Though automobile airbags are wonderful safety devices for adult drivers and passengers, they can injure and even kill children. Airbags deploy with powerful force because they must be available to protect passengers within a fraction of a second of impact.
That quickness that makes them so effective in protecting adults is the precise feature that makes [...]
All you have to do is ensure your child wears a helmet while riding a bicycle. With school letting out for the summer, kids have more time to get outside on bicycles. However, an otherwise healthy activity can turn dangerous all too quickly.
Staying off busy roads is not enough. More than half the 135 children [...]
We worry when our babies are sick and for good reason.
They can’t tell us what’s wrong so our fears are left unchecked. To make matters worse, symptoms that we would easily recognize in older children and adults are often different in babies.
Here’s your chance to learn about the most common medical conditions that are difficult [...]
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Right now, they’re giving away free car seat IDs. Now is your chance to be better safe than sorry. Car seat ID tags may [...]
Stocking hangers have become quite popular the last couple years, but can pose a real danger to young children. Parents may be better off foregoing stockings altogether until their children are old enough to appreciate that danger.
Stocking hangers have become popular as a way to hang those well-loved holiday stockings without drilling holes or using [...]
Thirteen-year-old Sara Hennarichs was driving a four-wheel all-terrain vehicle (”ATV”) when she lost control, ran into a tree, and died soon thereafter. Sara’s estate sued Roger and Karen Fina, who owned the ATV, and their son Nicolas, who let Sara drive it. The jury found the Finas liable for Sara’s death and the appellate court [...]
Naturally, we worry greatly when our children suffer head injuries. All manner of worst case scenario thoughts race through our heads. However, new developments in medicine indicate that our concern, both personally and as a society, for our children is doing them more harm than good.
A new study found that 20-25 percent of American children [...]
We’re in the dog days of August now and should take heed of the ramifications of one University’s research on child athletes and hydration.
The study found that child athletes from 9-16 failed to drink enough water to stay hydrated during athletic activity. That problem is exacerbated by the fact that they routinely fail to drink [...]
Stacey Anvarinia called police to report that her boyfriend had assualted her. While police were conducting their investigation, they noticed that Anvarinia was drunk and that she was breastfeeding her 6-week-old baby. Police arrested the woman and charged her with child neglect.
Since then, the blogosphere has erupted in debate about whether drinking while breastfeeding is [...]
Summer is here and boy has it been hot recently. School’s out for the summer and that means your children are taking advantage of their time off. For a significant number of kids, that means summer camp.
Some of you parents no doubt send your children to the same summer camp you attended as a youngster. [...]
