Cross-posted at MotherTalkers.
Hello fellow moms, dads and caregivers!
I am back with your weekly parenting news update. Here are some topics we recently discussed at MotherTalkers:
Little Tykes Co. just issued a recall of about 1.6 million toy workshops and trucks after an 11-month-old boy got a plastic nail lodged into his throat, according to the Associated Press. The boy thankfully has recovered.
Gloria, the queen at finding weird stories, posted one about a breastfeeding doll. Would you buy your daughter this toy?
With just as much work but less childcare in the summer, I admitted to allowing my children to watch a lot more TV than I'd like. I was wondering how -- especially those of you who work from home -- limit screen time in the summer?
Healthcare reform has been on our minds lately. We have been discussing them in the open threads as well as here, here and here.
It has been great seeing some of you at the Netroots Nation Convention in Pittsburgh. Here is an update and photos from the parents caucus I held at the Hard Rock Cafe as well as President Bill Clinton's opening keynote address. What have been some convention highlights for you?
What else is in the news? What's up with you?