When you have a baby or toddler (or both!), you are bound to find yourself on the go most of the time. When life is so busy, sometimes it seems like a real drag to keep recycling those pickle jars, plastic bags, cans and other items. Here are some tips to help you get organized so that you can recycle your trash without spending the whole day doing it… Continue This Article | More baby Articles and Information

KB Toys Recalls Wooden Toys Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
WASHINGTON, D.C. - 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 Products: Wooden Pull-Along Alphabet & Math Blocks Wagons, Wooden Pull-Along Learning Blocks Wagons, 10-in-1 Activity Learning Carts, and Flip-Flop Alphabet Blocks Units: About 10,000 Importer: KB Toys, Inc., of Pittsfield, Mass. Hazard: Surface paints on the toys can contain excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard. Incidents/Injuries: None. Click here for descriptions

Payless ShoeSource Recalls Girls Boots Due to Fall Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. - 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: Girls Boots Units: About 90,000 Manufacturer: Payless ShoeSource Inc., of Topeka, KS Hazard: The guitar-shaped zipper pulls on each boot can interlock while a child is walking, causing the child to trip and fall. Incidents/Injuries: Payless has received five reports of the zipper pulls interlocking, including one report of a four-year-old girl who fell and skinned her knees. Description: This recall involves black jeweled girls boots. The boots have a silhouette of a guitar on the outer leg and a guitar-shaped zipper pull on the inner leg. “Hannah Montana” is engraved on the boot outsole and a photo of the singer and show s character is printed on the box. The boots were sold in girls sizes 10 to 4 . No other styles or models are involved in this recall. Sold at: Payless ShoeSource stores nationwide and Payless.com from August 2007 through September 2007 for about $27. Manufactured in: China Remedy: Consumers should take these boots away from children immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a full refund or exchange. Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Payless at (800) 654-0697 between 7:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. CT daily. Consumers can also visit the firm s Web site at www.payless.com

How Children Learn
Nurture and Teach The single most important thing caregivers can do for a child is provide a nurturing environment. By doing this, we influence children s brain development and their ability to learn. Introducing nurtured children to learning opportunities every day will help them become happy, well-adjusted adults. In all stages of child development, each experience builds on the one before it. The most basic foundations can serve as the basis for the comprehension of… Continue This Article | More baby Articles and Information

Kahoot Products Inc. Recalls Cub Scouts Totem Badges Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
WASHINGTON, D.C. - 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: Cub Scouts Totem Badges Units: About 1.6 million Distributor: Kahoot Products Inc., of Roswell, Ga. Hazard: The surface paints on the badges contain excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard. Incidents/Injuries: None reported. Description: The recalled Cub Scout Totem Badges measure 4 inches x 3 inches with a square portion measuring 2 inches x 2 inches. The Boy Scout emblem is printed on the badge along with a wolf and bear. “PROGRESS TOWARD RANKS” is also printed on the badge. Sold at: Boy Scouts of America retail outlets nationwide from January 2000 through September 2007. Manufactured in: China Remedy: parents should immediately remove the badges from clothing and keep the badges away from children. Contact the firm for instructions on obtaining a free replacement badge. Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Kahoot at (770) 552-2921, or visit the firm s Web site at www.kahoot.com

Lan Enterprises Recalls Doll Strollers After Child s Finger Tip was Severed!
WASHINGTON, D.C. - 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: Mini Zooper Doll Strollers Units: About 21,000 Manufacturer: Lan Enterprises, of Beaverton, Ore. Hazard: A child s finger can become caught in the rectangular metal clip or the black plastic side hinge, and this can sever a child s finger tip. Also, the strollers pose an entrapment hazard. Incidents/Injuries: Pottery Barn kids has received three reports of serious lacerations, including one partial finger severing on a 2 year old boy. Description: The Mini Zooper Doll Stroller has a silver metal frame with a bright pink cotton canvas seat cover. “Pottery Barn kids” is printed on a label on the canvas seat cover. Sold exclusively at: Pottery Barn kids retail stores nationwide, catalog and Web site from October 2005 through June 2007 for about $50. Manufactured in: China Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled doll strollers away from children and contact Pottery Barn kids for instructions on receiving a repair kit. Consumer Contact: For additional information, call Pottery Barn kids at (888) 367-0144 between 7 a.m. and 12 a.m. ET daily or visit the firm s Web site at www.potterybarnkids.com Firm s Media Contact: Leigh Oshirak, at (415) 438-8106

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