Do you understand how to use RSS (Real Simple Syndication)? We bloggers often assume that you do, but not everyone does. Don’t be ashamed, we all have to learn some time.

Darren Rowse explains RSS well on his Problogger blog, as does Common Craft in their video: RSS In Plain English. Finally, watch the video: Google Reader in Plain English to get a clear understanding of how to use Google to manage your feeds.

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Are you back? Do you understand now? Great! So, how can RSS help protect your wee ones? It’s simple.

Subscribe to this feed: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prerelchild.xml. It’s the US Consumer Product Safety Commission – Recent Child Related Product Recalls feed. It’s updated frequently and is a great source for information that you should have, especially with the holidays looming.

Did you know you can use RSS to easily subscribe to this (or any) blog? It’s very easy to do. To subscribe for free just click this image: