safety

Avoiding BPA in baby products

The Triumphant Mom - 19 April, 2010

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical that has been used for over 40 years to produce polycarbonate plastics (typically has recycling code #7 or “PC”) and the epoxy resin that lines canned food to prevent the can from rusting and contaminating the food. 

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Keeping Your Preschooler Safe Around The Home

The Triumphant Mom - 24 September, 2009

“Careful! Don’t touch that stove! Hold my hand! Look out for cars! Knives are sharp! Climb down from there! Careful, careful, careful!”
Wow! What a load of care and concern greets a parent each second of every day. Like the proverbial dark forests of childhood fairy tales, danger lurks at every twist and turn and at each new encounter. What follows are common sense reminders about how to recognize and avoid some of the most common hazardous happenings that lie in wait for unsuspecting children. And those unexpected dangers cannot be overemphasized.

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