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  • September 28, 2007

    Finding Sitters Fast

    This is a hoot. I’m a member of SitterCity.com, a site that helps parents find babysitters. I’ve had very good luck, actually, but now SitterCity has come up with a new way for parents to scope out the sitter situation....

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  • Dramatic Safety Lesson on YouTube
    November 16, 2006

    Dramatic Safety Lesson on YouTube

    Kyle David Miller was just 3 years old when he was killed in a car accident in May of 2005. He was buckled into a belt-positioning booster seat, but his seatbelt failed and he was ejected from the car. His...

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  • Xplory in depth
    September 26, 2006

    Xplory in depth

    The most fascinating part of our whole journey was our excursion to the manufacturing facility that produces the Xplory stroller for Stokke. The first item on our agenda was a presentation that summarized the product development cycle for the Xplory....

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  • Last tidbits from Kind+Jugend
    September 20, 2006

    Last tidbits from Kind+Jugend

    We’re almost done with this whole topic. I have a couple of other newsflashes, none that really needed a dedicated post. Bugaboo is introducing an all-weather wheel package that will offer replacement tires for the front swiveling wheels. These small,...

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  • Saving the best for last?
    September 20, 2006

    Saving the best for last?

    Of all the major vendors I’ve covered from the Kind+Jugend show, I still haven’t talked about Stokke. We saved their booth for last, mostly because it was so incredibly crowded each time we tried to go in. They were on...

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  • The little stroller that could
    September 18, 2006

    The little stroller that could

    A big trend at both recent baby shows was this stroller design – it was everywhere. There were two variations, one with two handlebars and one with a single handlebar. Interestingly, the single handlebar version seems to be more maneuverable...

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  • Object of desire
    September 17, 2006

    Object of desire

    This new stroller, the Joolz, caught a lot of people’s attention. It’s an interesting cross between the bugaboo and the Stokke Xplory. The visual design elements are similar to the bugaboo, but it has a higher seat and an adjustable...

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  • A Mountain Buggy by any other name…
    September 17, 2006

    A Mountain Buggy by any other name…

    One Tree Hill is the European distributor for Mountain Buggy, and their booth was hopping. And no wonder. They had a fantastic display of the 2007 designer color lineup that would stop anyone dead in their tracks. Their booth was...

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  • In a Scottish sort of mood
    September 17, 2006

    In a Scottish sort of mood

    Maclaren has rebranded with a tip of the (fur) hat to their Scottish roots. The new Maclaren logo is a plaid-inspired “M”, though we haven’t seen any plaid fabrics in the US lineup for 2007. And just to make sure...

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