Archive for February, 2009
RECALL: Evenflo Triple Fun Activity Center
Special Thanks to Jill in Montreal for the alert!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Firm’s Recall Hotline: (800) 233-5921
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
Evenflo® Recalls Children’s Activity Centers Due to Fall Hazard
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Evenflo Activity Centers
Units: About 213,000
Manufacturer: Evenflo Co. Inc., of Miamisburg, Ohio
Hazard: When used as an activity table, the cap on one end of the product can loosen and fall off, posing a fall hazard to a young child.
Incidents/Injuries: Evenflo has received 11 reports of dislodged end caps which resulted in nine minor injuries, including bumps and bruises. Evenflo has also received a report of a dislodged end cap that resulted in a child suffering a broken collarbone in Canada.
Description: The recall involves Evenflo ExerSaucer Triple Fun stationary activity centers made between October 2006 and December 2008. The model number is 6231711. Stage 3 position involves converting the product into an activity table. No other ExerSaucer models use end caps and, therefore, no other models are included in this recall.
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Guest Article:The Art of Parenting Non-Conforming Kids
The Art of Parenting Non-Conforming Kids: Six Ways to Teach Your Kids to Live Fearless, Authentic, and Wildly Successful Lives
By Robin Fisher-Roffer,
Author of The Fearless Fish Out of Water: How To Succeed When You’re The Only One Like You
Parents take note: We’re living in a time when being “different” actually pays off.
Here’s how to nurture individuality in the formative years.
Few jobs are more daunting than raising well-rounded, happy, confident kids. On one hand, you adore what makes your child unique: your daughter’s all-consuming love of science (she’s bordering on nerdy!) or your son’s quiet disposition and curious spirit. On the other, you worry that being too “different” — too shy, too short, too tomboyish (or, in the case of boys, too sensitive), too anything — is a sure path to unpopularity and isolation. What’s a conflicted parent to do? Urge your child to succeed within socially prescribed boundaries? Or let him or her break the (unspoken) rules and risk being labeled “weird”?
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My Precious Kid:Teddy Bear Child Locator Review
My Precious Kid generously sent me a Teddy Bear Child Locator to try out. Unlike other locators I have thought about purchasing, this one combines function with a fun form. The Teddy Bear has been a security lovey for children for years, what better icon to use in a safety device?
I waited before writing a review. I felt that the device needed to be used more than once to provide you with the best information and opinion. I am very glad that I did wait.
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Top 3 Herbal Remedies For Kids
Last night I was reading a new article on herbal remedies and children. Parents are giving their children herbs, which in itself is a great thing. Complimentary and Alternative Medicine has gained quite a bit of a following. In the past decade science has proven what countless people have known for centuries- plant and food based medicines work. Often better than chemical based medicines.
What does this mean for us laymen? Should we go to the local herb shop and buy as many bottles or teas as possible? Absolutely not. Herbal remedies have the same chance of drug interaction or adverse reaction as what we have come to know as traditional medication. Chamomile, for instance, can cause allergic reactions in those who are allergic to the ragweed family. Garlic has properties that reduce blood clotting, so it should not be used if you already take a blood thinner.
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