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Mar
2007

Baby Proofing Your Home

Once your baby becomes mobile and is able to pull themselves up on the furniture, it is time to think about baby proofing your home.
Here are 9 areas in your home that can be ‘Baby Proofed’

1. Electrical Outlets – Kids love to plug stuff in where it doesn’t belong. There are [...]

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13
Dec
2006

RECALL: BRIO Bell Rattles

BRIO Corp. is recalling about 5,550 bell rattles. The small bell positioned between the wood slats can break and allow access to small parts. This poses a choking hazard to young children.
This recall involves wooden rattles with six-multi-colored slats used to connect the two, red round ends. A metal bell is contained within the slats. [...]

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11
Dec
2006

Advisory: Lack Of A Child-Resistant Cap On Certain Robaxacet Caplets Bottles

Health Canada is advising consumers that certain bottles of Robaxacet Caplets 40s do not have a child-resistant cap, despite the outer package indicating the bottle has a ‘child-lok’ cap. This poses a risk that children could accidentally ingest the product.
Accidental ingestion can result in acetaminophen overdose and serious health consequences, including liver damage. Each [...]

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8
Dec
2006

Not Safe For Baby To Sleep In Carseat

We have all left our child sleeping in their car seat after a drive from the store when they have fallen asleep and you don’t want to wake them.

A study out of Britain finds that babies could be at risk if left to sleep in standard car safety seats without supervision.

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7
Dec
2006

Safe Kids Canada Tips For A Safe Holiday Season

With the holiday season upon us, Safe Kids
Canada, the national injury prevention program of The Hospital for Sick
Children (SickKids), reminds parents and caregivers about a few simple
precautions you can take to help keep children safe over the holidays:

1. Buying presents for kids on your list?
Pay attention to the age recommendations on toys. [...]

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1
Dec
2006

getprepared.ca

The Canadian Government is running a campaign on T.V. about being prepared for a disaster. I would be willing to bet none of us are prepared if something were to happen and we had to leave our homes quickly.
Just because it hasn’t happened, doesn’t mean it won’t.

Their site getprepared.ca outlines some great information on [...]

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25
Nov
2006

UnSafe Toys On Store Shelves

Lately there have been toy recalls for lead in paint, small pieces detaching causing children to choke on them and toys that pose strangulation hazards. You would think that with all of the regulations the government implements, these toys wouldn’t be able to make it to the shelves. I guess the regulations [...]

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23
Nov
2006

Drunken School Bus Driver Asks To Finish Run

This story is every parents nightmare. When you put your kids on the bus in the morning, you put your faith in the fact that the driver is safe and of course sober.
A whole bus of innocent children were being chauffeured around by a driver who is 13 times over the legal alcohol limit. [...]

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7
Nov
2006

San Francisco Takes A Stand On Phthalates

I was so happy when I read this story. I did a post on phthalates in toys a couple of months ago. It has been reported for years that Bisphenol A, used to make polycarbonate plastic, the substance used to make hard clear plastic baby bottles is not safe and [...]

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6
Nov
2006

Seat Belts on School Buses?

Fox News is reporting that 17,000 kids per year are injured on school buses. This report has re-ignited the arguement for seat belts on school buses. While 17,000 is less than 1% of the kids nationally that travel on school buses it’s still way too many to not look at other safety ideas.

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3
Nov
2006

You Tube "Rear Facing Car Seats Are Better"

I came across this clip online today and thought it was interesting. Parents are always in a hurry to get their infants out of rear-facing car seats. I guess they stand up better in rear end accidents. Watch the clip:

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1
Nov
2006

Could Your Child’s Identity Be Stolen?

When I was a kid I didn’t need to get Social Insurance Number until I was ready to work. Now babies are getting them so that their parents can set up RESP’s for them and it seems to be causing a problem.
New York Senator Hillary Clinton ays she will add protection against the [...]

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