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 [...]
Parents worry about their children getting hurt. However, sometimes parents worry about one thing when they should really be worrying about another. Sometimes we don’t have the right information and that leads to both irrational fears and irrational confidence.
For example, some adults are afraid of flying but not driving even though your chances of dying [...]
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 [...]
A recent study found that unintentional poisonings are the third most common cause of hospitalizations for children ages one to four. The culprits can be anything from household cleaning products to prescription medication
Children of that age are more susceptible to poisoning and often do not understand the dangers such substances present. Otherwise harmless substances found [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
