Toys "R" Us To Carry A Guide for Differently-Abled Kids

Starting today Toys “R” Us will carry a catalog of toys for Differently-Abled Kids. Compiled by experts at the nonprofit National Lekotek Center, the guide will help parents find developmental toys for their children.
Each toy in the 52-page guide includes a detailed description of how it can be used, along with icons indicating [...]

Cloth Diaper Trials Pt.4

So it has been a week since we switched over to cloth diapers. We do not use them exclusively because I only have 5. I really wasn’t sure whether or not I liked the brand (Kushies all-in-one) I chose so I only bought enough for a day.

Since starting with the cloth diapers I [...]

Organics Don’t Increase Milks Benefits

For years now, many environmental groups have been listing the benefits of organics, mainly dairy. While organics are very important for vegetables, meat, and cottons, the Foods Standard Association in the U.K. has done a study that challenges what we have been told for years.
The FSA have rejected calls from a group of [...]

Baby Halloween Costumes

Halloween is just over a month away, but all of the costumes are already out in stores. I am having a terrible time finding something cute and unique for my son. He is still pretty small so I am looking at sizes for 3-6 monthers. I have to say..there is not much out there for [...]

RECALL: LEGO Toy Trucks Due to Puncture Hazard

LEGO is recalling about 358,000 “Explore Super Trucks.” The plastic wheels on the truck can detach, exposing a metal axle. This poses a puncture hazard to young children.
LEGO Systems, Inc. has received 10 reports of a wheel detaching. Two children received serious puncture injuries resulting from the exposed metal axle once the wheel detached. Another [...]

Lead Exposure and Children

Lead exposure is a serious problem for children under 6. Large amounts of lead in a child’s blood can cause brain damage, mental retardation, behavior problems, anemia, liver and kidney damage, hearing loss, hyperactivity, developmental delays, other physical and mental problems, and in extreme cases, death.
There are many ways in which humans are exposed [...]

Designer Clothes For Your Baby

Recently, when I have been out shopping, I noticed that there is more designer clothes out there for kids and even babies. Years ago, if you were going to splurge on a gift for a baby you would go to The Gap. Now the stakes have been raised and the choices for a [...]