The Parents Blog

By M Martin

If I ask you to close your eyes and visualize a stroller, what image immediately pops into your mind? Is it a dainty pink and white baby doll carriage pushed by a little girl in the park (a pram/carriage stroller)? Is it a sleek, aerodynamic masterpiece of a stroller pushed by a dad during his morning run (a jogging stroller)? Or is it an empty, stroller being pushed effortlessly down the aisles of the grocery store by its intended occupant, who prefers driving over riding (a lightweight stroller)?

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By David L Hoffman

There are literally hundreds of different car seats sold in the US market today. Even though all the eats sold in the US meet the safety requirement in a crash test, it is still a good idea to buy a car seat with a better set of safety features.

We will help you go through 5 of the infant seat features that are important to your baby’s safety.

1. 5-Point Harness

There are two kinds of infant seats in the market: 3-point harness and 5-point harness. The 5-point harness usually straps the baby in better, and provide better protection against ejection when used properly.

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Here’s an item we could not live without: The Snug Tuck Pillow. We first discovered it when we were searching for bed rail options when it was time to transition our oldest from the crib. He was a roller and loved sleeping snuggled up against the bumper of his crib. We were worried he would either roll himself out of bed or wake himself up when he rolled into the hard bed railings.

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By Dennis Jaylon

So, you thought that technology had its limitations, did you? You thought that a babysitter was the only answer to your problems when you had to be away from your baby for the day? Well, the technological razzmatazz in the market begs to differ. Now, you can have your fill of a creation known aptly as baby monitors to keep a tab on your little angel even when you are not in the same room.

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By B Summoy

Every year, hundreds upon hundreds of children come to emergency rooms because of injuries involving high chairs. Unfortunately, some of these cases are fatal. Most of these injuries happen when restraint belts are not used and when children are not supervised. Deaths often occur when children fall under the tray and get strangled.

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