Is Your Child Safe in Your Neighborhood?

Are you taking the necessary measures to make sure that your children are safe in your neighborhood? Are you monitoring what happens when they go outside to play or to a neighbor’s house? It is important to keep in mind that your neighborhood may not be as safe as you think. Unless you are in a gated neighborhood, strangers can enter at will. You also may not realize what is happening in the dynamic between the children in your neighborhood. This is written not to scare anyone, but rather as the result of recent incidents that have come up with … Continue reading →

Children I.D. Kits

Once you have children you automatically begin to worry about their safety. There is the constant worry about what would happen if they become hurt and lost. You teach them about what to do when approached by strangers. Basically you watch over them and try to do everything you can to make them safe. Do you have an I.D. kit prepared for your children? If the worse were to happen would you be prepared for that emergency? I suggest that you put together a simple identification kit for each of your children. Your kit should include a recent photo of … Continue reading →

Save Headstart – A Slowly Dying Free Early Educational Program for Families Part 2

NHSA: “SLOW-MOTION DEMISE” OF HEAD START SEEN IF CONGRESS FAILS TO ADD $234 MILLION TO UNDO DESTRUCTIVE 2006 BUDGET CUTS Outright Reduction in 2006 Hitting Today Worsens Inflation-Adjusted Cuts in 2003-2005; NHSA Survey Shows Programs Slashed Across U.S.: Big Cuts in Staffing Levels, Days/Hours of Service, Transportation, Education Reimbursement for Degrees, Disability Services. WASHINGTON, D.C.///April 11, 2006//If Congress does not act to add at least $234 million to the President’s 2007 budget for Head Start, most or all of the 2,700 Head Start programs across the United States “will end up crippled and perhaps unable to recover,” according to a … Continue reading →

Save Headstart – A Slowly Dying Free Early Educational Program for Families Part 1

Unfortunately, Headstart is a wonderful program that is slowly fading away. Funds are being ripped away, causing teachers to cut down on activities and a lot of Headstart Centers nationwide to cut down on certain programs. It has become so bad that there is even a website dedicated to saving Headstart – http://www.saveheadstart.org Here are some Headstart Basics from Save Head Start: About Head Start Created in 1965, Head Start is the most successful, longest-running, national school readiness program in the United States. It provides comprehensive education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to low-income children and their families. Nearly … Continue reading →

Getting a Headstart

When I enrolled my youngest daughter, Aryanna, who is four, in Headstart, I wasn’t sure what to expect. My fiancé and I just wanted Aryanna to have an early education. I called and applied for her before the beginning of this school year and was put on a waiting list. About a month or so later I received a phone call from Headstart saying that her application was approved. She would begin what they call home-based Headstart. Since then we have had a home visitor come to our home once a week to visit with Aryanna. They play games; make … Continue reading →

Do Your Cables and Wires Have You Tied up?

Cableorganizer.com Inc. offers a wide variety of, well, cable organizers. What else? If you have cats or dogs, you know that they love to chomp on things. Wires and cables are something that pets and babies discover at some point and decide to chew on them. This can be unsafe, as well as destructive to your cables and wires. There needs to be a way to hide or cover them to keep babies and pets from gnawing on them. Getting them out of sight will not only make it safer for your babies and pets, but it will also make … Continue reading →

Toy Cars Recalled for Choking Hazard

March 30, 2006 Release #06-126 Firm’s Recall Hotline: (866) 763-8869 The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Primary Sounds Toy Vehicles Units: About 3,500 Importer/Distributor: Kids Preferred LLC, of Dayton, N.J. Hazard: The hubcaps on the toy’s plastic wheels can detach posing a choking hazard to young children. … Continue reading →

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Speedway SuperAmerica LLC Announce Recall of “Speedway”

March 30, 2006 Release #06-125 Firm’s Recall Hotline: (800) 643-1948 The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: “Speedway” Cigarette Lighters Units: About 500,000 Importer: Golden Star Group, of Walnut, Calif. Retailer: Speedway SuperAmerica LLC, of Enon, Ohio Hazard: The flame can flare up or the lighter can catch … Continue reading →

Tecumseh Engines Used on Various Power Equipment Recalled Due to Fire Hazard

April 4, 2006 Release #06-130 Firm’s Hotline: (888) 271-4048 CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the manufacturers of the brands named below, today announced voluntary recalls of the following consumer products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Tecumseh Engines used in various Two-Stage Snow Throwers, Ice Augers, Generators, Lawn Mowers, Weed Trimmers, Log Splitters and Fun-Karts. Units: About 170,000 engines used on various products Manufacturer: Tecumseh Power Co., Grafton, Wis. Hazard: The fuel line on these engines … Continue reading →

RadioShack Corp. Recalls Toy Pliers Due to Choking Hazard

March 28, 2006 Release #06-121 Firm’s Recall Hotline: (800) 843-7422 The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the RadioShack Corp., of Fort Worth, Texas, today announced a voluntary recall of the Child Guidance Toy Pliers. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Child Guidance Toy Pliers There are about 25,000 units Importer/Retailer: RadioShack Corp., of Fort Worth, Texas Hazard: The toy’s sliding yellow knob can detach, posing a choking … Continue reading →