There’s a new book out that discusses an interesting approach to dealing with toddler behavior. Since children’s left brains don’t grow to anything resembling maturity until as late as age 5, they are incapable of the rationale thought process that the left brain allows. However, their right brains, which are responsible for emotion, creativity and [...]
It’s that time of year again when our kids go back to school. That means traveling to and from school – safely. Florida’s roadways are some of the most dangerous in the nation, but they don’t have to be.
When using and sharing our roadways, whether it be by school bus, car, bicycle, foot, or whether [...]
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 [...]
Florida lawyer, Andrew Meynhart was arrested Friday in Cocoa Beach and charged with stealing $100,000 from his 9-year-old client.
Meynhart doctored his financial records and never gave the boy the money he was awarded in a 2006 lawsuit. Authorities do not know where the money is at this time.
The Florida Bar revoked Meynhart’s license to practice [...]
Even if summer hasn’t officially arrived in Florida yet this year, the warm weather certainly has. And with warm weather, we all spend more time near water. Whether you prefer the ocean, the pool or lakes and rivers, you should know a few simple safety tips because playing near water can quickly become very dangerous.
Every [...]
The Florida Legislative session is closed and the Florida Child Injury Lawyer Blog is pleased to report that the Florida Legislature did the right thing in letting a proposed child waiver law die in committee.
The details of this bill were discussed in this previous Florida Child Injury Lawyer Blog post. The Florida Legislature was considering [...]
It’s common to hear people saying that television is bad for you, but a new study reveals that TVs are the most dangerous piece of furniture in your home in terms of child injuries.
The study coincides sadly with the child death of a Jacksonville, Florida 4-year-old who was killed yesterday when a television fell on [...]
It’s National Safe Kids week all week and The Florida Child Injury Lawyer wants to recognize this week with even more tips on keeping your child safe.
Childproofing your home is one of the most important aspects of ensuring child safety because parents and children naturally spend quite a bit of time at home.
The trick to [...]
This week is National Safe Kids Week and in recognition of that, The Child Injury Lawyer will provide some safety tips developed by Safe Kids USA after conducting a study of accidental child injuries.
Not surprisingly, the injury risks children are exposed to change as the grow up, but this study is the first to analyze [...]
My recent post about an increase in child injuries as a result of overuse in sports reminded me of an interesting interview I heard with the author of a recent book.
Michael Sokolove wrote Warrior Girls: Protecting Our Daughters Against the Injury Epidemic in Women’s Sports and has some very important things to say about sports [...]
