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DadGear diaper bags are now at Stella Maternity. Super functional design combines with cool graphics and styles. These are diaper bags that any man would be proud to carry. The DadGear baby bags come in classic styles, punk style graphics, retro designs, camouflage and even collegiate sports teams.Don't worry moms, you can carry one of these bags too! They are designed to appeal to men with masculine designs, but I'm a mom and I would...  

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On sale now for only $39.50 That's 60% off the retail price of $99.00! Okay, before you read all the nitty gritty details below, let me tell you this: This diaper bag is not JUST a diaper bag, your mom and grandma can use this and add tissue to the wipes dispenser on the outside, when your kids are a bit older, feel free to use this bag and stuff a pack of antibacterial wipes in it. You have to try it to believe how incredibly useful and...  

RocNow.com: The cloth diapers that Heather Holt sells at her new shop on Winton Road are a lot different from the plain white ones she wore as a baby. Safety pins have given way to Velcro or snaps. And this generation of baby bottoms is a lot more stylish. “You might have been able to get some [...]  

CHARLESTON – A death of a Fayette County infant helped trigger this week's recall of more than two million cribs, according to a Charleston attorney.Harry F. Bell Jr., of the Bell Law Firm, said he shared information with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission about the 2007 death of 6-month-old Carter Michael Pack of Summersville. Bell is representing the Pack family in a lawsuit against Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc. Drop-side cribs...  

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is about to announce one of the largest crib recalls in United States history, involving cribs with dropdown sides, fearing they may be unsafe, even deadly. Tyler Witte was only 10-months-old when he died in the very place his mom Michele thought he'd be safe, his crib. "That's every parent's safe haven for their child, and to see the horrific site of him strangled was just horrifying to me," said Michele...  

A crib should be the safest place in the world for a sleeping baby. That's what Tyler Jonathan Witte's mom believed.  But the 10-month-old boy is one of four children to suffocate after becoming trapped between the mattress and the slide of a drop-side crib.  

Those of you still licking your traveling-with-baby wounds after last weekend will want to kiss us for this one. This week, 5 lucky Momformation readers will walk away with a BabyBjörn Travel Crib Light just in time for that next trip to Grandma’s house. This means no more rigging up barricades on king size beds, pulling mattresses [...]  

What do you get when you mix Twitter with toddlers? Behold the Twoddler, a tricked-out Fisher Price Activity Center that lets toddlers send pre-arranged tweets to friends and family: … the Twoddler, a tricked-out Fisher Price Activity Center with pictures of family members and friends attached and an Arduino board inside. When a child presses a certain [...]  

Here's a list of posts that have received one or more comments this week: Does Mady Gosselin Need Discipline, or a Diagnosis? iPhone Apps for Kids? Bring 'em On! Weekly Round-Up: Week of November 16 Autistic Kids, Violent Adults Down Syndrome Children in Demand for Adoption Site of the Day: Article on Find My Family Ho Ho, Uh Oh, the Holidays Draw Near Wordless Wednesday: Family Gathering Survival Kit While We're Getting Rid of the R-Word...  

Section: Gadgets / Other, Web, Web 2.0 / Social Networking Students at a university in Belgium have come up with a prototype gadget that allows toddlers to post to their very own Twitter accounts-and to communicate with other toddlers. The device, dubbed a “Twoddler”, is made from a modified Fisher Price Activity Center. It features an Ardino board and photos of the toddler’s family and friends. When the child presses a photo, the device...  

Drop-side cribCHARLESTON, W. Va. – A death of a Fayette County, W.Va., infant helped trigger this week's recall of more than two million cribs, according to a West Virginia attorney.Harry F. Bell Jr., of the Bell Law Firm in Charleston, W.Va., said he shared information with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission about the 2007 death of 6-month-old Carter Michael Pack of Summersville, W.Va. Bell is representing the Pack family in a...  

Onslow County Schools have 49 pregnant or parenting teens in attendance for the current school year, and Jacksonville’s PEERS Family Development Center is working to keep them in class. The organization has partnered with The Jacksonville Rotary...  

On sale now for only $32.00 That's 63% off the retail price of $88.00! It's time to Rock The Tote with the new diaper bag from baby star. beautifully crafted with the modern mom (or dad) in mind. this diaper bag has room for what you need on the run, even a lap top. features a wide zipper pocket on one side and two open pockets on the other side that can hold a wipe case, bottle or cell phone. also includes matching changing pad and a BPA...  

Following the massive Stork Craft Crib recall, the family of a seven-month-old baby who died earlier this year in a Stork Craft crib, has filed a lawsuit in federal court, the Advertiser is reporting. The family alleges that their baby’s body became entrapped in the space between the Stork Craft crib’s drop-side rail and the crib’s [...]  

A post from Designing Moms crossed my path just as I was realizing that I need a zipper pouch in my purse to contain all the loose pieces I keep for emergency kid entertainment. Plastic spiders, packaged snack bars, and tiny cars are forever preventing me from locating my keys quickly when I dig my [...]  

Here's a list of posts that have received one or more comments this week: Christmas Gift Ideas, Triumphs, and Disasters Weekday Reflection: Letting Go Autistic Kids, Violent Adults Moms Are Never Off-Duty Does Mady Gosselin Need Discipline, or a Diagnosis? Another Head-Lice Treatment: Cetaphil Is Being Short a Disability? Peanut Allergy Imperils Heroine in Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Wordless Wednesday: R-Word Campaign Is Your Child...  

Why does the average Park Slope parent enjoy pushing around their vulnerable young children, Daffodil and Ainsley, in a stroller that could, at any moment, chop off their tiny defenseless fingers? Maclaren, the stroller of choice for parents who insist upon spending too much money on a stroller, has just issued a recall notice for all of its "umbrella strollers." The easiest way to determine whether your Maclaren is one of the affected models...  

Heather Holt started Luvaboos as a home-based cloth-diaper business in 2007 and opened her store earlier this month. She sells brands like Thirsties, Happy Heinys, BumGenius and FuzziBunz, along with other natural parenting products at the N. Winton Road store.  

Smartipants Cloth diapers are back — and cuter than ever! Smartipants (a recently launched collection of reusable diapers) has taken over the diaper scene much to the delight of style savvy moms and tots. But these diapers don’t just look great; they really work. Each one consists of a colored waterproof outer layer and a super [...]  

At the beginning of September, I set out to rally my peeps for a diaper drive. I was inspired by Help A Mother Out and figured that between my children’s two schools, my family, neighbors, and friends, I would be able to generate a 1000-diaper donation for my nearby women’s drop-in center. They serve [...]  

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Help a Mother Out (HAMO) has a simple mission: to get diapers to mothers in need. According to the National Center on Family Homelessness, 2.2 million children in California live in poverty. Many of these families rely on food stamps to pay for food, but food stamps won’t pay for diapers. Enter HAMO, an organization that launches in Los Angeles on Sunday. That day HAMO will host an indoor play-date with drinks and snacks at The Treehouse...  

On sale now for only $15.00 That's 57% off the retail price of $35.00! Nappi Sak by SuzibellaTM - the most stylish, yet functional way to carry baby's diapers and wipes. It's got everything you need for a quick diaper change. Like Moms who must wear many different hats, the Nappi Sak provides many different benefits. For a cushy diaper change, it opens up flat to provide just enough room for baby. For carrying a few diapers and wipes...  

I love Skip-hop diaper bags for travel, both the Duo and the Dash which is a bit wider. The canvas is easy to clean and they've got lots of pockets for easy access to extra binkies and emergency Goldfish. You can also attach them to ...  

Christmas for Free Newsletter!Sign Up Stephanie's BlogBy , About.com Guide to Add to: Christmas for Wednesday December 2, 2009 Holly Leaves PrintPhoto When it's time for the family to get together and make Christmas ornaments and decorations or trim the  

Creative Ways to Display Family Photos. by hookedonhouses on December 4, 2009. crib mattress photo display-firefly hill. Annie at Firefly Hill took an old mattress spring from a crib, spray-painted it white, and turned it into a ...  

Wow. I am just blown away by the incredibly sexist premise and alarming tone of Sally Abrahms' article in Working Mother magazine about supposed changes in divorce and family law. The magazine considers dads' increased involvement in parenting to be...  

A family in Sacramento is seeing great results treating their son's autism with a teeny, tiny kid-sized daily dose of medical marijuana. This seems like an autism story even Jenny McCarthy could love. [via andrewsullivan] Could do without the Ooh,...  

It's apparently NPR Bad Decisions Day around here. After her slightly quirky, mid-day news/talk show "Day To Day" was canceled, West Coast radio host Madeleine Brand found another gig: momblogger. She is leading the LA Times' new blog/podcast hybrid, Parenting...  

I'm a little slow to this, but my grandmother only saw the article at her doctor's office this week. Time Magazine has one of those big trend-calling pieces, "Helicopter Parents: The Backlash Against Overparenting," about how This Generation of Parents...  

As the parent of three children that we adopted through foster care, please watch A Home For The Holidays with your family this holiday season. A Home For The Holidays shares, through the eyes of a child, the joy of having a family – not just for the holidays, but every day and forever. Each December, [...]  

To celebrate National Adoption Month, Adoption ARK held a contest where parents were invited to send in their pictures of the first moments with their child. Adoption ARK compiled all of the pictures and created a video entitled “First Moments”. Share and Enjoy:  

Traveling To Meet Your Child: Written by Debbie Schwartz, who is a tremendous asset to our adoption forum and is the Program Coordinator for Adoption Connection at Jewish Family Services of Greenwich in Connecticut. Congratulations!  After all of your hard work, the time to travel to meet your child is finally here (or almost [...]  

Ok, so the weather in Houston is not frightenting, but it is that time of year when I feel my running is most threatened. All of the busy stuff going on, all of the food and goodies that once consumed make you feel a run could be worthless. This is also the time of year family and friends are less understanding about why you have to leave to get a run in (except my running husband who  

I know some of you love holiday shopping, but I don't! Is that surprising? I love finding a good deal--obviously, but the hard part for me is coming up with gift ideas year after year for the same people. It's especially difficult finding something for those people who already seem to have everything. And, of course, I need to stay within my budget. This year, I'd like to share some of the  

Being a mommy has changed my life. It *saved* my life - made me better - made me healthier - made me whole. There wasn't anything particularly wrong about my life pre-kids - but it wasn't amazing. I had friends. I had fun. I ran[sometimes]. I didn't really know myself though. Becoming a mommy made me realize what was important to me. In realizing this, I decided that the only way I could be a  

Not long ago, I stripped Miriam of her jammies and reached for her shirt and pants combo of the day. "No," she said, waving away my hand. "Wear dress." "No," I replied, "today we're wearing these." (It's an unfortunate but unavoidable fact that most moms refer to their children as we. Thus the inevitable stress when our children show any signs of independence. I wish I were speaking to my mother so I could apologize to her for this, but...  

So what vital information do publicists have for you parents/ladies? Toys"R"Us Helps Take The Worry Out of Holiday Shopping for Moms With its Annual Toy Guide for Differently-abled Kids Last-minute holiday season can be stressful for moms, and particularly so...  

I came across this great article on the web this weekend, written by Adam Murdock, MD out of Texas. He discusses the media hype of the swine flu and the need for the swine flu and whether it will become mandatory or should become mandatory. One state, Pennsylvania has proposed such legislation, according to Murdock. My family and kids are overall healthy, therefore we will not get the swine flu  

Image via WikipediaOne of my favorite quotes reminds me how we need to be thankful for the ones we love and kind to all, because what really matters is how you make others feel. I hope that you have a Happy Thanksgiving and enjoy a great meal, share lots of smiles and memories with your family and friends nearby."I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did,  

Image via Wikipedia [not Michael Brewer's arm]Michael is doing better. Doctors at Jackson Memorial Hospital initially predicted Michael would need to stay in the intensive care unit for five months. Instead, he was moved to a burn unit after five weeks. He is talking and taking tentative steps - and playing Tony Hawk video games and watching "ICarly," one of his favorite TV shows.He is scheduled  

Millions of Americans got an early jump on their Thanksgiving travel Wednesday, with many opting to drive or take trains and buses instead of shelling out more money for flights amid a sour economy st... View Original Article Are you flying, driving, taking a train or bus or staying home this year? We'll be visiting my family nearby, so will take a short drive over the hills and through the  

Terri is a positive mom I follow on twitter, also known as the 'tadahmom'. Terri has contributed to Little Bytes News in the past. Her book, Ignite The Fire!, is available once again by popular demand. It is filled with inspiration for parents to make homeschooling fun with creative ways to teach and encourage your children. I offered to help get the word out because it sounds like a great  

While the whole family's scattered to various grandparents for the week/night, I'm freaking out about how well the lacquer on the new radiator cover will take the heat. For you, how about some hyperbolic science and parenting headlines to freak...  

Yeah, the weekend slipped by with nary a Freakout to be had. Fortunately, these crazy stories from the worlds of science, safety, and parenting can still ruin your Thanksgiving holiday: By now it's [week-]old news that in addition to all...  

Haven't gotten any really great crazy-sexist marketing pitches lately; The DT Monday Mommy Mailbag must be working! And for that, I am thankful. So to help make your holiday party the most harmonious ever, here are some handy tips to...  

Now don't get me wrong, I like Cool Hunting, and I always will. They're like blogfamily, we go way back. So it's not that I'm pissed to see the Babyplus Prenatal Education System, the pregnancy industry's most thoroughly bogus...  

The dad in this picture was the hands-down winner of Hyperallergic's Art Basel Miami Beach Parenting Award. I figured it was awesome enough to mention even though I haven't yet figured out the artist or gallery. I'll get it...  

I've worked with MoMA in various ways for almost twenty years now, but I only really became aware of the incredible legacy of Victor d'Amico since having a kid. He oversaw the education programs at the Modern for decades,...  

You've probably already seen it, or at least you think you have. Much of the Muppets' version of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" video is as good as the Henson-era Muppet Show. So you might even have moments where you feel...  

In case you missed the December seeMOMMYrun e-newsletter, you really should check it out! Free workouts, shopping discounts just for YOU, and more!www.seeMOMMYrun.com/newsletter/dec_09.htmHappy reading!  

This makes less sense than all the Family Circus comics combined. Does anyone know what it means? Baby Blues [arcamax via jeremy of daddy dialectic]...  

K2 just came running into the room. "Mommy come help! Wow Wubzy stuck in car!"...