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

October 20, 2018 By Julie Watts 23 Comments

Child Credit Freeze Guide

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...]

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

September 29, 2016 By Mallie Jane Kim 4 Comments

epinephrine auto-injector

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 … [Read more...]

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

June 14, 2016 By Julie Watts 2 Comments

Why Care About Chemicals Products?

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. … [Read more...]

Investigating Car Seat Chemicals

May 22, 2016 By Julie Watts 8 Comments

#Toxic Safety: Investigating Car Seat Chemicals

What began as a NewsMom editorial, expanded into a six month KPIX-CBS investigation exposing alleged false advertising, apparent legal loopholes and outdated federal regulations that systematically expose millions of children to concerning car seat chemicals.First, we established … [Read more...]

Virtual Kidnapping – A New & Terrifying Threat for Parents

April 28, 2016 By Julie Watts 1 Comment

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 is literally one of the most terrifying things I've ever read.For years, we've covered the … [Read more...]

Postpartum Depression: What to Learn From Panettiere’s Return

April 20, 2016 By Mallie Jane Kim 1 Comment

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

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: “Is it this hard for everyone? Is my child particularly difficult? Am I simply not cut out for … [Read more...]

When to Skip the Organic Produce

April 13, 2016 By Julie Watts 2 Comments

NewsMom Guide To When NOT To Buy 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 mean, avocados are currently my daughter's favorite food, and one organic avocado can cost more than a gallon … [Read more...]

Politics Stall Child Credit Freeze Law?

March 16, 2016 By Julie Watts 6 Comments

Party 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 legislation based on what I’d found.This week, the bill passed its first test, sailing through the California … [Read more...]

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

March 12, 2016 By Julie Watts 1 Comment

Orbit/Ergo Baby, Alba’s Honest: Why Green Companies Keep Getting Caught 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 (sodium lauryl sulfate) in the Honest Company’s laundry detergent.Similarly, our recent investigation … [Read more...]

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

February 9, 2016 By Mallie Jane Kim 1 Comment

How to safely ride in a taxi with kids.

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 reconsider.The United States is the bastion for children’s automotive safety—laws in some states specify how long kids … [Read more...]

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