Talk about timing! There's a big warning from the government today about the risk of babies drowning in the bathtub. And just in case you were thinking about rolling your eyes and laughing it off as Big Brother poking its nose into private parenting matters, the case of a baby who drowned in Chicago just this week should wipe that smirk right off your face.

Police have arrested Jayshaun Strong's dad, Willie Strong, because they say the man left his 8-month-old son in the bathtub with his 2-year-old brother so he could take a smoke break. Because waiting five whole minutes to go suck down a cancer stick would have killed this guy?

"I'm Worth It."Another day, another article that shows how completely crazy today's parents have gone. When I first read the Gawker headline, "Are You Spending Enough Money on Beauty Products for Your Ugly Baby?" I was ready to roll my eyes along with the rest of you guys. Then I read the original article in The New York Times "Style" section and realized I had these same soaps and lotions in my house. Oh my, am I one of "those" moms?

So I checked out my drugstore.com account and did some figuring. I think I'm missing something, because somehow they're spending hundreds of dollars a month on baby products, and I'm not even breaking $30. And we enjoy the same all-natural, organic brands. Here's what I'm doing.

There is nothing, nothing, NOTHING cuter than watching a baby dissolve into a fit of giggles. Unless, of course, that baby happens to be giggling at a funny little dog. Who happens to be a "hot dog" dog.

Oh, and the baby happens to be in the bath.

Seriously, the only thing this video is missing is maybe a baby polar bear drinking milk out of a bottle. Awwww!

Parents who take the time to complain when a company's products for kids doesn't meet their own high standards know they're fighting a mega battle. But here's a bit of encouragement for them: Johnson & Johnson, a mega brand in the baby industry, is heeding parents' concerns about formaldehyde in its popular shampoo. They're retooling the whole line to can the carcinogen. Score one for the squeaky wheels!

Based on sheer company size alone, this is big news. Go to a baby shower, and it's a pretty safe bet that there will be at least one Johnson's product dug out of a gift bag. If executives there are willing to listen to parents, who else will?

It can seem like a great solution to a common problem: A bath seat, something to hold your baby up while you splash his slippery body in an attempt to get the pureed peas out of the deep crevice that is his neck. But according to the Consumer Products Safety Commission, there are standards these seats must adhere to in order to be safe – and of the bath seats on the market, none live up to these standards. I’m going to repeat that: There are no safe bath seats. Here’s why.

I think we can all agree that babies are a ton of work. Take a small creature who is 100 percent dependent on you for every single thing in the world, and who doesn't really like to sleep for more than a couple of hours at a time, and you've got your hands full. While (believe it or not) I hadn't ever thought about the time and effort the most simple tasks take with an infant, one couple did and made this time lapse video of the very mundane baby bathtime. 

So how come it's so fascinating?

Hot on the heels of the tragic story of the mom who napped while her 8-month-old baby drowned in the bath comes the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s newest report on in-home drowning deaths. And while, yes, most of us have the common sense not to leave the kids utterly alone while we nap, I think a lot of us -- me included -- have left them in the bathroom momentarily while grabbing a towel or the iPod. So as uncomfortable as it is to read, I think we can all stand to take a look at exactly how kids die in the tub because most cases are not as obvious as the one above. In fact, the bathtub is the second-most-likely place for a kid to drown (the most likely place is a pool). So, let’s look at the stats and see how we can all up our safety game in the bath.

Apparently we need some new bath time safety rules, as one mom thought it was okay to leave her 8-month-old baby soaking, with only her 2-year-old to supervise. Tragically, the baby drowned as mom hung out on the sofa eating cereal and taking a nap. Truly unbelievable, and yet another example of why we do have to tell new moms very simple baby and child care rules. We may all know that you never leave the room when your baby is around water, but obviously this lady thought her 2-year-old had it all under control.

While this is a truly horrible story, and again, the takeaway should be to never leave your baby in the bathtub unattended, is it really "Urgent Breaking News" as Nancy Grace puts it?