Today marks the start of National Playground Safety Week. Now that the weather is warming up, children will be flocking to neighborhood playgrounds. Sometimes the safety risks posed by your local playground are not so obvious. However, some common sense safety tips can help you feel good about letting your children take advantage of what playgrounds have to offer.

You pull up in your driveway with your baby contentedly snoozing away in his car seat. If the seat has a carrier that detaches from a base that remains in the car or is part of a travel system that lets you attach it to a stroller frame or bring into the home, it’s only natural to want to let him continue his nap in the seat. But it might be a better idea to transfer him to his crib.

If gadgets await you or your kids, you'll need batteries to power them. But don't just grab up the first ones you see: Batteries differ widely in performance, with some brands far outlasting others. Consumer Reports put four types of...

Fifty-three percent of Americans say they are planning to purchase toys as holiday gifts this year, according to a new Harris Poll.—Harris Interactive (via MarketingCharts) HealthyStuff.org has tested thousands of toys since 2007 to help consumers make better choices when...

In addition to the million-plus Fisher-Price high chairs pulled from the market, the Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada announced today that the company is recalling more than 7.2 million trikes, almost 3 million infant activity centers with inflatable...

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Suntech Enterprises Inc., of Commerce, Calif., this week announced a voluntary recall of 8,400 baby walkers (they do not have a brand-name). The recalled walkers can fit through a standard doorway...

About 200 baby walkers manufactured by Le Hing were recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Thursday because they can fit through a standard doorway and are not designed to stop at the edge of a step. Babies using...

You may not go through as many batteries as diapers during your baby’s first couple of years, but it will seem pretty close. Batteries aren’t usually included when you buy toys and baby gear with music, lights, vibration, or...

When you buy a child car seat, there’s a little postcard attached to the product. That card is important. When you fill it out and mail it in to the company, the company can then contact you (via mail, e-mail,...

Toys are safer than ever before, thanks to tough new laws that help protect children from lead and phthalates, a potentially dangerous chemical found in some plastics. Both chemicals can be toxic if a child happens to ingest them,...

Evenflo has recalled 80,000 "exersaucers" in the U.S. and Canada because a piece of the activity center's cake-shaped toy can break off and pose a choking hazard. The company has received 11 reports of the toy flames detaching but...