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Heather's Baby Products Blog June 2009 Archive

By Heather Corley, About.com Guide to Baby Products since 2004

Safety 1st Reveals New Car Seat, New Crash Testing Method

Tuesday June 30, 2009
Baby products manufacturer Dorel Juvenile Group recently unveiled a new car seat under their Safety 1st brand that features side impact head wings with unique air cushions. The side-impact head ... Read More

Cute Baby Clothes: Summer Sun Hats

Saturday June 27, 2009
Thanks to a generation of parents who had some pretty bad sunburns as kids, today's babies and toddlers are a lot more likely to be sporting sun protection clothing, loads ... Read More

Should Airlines Require Seats For Babies?

Tuesday June 23, 2009
A recent news story about a scuffle on an airplane over a noisy child has some people suggesting that required seats for all kids under age 2 might help curb ... Read More

Texas Updates Booster Seat Law

Friday June 19, 2009
Beginning Sept. 1, 2009, kids in Texas who are under 8 years old who are not yet 4'9" tall will be required by law to ride in a booster seat ... Read More

Hot Baby Products: Graco Dakota Classic Eco-Friendly Crib

Thursday June 18, 2009
Eco-friendly baby products and nursery furniture are incredibly popular today, but many times they come with a high price tag. If you'd like to create an eco-friendly nursery for your ... Read More

Would You Buy It? Baby Bangs

Sunday June 14, 2009
My daughter didn't have a lot of hair when she was born, and I remember being somewhat horrified that the nurses at the hospital glued a bow to her head. ... Read More

LaJobi Recalls 4,900 Drop-Side Cribs

Friday June 12, 2009
LaJobi Inc. has issued recalls for three of its drop-side crib models, one sold at Babies R Us under the Babi Italia brand and two sold in specialty stores under ... Read More

Train Crash Shows Importance of Car Seats

Monday June 8, 2009
If you've heard the story of the minivan that was hit by a freight train this May, you'll be glad to know that while the two men injured in the ... Read More

Fisher Price, Mattel To Pay $2.3 Million For Lead Paint In Toys

Sunday June 7, 2009
Toy-maker Mattel and its subsidiary, Fisher Price, will pay $2.3 million in civil penalties for importing and distributing toys with excessive levels of lead paint within the U.S. The financial ... Read More

Bugaboo Bee Strollers Recalled

Thursday June 4, 2009
Bugaboo is recalling 22,500 of its Bee strollers because the brakes can fail, allowing the stroller to roll away unexpectedly on an incline. More than 100 instances of the stroller ... Read More

Chemicals In Baby Shampoo

Monday June 1, 2009
Several consumer, health and environmental groups have urged Johnson & Johnson, maker of popular Johnson's Baby Shampoo, to remove trace amounts of potentially dangerous chemicals from the baby shampoo and ... Read More
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