Child Safety for My New Nephew!

I am incredibly proud to share a photo of my new nephew.  Merely days old and he’s already showing his safety chops by not only properly using a child safety seat, but also adhering to winter safety tips by wearing …

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  • Winter Safety Tips: Safe Sledding

    When a Family Outing Becomes Dangerous With our first snowstorm approaching Chicagoland this week, I thought I would write about one of our favorite winter activities.  My three boys can hardly wait for enough snow to break out their sleds. …

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  • Preventing Winter Sports Injuries

    Winter Safety Tips to Prevent Childhood Injuries Winter is officially here. With its arrival, we can put our worries to rest about child injuries while swimming or playing baseball, softball or football. But as parents, we can never be completely …

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  • New Illinois Laws Help Protect Children

    The New Year rang in some new laws across the country, and Illinois witnessed some improvements in child protection.  Some of the laws benefiting kids include: Bullying: Schools will be able to suspend or expel students who use the Internet …

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  • Guest Post: Winter Driving Tips

    My good friend and great lawyer, Steven Gursten, at Michigan Auto Law was kind enough to share his top tips for safe winter driving. ______ 8 winter driving tips to prevent car accidents Winter is here yet again, which always means …

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  • Avoiding Dangerous Toys

    With the holidays coming, my friend, Steven Gursten, at Michigan Auto Law asked me to write a guest post on avoiding dangerous toys.  I urge you to take a look at the post (and the many other great posts on Michigan …

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  • My Star of the Week!

    My youngest, nicknamed “Littlest Lev” here at The Safest Line, was the Star of the Week of his First Grade class.  His teacher requested that I write a letter about my “Star” to be read to the class.  Littlest Lev …

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  • From My Desk: Speaking to Lawyers About Child Injury Cases

    I was recently given the opportunity to speak to members of the State Bar of Wisconsin at its “Car Crash Symposium” in Madison, Wisconsin, on December 8th.  I was thrilled to be able to help lawyers — already very skilled in …

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  • New Treatment for Traumatic Brain Injury on the Horizon

    Researchers at Harvard have started research on causes and treatments of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) suffered by soldiers. The technical explanation of their findings has been reported in Harvard Science. In summary, researchers are finding the exact process of a …

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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, …

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