Is your sunscreen protecting you and your babes?

Please read the Cool Moms Pick post and check out the Enviromental Working Group's study to see how your sunscreen checks out. I was shocked to see what ours rated.. time to go to Target to restock.

BRU Little Tikes Sale - 2 days only!

Babies R Us is celebrating Little Tikes 40th birthday with 20% off all Little Tikes items in stores and online. Offer is good thru June 24th. For your coupon go here

Looks like we might need to make room for some new toys!

Summer wear?

If you still need to fill out that summer wardrobe for you or your kids, fear not - Gap and Old Navy too the rescue!

Old Navy
From June 24th - June 29th you can shop the entire store for 30% off, online or in stores.

Gap
You can "roll the dice" and save anywhere from 10% - 40% off your entire order online. Enter PPW9XLYL6YBB at checkout and see how much you can save. Offer ends soon..

Father's Day

The web is full of great ideas for that awesome Dad in your life. My favorite collection of ideas is from Cool Mom Picks. They've listed ideas out by interests and price.

Check out their list if you're still stumped!

Lead found in common kid's foods & juices

It seems unthinkable that even in this day and age, studies are still finding lead in our kids things. This time is in some of the most unlikely places - the juices and foods that we serve our kids. See the below article and links for all the details, do you serve any of these at your house? Will you continue to do so?

Courtesy of Cafe Mom

Get ready to clean out your refrigerator ... a new report from the Environmental Law Foundation (ELF) shows an outrageous number of children's snacks and juices -- even organic ones -- contain high levels of lead.

Of the 146 items they tested -- including those from brands like Whole Foods and Trader Joe's -- 125 contained "high" levels of lead. Tests were performed on a variety of products specifically marketed to children such as bottled baby food and juices and canned fruits.

So incredibly frightening! It's absolutely outrageous to me that in this day, in this country, this is allowed to happen. I'm so sick of recalls on things we buy for our children (from cribs to clothing), trusting that they will be safe, only to find out that they could be deadly.

So what now?

The ELF has sent warnings to the companies producing the contaminated products. They either have to find a way to remove the lead or place a warning on their products.

Although I question why if there's enough warrant for a warning, the products would even be allowed on the market, I am at least grateful to have this information now. We don't buy juice in our house, never have, thankfully, but some of the organic fruit products are definitely sitting on my shelves ... or were.

Lead exposure can result in a number of serious health consequences for children.

"Exposure to lead can have a wide range of effects on a child's development and behavior," states the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. "Even when exposed to small amounts of lead levels, children may appear inattentive, hyperactive and irritable. Children with greater lead levels may also have problems with learning and reading, delayed growth and hearing loss. At high levels, lead can cause permanent brain damage and even death."

For the entire list, click here

PediaCare Product Recalls

Blacksmith Brands and FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients about a nationwide recall of all lots of four PediaCare children's products. These products are sold exclusively in the United States and were manufactured by McNeil Consumer Healthcare at McNeil's Fort Washington, PA plant.

The four PediaCare items involved in the recall are:

PediaCare Multi-Symptom Cold 4oz. UPC # 3 0045-0556-05 9
PediaCare Long Acting Cough 4oz. UPC# 3 0045-0465-04 7
PediaCare Decongestant 4oz. UPC# 3 0045-0554-04 8
PediaCare Allergy and Cold 4oz. UPC# 3 0045-0552-04 4

Blacksmith Brands initiated the recall as a precautionary step because the products were manufactued at a McNeil plant in which a recent FDA inspection found serious problems in meeting FDA's current good manufacturing practice requirements. The company advises consumers who have purchased these recalled products to discontinue use.

Read the complete MedWatch 2010 Safety summary, including a link to the firm press release, at:

http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm214036.htm