recalls for lead content

The New York Times reports that there are yet more problems with lead levels in Chinese-manufactured toys.
“Amid a fresh wave of toy recalls yesterday, a consumer advocacy group said it had found hazardous levels of lead in many toys made out of vinyl plastic, potentially expanding the scope of testing and recalls of contaminated toys.
[…]

By Bill -- 5 comments

September 3rd, 2007

Baby Needs

My brother had said that many of the baby products out there are aimed at parents instead of children. Over at Babylune, they seem to agree that the true necessities for raising kids are on the minimal side of what many stores and manufacturers woud have you believe.
“The truth is that the only new things […]

By Bill -- 0 comments

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