I’ve heard lots of feedback online about the Car Seat Poncho and it’s all been positive, so I wanted to see what all the buzz was really about. The Car Seat Poncho is a straightforward solution for parents who want to keep their children safely warm in a car seat. A thick jacket worn under [...]
Marvin is sincerely saddened by the plight of today’s emailer, who drags Marvin into the sordid world of politics and finance.
“Dear Marvin, I’m a single parent on financial aid and read your blog every Monday at the public library (because I have no telephone or internet). I lost my job a few years ago because the [...]
Have a grade school child in a recreational youth soccer league? Ever play one of those teams that has a kid who somehow manages to trip or elbow every single time they are near the ball? The referees are usually high school kids who play soccer. They get paid a little, in other towns maybe they [...]
Our friends at Evenflo and Go Go Babyz sent us some very nice products for review. I’m impressed by both of them, but will only do quick reviews today. They will be followed by full reviews in the near future, as they are being evaluated by parents with children who can more fully put them through their paces!
We’ve all seen it before. I’m talking about the information in pamphlets and flyers regarding kids and booster seats. Most read like this: Kids should remain in booster seats until they are at least 8 years old, unless they are 4′9″ tall.
Excuse me? I don’t know where this age 8 came from but where I live we don’t [...]
Please welcome back Heather’s dh, Matt, for Guest Wednesday.
Knowing nothing about the technical aspects of car seats makes it difficult to write a blog entry about the technical aspects of car seats. So, in thinking about a topic for another entry, I came across an obvious choice. Cows. But then something happened that gave me [...]
Here’s a little background on how my Safe Kids coalition runs checkup events. Because we are so short on trained CPS technician volunteers for our events, we train nursing students during their pediatrics rotation. Despite being one of the busier coalitions in the country, checking thousands of seats per year through scheduled events and inspection [...]
Today, Marvin receives an inquiry from a disgruntled DD, apparently an unhappy benefactor of Marvin’s advice!
“hi2u mr marvin, im Jenny and im a 11 year old gurl and dood my mom is like, so mean 2 me u just wont beleive it. its like so not nice its not even funny. i mean- i was all telling my [...]
Here are all the pictures you wanted to see! And in no particular order for more fun, lol. It’s a huge ABC Show family album, so just browse the pics and enjoy. Be sure to hover your mouse over them before clicking to see any descriptive text. There are some special surprises that weren’t talked [...]
Now that DS1 is no longer using a booster seat, I got to thinking about all the different seats that he’s used over the years. I’ve made a list of the main seats that he rode in, either in my vehicles or DH’s vehicles. I didn’t bother to include the various spares that were always ready [...]
