Remember that YouTube video I posted a while back of 4 year old Nia singing Can’t Hide Love by Earth, Wind & Fire? Well, if you haven’t seen it, click here to check it out, and then come back here.
YouTube has created a number of celebrities, and it’s just been brought to our attention (via [...]

Sportcraft Recalls Inflatable Bounce Houses Due to Impact Injury Hazard

Battery Packs for Toy Vehicles Recalled by JAKKS Pacific Due to Fire Hazard
Fisher-Price Recalls “Laugh and Learn” Bunny Toys Due to Choking Hazard
Link-N-Lite™ Magnetic Puzzles Recalled, Ingested Magnets Pose Aspiration and Intestinal Hazards
Samara Brothers Recalls Boys’ Jackets Due to Lead Poisoning Hazard
Basix U.S.A. Recalls Children’s Hooded Sweatshirts and Windbreakers with Drawstrings Due to Strangulation Hazard
Children’s [...]

Shocking results from a 20-year study: cranky babies grow up to be insecure lovers. I have very little faith in the conclusions of such a study (how do they measure lovers’ insecurity?), but I don’t even want to think about this one.
The latest trend in nursery decoration: rooms that grow gracefully with the child.
I would [...]

Next Step Plastic Sippy/Tumbler Cups Recalled for Laceration Hazard
LL Bean Recalls Faux-Shearling Infant Booties Due to Choking Hazard
Children’s “Rachael Rose Kidz” Rings Recalled Due to Lead Poisoning Hazard
Children’s “Ultra Gear” Bracelets Recalled Due to Lead Poisoning Hazard
Toddler Pants Sets Sold Exclusively at Meijer Stores Recalled for Choking Hazard
Easy-Bake Ovens Recalled for Repair Due to Entrapment [...]

What if you could get your baby vaccinated against ever being addicted to cocaine, heroin or tobacco? Would you do it? One day, you might have that choice.
Pooky loooooves carrots. I hope she doesn’t eat so many that she turns orange.
One researcher is studying the way babies think. One conclusion: they love to push buttons.
I [...]

A New York Times essay from a few weeks ago, entitled What’s Making Us Sick Is an Epidemic of Diagnoses, is causing a bit of a stir, at least in the pediatrics blogging community. The three docs who authored the essay argue that the medical community has become overzealous in diagnosing disease. They write:
Perhaps most [...]

They say parents shouldn’t use the TV as a babysitter. So far, we haven’t… much. If you’re going to put the kid in front of the TV, though, you can at least make it a somewhat valuable experience.
In a survey looking for the “most unpopular noises,” crying babies came in tied for third. I don’t [...]

Lots of recalls lately:
Target Recalls Baby Rattles and Ornaments for Choking Hazard
MagneBlocks™ Magnetic Construction Toys Recalled
Kids II Inc. Recalls Bright Starts Teethers Due to Choking Hazard
U.S. Toy Co. Recalls More Children’s Butterfly Necklaces Due to Lead Poisoning
Graco Recalls Contempo™ Highchairs Due to Collapse Hazard

Children’s Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Recalled by Seena International for Strangulation Hazard