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As a concerned dad, I wrote this article about the dangers of taking and uploading pictures of kids... a(and how to turn the geo-tagging feature off)…

Come on by my blog to see my safety tips for Halloween and my feature of the SafeKids Halloween Research Study!!

Have a Happy - and SAFE - Halloween!!

 Recently I bloggrd on child safety and child injury. I touched on a parents obligation to protect their children.

Unfortunately not all the vigilance in the world can protect a child or adult for that matter from serious injury at the hands of a drunk driver. So you need to know what to do for…

Trampoline safety is so important. Read more about it at http://www.qualitytoys.com/active-play-trampolines.html

My eight year old son’s “wish list” for the holidays includes an iPod touch, a Nintendo DSI, and a computer. His older brother’s list is pretty similar except that it also includes a cell phone. I like to think of myself as a “modern mom”, but come on…this is crazy (and I’m not just talking about the…

So you want to keep your kids off the couch and computer, and make sure they are physically active, whether that's playing on the school's basketball team, or playing a game of tag. But you also want don't want any injuries to follow...only for them to wind back on the couch, playing on the computer. Well, check out my blog post at The MomTini Lounge on 7 Ways to Keep Your Kids Healthy, Safe and Happy This Sports…

Becoming a parent is exciting enough, but decorating and preparing for the arrival of your new little bundle of joy is extra fun! Although there is something fabulous to be said about all the patterns and designs out there, you don’t want to cover your eyes to safety. Not all products are as safe as they look, so open your eyes to all the child product recalls that are out there!

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Chanukah is the one time of year we allow candles in our home. Our family gathers together for eight consecutive nights and celebrates the time honored tradition of lighting the menorah. It’s a beautiful sight to watch the colorful candles burning each night.

However, this always makes me very nervous! I’m constantly thinking about the potential dangers of these burning candles and make every effort to keep my family and home as safe as can be while they are lit. It’s so…

It’s official…toy season is here and there’s no escaping it! From blocks, bicycles, balls, and board games, to dolls, dump trucks, drum sets, and dress-up, toys for all different ages are everywhere we turn.

Toys should be fun, stimulating, developmentally and age appropriate, and last but not least SAFE! It may be hard to imagine how a tricycle, marbles,…

Thanksgiving Day is about giving thanks. It’s also about food, family, and friends. This means spending a great deal of time in the kitchen with lots of people around, preparing for the big meal. The oven will be turned up high baking apple pie and pumpkin bread, and the stovetop burners will be working overtime in order to have everything ready.

And, for some…

Weekday afternoons can be pretty hectic...picking up the kids from school, making a snack, starting homework, and shuttling kids from activity to activity. In my case, the activities are for the most part sports related. This season we’ve got baseball, soccer, and basketball on the agenda (with flag football starting up soon, as the fall sports wind down). When I take into account both boys, it adds up to a lot of different coaches!…

Halloween is one of my favorite times of year – our office is peppered with bowls of fun-sized chocolates and more importantly, I love seeing my kids dressed up in costumes. When I look through our photo album, seeing pictures of Tommy dressed as Superman or Sydney dressed as Princess Leia always make me smile.

This year is no different – the Ross family…

See that picture with the broken, front, adult tooth? That’s my son! Just minutes before that was taken he had a beautiful set of intact teeth. Well...not anymore.

Yesterday, we learned first hand what happens to your teeth when you play "touch" football with your brother without a mouthguard! Somehow, my two boys collided while chasing each other around the yard, and the end result was not…

My absolute favorite times of the day are when I get to walk with my son to and from school. I do everything possible during the school week to make this happen. Barring any thunder/lightening storms, frigid temps, or work commitments, we have a “date” at 8:00 and 3:30, Monday thru Friday. And some days, if I’m lucky enough, he still even let’s me hold his hand! I know it’s only a matter of time until this will no longer be the case.

It’s…

When my husband and I had our firstborn child, we did what all parents do – buy tons of stuff we simply did not need. We registered for a bottle warmer, not knowing that Tommy enjoyed a cool thirst-quenching bottle straight from the refrigerator. We bought a wipes warmer and realized that was $30 wasted since it scorched the wipes as opposing to taking the chill away. We purchased a mosquito net for his…