The cloth diaper industry — and all industries that make, sell, and distribute products for children 12 and under –- is coming up to a deadline August 14, 2009, that could change the cloth diaper landscape considerably. The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) requirements change the way all children’s product manufacturers and retailers do [...]
Archive for July, 2009
The Real Diaper Association recently accredited a new Circle Leader, Angela Imes, of Plano, Texas. Angela has twin girls, who have been cloth diapered from birth, and is getting her diapers ready again for an expected baby soon. Angela was elected to the RDA Board of Directors in April and has been the Treasurer since [...]
When I found out I was expecting twins in 2004 I knew I needed to save money any way
I could. Cloth Diapering was just one way we were going to accomplish that. As I
researched and learned more about cloth diapers and their benefits I felt very strongly
that this was something I was going to do [...]
The Real Diaper Association (RDA) conducted a survey on the use of cloth diapers in daycare facilities. We received over 250 detailed responses. The responders were largely parents who had talked with daycare providers about their willingness to use cloth diapers on their children while caring for them. Maybe you were one of them? [...]
It’s been a couple of months since the annual meeting, and as I get ready to move to my “summer home” (visiting family in New York), I am reviewing my RDA project priorities. The Board decided on three major goals for the year:
1. create an RDA cloth diaper advocacy welcome packet for our donors,
2. create [...]