EXHIBIT 99.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with to the Quarterly Report of The First Years Inc. (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2002 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2002 and as hereby
amended by Amendment No. 1 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on the date hereof (the "Amended Report"), I, Ronald J. Sidman, Chairman,
President, and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

     1.   The Amended Report fully complies with the requirements of section
          13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     2.   The information contained in the Amended Report fairly presents, in
          all material respects, the financial condition and results of
          operations of the Company.

                                             By: /s/ Ronald J. Sidman,
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                                             Ronald J. Sidman,
                                             Chairman, President, and Chief
                                             Executive Officer

In connection with to the Quarterly Report of The First Years Inc. (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2002 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2002 and as hereby
amended by Amendment No. 1 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on the date hereof (the "Amended Report"), I, John R. Beals, Senior Vice
President - Finance and Treasurer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that, to my knowledge:

     1.   The Amended Report fully complies with the requirements of section
          13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     2.   The information contained in the Amended Report fairly presents, in
          all material respects, the financial condition and results of
          operations of the Company.

                                        By: /s/ John R. Beals,
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                                        John R. Beals,
                                        Senior Vice President - Finance
                                        and Treasurer,
                                        (Chief Financial Officer and Chief
                                        Accounting Officer)