Two recent U.S. studies found that many popular, brand-name products containing high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) as a main ingredient contained mercury, and that almost half of the samples of ... Read More

Ohio is the newest state to adopt a booster seat law to protect kids who have outgrown a harnessed car seat but are not yet ready for an adult seatbelt. ... Read More

Explaining the complicated Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) to all of the manufacturers, importers, retailers, resellers and consumers who may potentially be affected by it was no easy task. ... Read More

In February, the All About Parenting Blog Carnival will focus on the theme of "Friends." Ann Logsdon, About.com Guide to Learning Disabilities, will be the host for the month, and ... Read More

Technically, peanut butter is not a baby product. I suspect, though, that if other toddlers are like my daughter was between the ages of about two and four, there are ... Read More

After more than 1,300 reports of Fisher Price Rainforest portable play yard rails collapsing, manufacturer Simplicity / SFCA still is not responding to consumer complaints or CPSC's requests for a ... Read More

Metal mattress support brackets that could break have prompted the recall of more than 500,000 Stork Craft baby cribs. All Stork Craft cribs made between May 2000 and Nov. 2008 ... Read More

Peg Perego recently announced a new voluntary recall of its Primo Viaggio infant car seat because some extra plastic from the mold can remain on the harness adjuster cover. This ... Read More

Amid concerns that the new Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act might inadvertently cause thrift stores to close because they couldn't comply with lead testing requirements for toys, clothes and other ... Read More

Update: CPSC has announced that thrift shops do not have to certify their products in inventory to meet the new CPSIA safety standards. Most parents are willing to spend a little ... Read More

Nineteen reports of crib slats breaking has prompted the recall of some models of Jardine baby cribs sold at Babies R Us stores. One toddler fell out of the crib ... Read More

As your baby grows, he or she will want to explore, which usually leads to a few messes. For my daughter, it was the diaper cream she found and spread ... Read More

Ahh, potty training. Parents are usually excited to be nearly done with diapers, but the potty training process can be a bit frustrating, since it usually involves some extra messes. ... Read More