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: Ellaroo Ring Sling Baby CarrriersUnits: About 1,200

Manufacturer: Ellaroo LLC, of McKinney, Texas

Hazard: The aluminum rings on the sling carriers can bend or break. This can cause the fabric to slip through the rings and infants to fall out of the carrier.

Incidents/Injuries: Ellaroo has received four reports of the rings bending and two reports of rings breaking. No injuries have been reported.

Description: This recall includes Ellaroo Ring Sling baby carriers with item numbers 2101 and 2102 printed on the outside of the product box. The Ellaroo Ring Sling has a fabric carrier with two aluminum rings that is worn by the user to carry an infant up to 35 pounds. The carriers are sold in mahogany, mango stone, brasilia and malay color prints. Only sling carriers with lot numbers 03/07 and 07/04 printed on a label, under the size label, inside the Ring Sling are included in the recall.

Sold at: Juvenile product and department stores nationwide and online, including BabiesRUs.com, from June 2007 through February 2008 for about $100.

Manufactured in: India

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the sling carriers and contact Ellaroo for instructions on returning the carriers for a repair or replacement Ring Sling.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Ellaroo at (800) 483-4902 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m CT Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s Web site at www.ellaroo.com

This was daylight savings time weekend, which is also a great time to check the smoke alarms and carbon dioxide alarms in your home.  This way you will always know when the last time you did it was.

Having working dectors can really be life or death.  If there is a fire in the home and you can save lifes just by having a working alarm.

This really depends on the child.  After looking up some information I found that most babies are beginning to burp on their own anywhere from 4 to 9 months, with the majority being at around 6 months.

If you think that your baby is starting to burp on their own simply just stop trying.  If you notice that he/she starts spitting up more, or getting more gassy than normal, you may want to go back to burping your baby.

It may be that your baby is burping on their own, but if you don’t think he/she is but he/she is doing fine without you burping her/him, it may be that they are just swallowing less air while eating.

If you have the time, I don’t see anything wrong with that.  I would home school Alex in a heartbeat if he ever asked me to.  I have meet kids that were home schooled that loved it and some that didn’t.  It all depends on the person.

If you decide to home school one thing that I would recommend is getting your child involved in some after school activiteis.  It could be sports, horse back riding, boy/girl scouts, anything fun that will still have your child getting the social skills, and fun with other kids his/her age.

Everyday it seems that there is something on the news about schools, so I understand why you would be wanting to home school.  See what your child would rather do before making any final decisions.

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: Infantino Lamb Grabby Rattles™

Units: About 2,000

Manufacturer: Infantino LLC, of San Diego, Calif.

Hazard: The tail-piece on the rattles can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Incidents/Injuries: Infantino has received eight reports of the tail piece on the rattle detaching. No injuries have been reported.

Description: The recalled Infantino Lamb Grabby Rattles™ are shaped like a lamb with an Infantino elliptical-shaped logo stamped on the front right foot of the lamb. Only rattles with date code 0907 printed on the back of the left ear of the lamb are included in the recall. The production batch code is printed in a dial format with the year in the middle of a circle and an arrow pointing to the number on the circle that indicates the month. Rattles that do not have a date code are not included in the recall.

Sold at: Wal-Mart, Babies “R” Us and other specialty stores nationwide from September 2007 through February 2008 for between $3 and $4.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled toys away from young children and contact Infantino for a replacement rattle or a product of equal value.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Infantino toll-free at (888) 808-3111 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. PT or visit the firm’s Web site at service.infantino.com

You should ask what type of curriculum that the preschool uses. There are many different kinds, then ask why they use that particular curriculum. My favorite out of the ones that I have reviewed has been High/Scope.

I like it because it is about teaching children through active learning. Kids are more likely to remember something that they learned through playing.

In the High/Scope Philosophy it states: “Young children build or “construct” their knowledge of the world. That means learning is not simply a process of adults giving information to children. Rather, children participate actively in the leaning process. They discoverer things through direct experience with people, objects, events, and ideas.”

*From the book: Essentials of Active Learning in Preschool. Getting to know the High/Scope Curriculum, by Ann S. Epstein, Ph.D.*