safety patrol

be prepared, id your child

October 27, 2009

We went to our local Zoo last night for the Halloween event Zoo Boo, and I was thrilled to see all of the wonderful booths. One of the booths was providing Child ID packages and information to encourage us all to prepare for the worst case scenario. Yes I know we don’t think it can [...]

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children’s tylenol RECALL

October 13, 2009

Pretty sure that everyone and their mother has given their kids a dose of Children or Infant’s Tylenol from time to time. Recently, they have announced a recall that could be hazardous to your kiddo’s health. Buyers beware! You may have heard that McNeil Consumer Healthcare (the makers of TYLENOL®) is voluntarily recalling certain lots [...]

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hhm hearts non-toxic kids

October 12, 2009

At Happy Hour Mom, we love to connect with other mommies and link up to relative mom and baby sites. It is always so exciting to find a new site (new, as in you personally have never seen it before) that has amazing and informative content that you can actually benefit from. I was looking [...]

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socket-lockits

October 9, 2009

What colors come to mind when you think of child safety in past years? Pastey, beige band-aids or white boring cabinet locks?

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h1n1 vaccine | will you get it?

October 4, 2009

There has been so much controversy around the H1N1 virus. I’ve heard that it’s just a huge ploy, during our failing economy, to boost medical sales-that it is a just a new strain on the common flu. Yet the CDC begs to differ. Here are their main points. Who will be recommended to receive the [...]

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halloween safety tips

September 25, 2009

It is a scary world out there! Aren’t we constantly hearing how things we’re so much safer back in “those days.” It really is true though. Why is it that the more time that goes by, more research is done, increasing the paranoia in everyone! Halloween is truly a fun holiday for all kids of [...]

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safe & stylish | baby emi jewelry

September 22, 2009

There is nothing cuter than baby toes, and kiddie feet…well, until you adorn them with Baby Emi’s Jingle Bell Jewelry . We all know that little ones like anything that jingles, and they like anything that makes them feel more girly and “princessy,” so throw that all into one and you’ve got a big hit. Baby Emi [...]

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babyproofing your house the bru way

September 18, 2009

September is Baby Safety Month at Babies R Us. If you have ever had a child or known someone who has that there is a great chance you have experienced the tried and true overwhelming trip to Babies R Us. My head immediately started spinning the first time I entered. First thoughts were, “I need [...]

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thudguard | is this going to far?

September 16, 2009

As parents we worry about our children constantly, but would you go so far as to put them in a helmet? I am not talking to ride a bike or go roller skating, I’m talking a helmet for babies learning to walk and wanting to climb. Created and used in the United Kingdom, this 2.5 [...]

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boogie cleaner | nasalclear aspirator by graco

September 16, 2009

Hands down this was one the best gadgets I have received to date. I am truly blessed with an extremely healthy kid. Once, he had a fever and a serious runny nose. Besides that, no ear infections and barely a sniffle. It’s great and all, but when he finally did get sick we kind of [...]

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safety hazards | stay informed

September 12, 2009

The safety of our children is our number one priority. If there is something that can be done to help avoid a tragic accident, we as parents are responsible to make it happen. Mostly due to my paranoia, I am constantly checking out the latest product recalls. From the discovery of unsafe materials, to faulty [...]

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school bus safety

September 9, 2009

School has begun and it is often a scary time for us parents as we must let our little kiddies step out into the world all on their own. While school is a place of relative security, that plays a positive role in education for our children, there can be a few danger zones as [...]

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shower safe with bathing buddies and your little one

September 3, 2009

Having a young baby is time consuming enough. Slings and pouches are one of the most helpful tools a mom can have these days to allow for a little more free time. There are a million different styles of baby slings out there these days. But, I bet you haven’t seen one quite like this. [...]

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a spoon full of sugar…

August 23, 2009

…helps the medicine go down. So does the frantic persistence of a mother with a child presenting a fever of 103+ degrees. When my oldest gets a fever, she REALLY gets a fever. I will never forget those nights spent up all night trying to break her fever of 104 degrees. By no means am [...]

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ouchies, express yourself

August 11, 2009

“Hide your wound not your style.” That’s what Ouchies bandages are all about. Where were these babies when I was a youngster? I still remember sitting in Math class drawing on my boring skin-tone bandages to make them look cool. Now you can make a statement with these adorable booboo covers. What I love is that we’re [...]

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non-toxic cleaning method

August 8, 2009

I L-O-V-E Method cleaning products, so far! I am on a personal mission to try out all sorts of their products. Sometimes the regular, high in chemical, ones can work better and faster, but at what cost? A little elbow grease and knowing that you aren’t personally poisoning your family is enough for me to make [...]

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how you celebrate national night out with your neighbors?

August 5, 2009

What a great idea! I had no idea of today’s holiday until I saw the white tent sent up in our circle. As stated by Wikipedia, “National Night Out is a community-police partnership held the first Tuesday of every August since 1984 sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch in the United States and [...]

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travel well with kids trayblecloth

August 3, 2009

Did you catch our recent post on germs? For a refresher check {HERE}. Harmful bacterial is everywhere we go and on everything we touch. For most adults, we know better, what not to touch. Kids, on the other hand, seem to think its a competition to see who can touch the most, and dirtiest surfaces. [...]

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pat birkle | let’s keep our homes safe

August 1, 2009

There is an illusion that what we purchase in the grocery store is safe, and if something is harmful, it will be listed on the product’s warning label. Warning labels are required for known carcinogens and/or harmful ingredients if ingested or inhaled. However, they do not tell us the possible long-term affects that inhalation causes [...]

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are you kids safe? happy hour mom wants to help keep them away from sexual predators

July 31, 2009

It is our jobs as parents to protect our most valued assets, our kids, our future. After hearing the countless bad stories on the news, and we’ve all seen an episode of “To Catch a Predator with Chris Hansen.” Some think it may be best to lock your family up and never allow them to [...]

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