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Best of 2012 Dec 06, 2012

Best of 2012: What's Your Favorite New Car Seat?

Car seats are some of the most important purchases you'll make for your growing little ones, and the latest crop combines safety ensuring technologies with some seriously cool style.

by Kate Stahl

Car seats are some of the most important purchases you'll make for your growing little ones, and the latest crop combines safety ensuring technologies with some seriously cool style. With so many amazing newcomers, it's hard to pick a favorite among the awesome new car seats introduced during the last year! Did you go with a new model from old favorite Graco for your infant, or a sleek new entry from Diono for your toddler? Or maybe you decided to invest in Peg Perego's new Primo Viaggio, which fits babes from 5 to 70 pounds (wow!)? Let us know your favorite car seat of the year by voting now, and if we missed your pick, leave us a message below!

(Top Row: Combi Shuttle, Diono RadianRXT, Cybex Aton; Middle Row: Britax Pavilion 70-G3, Britax B-Safe, Orbit Baby Toddler; Bottom Row: Graco SnugRide 30, Maxi Cosi Prezi, Peg Perego Primo Viaggio 5-70)

graco Jun 25, 2012

Graco Celebrates 25 Years of the Pack 'n Play, a Mom Essential!

Ask anyone who has had a lil one in the past quarter-century what their top new-baby must haves were, and chances are, they'll all include the Pack 'n Play on their lists.

by Lisa Horten

Ask anyone who has had a lil one in the past quarter-century what their top new-baby must haves were, and chances are, they'll all include the Pack 'n Play on their lists. The portable playards became (and remained) a staple for their portability, ease of use, and versatility. There are currently more than 60 variations of the Pack 'n Play on the market, and over the past 25 years, a whopping 30 million-plus have been sold.

This year, the Pack 'n Play celebrates its 25th anniversary, and to celebrate, we're taking a look back at 10 of its most important innovations and incarnations. Click through and see how the mama must have has evolved!

1987: Graco Introduces Its First Pack 'n Play

2000: The Addition of the First Hard Goods Organizer

2006: The First Pack 'n Play With Built-In Storage

2007: The First Pack 'n Play With Wooden Legs

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product reviews Sep 14, 2010

BabySugar Diaries: Battle of the High-Back Booster Seats

With my baby's first birthday on the horizon and a preschooler who is quickly growing too tall for his car seat, I am suddenly finding myself in the market for a seat that can accommodate my older tot.

by babysugar

With my baby's first birthday on the horizon and a preschooler who is quickly growing too tall for his car seat, I am suddenly finding myself in the market for a seat that can accommodate my older tot. Following the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's recent review of high-back booster seats, I headed down to my local baby store to test out some of the seats that received the organization's "best" and "good" bets. Along the way, I learned a bit about lap and shoulder belt positioning, ensuring that the seats we tried allowed the lap belt to lay flat across my son's upper thigh and the shoulder belt to rest at the mid-shoulder position. Check out my findings and tell me if you agree!

Graco TurboBooster SafeSeat Step 3 - Sachi

Which high-back booster seat is your favorite?

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Graco Stroller Recall; Dorel Asia Crib Recall

News Jan 20, 2010

Graco Recalls 1.5 Million Strollers, Dorel Asia 635,000 Cribs

If you're beginning to feel like nothing's safe anymore, you may be right.

by POPSUGAR Moms

If you're beginning to feel like nothing's safe anymore, you may be right. Following the largest stroller and crib recalls in history last year, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced two new baby equipment notifications overnight.

The largest of the two is Graco's recall of 1.5 million strollers due to faulty canopy hinges. Similar to Maclaren's recall of 1 million push chairs, Graco announced that children's fingers can be cut when the canopies of their Passage, Alano, and Spree strollers and travel systems are opened or closed. To date, two tots' fingers were cut and five lost their fingertips after getting caught up in the plastic hinges on the identified buggies. The company is offering repair kits to families who own the identified models.

The CPSC also announced the recall of 635,000 Dorel Asia cribs following the death of a 6-month-old child and injuries to 10 more. Similar to the Stork Craft issue last year, the drop sides of 20 affected models can detach, creating enough space for wee ones to become stuck and suffocate.

Have all of the recent recalls shaken you confidence in baby equipment?

Toddler Aug 11, 2008

Celebaby Style: David Banda

Little David Banda is not a baby anymore.

by babysugar

Little David Banda is not a baby anymore. The darling boy showed just how grown up he is as he pushed a stroller through a grassy NYC park. Perhaps he was trying to show older siblings Lourdes and Rocco that he's big enough to take care of a wee one, too. Although, he may want to work on the doll's positioning as her feet are straight up in the air!

You'd never know this kiddo isn't a native New Yorker. The tot was outfitted to perfection in his Yankees hat, camouflage shorts, orange tank and Quiksilver flip-flops.

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recall Dec 01, 2007

Mommy Alert: Graco Infant Snug Ride Voluntary Recall

It's hard to believe that one of the most popular infant car seats that was rated Consumer Report's Best Buy, has announced a voluntary recall of its Graco 2007 Stand Alone Infant Snug Ride ($69–$89).

by babysugar

It's hard to believe that one of the most popular infant car seats that was rated Consumer Report's Best Buy, has announced a voluntary recall of its Graco 2007 Stand Alone Infant Snug Ride ($69–$89). According to their site:

"Graco has determined that the backing of the seat pad on certain stand-alone SnugRide infant car seats manufactured in the United States, may be prone to deterioration or tearing, especially after washing. If this occurs, children occupying the car seat may be able to remove the padding material from the back of the seat pad and place it in their mouths, posing a potential choking hazard.

This notice does not affect SnugRide car seats sold with a stroller as part of a Travel System.

This issue does not affect the ability of the child restraint system to protect the occupant in the event of a motor vehicle crash."

Check your seat and see if you need to order the replacement parts. This is for seats sold between Aug. 1, 2006 through Jun. 30, 2007. Luckily, no injuries have been reported. Thanks for the heads up, Graco!

stroller Jan 18, 2007

ACTivism: Fit for the Future

Looking for a great way to get fit today while saving lives tomorrow?

by POPSUGAR Fitness

Looking for a great way to get fit today while saving lives tomorrow?

If you're in the Houston area consider joining First Candle's Fit for the Future 5K race (presented by Graco) on February 17, 2007 in Houston, Texas.

Whether you are interested in running, walking or strolling with your family (or just raising money for a good cause), Fit for the Future has a fabulous healthy event for you -- Races for wheelchair athletes and a Kids’ Fun Run are also available. All proceeds from the race will support First Candle’s efforts to prevent SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) and stillbirths nationwide. To learn more and to register (only $18), visit the Fit for the Future website.