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Second child syndrome: Does number two get shafted?

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:06:19 +0000

I am the second child in my family and always felt like I got plenty of attention but now that I have my own second child I am suddenly feeling…short shrifted.

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Second child syndrome: Does number two get shafted?

Shiloh Dresses Like a Boy. So What?

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:06:17 +0000

Apparently this is what constitutes a cover story these days: a 3-year-old girl dressing like a tomboy.

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Shiloh Dresses Like a Boy. So What?

Would You Try Breast Milk Cheese?

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:06:15 +0000

What do you do when life hands you a surplus of breast milk? If you�re NYC chef Daniel Angerer, you make breast milk fromage.

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Boys’ Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Recalled by Brand Evolution Due to Strangulation Hazard

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:58:48 +0000

The hoodies have drawstrings through the hoods that pose a strangulation hazard to children.

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Boys’ Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Recalled by Brand Evolution Due to Strangulation Hazard

Boys’ Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Recalled by Brand Evolution Due to Strangulation Hazard

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:58:48 +0000

The hoodies have drawstrings through the hoods that pose a strangulation hazard to children.

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Boys’ Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Recalled by Brand Evolution Due to Strangulation Hazard

Telebrands Recalls Scarves with Microwaveable Heat Packs Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:58:46 +0000

The heat packs can overheat when heated in a microwave oven, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers.

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Telebrands Recalls Scarves with Microwaveable Heat Packs Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

Telebrands Recalls Scarves with Microwaveable Heat Packs Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:58:46 +0000

The heat packs can overheat when heated in a microwave oven, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers.

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Telebrands Recalls Scarves with Microwaveable Heat Packs Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

Girl’s Hooded Jackets with Drawstrings Recalled by Regaliti Due to Strangulation Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Burlington Coat Factory

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:58:45 +0000

The jackets have a drawstring through the hood, which can pose a strangulation hazard to young children.

Byer California Recalls Girl’s Jackets with Drawstrings Due to Strangulation Hazard

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:58:43 +0000

The drawstrings on the neck and waist of the jacket can pose a strangulation or entrapment hazard to children.

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Byer California Recalls Girl’s Jackets with Drawstrings Due to Strangulation Hazard

Keeping child car seats rear-facing longer is better

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:54:42 +0000

Keeping child car seats rear-facing longer is better Though parents may be eager to “graduate” their child from a rear-facing infant seat to a forward-facing seat, it potentially exposes their child to greater risk. A 2007 study published in Injury Prevention, a publication of the British Medical Journal, and funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shows that the standard advice of turning a baby from rear-facing to forward-facing at one year and at least 20 pounds puts a child at greater risk for severe injury than if they were to remain rear facing. The study states that children up to 23 months old are about 75 percent less likely to die or sustain serious injury in a rear-facing car seat than a forward-facing one. A rear-facing seat spreads the force exerted on a child's body during a crash more evenly across the entire body; limits the motion of the head reducing the potential for neck injury; and keeps the child more contained within the shell of the child restraint than a forward-facing seat. The benefit of a rear-facing car seat was particularly great, the study found, in side impact crashes.