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Babies |
Infants
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Baby Navigator::
www.babynavigator.com/
Reviews and recommends baby products and online baby stores.
ConsumerSearch: Family Products:
www.consumersearch.com/www/family/
Offers links, rankings, and descriptions of family-oriented products,
including baby equipment.
Epinions.com: Baby Equipment:
www.epinions.com/kifm-Baby_Equipment
Comprehensive site with consumer reviews and tips and advice.
NewBuyer Baby:
www.newbuyer.com/babyguide/
Index to rated consumer review articles on baby and infant products.
Car Safety Seats: A Guide for Families:
www.aap.org/family/carseatguide.htm
From the American Academy of Pediatrics. Includes summary of types, safe
use, latches and tethers, and summary of manufacturers with weight
restrictions and prices.
Car Seat Compatibility Listing:
www.carseatdata.org/
Searchable database that shows how well specific car seats fit in
specific cars.
Car Seats - About.com:
pediatrics.about.com/od/carseats/
General information on car seat safety.
Epinions: Car Seats:
www.epinions.com/kifm-B-BEquip-Car_Seats
Reviews written by consumers at Epinions.com, with information on types,
brands, prices, tips and advice.
FAQ at Car-Safety.Org:
www.car-safety.org/faq.html
Questions and answers about child restraints, their use, and their
effectiveness.
Kids At Risk: The Alarming Truth About Safety Seats:
www.rd.com/common/nav/index.jhtml?articleId=9519804
Reader's Digest article discusses dangers of car seat misuse.
National Child Passenger Safety Board:
www.cpsboard.org/
Helps organizations implement child passenger safety training programs.
National SAFE KIDS Campaign:
www.safekids.org/
Promoting child safety to prevent unintentional injury.
NHTSA - Child Passenger Safety:
www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/childps/
Usage and installation tips. Booster seat information. Restraint laws.
Recalls. Air bags. Training programs.
Safe Ride News:
www.saferidenews.com/
Bi-monthly child passenger safety newsletter. Articles, fact sheets,
tether manual, back issues.
SafetyBeltSafe USA:
www.carseat.org/
Child Passenger Safety advocacy group. Content includes: selecting and
properly using car seats and boosters; technical information; Federal
standards and state laws; education programs.
TraumaLink - Child Passenger Safety Interactive Web Site:
www.chop.edu/consumer/jsp/division/generic.jsp?id=77971
Safety information and videos from the Children's Hospital of
Philadelphia.
Baby Navigator: Monitors:
www.babynavigator.com/Monitors/monitors.htm
Detailed reviews, by brand name, of various monitors and accessories.
Best Baby Products: Monitors:
www.bestbabyproducts.com/monitor.html
Describes, rates and gives price information.
ConsumerSearch: Baby Monitors:
www.consumersearch.com/www/family/baby_monitors/index.html
Reviews the reviewer of equipment based upon their level of expertise.
eHow: Baby Monito :
www.ehow.com/ehow/ehowDetails.jsp?id=4866
Selecting the right monitor, tips, safety warnings.
Baby Navigator: Strollers:
www.babynavigator.com/Strollers/strollers.htm
Staff reviewers provide detailed recommendations on several strollers.
Epinions: Strollers:
www.epinions.com/kifm-Baby_Equipment-Strollers-All
Comprehensive site with reviews of all types of strollers, pricing, tips
and advice.
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Kids |
Children
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All Star Review:
www.allstarreview.com
Reviews of software, video, audio, and entertainment items by reviewers
who are families or teachers.
Childrensroom:
www.childrensroom.com/
Reviews and recommendations of children's books, software, movies, audio
recordings, reference books and software.
FTC on Children's Privacy:
www.ftc.gov/bcp/menu-children.htm
Information for businesses and consumers regarding the protection of
childrens' privacy.
Kids In Danger:
www.KidsInDanger.org/
Organization dedicated to protecting children by improving children's
product safety.
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Toys and
Games
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All-Reviews: Toys:
www.all-reviews.com/toys.htm
Reviews of toys and games by consumers.
Best Child Toys:
www.best-child-toys.com
Guide on how to choose children's toys and games which are fun, safe and
educational.
Canadian Toy Testing Council:
www.toy-testing.org
Non-profit, charitable organization that offers evaluations of toys
tested by children in everyday settings, to assess design, function,
durability and play value.
Consumer Reports for Kids Online:
www.zillions.org/
Zillions (Consumer Reports for Kids) includes advice, ratings of toys
and other things kids buy, and fun features like Fad Alert. Accepts no
advertising from companies.
CPSC Toy Safety Publications:
www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/toy_sfy.html
Publications from the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Dr. Toy: www.drtoy.com/
Provided by the Institute for Childhood Resources, this comprehensive
site has tips, articles, evaluations, company links, toy history, "100
best toys", web links.
Dragon Magazine:
www.skirmisher.com/dragon-0.htm
Role playing and other games reviewed. Includes forum, articles and
links.
Edutaining Kids:
www.edutainingkids.com
Reviews and guide to the best children's "edutainment" toys, videos,
software, music, and video games.
Epinions: Toys:
www.epinions.com/kifm-Toys-All
Comprehensive site with consumer reviews, tips, and advice on both toys
and games. Search by type, character, price or brand name.
Game and Toy Reviews:
www.kid2do.com/reviews.htm
What's a Kid 2 Do? and, What's a Teen 2 Do? provide computer children's
software, toy, games, and sports reviews for consumers. Site focuses on
products that are currently popular and in demand.
Sport Fun:
www.sportfun.com/
Offers specifications and information on many sporting goods and toys
geared towards young children and teens.
T.O.T.Y. Awards:
www.toy-tma.org/toty/index.html
Toy of the Year Awards, voted upon by the general public and the toy
industry. Data is available seasonally, generally around Christmas.
The National Parenting Center:
www.tnpc.com/soa/hol99soa.html
Independent parent testers review, test, and give seals of approval to
toys, games, books, software, educational products.
The Toy Guy:
www.thetoyguy.com/
Toy reviews, game reviews, resources for parents and kids.
Toy Hazard Recalls:
www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/category/toy.html
Toy recalls from the Consumer Product Safety Commission back to 1975.
Toy Safety Survey:
www.toysafety.net
Annual survey and video demonstrations of unsafe toys. Tips for choosing
safe toys.
Virginia Cooperative Extension: Tips on Toys:
www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/family/350-063/350-063.html
Choosing safe toys, organized by age of the child.
W.A.T.C.H. World Against Toys Causing Harm:
www.toysafety.org/
Non-profit organization that lists toy hazards and a "10 worst toys"
list.
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