We’ve cycled through all types of computer interest here at our house — we’ve gone from none to some to completely over-the-top, and while my kids mostly like their iPod Touch and DSi contraptions at the moment, they do veer into the office for some computer time now and then, and I’ve got to tell [...]

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With summer-like weather comes the need for safety awareness. You know: watch your kids while they swim (don’t leave them even for a second to answer the phone), apply and re-apply sunscreen (on every little itty bitty part of your body, and your kids’ bodies, too), wear life jackets on boats, drink lots of water [...]

Photo: howtotrainyourdragon.com We’ve written about this before, but it seems time for a reminder since school is almost over, and we’re all going to be hunting for summer activities before too long. If it’s movies that will fill your time with kids, don’t forget to check out the ratings — plus these three sites, which [...]

Photo: zoombak.com 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 [...]

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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 [...]

Your kids might know the chant, “Stop, Drop and Roll” for fire safety, but do they know “Ring, Relax and Wait” for elevator safety? Children in New York City just got a lesson from the city’s buildings commissioner and elevator inspectors from the Department of Buildings — they led 150 schoolchildren in Brooklyn in the [...]

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. [...]