New York County is the first to Ban BPA for kids

A lone suburban New York county, Suffolk County on Long Island is the first US area to ban the use of BPA, or bisphenol A, in bottles or sippy cups for children under 3 years old. BPA is frequently used in plastic containers like bottles and sippy cups to harden the plastic and make it less vulnerable to shattering. While the evidence is still out on the effects of BPA, many scientists do believe the long-term effects of BPA...

Do Rear-Facing strollers lead to more laughter?

One researcher from Scotland thinks so!   We first heard about this study when one of our customers brought us a UK newspaper extolling research that indicated that babies in rear-facing stroller interacted more with their caregivers than babies in forward-facing strollers. Now the New York Times has picked up word of this research and featured it earlier this month in their Health Section. Click here to read the full...

Need some more baby sleep – here are some ti...

Let’s Go Strolling is hosting our first sleep seminar today at our Oakland store location.  Sleep (and twins) expert Karen Pollak (www.babies2sleep.com) came to our store and told a mesmerized room some of her biggest sleep foundation tips that parents need to make sure are in place before they sleep train. Here’s a short summary of some of our favorite – non-obvious tips.   If you’re interested...