Children’s Hooded Jackets with Drawstrings Recalled by Lollytogs Due to Strangulation and Entanglement Hazards

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of product: Rim Rocka Boys’ Hooded Jackets and Pelle Pelle Girls’ Hooded Jackets

Units: About 23,000

Distributor: Lollytogs Ltd., of New York, N.Y.

Hazard: The jackets have a drawstring through the hood and the vests have a drawstring through the waist which can pose strangulation and entanglement hazards to young children. In February 1996, CPSC issued guidelines (pdf) (which were incorporated into an industry voluntary standard in 1997) to help prevent children from strangling or getting entangled on the neck and waist drawstrings in upper garments, such as jackets and sweatshirts.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: This recall involves boys’ Rim Rocka hooded sweatshirts that are black or navy blue with red and white trim or gray and white trim and have a large number embroidered on the front of the sweatshirt. The drawstrings are attached at the hood. They have an emblem on the left shoulder that reads “RR”. There is a tag at the back of the neck that reads “Rim Rocka” OFFICIAL SPORTS APPAREL”. This recall also involves girls’ Pelle Pelle hooded jackets that have a zipper front that zippers to the top of the hood. They come in either pink or white with pictures of bottle caps printed on the hood and sleeves. It reads “Soda Club pelle pelle” on the top right of the sweatshirt. The tag at the back of the neck of the sweatshirt reads “pelle pelle”. The drawstrings are attached at the waist. The sweatshirts were sold in sizes 2T-14.

Sold at: Burlington Coat Factory stores and at various small retailers nationwide from February 2008 through September 2009 for about $14.

Manufactured in: Pakistan and Bangladesh

Remedy: Consumers should immediately remove the drawstrings from the garment to eliminate the hazard or return the garment to the place of purchase for a refund or credit.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Lollytogs at (800) 637-9035 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              (800) 637-9035      end_of_the_skype_highlighting between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s website at www.ltapparel.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 27, 2010 Release #10-251 Firm’s Recall Hotline: (888) 847-8716 CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 Buckyballs® High Powered Magnets Sets Recalled by Maxfield and Oberton Due to Violation of Federal Toy Standard WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: Buckyballs® High Powered Magnets Sets Units: About 175,000 Importer: Maxfield and Oberton LLC, of New York, N.Y. Hazard: The high powered magnets sets were labeled “Ages 13+” and do not meet the mandatory toy standard F963-08 (effective August 17, 2009) which requires that such powerful magnets are not sold for children under 14. Magnets found by young children can be swallowed or aspirated. If more than one magnet is swallowed, the magnets can attract each other and cause intestinal perforations or blockages, which can be fatal. Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received two reports of children swallowing one or more magnets. No injuries were reported. Description: This recall involves the Buckyballs® high powered magnets sets labeled “Ages 13+”. The set contains 216 powerful rare earth magnets. It is intended to build unlimited shapes and patterns. Since March 2010, Buckyballs® high powered magnets sets were labeled “Keep Away From All Children” and are not being recalled. Sold at: The recalled magnets were sold at a variety of stores, including stores selling children’s toys, stationery and office supplies and various online sites from March 2009 through March 2010. Manufactured in: China Remedy: Consumers should take the Buckyballs® high powered magnets sets labeled “Ages 13+” away from children under 14 immediately and contact Maxfield and Oberton for instructions on receiving a refund upon return of a complete set of magnets. Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Maxfield and Oberton at (888) 847-8716 between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s website at www.maxfieldandobertonsafety.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 27, 2010 Release #10-246 Firm’s Recall Hotline: (800) 223-2664 CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 S. Rothschild & Co.

Recalls Girls’ Coats with Strings Due to Strangulation Hazard WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should immediately remove the drawstrings or return the garment. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: Girls’ coats Units: About 13,500 Importer/Distributor: S. Rothschild & Company Inc., of New York, N.Y. Hazard: Strings on the detachable cape can pose a strangulation hazard to young children. In February 1996, CPSC issued guidelines (pdf) (which were incorporated into an industry voluntary standard in 1997) to help prevent children from strangling or getting entangled on the neck and waist drawstrings in upper garments, such as jackets and sweatshirts. Incidents/Injuries: None reported. Description: This recall involves S. Rothschild girls’ wool coats with a detachable cape. The coats were sold in pink, red, blue and vanilla with a faux fur cape and in charcoal and vanilla with a faux fur trimmed cape. Two faux pompoms are attached to the end of strings that hang from the cape. The sewn-in neck tag reads,

Sold at: Burlington Coat Factory, Famous Barr, Filene’s Basement, Parisian and other retail stores nationwide from September 2006 through September 2009 for between $70 and $100.

Manufactured in: Guatemala

Remedy: Consumers should immediately remove the strings from the cape or remove the detachable cape to eliminate the hazard. Consumers can also return the cape to S. Rothschild for a free repair.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact S. Rothschild at (800) 223-2664 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s website at www.srothschild.com

Photos	Style Numbers	Sizes
	36321, 37321, W37321, 38321M	Infant to 4T
	56321. 56321F, 56321Y, 57321, 57321F, W57321, 58321M	4 to 6X
	76321, 77321, 78321M	7 to 16

Boys’ Hooded Jackets with Drawstrings Recalled by Hind Fashions Due to Strangulation Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Burlington Coat Factory

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should immediately remove the drawstrings or return the garment. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of Product: Boys’ Hooded Jackets

Units: About 200

Distributor: Hind Fashions, of New York, N.Y.

Hazard: The jackets have a drawstring through the hood which can pose a strangulation hazard to children. In February 1996, CPSC issued guidelines (pdf) (which were incorporated into an industry voluntary standard in 1997) to help prevent children from strangling or getting entangled on the neck and waist drawstrings in upper garments, such as jackets and sweatshirts.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: This recall involves boys’ hooded jackets with drawstrings that are blue suede on the outside and have fur lining on the inside. “Hind Leather” is printed on the tag on the back of the neck. They were sold in sizes 6 through 12. This recall also involves a black quilted leather hooded jacket with drawstrings that has fur surrounding the hood. “Lil’ Phat” is printed on the tag on the back of the neck. They were sold in sizes small, medium and large.

Sold exclusively at: Burlington Coat Factory stores nationwide January 2006 through September 2009 for between $30 and $90.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately remove the drawstrings from the garment to eliminate the hazard or return the garment to Hind Fashions or Burlington Coat Factory for a full refund.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Hind Fashions toll-free at (888) 643-4463 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              (888) 643-4463      end_of_the_skype_highlighting between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.

Lauretta Ali, 58, of Stone Mountain, Ga., is an actress and author of the book Survival of the Fittest…One Child’s Life in the Foster Care System. She has also served as a group mentor with the Foster Children’s Foundation in Georgia helping teens aging out of the system.

Ali lived in foster care during the 1950s before being reunited with her birth mother. She shares with us her journey and the positive difference living in foster care can make in a child’s life

Lauretta’s story in her own words My experience with the foster care system began in 1951. My mother was the separated wife of a U.S. Army serviceman. My father was a handsome, single truck driver—a reformed ladies man (or so he said). My parents weren’t married. My brother and I had not the faintest idea of that situation. Our lives with our parents as toddlers I remember with a yearning even to this day. Our illegitimacy by society’s standards didn’t concern our family the least. My brother and I had a mom and a dad. My mother appeared to love my father unconditionally. My father’s infidelity had been going on for some time. But, it took one solitary act on a single, normally quiet night, to change the entire course of our lives. My brother and I entered into a world of love and terror. We were placed into loving foster care homes after a brief and forgettable stay with a woman whose career had to be taking care of foster children. It is a career that she certainly didn’t need. She had so many of us to care for! She babysat for many women in the neighborhood who worked alongside their spouses to provide for their families. Yet, back to my telling you about the loving foster care mother I was blessed to have been touched by during my stay in her home. She and her husband, with their two teenage daughters, helped me to heal after the break up of my parents’ relationship. My brother and I were split up and sent to different foster parents. But each set loved us in a way that we always remembered. They were our parents in every sense of the word. Fitting to a tee the definition of “parents and their children,” they lived for us. Because both couples were friends, my brother and I saw each other often. My foster mom got attached to me and requested to adopt me. What a mistake that was in the 1950′s. We loved each other so much. I must admit to you. I don’t know where she is and I still love her so much. Yet, I still remember my mom fighting to get us out of the foster care system. She worked long hours, different shifts to singularly raise my brother and me. We were never hungry and we always had clothing. A proud African American woman, my mom wasn’t ever on welfare. God knows, she needed the help. My dad wouldn’t pay a bit of child support if his life depended on it. He was a ladies man and still is today. We were latchkey children. We knew to come home, do our chores, hit the books, not to let anyone into our home until my mom came home. I knew this at eight-years-old and I fully understand why my mom had to leave us alone. Money for daycare services? I don’t think so! I believe the child should remain with the parents who best suit raising the child. I often imagine how different my life would’ve been in Long Island with the Browns versus being raised in a New Jersey housing tenement with my mom. Would my dream of becoming a successful actor and writer have been fulfilled with Louise Brown in my corner? Who knows? I often think of what could’ve been. Yet, being raised by my mom in the projects helped to mold me into the survivor I am today. Which side am I on regarding the issue of foster care? I am on the side of right. I believe the child should remain with the family who offers a safe and loving environment. No one asked me if I wanted to leave the Brown family or how I felt about being adopted. I wasn’t old enough to have an opinion, yet, I was old enough to become the sexual target of one of my foster fathers! The parents who want to be parents should be allowed to raise children. Often, that doesn’t mean the blood relatives are best suited. If it means we have to pay a little extra out of our pockets, then may Almighty God save the children! To say we don’t know the abuse suffered by young people in foster care or group homes exists is just putting our heads in the sand. Yet, there are some foster and adoptive parents who are the answer to a young child’s prayers. I know! I remember you, Mama Louise!

Parental communication is an art  that can be  easily mastered, so many say “what are the components of parental communication”? :

 1.  The first major component is Attention:
Attention: is the (cognitive process=”the process of thought.” ) of selectively concentrating on one aspect of the environment while ignoring other things which means giving your child your undivided attention,with no outside interferences. Paying attention to your child means full concentration on the task at hand.

  2. The second component is Listening :

Listening: To pay attention; heed To make an effort to hear something ,once again Parents to listen you must pay attention and make a concentrated effort to hear what is being  said by your child.

How important it is to take time for loving, Parental communication! For Example Some Parents  spend so much time giving exclusive attention to the TV watching other people’s lives that they have little time for their own. Hence, turning off the television set is often a necessary step toward Parental communication.Parents who shy away from communicating with their family have to pay for their negligence!

 It is important that children early on become accustomed to communicating with their parents.Otherwise, when the children are adolescents and perhaps face problems, they will not think of their parents as friends whom they can talk to.

3. The third component is Questions: 

A request for information  I susggest  using viewpoint questions, such as “What do you think?” parents can encourage their children to express their thoughts and feelings.

  What will you do if your child makes a serious mistake? That is the time when he needs kind consideration. Control your emotions while you listen to your child, try to grasp the situation, by using  Attention, listening, and viewpoint Question.

If your adolescent is unresponsive to questions, try a different approach. For example, instead of asking your daughter about her day, tell her how your day was and see if she responds. Or to discover your child’s opinion on a matter, ask questions that shift the focus away from your child. Ask her how a friend of hers feels about the topic. Then ask what advice she would give her friend.

4. The forth component is Language:

 By your words and demeanor, create “peaceful conditions” so that your  children will feel inclined to talk. Remember, you are your child’s advocate. So when discussing a matter, try not to come across as a prosecuting attorney who is out to discredit a witness in court. “A wise parent does not make such remarks as, ‘When will you grow up?’ or, ‘How many times have I told you?’”

Parental Communication  with adolescents is not an impossible task. Adjust your parenting methods according to the need,Parental Communication involves   controlling  your emotions and listen, the correction you give will more readily be accepted!

May 21, 2010 Alert #10-737 Chocolate Soup Recalls Children’s Hooded Sweatshirt Sets with Drawstrings Due to Strangulation Hazard The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: Children’s Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Units: About 70 Retailer: Chocolate Soup, of Raytown, Mo. Hazard: The sweatshirts have a drawstring through the hood that can pose a strangulation hazard to children. In February 1996, CPSC issued guidelines (pdf) (which were incorporated into an industry voluntary standard in 1997) to help prevent children from strangling or getting entangled on the neck and waist drawstrings in upper garments, such as jackets and sweatshirts. Incidents: None reported Description: This recall involves “Happy Kids” brand hooded sweatshirts sold as part of a set. The sweatshirt and pants sets were sold in pink, red, yellow and green, and in sizes 2T through 6X. “Happy Kids” is printed on the neck tag inside the sweatshirts. Sold at: Chocolate Soup stores in Georgia, Texas, Tennessee, Missouri and North Carolina from June 2009 to February 2010 for about $45. Manufactured in: United States Remedy: Consumers should immediately remove the drawstrings from the sweatshirts to eliminate the hazard. Consumers can also return the product to the store where purchased for a full refund. Consumer Contact: For more information, contact Chocolate Soup collect at (314) 576-1221 between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.

Have you ever tried to open a door that has not been used for some time? Squeaking, the rusted hinges gradually give way. But what if the door had regularly been used and its hinges were well greased? It would have been easy to open. The same is true with the door of communication. If you make it a practice to communicate and lubricate the hinges of the door of communication with  love, you can more easily communicate your thoughts even when you have serious disagreements.

You have to begin somewhere. Although communicating may initially require much effort, work at it. Then you can eventually enjoy an easier relationship with your mate, resulting in lasting understanding.

The fact is, children don’t judge their father’s worth by the amount of money he makes or the monetary value of gifts he may give them. Rather, what children really want—far more than material gifts—is their father’s love, time, and attention. These are what truly matter to them !!!

Since the beginning of our existence on planet earth as humans. man and woman has always craved to be together

Today, however, families are breaking apart, and the relationship between man and woman is often abusive or governed by selfishness. A spirit of competition between the sexes has contributed to conflict and discord.

There are many Components that are chipping away at marriages today,one is infidelity, what is infidelity? If , we were to ask  couples  there reply would be “sexual activity” but even if no sexual activity exist out side of your marriage you can still be guilty of infidelity, how so.A successful marriage requires giving “exclusive devotion” to your mate.

What does this mean? While it is normal to have friends of both sexes outside of marriage, your marriage mate has first claim on your time, attention, and emotional energy. Any relationship that takes what rightly belongs to your mate and gives it to someone else is a form of “infidelity,” even if no sexual activity is involved.Infidelity is not just about sex outside the relationship, but about trust, betrayal, lying and disloyalty.

How could such a relationship develop? Someone of the opposite sex may seem more attractive or empathetic than your spouse. Spending time with that one in the workplace or in a social setting can lead to discussing personal matters, including problems or disappointments in your marriage. An emotional dependency can grow. Communication in person, by telephone, or through online chat could become a betrayal of trust. Marriage mates properly expect that certain topics will be discussed only with each other and that their “confidential talk” will be kept private.

If you have a close friendship with someone of the opposite sex, ask yourself: ‘Am I defensive or secretive about the relationship? Would I be comfortable if my mate overheard our conversations? How would I feel if my mate cultivated a similar friendship?’