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If you want to know where your kids are all. the. time. then slap a personal GPS thing-y on them. Something like Zoombak, the portable locator that can help you keep track of more than just the little ones. You can put it on your car, your pet, your luggage, whatever you have that [...]

We told you recently that there are bunches of product recalls out there, and now we’re here to warn you about some 2.1 million cribs that are being recalled.
The drop-side cribs by Stork Craft Manufacturing of Canada are being recalled following reports of four infant suffocations. The cribs are in the United States and Canada, [...]

Are you even aware of all the product recalls out there? Not me. But there are plenty, and you can track down a bunch of them at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Lately, some Maclaren strollers have been recalled, due to a hinge that has reportedly severed some kid fingertips. Ouch. Here’s the scoop. [...]

My house is stocked with cars and trucks, monsters and dragons, Stars Wars action figures and Lego in all shapes, sizes and colors. There’s not a pink anything in sight — no sparkly crowns, magic wands or frilly dresses in all of our 2,000 square feet of living space. I have two nieces, though, and [...]

Bev over at That’s Fit wants you to think twice about how you pack lunches for your kids. Scrap the plastic baggies, she says, and the individual servings of yogurt and applesauce, too. There’s a new game in town, and it’s easier on your wallet (Ziplock no more), the environment (no phthalates, BPA or lead) [...]

Stuck on what to get for that kiddie birthday party? Try this: Go to gifthero.com, enter the child’s age and gender, then punch in the amount you want to spend, and presto, a list of mom-approved ideas will appear.
Pretty cool. I just searched for a boy, age 8, and chose $20 or less as my [...]

Welcome to the week of How-To. For the next five days, we’ll be featuring videos that will teach you a little something. First up, for those of you gearing up for back to school lunches (or those who just like a sandwich now and then), how to buy lunch meat.

How To Buy Lunch Meat on [...]

In our house, we love these Polar water bottles. They go with us to baseball practices, summer camps and weekend excursions. They’re light-weight, they don’t sweat, they appear to keep our water cold for a good amount of time, they’re BPA-free and Phthalate-free, and they cost us just about $10 each. If you need a [...]

You know you’ll need to buy your kids jeans for school this year, right? I mean, chances are when your tykes hike up their last-year pants, they’re going to be super tight and super short. That’s what happens when our wee ones grow into big kids.
Good Housekeeping has the scoop on all sorts of best [...]