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Preventing Child ID Theft: Child Credit Freeze How-To

Thanks to the new Consumer Protection Act, you can now freeze your kids' credit (and your own) for free in all 50 states! And... you can request the freeze by phone or online WITHOUT putting sensitive information the mail!Below, you'll find a summary of our Child Credit Freeze investigation along … Read More...

#Toxic Safety: Car Seat Chemicals Continuing Coverage

Toxic Safety: Car Seat Flame Retardants

Continuing Coverage:A child’s car seat is the only consumer product that is required by law in all 50 states. Car seats are crucial to keeping children safe in the car. However, critics argue that a 1970s-era federal motor vehicle flammability regulation is needlessly exposing children to … Read More...

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Child Credit Freeze Guide

A Step-by-Step Guide to Freeze Your Child’s Credit

NOTE: This page was originally published in 2015 & was last updated in October 2018. When I set out to create this guide for parents, I never imagined it could be so difficult.  Several years, several massive hacks and several pieces of legislation later, every parent now has the right to … [Continue...]

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EpiPen Is Not the Only Choice: My Switch to an Off-Brand

NOTE: This is in no way intended as a product endorsement, but rather one mom’s experience. Please consult your doctor and insurance provider about any changes in medication --The first time I bought a set of EpiPens, in 2015, I balked at the price.“Did insurance not cover this?” I asked the … [Continue...]

Why Care About Chemicals Products?

“Chemicals Are in Everything, Why Should I Care?”

One of the most common critiques I get about my reporting on chemical flame retardants in car seats can be summed up with this Facebook comment on one of my posts:Look at how many of us survived... using car seats. Then look at the ones who survived before car seats were a thing. Does your child … [Continue...]

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Investigating UPPAbaby Flame-Retardant-Free Car Seats

The Cost of Baby’s First Year

Lead Found In Sippy Cup

Lead In Sippy Cups And The Moms Making A Difference

2016 Ecology Center Car Seat Test Results

Questions About 2016 Ecology Center Car Seat Flame Retardant Report

Should Your 10-Year-Old Use A Booster Seat?

NewsMom Julie Watts Investigates EpiPen Generic

EpiPen Alternative: The Investigation & Price Check

Ergo Baby “Exiting the Orbit Baby Brand”

Teal Pumpkin Project

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UPDATE: Girl Who Fed Homeless Vet in Viral Video Needs Your Help!

You've likely seen the viral video of the adorable Northern California 8-year old who gave her dinner (silverware and all) to a homeless man outside a restaurant. It's been viewed … [Continue...]

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Survive an Underwater Car Accident: Seatbelts, Windows, Out (Children First)

#ReportersNotebook - Seatbelts, Windows, Out (Children First)It is an overused TV cliché: "A parent's worst nightmare." However, an underwater car accident is literally one of my … [Continue...]

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Peanut-Allergic Boy V. Kellogg’s: Peanut Powder in Cheese Crackers

#ReportersNotebook:When Kellogg's announced it was adding peanut flour to some of its snack crackers, a boy with a passion for activism and an allergy to peanuts decided he … [Continue...]

Now Our Clek Car Seat Tested Positive for TDCPP

"Which Car Seat Do You Use Now?”That is by far the most common question people ask following our continuing coverage of flame retardants found in kids’ car seats (and potentially … [Continue...]

Remember ‘That’ Biomonitoring Study? Car Seats Are Just the Beginning…

If you’ve seen my coverage of chemicals in car seats, you likely know that a biomonitoring study found high levels of a known “cancer-causing flame retardant” in my child; the same … [Continue...]

Morning Sickness Medicine – New Evidence It May be Safe!

#ReportersNotebook I was lucky enough to have two very normal and uneventful pregnancies. Even with my twins, I never suffered from morning sickness and was able to carry them to … [Continue...]

Virtual Kidnapping - A New & Terrifying Threat for Parents

Virtual Kidnapping – A New & Terrifying Threat for Parents

Updated: 9-18-16A chill ran through my body and I immediately felt sick to my stomach when I read this NextDoor post from a local mom. The tale of her child's virtual kidnapping … [Continue...]

Toxic Cleaning Products - Whats in the cleaners in your home?

What’s In Your Cleaning Products?

New parents tend to top the list of people concerned about toxic cleaning products. So, like many, I went out and bought the brands that appeared to be green and had names or … [Continue...]

Hayden Panettiere's return to Nashville brings renewed attention to postpartum depression. What every mom (and dad) should know.

Postpartum Depression: What to Learn From Panettiere’s Return

New motherhood is hard. The sleep deprivation, the hormones, the crying, the body changes, the guilt and the worry can team up to leave moms of newborns feeling harried, wondering: … [Continue...]

NewsMom Guide To When NOT To Buy Organic Produce

When to Skip the Organic Produce

Do I Really Need Organic Produce? We'd all love to feed our little angels an all-organic diet... but who can afford it when organic produce can cost almost 50 percent more? I … [Continue...]

Frequent Locations - Your iPhone Is Documenting Your Every Move

Frequent Locations – Your iPhone Is Documenting Your Every Move

Most people know that phones (and apps) know your location. You've probably even turned off location tracking for some of your apps under "Location Services." But buried four menus … [Continue...]

Party Politics Stall Child Credit Freeze Law?

Politics Stall Child Credit Freeze Law?

After years of reporting on child ID theft and struggling to freeze my own child’s credit, it was rewarding to learn that California Assemblyman Mike Gatto introduced state … [Continue...]

Orbit/Ergo Baby, Alba’s Honest: Why Green Companies Keep Getting Caught with Concerning Chemicals

Alba’s Honest, Ergo Baby’s Orbit: Why Green Companies Are Found with Concerning Chemicals!

Here we go again. Independent testing found a chemical in a “green” children’s product that the company itself called “toxic”.The Wall Street Journal reports that it found SLS … [Continue...]

A CBS News Investigation reveals why you should Put Kids In the middle seat or third row.

UPDATE: Keep Car Seats in the Middle, A Fatal Seat Flaw Exposed

Did you know your front driver and passenger seats can severely injure your child? Here's the latest in another excellent report from CBS News Transportation Correspondent Kris Van … [Continue...]

Car Seat Chemicals: Resources for Parents

A car seat is the only consumer product required by law in all 50 states, but critics say many of those seats are unnecessarily exposing kids to potentially dangerous … [Continue...]

Child Test Positive For High Levels Of Car Seat Flame Retardants

How I Found “Cancer-Causing” Flame Retardants In My Child… And In Her ‘Green’ Car Seat

I'm not a particularly green mom. Though, as a consumer reporter I've covered enough studies over the years to know I should try to reduce my child's exposure to concerning … [Continue...]

How To Protect Kids From ID Theft

How to Protect Kids From ID Theft… One Year Later

More than a year after my first NewsMom blog on the topic, we finally aired the TV version of "How I Forced the Bureaus to Freeze My Child’s Credit."The two-part TV news series … [Continue...]

A #NewsMom resource to help parents test for various chemicals at home.

Want to Test Your Home for Lead, Concerning Chemicals and Flame Retardants? Here’s How.

A new friend recently asked me about testing her child's room for formaldehyde. She noticed that the newly-installed closet in her nursery had a strange order, and she wanted to … [Continue...]

Child Identity Theft - NewsMom, News for Moms

NewsMom Blog Prompts Child Credit Freeze Legislation

UPDATE 9/23/16: The governor has signed California's Child Credit Freeze Legislation AB 1580. California parents can now freeze their child's credit!My first-ever NewsMom blog … [Continue...]

The CPSC, American Academy of Pediatrics & many others urge parents NOT to use car seats as stroller seats or let babies sleep in a car seat.

Wake The Baby! Don’t Use Car Seats as Stroller Seats

All together now… “That’s unrealistic!”If this was a TV news story, I’d be starting off with a montage of moms rolling their eyes and replying “that’s unrealistic” when I tell … [Continue...]

Child Credit Freeze – Why Wont The Bureaus Protect Kids?

Why My Toddler Has a Credit Card

SEE FEB 2016 UPDATE: How to Protect Kids From ID Theft… One Year Later Over the years, I've covered far too many news stories about identity theft. I’ve interviewed adult … [Continue...]

Concerning Chemicals Found in Orbit Baby and Other Car Seats

Concerning Chemicals Found in Orbit Baby & Other Car Seats

While picking out car seats two-and-a-half years ago, my husband and I spent a fortune on the Orbit Baby car seat and stroller system solely because we were led to believe there … [Continue...]

Child organ donation is a tough decision for parents. KCBS' Kristine Lazar reflects after reporting on the search for a heart for 8-month-old Elie Lim.

Child Organ Donation & The “TV Good Luck Charm”

#ReportersNotebook The day after Thanksgiving, I had to work a rare night shift. I was resigned to the fact that I was probably going to be assigned a Black Friday story, and I … [Continue...]

Toxic Chemicals In Nail Polish Found In Women's Bodies

Nail Polish: Out of Bottle, Into Your Body

#ReportersNotebook Normally I blog about the stories I cover on CBS San Francisco. But in the case of this report on nail polish chemicals, it was the other way around. The TV … [Continue...]

Don't pay for credit monitoring or ID protection services.

Before You Pay for Credit Monitoring or ID Protection…

#ReportersNotebookEvery other day it seems like there's a new breach. Between the Anthem and Premera insurance hacks alone, it's estimated 1 out of 3 Americans have been … [Continue...]

Newborn Genetic Testing

The State Owns Your Newborn Blood Spot DNA

UPDATE: May 2018State Biobank Stores Every Baby’s DNA. Who Else Has Access? The #ReportersNotebook entry below was first published in 2015. Since then, we've … [Continue...]

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A Different Kind of Resolution: Choosing Joy

I smiled to myself as I clicked "buy" on something that seemed so out of character: A pair of leggings with a space invaders inspired pattern on them. Yep, a grown woman with … [Continue...]

A Tale of Two Carriers: Tula Vs. LÍLLÉbaby

If you've decided to "wear" your baby, chances are you've scoured the internet searching for the right option that'll leave your hands free while carrying your little one. The … [Continue...]

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The Carryon Overnight Kit: A Must for Airplane Travel With Kids

Of course we couldn't have known our 20 hour trip would lengthen into 48. So of course we didn't pack a carryon overnight kit.It began as we loaded up the hired car in the … [Continue...]

One way to carry the car seat in a sit-and-stand double stroller.

Car Seats in Taxis: Difficult But Doable

In the few months since I committed to stop baby wearing in taxis, my little guy officially outgrew his infant bucket car seat. I’ve opted for public transportation and … [Continue...]

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Adventures in Baby Travel: Useful Products for Jet-Setting Families

For those who procreate and yet still insist on feeding their wanderlust, many baby travel products promise to make adventure a breeze. Below is a rundown of a few I've found … [Continue...]

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Baby Gear: If I Could Go Back, Instead I’d Buy…

When I was newly pregnant for the first time, I went into baby gear research hyperdrive. Overwhelmed by the vast options—how do I choose something for someone I've never … [Continue...]

How to safely ride in a taxi with kids.

A Car Seat Conversion: Why I’m Changing My Taxi-With-Kids Habits

I have a confession to make: I've let my kids ride in taxis without car seats. It seemed mostly justified at the time, but a recent bump on my chin forced me to … [Continue...]

BabyCenter Annual Baby Name Report

Instagram-Filter Baby Names & Other Millennial Trends

Ok, so you may have a favorite Instagram filter, but do you really love it enough to name your kid after it? Well, apparently Instagram-filter baby names are gaining … [Continue...]

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Creating A Small Space Nursery In 4 Simple Steps   #ApartmentLiving with a little one can require some "out of the box" ideas. As a first-time mom-to-be, I had to … [Continue...]

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10 Must-Haves for Travel With Toddlers

Travel with Toddlers Isn't Easy—But These Can Help! We travel... A lot.  At 21 months old, my toddler had logged over 60 flight hours, and she continues to sleep in … [Continue...]

Toddler Travel Must-Haves - 5 in 1 Car Seat, Stroller, Booster

5-in-1 Convertible Car Seat Stroller

Thanks to veteran KPIX ‪#‎NewsMom‬ Kate Kelly for this recommendation! She used one of these for her (now college-aged) boys. Based on her recommendation, we purchased … [Continue...]

Toddler Travel Must-Haves - Baby BAir Flight Vest

Baby Flight Vest

#NewsMomReview The Baby Flight Vest is intended to keep lap children 'in' mom's lap during turbulence. As a reporter, I've heard far too many horror stories about lap … [Continue...]

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From products for infants to toddlers, we've probably purchased and tried them all. Here's a collection of must-haves for parents, from parents who report on products for a … [Continue...]

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