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Synthecore allows busy parents to exercise at home, while incorporating their children in the activities and keeping them close. They are a green company, and donate a percentage of their proceeds to the Alexandria House, a safe house providing security for women and children transitioning from emergency housing to permanent housing. We are honored to be included in Synthecore's DVD. Click here for more.

"Doyle was ordering lunch at the Trails Cafe, where about a dozen of the Los Angeles Crunchy Parents meet-up group had assembled after a hike in Griffith Park. There were almost as many types of carriers there as there were moms. Among the brands on display: a stretchy green camoflauge MetroWrap with a bedazzled skull and crossbones on the front, a Peanut Shell nonadjustable sling, a homemade sling with Vespas on it and several Ergos -- a soft-structured carrier that looks like a canvas backpack and has become the top dog among carriers.

"I didn't even want the boring old Ergo," said Hilary Asher, who scored her stylish gray Ergo with stars on it through Craigslist. "A lot of people are anti-Ergo because it's such a brand. But this just works.""

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"In 2009 at the ABC Kids Expo in Las Vegas, there were at least 30 companies promoting designer baby carriers, many of them created within the last five years. And between 2006 and 2008, overall sales of industry-certified carriers rose 43 percent to $21.5 million, according to the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association. The ERGObaby, a soft carrier structured like a backpack that was introduced in 2003, has seen sales rise 200 percent since 2007, according to Karin Buck, a company spokeswoman."

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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.

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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