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New Crib Safety Standards Take Effect This Month

New government safety standards for cribs sold in the U.S. take effect this month. From now on, the manufacture and sale of all drop-side rail cribs is banned. Mattress supports will be stronger, crib hardware more durable and ...
by Shannon McRae
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Parenting
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Family Circle Presents Useful “Editor Recommended, Mom Approved” Buying Guide for Household Products

I’m a sucker for buying guides and product reviews. I’m so much more likely to try something if I’ve read that someone else had good results–does that make me a savvy shopper or a hopeless follower? I...
by Shannon McRae
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The Compost Convert: One KIWI Magazine Mom on How She Learned to Love the Muck

You’ll never guess what I seriously wanted for Christmas last year. It wasn’t a pair of diamond earrings or a day at the spa (though I’d gladly accept either). What I really wanted was a compost bin. Because m...
by Shannon McRae
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Parenting
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All the Single Mamas: Parenting Early Years Tells the Tale of a Married Single Mom

When I was single, I worked with a man whose wife called him at work every day at 5 p.m. No matter what sort of deadlines we were working on, you could bet that when this father of three’s phone rang, he’d bolt out ...
by Shannon McRae
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Parenting
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Go Nuts: Parents Magazine Explains New Findings About Feeding Nuts to Babies

Peanut butter is a staple in our house. We eat it at least twice a day, and sometimes even more often. We’ve never had any family history of nut allergies so I wasn’t too concerned about feeding it to my kids when t...
by Shannon McRae
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Parenting
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It Happened to Them: Parents Magazine’s Words of Warning Make Me Paranoid

There’s a small section in each issue of a Parents magazine subscription called “It Happened to Me.” It’s near the front of the magazine and is just a quick tidbit submitted by a reader about a strange a...
by Shannon McRae
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