Exhibit 32.2



                           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 Second Quarter Report of The First Years, Inc. (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2003, as filed with
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, John R.
Beals, Chief Financial 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:

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

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


Date:  August 14, 2003           By: /s/ JOHN R. BEALS
                                     John R. Beals, Treasurer and Senior
                                     Vice President - Finance (Chief Financial
                                     Officer and Chief Accounting Officer)

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.