Barbie doll's cost rose little since '59 (The Washington Times)
NEW YORK (AP) — The first Barbie doll to hit the market in 1959 cost $3. Today, the fashion doll doesn't cost much more. That's the economics of the toy business. Consumers demand low prices. Toy makers want fat profits. us.rd.yahoo.com
[TS] FIVE DAYS; Moves to Protect Children, and Bottom Lines
Children’s health was on business minds amid toy recalls and changes to nutritional advertising standards, while retail sales, hedge funds and a big stock issue by a high-tech company got Wall Street’s attention. select.nytimes.com
Diary of a Primary School Mum: 'All the questions would be fine ? if I had the answers' (Independent)
Chocolate is a rare commodity in our household, but it's currently up for grabs. A bar is on offer for each of my four-year-old twins when they've learnt the 45 magnetic words ? the ones they're meant to recognise by the end of Reception as part of the National Literacy Strategy ? stuck on the door of the fridge. us.rd.yahoo.com
It’s Downhill for Sleds, Lamentably
Toy retailers across the country have largely pushed sleds and toboggans off their shelves and out of their catalog pages, victims of warmer weather and the changing taste of children. nytimes.com