It’s the rare school without at least one vending machine dispensing snacks or drinks. While these machines can play an important role in boosting student wellbeing—or even just tide over a hungry kid—too many of them serve up foods filled with fat,
More..It is also important to protect babies' leg. You’d think by baby I’d be all set when it comes to infant wear. And I am. Cross my heart and promise ’til the cows come home. But … two words. BABY LEGGINGS.
More..Do you know? There are more than 10,000 chemicals allowed in our food. Roughly half of these are purposely added, and they are called direct additives. The other half are chemicals that get into the food through the manufacturing process or the packa
More..Maybe you are thinking how to have fun with your babies.Many local park districts offer a variety of introductory or short-term dance classes that you can take together—and practice at home. Or enjoy skimming through a few books or magazines in their
More..People maintained that crib bumper pads are safe and can actually help prevent injuries when installed and used correctly. This new standard offers voluntary guidelines for manufacturers to follow in creating their crib bumpers and warning labels for
More..Although many of today's car seats are exceptionally safe for little one, you can't always control whether or not you get into a car accident, so you want to keep baby as safe as possible. Your rear-facing seat will prevent the front seats from being
More..What do you need to know abour the safe sleep for your children? Here are just a few safe sleep tips from First Candle that you should share with anyone who helps care for your baby:
More..Some time between Black Friday, you might find yourself in a big store buying presents. This got us thinking about retailers and a trend we’re seeing. As an organization that’s spent more than two decades working to draw attention to the risks of tox
More..Pay attention on baby wears, just say no to sandals, shoes, boots or raingear made entirely or predominantly from rubber- or plastic-like materials. Keep an eye out when shopping for shoes treated with anti-microbial chemicals.
More..It is an amazing experience to have baby, memories and a ton of baby stuff! There are strollers, cribs, car seats, playards, playmats, entertainers, carriers and the list goes on and on. It seems like from the time you see those two pink lines on the
More..Usually the direct additives should be fed to lab animals for at least 28 days. Of the roughly 1400 direct additives for which we found feeding data, only 852 were fed to lab animals to figure out how much we could eat before getting sick.
More..You could just grin and bear it for a few weeks or a few meals, but these are life-long relationships. And these occasions offer unique teachable moments—a chance to talk about concerns well worth sharing with those we love. You may have better luck
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