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ERGObaby Selected as an "Eco-Friendly Product Pick"!

EcoBabyWorld, the top forum for environmentally aware baby companies and products, recently released its top Holiday Picks for 2009 - and ERGObaby's Organic Carriers are a winner! We are proud and honored to receive this acknowledgement.

For details, please visit:

http://ecobabyworld.com/productpicks2009.html

Imua Family Services has partnered with ERGObaby to provide ERGObaby Carriers to families of children with special needs. This year, 20 ERGObaby Carriers will be distributed to families in Imua Family Services programs, helping strengthen the bond between parent and child as well as give families the opportunity to perform activities in the community that they typically could not do with a child with special need.

While nearly every parent has heard of babyproofing their home - covering outlets, locking cabinets, and blocking stairs - a recent study by the national, nonprofit Home Safety Council reveals that many parents are unaware of important safety steps that can protect their babies from serious injuries in the home. Among the Council's recommendations in case of fire is a baby carrier that can leave parents' hands free to carry baby while crawling under smoke or descending a ladder.

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The Babywearing Institute is an online resource center for babywearing information. The site offers a wide range of resources, ranging from locally certified babywearing instructors by state, to articles on the benefits of babywearing and instructions for various types of carriers. The following article discusses the correct seating position for babies in carriers, noting that not all carriers consider this positioning in their design. ERGObaby Carriers have always promoted this Natural Sitting Position, protecting the baby's spine and hips.

Click here to read the article.

May 8, 2009, ERGObaby Founder and Designer Karin Frost was featured in a live interview on the radio show "Natural Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting" with Reverend Zoe Weston.

Ms. Frost talked briefly about the history and culture of baby carrying, then listed some of the ways babies benefit from babywearing - they cry less often and for shorter periods of time, often become more independent and secure, they remain calmer, they are more in tune with parents, and they enjoy heightened social skills. Frost also discussed Jean Liedloff's Continuum Concept, which served as her inspiration in designing the ERGObaby Carrier, and the more recent Attachment Parenting movement.

To hear the interview, click on http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Rev-Zoe-Weston/2009/05/08/The-Culture-Of-Baby-Carrying.

The ERGObaby Carrier has been chosen as the #1 winner in the Magic Beans March Madness Contest, in which customers rated their favorite products for kids! We are honored to have received the award, and grateful to Magic Beans Baby store for providing us their "badge"! Thanks for the support Magic Beans! For Magic Beans store information in your area, click here.

http://mbeans.com/magic-beans-march-madness-bracket.html

ERGObaby is featured as a "Dad Pack" in March's issue of Pregnancy Magazine!

Barack Obama reached the metaphorical mountaintop in winning the presidency in November's general election.

And those planning to attend the historic inauguration next week in Washington, D.C., should make preparations "no different than climbing to a mountaintop," said Matt Kelly of Silver Spring, an assistant manager for outdoor-gear chain REI.

The babywearing movement has seen tremendous growth in Western culture, as parents search for better ways to nurture and provide for their babies while including them in daily activities. However, babywearing has been part of many cultures (including indigenous) for thousands of years, and is considered the norm in parts of Africa and Asia. In fact, strollers, the popular Western baby-carrying choice, are considered "socially unacceptable", even in upscale African cities. Click here to read more . . .