As the holidays approach and toy catalogs begin to arrive in the mail, toy shoppers can become overwhelmed with all the choices. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) wants parents and consumers to know that safeguards put in place in recent years are making a positive impact and helping to restore confidence in the […]
Tags: CPSC, death, Holidays, injury, Recalls, safe toys, Shopping
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Our daughter is three years old and just beginning to understand the concept of Valentine’s Day. While Feb. 14 rolls around every year, it’s this time that she is associating all those hearts and flowers and boxes of candy with love – at least for her parents. So we decided to set aside time each […]
Tags: Activities, celebration, children's activities, Holidays, Toddlers, Valentine's Day
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If you’re like me, you may be starting out with a new family of your own. You have cherished Christmas traditions that you wish to pass on to your children, but you’re also interested in creating new traditions. Or maybe, like me, you live in a warmer climate, and it’s hard to get that “holiday” […]
Tags: A Christmas Carol, Christmas lights, Christmas parades, Christmas traditions, Christmas tree, Holidays, parades, the Nutracker, traditions
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My husband came home from work the other day and commented, “I thought I had the wrong house. There are no packages on the steps.” It’s true I’ve been doing a lot of online shopping, but most of the packages have been addressed to our daughter – from Grammy in Florida. Even the box addressed […]
Tags: Christmas, grandparents, Holidays, spoil, spoiled, Toddlers
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Huh. Color me ignorant. I had no idea that Halloween was considered the most dangerous holiday for kids. Thinking about it some more, it makes sense. Trick-or-treating in the dark, the pointy costume props, the costumes themselves which are easy to trip on, the possibility of injury is staggering. Children have a higher chance of […]
Tags: costumes, Halloween, Halloween candy, Holidays, Safety, trick or treat
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