Tip of the Week: A Gift for Grandparents

I bet your family can hardly wait to get their hands on their new grandchildren this holiday season! Sadly, sometimes making holiday visits just isn't possible. Perhaps it is your in-laws turn to spend the holidays with your family or maybe it is just too far to travel with a new baby.
If you're unable to visit this year, try bridging the distance with an e-mail advent calendar. Count down the days before holidays by e-mailing grandparents, or other family and friends, a picture-a-day of your child celebrating the holidays in all of their holiday finest. It will surely be their favorite gift!

Tip of the Week: Cool Gifts for New Moms

Check out The Retro Baby, a chic online store perfect for Rock 'n' Roll dads or vintage-loving moms. From cool baby tees to dresses and rompers your child will definitely turn heads with these hip retro outfits! My personal favorites are the darling line of Dr. Seuss inspired rompers. These cute outfits could be a great holiday gift, or would be perfect for a baby shower or child's birthday too!

Tip of the Week: Stroller Recall

As you may have heard in the news lately, Maclaren USA is recalling several models of their popular strollers. The strollers have been deemed potentially dangerous because the strollers' hinge mechanism poses a fingertip amputation hazard to the child when the consumer is unfolding or opening the stroller. The company has received 15 reports of children placing their finger in the stroller's hinge mechanism, resulting in 12 reports of fingertip amputations.

The recall involves all Maclaren single and double umbrella strollers. The models include Volo, Triumph, Quest Sport, Quest Mod, Techno XT, TechnoXLR, Twin Triumph, Twin Techno and Easy Traveller. The strollers were sold at Babies `R' Us, Target and other retailers nationwide from 1999 through November 2009.

Families in possession of any of the recalled strollers should contact Maclaren USA to receive a free repair kit. Call 877-688-2326 or visit www.maclaren.us/recall.