Exhibit 32.1


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




In connection with the Third Quarter Report of The First Years, Inc. (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2003 as filed with
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Ronald
J. Sidman, 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 the best of my knowledge:

     (1)  The 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 Report fairly presents, in all
          material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
          of the Company.


Date: November 14, 2003            By: /S/ RONALD J. SIDMAN
                                       Ronald J. Sidman, Chief Executive Officer
                                       Chairman of the Board of Directors, and
                                       President

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to The First Years Inc. and will be retained by The First Years Inc.
and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon
request.