The Better Baby

BabyCenter Launches Social Network for Largest Parenting Community Online

jas — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:11:50 +0000

New Tools and Features Build Upon the Trusted Experience 100 Million Families Have Come to Know, Love and Depend Upon
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Breastfeeding.com Launches First Ever Social Network for Birth-Related Medical Professionals

jas — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:50:32 +0000

Breastfeeding.com launches the ‘Expert’s Community’ supporting Lactation Consultants, Midwives, Doulas, and Childbirth Educators, giving them the chance to connect with others in their profession and expand their practices by connecting with the 2 million new moms each year who visit Breastfeeding.com.
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ParentsConnect, Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids to Launch Three Mobile Websites

jas — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:34:46 +0000

Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group today announced the launch of three new mobile websites that provide easily accessible information and resources to audiences on wireless devices through branded content from Nickelodeon, The N and ParentsConnect.
The new mobile websites focus on Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group’s target demos: kids and tweens, teens and parents, and include a selection of kids’ games, pictures, and flipbooks; teen-oriented quizzes and blogs; and daily parenting tips as well as access to information on local city family activities.

http://www.nick.com
http://www.wap.nick.com

via TechFever.NET / PRNewswire

Making the Most of Reading Aloud to Babies: Tips Matched to Science, Infant Brain Development, and Kids’ Books

jas — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:36:05 +0000

BIRMINGHAM, Mich., March 5 /PRNewswire/ — It’s a well-known fact that
reading aloud to children encourages language development. What might be
less well known is that the way adults read aloud can add measurable
impact.
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Kiddo Kidkeeper: Digital leash keeps your kids safe

jas — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 06:17:05 +0000

I’m still not a parent but I know that to become one would be quite a challenge. Why, disciplining kids is absolutely not an easy job. Kids can be little rascals you’d want to keep them in a cage. I’ve had my fair share of babysitting jobs and I wish I had a leash back then. Good thing there’s Kiddo Kidkeeper. It’s a digital leash that parents can give their kids. The transmitter triggers (more…)

Most Innovative Toy: Smart Cycle Wins Toy of the Year Awards

jas — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:11:37 +0000

Mattel made headlines today as the Fisher-Price Smart Cycle Physical Arcade Learning System received two highly coveted Toy of the Year (T.O.T.Y.) Awards. The awards were presented Saturday evening at Chelsea Piers in New York City at the Toy Industry Association’s Annual T.O.T.Y. Awards gala.
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New VTech toy gadgets: High-Tech Creativity, digital music and photo editing for kids

jas — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:38:55 +0000

VTech, the creator of the Electronic Learning Products category, today revealed its 2008 product line including the motion-activated V-Motion gaming system, the KidiCreative line of high-tech creative fun, and the all-new V.Smile Cyber Pocket for on-the-go educational gaming. All three highetch toys will be presented for the first time this week during the American International Toy Fair 2008 in New York.
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Clean Power for Kids Toys: “Green Energy” Fuel Cell for Toys

jas — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 08:52:05 +0000

New York-based, MagPower Systems is introducing an environmentally friendly non-toxic fuel cell that generates electricity through the combination of a saltwater electrolyte, air (oxygen), magnesium and MagPower’s patented technologies. In the PAST the magnesium-air technology has never reached the commercial stage due to several technological barriers such as hydrogen generation, precipitate control, anode material, air-diffusion cathode and expensive manufacturing process. But with MagPower’s projects and collaboration with industrial key consultants, we have resulted in new and improved technologies which have advanced the magnesium-air fuel cell to commercialization.

Magpower’s Magnesium Air “Green” Power source will revolutionize the ay we think about powering you toys: Environmentally Safe “Green Power”, NON-Toxic, • Low Cost, Can be manufactured to 1” in size, Smallest most efficient (Energy Cell) power without losing Performance, A copmplete power solution, Patented Technology

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Pregnancy Gadgets: KickTrack, kick counting for moms-to-be.

jas — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:01:32 +0000

http://www.babykick.com/images/babykick_mom_pic.jpgickTrak, the first innovative digital solution to kick counting, designed by an obstetrician for moms-to-be.

With just one click, the kickTrak kick counter will:

* At the onset of pregnancy, track your progress to stay in-sync with your doctor about your due date
* Beginning at 24 weeks, reliably track your baby’s movement pattern
* Time your contractions when labor begins

kickTrak is a safe, noninvasive, 3-in-1 handheld device to give you peace of mind. Using kickTrak to track your baby’s movement assures you and your doctor that your baby is thriving and potentially reduces the risk of stillbirth.

http://www.babykick.com/index.html

Green Halloween costumes: Scare your neigborhood the Non-toxic-way

jas — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:28:10 +0000

As according to Treehugger.com one hapless television news crew discovered, store-bought Halloween costumes frequently contain a boatload of carcinogens and reproductive toxins such as lead, cadmium, and pthalates, particularly those made from PVC or vinyl. Even the PVC packaging most costumes come embalmed in can leave phthalate residues on their surfaces.

You should also be wary of store-bought face paints and Halloween makeup that are not only derived from petroleum, but may also contain parabens, butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), formaldehyde, lead, and other potential and probable cancer-causing agents.

It doesn’t take huge leaps of imagination to dress up a scurvy pirate scallywag or a ballerina princess, so scour your closets, kitchen drawers, toy trunks, and local thrift stores for items you can pull together to create a killer—metaphorically speaking—look. (The Dollar Stretcher has some great, low-cost ideas.) You can even learn how to make your own monster makeup.

Via Treehugger.com. Get more Green ‘Ween tips at Treehugger