It is estimated that more than 180,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer each year. Unfortunately, that means one out of every eight women could be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime.*
As part of Bright Starts ongoing effort to support breast cancer awareness, education and research, the company announces its third annual Bright [...]

This must be the week for contests, because in addition to the year of housecleaning, ReviewingBabyGear.com is holding a drawing for a free EvenFlo Breast Pump…and not just any breast pump, but a Comfort Select Performance Dual Auto-Cycling Breast Pump.

Trust me, if you’re anywhere near childbirth, including considering doing it sometime in the future, you [...]

THE MAIDS Home Services is giving overworked and sometimes underappreciated mothers a reason to celebrate this Mother’s Day. With the Nobody Outcleans The Maids Instant Win Sweepstakes, moms can win free housecleaning for a year, a Luxury Included Family Vacation from Beaches Resorts, a year of flowers from 1-800-FLOWERS.COM and more. Simply visit http://www.maids.com through [...]

It’s very frustrating to get online and immediately be greeted by the news of a pandemic that’s going to get us all.   Yes, this new strain of flu is something that needs to be taken seriously, but the media is senstationalizing things way too much.  We’re not all on the verge of death, much less [...]

Today’s Wall Street Journal features a review of two books, The Parents We Mean to Be by Richard Weissbourd, and Free Range Kids by Lenore Skenazy.  I’m not sure why they are reviewed together, except that they do have a common theme of parents backing off and leaving their kids alone a little bit.
Weissbourd’s book [...]

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For all the illnesses and injuries that kids do get, back pain is the one thing we don’t usually have to worry very much about.  Back pain is actually very rare in kids, and even when it does show up, it’s usually temporary and not very serious. 
The most common cause of [...]

Oregon’s Governor, Theodore Kulongoski, officially proclaimed April 21, 2009 as Teach Children to Save Day in Oregon. The Governor bestowed this proclamation in support of the many Oregon banks participating across the state to teach valuable financial savings lessons to children.
The Oregon Bankers Association (OBA), in conjunction with the American Bankers Association Education Foundation [...]

The Transportation Safety Administration has a whole page dedicated to letting the American traveler know how they will treat you and your children when you travel by airplane. 
They want you to know that they still have to screen kids, that not even kids are exempt from security checks.  I’m glad to know that; there are simply [...]

Nickleodeon has had such success over the past 10 years with its Dora the Explorer character that they are considering expanding her to an older group of kids.
Dora is the little girl who finds things and cares for the environment with the help of her talking backpack, talking map, talking boots, and a lot of [...]

Are you among the parents ignoring child safety in your home? Though many would say “NO”, you better check out this press release to see if you are indeed making your home safe for your children.
New research by the national, nonprofit Home Safety Council shows that nearly all parents (99 percent) believe it’s important to [...]