I have a confession to make: I've let my kids ride in taxis without car seats. It seemed mostly justified at the time, but a recent bump on my chin forced me to reconsider.The United States is the bastion for children’s automotive safety—laws in some states specify how long kids … [Read more...]
Excessive Lead in Nabisco Ginger Snaps — CA A.G. Settlement
What's in your cookies? You might be surprised! California Attorney General Kamala Harris announced Friday that her office has reached a settlement with food industry giant Mondelēz International, Inc., formerly Kraft Foods, for selling ginger snap cookies containing lead. “The … [Read more...]
Want to Test Your Home for Lead, Concerning Chemicals and Flame Retardants? Here’s How.
A new friend recently asked me about testing her child's room for formaldehyde. She noticed that the newly-installed closet in her nursery had a strange order, and she wanted to make sure it was safe. She sent me a link to a formaldehyde test she found on Amazon and asked for my … [Read more...]
Grandma’s Brain Benefits From Time With the Little Ones – CBS News
An oldie but a goodie from CBS This Morning. Share this with your folks next time you want them to babysit. Looks like regularly babysitting the grandkids could help prevent Alzheimer's! But, you can get too much of a good thing. Full-time nanny grandparents may face some … [Read more...]
Button Battery Danger: A Heartbreaking Warning for Parents
We've all heard it "can" happen. You may have even considered the possibility when changing a button battery in one of your kid's toys. But no parent ever really thinks it "will" happen to them. Reality check: Nearly 12,000 children have swallowed button batteries since … [Read more...]
How To Prevent a Mommy Hangover New Year’s Day
OK, so I just came across this fun hangover infographic via a press release in my inbox and thought I would share. Full Disclosure: This is not a vetted news article. I have not fact checked (but intend to by testing these out tomorrow night). However, the article does cite some … [Read more...]
Wake The Baby! Don’t Use Car Seats as Stroller Seats
All together now… “That’s unrealistic!”If this was a TV news story, I’d be starting off with a montage of moms rolling their eyes and replying “that’s unrealistic” when I tell them that “the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Green Science … [Read more...]
Q & A: Can Cell Phone Cases Reduce Radiation Exposure?
We recently received the following question in the comment section of "Why I Chose to Ban Cell Phones From the Bedroom." For some insight, I reached out to one of the foremost experts on (and critics of) electromagnetic radiation, Joel M. Moskowitz, Ph.D., who is the Director of the … [Read more...]
Orbit Baby Responds to Flame Retardants in Car Seats
The day before publishing "Concerning Chemicals in Orbit Baby and Other Car Seats", I reached out to Orbit for a response to the Ecology Center-Duke University study. Orbit's website claimed its products were “Free Of Brominated Flame Retardants” and other concerning chemicals … [Read more...]
Concerning Chemicals Found in Orbit Baby & Other Car Seats
While picking out car seats two-and-a-half years ago, my husband and I spent a fortune on the Orbit Baby car seat and stroller system solely because we were led to believe there were no concerning chemicals in Orbit Baby.While researching the product (both professionally and … [Read more...]