Thrive To Five is a project of Communities In Schools of Tempe and Kyrene that is funded by First Things First to provide family support services to parents and/or caregivers of children between the ages of birth to five years old.

Thrive To Five has the goals of promoting understanding of early child development and brain growth and to provide families and caregivers with the tools to help children reach their potential and enter school ready to learn.

Family Support Services are offered through the Family Resource Centers of the Tempe Elementary and Kyrene School Districts. Parent Liaisons work within the Resource Centers as a direct contact for parents in their community.

This program serves the communities of Chandler, Tempe, Guadalupe and Ahwatukee Arizona. Click here for the website!

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Toys, Clothing and Gear Recalls...oh my!

Come on McDonald's! You are a huge gazillion dollar corporation centered around children!  They are on the list for high levels of lead paint on the movie character glasses they gave out last year. 

Actually, going through this list there were quite a few recalls for hazardous levels of lead and cadmium. 

There were probably three or four recall items that I have in my house....right...now... yikes!

It's kind of a pain go through the list one click at a time (please give us a regular list Parents.com!) but it is nice that they include a "I own this product. Now what?" button.

116 Recalls You Should Know About

You no doubt acquire lots of items for your child--from a new high chair to a new hoodie. While it's fun to shop, it's important to stay on top of safety issues, and when a product you own has been recalled, be sure to either discard or replace it. Take a look through more than 100 of the most important recent recalls.

Now, anyone have any ideas for what to do with all those hoodie strings?  Macrame anyone?
:) Amanda

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