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Child Safety Recalls: Bumbo Seats
Numerous child brain injuries caused by popular baby seat The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently recalled the popular Bumbo baby seat. Previous recalls to the product have been made, especially regarding its use on elevated surfaces. Despite warnings, …
Children and cell phone use: Safe? Smart?
At what age should children have cell phones? As the holidays approach, children of all ages will be adding cell phones to their wish lists. In under a decade, children have become increasingly technologically-saavy, more so than many adults. As …
Updated Crib Bumper Pad Policy by the American Academy of Pediatrics
Pediatricians will soon warn parents of crib bumper pads dangers Every five years, the Academy updates its policies that serve as guidelines to practicing pediatricians. The most recent revisions warn against the usage of any crib bumper pads, a change …
Brain Injuries in the Home: Furniture Safety Tips
Tipping Furniture is Still a Top Danger for Child Injuries One of the most common and easily preventable household child injuries is continually occurring at an alarming rate. According to a Consumer Report released in early October, over 22,000 children …
Childproofing a Home can Prevent Accidental Drug Overdose
Pharmaceutical drug overdose statistics on the rise A recent L.A. Times article reported pharmaceutical drug poisonings in children rose 22% from 2001 to 2008. This is a shocking statistic, considering the number of children in the United States in this …
New Crib Safety Standards Now in Effect!
Starting today, all importers, distributors, manufacturers, and retailers of cribs must offer only cribs that meet the new and improved full-size and non-full-size crib standards set by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Safer cribs will mean a safer …
Speaking Event: Neighborhood Parents Network
I had the great honor and pleasure of being invited to speak at a meeting today of the Neighborhood Parents Network (NPN) in Chicago. Thanks to the wonderful help of Rebeka Kohmescher, I was allowed to talk to NPN’s Working Moms …
Teaming Up With Lash and Associates
A child brain injury guest post I’m happy to announce that Lash and Associates, a publisher and resource of brain injury literature, was kind enough to publish a guest blog post I wrote for them called Preventing Child Brain Injuries. …
Wrist Rattles & Baby Booties Recalled by Midwest-CBK
Midwest-CBK Inc., and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced the voluntary recall of Wrist Rattles and Baby Booties due to a choking hazard. People should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. The pom-poms on the rattles …
Top 30 Green Mom Bloggers
These Mom bloggers understand safety in its purest form. As parents we do our best to keep our children safe from physical injury, but what about harm caused from environmental factors? The green movement in American homes is often led …
