http://blog.baby-wise.com Musings on parenthood, babies, and baby products Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:09:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Want to make Diaper Duty a little sweeter on Mother's Day? The gift of a designer diaper bag might just do the trick. Check out these fabulous finds: Bumble Bags. Imagine a stylish looking bag that converts to a shoulder bag, backpack, or messenger (across the chest) bag. ... http://blog.baby-wise.com/2008/04/mothers-day-diaper-duty.html The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced a voluntary recall of Beco Baby Butterfly Carriers due to a potential fall hazard. Consumers are instructed to immediately discontinue use, since the buckles on the carrier can unexpectedly release tension and pose a fall hazard to the baby. The ... http://blog.baby-wise.com/2008/04/recall-beco-butterfly-infant-carriers.html If you can't get your hands on tickets to those hot celebrity style, kid-friendly dance parties--like Baby Loves Disco, which transforms popular night clubs into kid-proof dance playgrounds--or you live too far away from the club scene, why not throw your own party at home? While you're rockin' out to ... http://blog.baby-wise.com/2008/04/rock-out-with-baby.html Your mommy friends heard about a report that says to ditch your plastic sippy cups. Your mom heard about a study that said limited exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) is just fine. Your neighbor cautions that the studies giving BPA the green light were funded by industry trade ... http://blog.baby-wise.com/2008/04/the-low-down-on-the-plastic-safety-debate.html On Earth Day 2008, baby-Wise officially relaunched as babyearth! Babyearth offers one of the largest selections of baby products on the planet. Babyearth is the only site you need to visit for everything baby. Plus, the site is eye candy--filled with beautiful images and thoughtful descriptions for ... http://blog.baby-wise.com/2008/04/its-official-babyearth-is-born.html Got five minutes? If you're crunched for time on Earth Day or simply forgot until now about Earth Day, don't worry. Here's a cheat sheet to teaching your kids about Earth Day in FIVE minutes. 1. Explain What Earth Day is All About? Earth Day is a ... http://blog.baby-wise.com/2008/04/teach-your-kids-about-earth-day-in-five-minutes.html You've asked, you've begged, you've whined, and at least one of you wished upon a star....And thanks to Maxine Wolf, CEO & Publisher of KIWI Magazine, you now have another chance to win a one year KIWI Magazine subscription! Wondering what's the big deal? It's just a magazine, right? ... http://blog.baby-wise.com/2008/04/its-backyour-chance-to-win-a-kiwi-magazine-subscription.html Looking for a creative nursery theme? What about bugs? That's the theme I would have picked for my little guy had I known just a wee bit earlier that he would come to love bugs. He loved bugs so much as a baby and toddler that he ... http://blog.baby-wise.com/2008/04/i-like-bugs.html As many of you have probably guessed by now, I'm an avid Washington Post reader. One of my favorite places to read the newspaper is in the car, while I wait for preschool pick up. Since my last post mentioned the preliminary federal report about the chemical bisphenol-A ... http://blog.baby-wise.com/2008/04/big-box-retailer-plans-to-yank-plastic-bottles-sippy-cups.html A preliminary government report produced by the National Toxicology Program suggests that the chemical bisphenol A, which is found in shatterproof plastic bottles, may be linked to hormonal problems, such as early puberty, and possibly even tumors. According to the Washington Post, citing the Centers for Disease Control, "More ... http://blog.baby-wise.com/2008/04/report-warns-about-bisphenol-a.html