Articles by Katharine Wroth
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An illustration and explanation of today’s tainted toys
Seems you can’t turn around these days without hearing about some trusted toy being yanked from the shelves. (Dora, we hardly knew ya!) If you want to keep on top of the latest recalls, check out the Consumer Product Safety Commission database or BabyCenter’s product recall finder. Meanwhile, we offer a graphic cheat sheet below, […]
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Getting kids unwired
Well, it’s Week Two here at Brood Awakenings, and we’re shifting our focus from babies to big kids. I’ll start by elevating this question from last week that got a bit lost in the comments section: I’d love to hear tips about how to keep kids unwired. Don’t get me wrong, I love me some […]
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There’s no lead-free lunch
Have you heard the one about the “healthy lunch” campaign that used lunchboxes found to contain lead? No joke.
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How four green parents deal with the plastics scare
Pop quiz time: plastic baby bottles are a) completely safe, or b) a risk to you, your baby, and every other living thing in the entire universe? The answer lies somewhere in between — but you wouldn’t know it from most media reports. Over the last year, countless stories have sprung up citing research about […]
