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 … [Read more...]
Investigating UPPAbaby Flame-Retardant-Free Car Seats
Turns out you can make a naturally flame resistant car seat that passes the federal flammability standard without retardants. The first batch of UPPAbaby Flame-Retardant-Free Car Seats shipped to stores this month.For years manufactures have argued that they have to add chemical … [Read more...]
Lead In Sippy Cups And The Moms Making A Difference
#ReportersNotebook I began following the blogger Natural Baby Mama a little over a year ago while investigating concerning flame retardants found in a popular green car seat. She and her readers provided background information and personal anecdotes that helped to propel our Toxic … [Read more...]
Questions About 2016 Ecology Center Car Seat Flame Retardant Report
The Ecology Center has released its semiannual car seat flame retardant report which tests a variety of popular car seats for flame retardants. Each year it is controversial. However, each year it seems to prompt the industry to make strides toward healthier car seats.This year is … [Read more...]
Should Your 10-Year-Old Use A Booster Seat?
Odds are, if you watch the news or follow car seat safety, you know that The Insurance Institute's for Highway Safety released its latest booster seat study today. The report is titled "Booster seats are doing a better job." That is certainly a reassuring finding for parents with kids … [Read more...]
EpiPen Alternative: The Investigation & Price Check
#ReportersNotebook I’m a Consumer-Investigative reporter who often covers parenting and health issues. Yet, until recently, even I had no idea there was a viable EpiPen alternative!Jump To: Epi-Alternative Price Check & CouponsI mean, I’d heard of the controversial syringe … [Read more...]
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 more than 100 million times.Ella and her dad came on our show this morning to talk about the video that … [Read more...]
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 worst nightmares.When I was pregnant, I had a reoccurring dream that I was on the Golden Gate Bridge … [Read more...]
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 needed to help spread the word.Even though Kellogg's had announced the change, Marcus, like many … [Read more...]
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 in the kids who use them).Until now, we've tried to avoid publicly revealing which car seat we … [Read more...]