Earlier this year, I wrote about the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission’s (CPSC) decision to re-examine the safety …
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Cribs, Presumed Safe, Injure 26 Children Every Day
It’s probably not sheer coincidence that a crib resembles a jail cell. After all, parents need a super-secure place to tuck baby and go do what they need to do — shower, for example, or sleep. But now a new study published …
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Not All Babies Have Cribs; Help Those Without Get One
Searching for the perfect last-minute gift or a worthy effort deserving of some end-of-year giving? The New York City Health Department is trying to raise $25,000 to purchase 250 cribs for babies who don’t have them.
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Baby Asleep in a Drop-Side Crib? Soon They’ll Be Banned
It’s a good thing I sold my crib last month because it will soon be illegal to do so.
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Bye-Bye, Baby: Why Selling Your Crib Hurts
I sold my children’s crib last week. When I share that news, I announce it gravely, with a generous side of melancholy.
