By: Nicole Pelletiere Stumped on preparing your holiday shopping list?  To help parents find the perfect gifts for their kids, Toys “R” Us has provided New Parent with a list of this year’s “must-have” toys for the holiday season.  From active to imaginative play, these items range appropriately for children ages 2 through 4. Good luck and [...]

Preterm births, the largest cause of death for newborns in the U.S., declined to the lowest level in a decade as part of a campaign to reduce the number of early deliveries, a report showed. The number of U.S. babies born before the 37th complete week of pregnancy fell to 11.7 percent in 2011 after [...]

Article written by Lissa Poirot at FamilyVacationCritic.com While airfare may not be at its lowest, if you’re already traveling for Thanksgiving’s four-day weekend, use this time to combine a family visit with a quick vacation. And if you’re ready to skip the family, use the time off from school to your advantage and hit the road! [...]

WAYNE, N.J., Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Toys”R”Us, Inc. recently announced that it has entered a partnership with Thyme Maternity, Canada’s leading maternity fashion brand from Montreal-based Reitmans Canada Ltd., to bring a collection of maternity apparel and accessories exclusively to its Babies”R”Us® customers in the U.S.  This marks the U.S. debut of Thyme Maternity, and further solidifies Babies”R”Us as THE [...]

From a press release: 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. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of [...]

From a press release: 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. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of [...]

This content of this article was originally published by CPSC.gov CPSC and U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s recent seizure at a U.S. port of two shipments of children’s Halloween costumes with safety issues has resulted in many questions to us about what parents should look for when buying a Halloween costume. Here are some things for you [...]

From a press release: 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. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of [...]

Bisphenol A (BPA), an estrogen-like compound that has drawn increased scrutiny in recent years, has been linked to changes in thyroid hormone levels in pregnant women and newborn boys, according to a new study released on October 7 by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley. BPA is a controversial chemical found in hard plastics, such as [...]