Baby and Kids
Car Seats Expire, and It Is Not a Trick to Sell You Another One
Expiry dates on car seats look like a way to sell more car seats. There are three genuine reasons behind them, and the second-hand market compounds all of them.
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Baby and Kids
A Wi-Fi Baby Monitor Is a Camera on the Internet in Your Child’s Room
Every Wi-Fi baby monitor depends on a vendor’s security, an account password and a firmware pipeline that will eventually stop. A closed-circuit monitor depends on none of those.
Baby and Kids
A Crib Mattress Should Feel Too Firm. That Is the Specification.
Everything about choosing a baby mattress runs against adult instinct. Firm feels unkind and is the safety requirement, and a mattress that fits loosely is a hazard regardless of how good it is.
Baby and Kids
Volume-Limited Headphones Often Are Not, and the Limit Is the Wrong Number Anyway
The 85 dB limit is quoted as if it were a safety guarantee. It is a workplace exposure figure that assumes a time limit — and independent testing keeps finding headphones that exceed their own claim.