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The Pursuit of Intelligence

I was at the mall the other day and at this time of year, our mall has a lot of different gazebos set up. Each gazebo is selling some kind of new ware. At one booth you can get a manicure kit (for only $50) that has salt from the dead sea. Why you’d want to put dead sea salt on your finger nails I don’t know. At another one was a bunch of 3-D puzzles and yet another was selling a parental control unit for the television. The staff at these “gazebos” are. . .to say the least. . … Continue reading →

The Relative Effects of Family Members with Narcissistic Personality Disorder

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In addition to looking at what is narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) and the diagnostic criteria required for a diagnosis of the condition (see links below), today we are going to look at the damage caused by different family members who suffer from the disorder and the relative effects on the rest of the family. The most devastating situation exists when the mother suffers from NPD. This makes sense because, despite changes in our society over recent decades, it is still the mother who is, and is expected to be, the primary source of love, caring and attention. This situation in … Continue reading →

Disney Stores Recall Baby Einstein Pajamas

As the headline says, Disney Stores North America and the Consumer Product Safety Commission have put into effect a recall for Baby Einstein pajamas. The pajamas are the ones that utilize the baby duck and caterpillar designs. The recall was announced yesterday, April 24th because the pajamas present a risk of burn injury to small children. While no injuries have been reported, tests indicate that the pajamas do not meet a children’s flammability standard. Sales figures indicate that about 200 of these footed pajamas were sold between April and May of last year. If you’re wondering whether you purchased these … Continue reading →

A Lesson in Product Safety Recalls

Graco, a popular baby brand that sells “big ticket” items like strollers and cribs, recently recalled 100,000 high chairs. The problem is that the high chairs can collapse if they are not fully opened and locked from the storage position. They received 18 complaints of the chair collapsing and one child suffered a minor injury due to being in the chair while it collapsed. On reading this story, I got curious as to how one finds out that something you’ve bought has been recalled. I know there are lists that you can look at. Perhaps someone with an overly developed … Continue reading →

My Baby is Babbling

Does your baby babble a lot? Many parents are thrilled when their six month-old starts babbling like a brook and I’m just as guilty as the next one of being convinced they are trying to tell us something. My daughter started babbling at six months and her babbling continued for months – in all seriousness, she seemed to develop her own language and babbled incessantly away about something. But according to the pediatric and developmental experts, babbling is just that. It’s a way for babies to play with their vocal cords. Your baby plays with their fingers and their toes … Continue reading →

The Baby Week in Review November 4 – 10

This was a light week here in the Baby Blog; I’ve been preoccupied elsewhere and my regular writing companion here, Valorie Delp, will only be guesting from time to time now. In the meanwhile, if you want to check on her and what’s going on, take a look over atthe Home Schooling Blog, Valorie is a great writer and she has a lot of interesting things to say. In the meanwhile, this last week, we took a good look at The Best of October in the Baby Blog and the series that Valorie did in October titled The Inner Workings … Continue reading →