Posted by Leefe on 30 December 2009 – 3:07 pm
Filed under Baby, News
Tagged as bank, Japan, News, procreate
Japan’s largest banking group says ‘Go home and procreate’.
Taking the government directive to boost the population seriously, management at Mitsubishi UFJ sent staff an email telling them to go home at 5:10pm rather than the usual 7pm. The idea being this would leave them with more energy at the end of the day, and more time to pursue extra circular activities at home.
It is worth noting though that bank branches close to the public at 3pm. What do all the staff do for the next 4 hours?
Posted by Leefe on 1 December 2009 – 10:18 pm
Noticed this sign at the end of an aisle in Coles at Broadway shopping centre.
Perhaps it is a sign of things you will need together.
ie. if you eat too much canned fish, Mexican and Asian food, you will need a new pair of underwear or a nappy. After which you will only be able to eat baby food for a while.
Posted by Leefe on 17 June 2009 – 4:06 pm
How young is too young for girls to use deodorant?
In a supermarket the other day I noticed these ‘perfumed body spray’s, right next adult deodorant. Obviously they are aimed at young girls via the Bratz brand.
Do young girls really need to be pushed into the word of makeup and perfume?
Posted by Leefe on 4 February 2008 – 11:51 pm
Camperdown Memorial park children’s playground is in disrepair. From the pile of empty bottles outside the playground it looks as if there was a party in the playground. And a rowdy one at that.
The lock on the gate is broken. So without an ever constant eye a child may escape. Or a dog may enter.
And both sand pits are full of cigarette buts. Not to mention the odd bottle cap and piece of glass. Not really the thing for a kids playground. I can see some kid slicing their foot open.
The sandpits need someone to run them through a sieve, like they do at the major beaches.
Now the broken swing I can’t definitely blame on the apparent party, but it is another sign of disrepair.
Considering inner city Sydney has a baby boom, it would be nice if facilities for children were kept in better repair.
Posted by digg on 21 January 2008 – 6:28 pm
There is a baby boom in Sydney at the moment, most apparent in inner city suburbs. But state public transport system is failing new parents with prams. New policies by State Transit are making it harder to use the service, at a time when people should be encouraged to be more green and use public transport.
read more | digg story
Posted by Leefe on 28 November 2007 – 11:47 pm
Building Lego ducks for my child I ran out of appropriate blocks. Desperate to complete the project, as any Lego mad scientist would do, I chose to opt for a hybrid animal.
Using pieces from the farm set, cow genes were combined with the existing duck, resulting in the transgenic (cow)duck.
But how far should one take playing God?
Is it ethical to create GMO Lego?
And are we warping our children’s imagination?
In related news:
(of a more serious nature)
Posted by digg on 6 September 2007 – 11:48 am
THOUSANDS more toys are being pulled from Australian shelves as an international investigation delves deeper into China’s disgraced manufacturing industry. In a recorded statement, Mattel’s Australian marketing director, Julie Kearns, said the company had been testing toys since the paint scandal broke. See service.mattel.com (SMH, 6 Sept 2007)
read more | digg story
Posted by digg on 1 September 2007 – 2:38 pm
Filed under Baby, News
Tagged as child, dad, father, News
“IT’S FATHER’S DAY tomorrow and, while fathers of all ages deserve praise and acclamation, we should raise a special cheer for the nation’s more recent dads.” A humorous list of 30 changes in their lives new fathers may recognise. (SMH, 1 Sept 2007)
read more | digg story
Posted by Leefe on 2 August 2007 – 11:56 pm
Dora is recalled from exploring. Sesame Street is no longer giggling. Barney is facing extinction.
Mattel is recalling 83 models of Fisher-Price toys. In Australian the product recall is estimated at 43,000 and in the USA at nearly 1,000,000.
An article from Associated Press, appearing in many publications, indicates that there were quality control errors in a number of toy manufactured in China. Reports attribute the product recall to the level of lead in paint on the toys.
The reports advise that parents should remove the toys from their children and check against the list of recalled products. And that Australian consumers need to contact Mattel Australia directly for refunds or exchange, on 1800 674 753 (M-F 9-5) or www.service.mattel.com
Disclaimer: This is an opinion piece, if you want more details go read the articles below.
References
- Fisher-Price toys recalled in Australia (SMH, 2 Aug 2007)
- Fisher-Price recalls almost 1 million toys (SMH, 2 Aug 2007)
- Australian list of recalled toys (SMH, 2 Aug 2007)
- US list of toys included in recall (SMH, 2 Aug 2007)
- Fisher-Price to Recall Nearly 1M Toys (WashingtonPost, 2 Aug 2007)
- Fisher-Price To Recall 967,000 Toys Worldwide Because Of Lead In Paint (NBC11, 2Aug 2007)
I could keep posting links, but they are all excerpts of the same story by Anne D’Innocenzio and Natasha T. Metzler of the Associated Press
Blogs
- Lead Paint on Fisher-Price Toys, Worldwide Recall (Pajamadeen, 1 Aug 2007)
- Fisher Price Toys Recalled in Australia (Babystyle blog, 2 Aug 2007)
- Fisher-Price recalls nearly 1 million toys for lead paint contamination (MomSquark, 2 Aug 2007)
- Dora the Explorer Explores the Wonderful World of Lead Paint (TortsProf Blog, 2 Aug 2007)
The list could go on. There were around 15,000 blog posts listed on Technorati when last I checked. Technarati Fisher-Price posts
Posted by Leefe on 9 July 2007 – 11:51 pm
Filed under Baby, News
Tagged as Baby, child, Sydney
There is a current baby boom in inner city Sydney. And it is putting strain on the resources that weren’t expecting it. Just ask RPA who down sized their labour ward before the boom.
If you walk around Newtown you will notice a increase in number of babies over the last few years. Other inner city suburbs have been seeing it too. My theory for the current boom has nothing to do with the PM’s baby bonus. It is a nice addition, but it was already going to happen. And it is nice to see that the Sydney Morning Herald agrees with me.
So why the current explosion in baby number in the inner city? Professional women. There are many women who focused on work rather than family (having children) now in their early to mid 30s, who have decided it is best to have children while they can.
The current explosion of births is just a flow on from a previous explosion. The kids of the baby boomers are now having kids themselves.
And if like living in the inner city why move out to the ‘burbs to have kids? In the inner city things are close to hand, public transport is good and you already know the people in your community.
People are choosing not to give up the rest of their lives just to have kids.
References:
- Two lattes with the tin lids, please – hold the Hills hoist (SMH, 7 July 2007)
- Urban crawl: pram army hits inner Sydney (SMH, 7 July 2007)
