All Posts Tagged With: "Child Safety"

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Aug
2009

Britax Introduces The Parkway® SG Belt Positioning Booster

Arriving in stores this month, Britax®, is introducing the newest child safety seat — the Parkway® SG belt positioning booster with the SecureGuard™ Seat Belt Anchor.

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May
2009

Growing Safety Concern: Falling flat-screen TVs

A new find study finds that our need for bigger flat-panel televisions and entertainment centers are now more narrow and less-stables has caused furniture related children accidents to increase by 41 percent.

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Apr
2009

Keep Your Toddler Safe With Baby Sherpa’s Safe2Go Harness

Moms who are concerned about their little one fleeing the scene while they are out will like the Baby Sherpa Safe2Go Harness.

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Dec
2008

Letter To Santa Leads to An Arrest

When children write to Santa they sometimes ask for things that have nothing to do with Christmas.
A 9-year-old girl’s letter to Santa Claus asking that a relative stop touching her and her sister has led to the arrest of Andres Enrique Cantu, 55, on charges of continuous sexual abuse of a young child.
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Nov
2008

Study: Grandma and Grandpa Make The Safest Babysitters

A new study shows children are less likely to be injured when they are in the care of grandparents.
“Recent growth in the number of grandparents providing child care has some observers concerned they don’t adhere to modern safety practices,” said lead study author Dr. David Bishai, a professor with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public [...]

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Oct
2008

Every Parents Nightmare: Drunk School Bus Driver Passes Out at the Wheel

Could you imagine finding out that your child was on a school bus that was found stopped in the middle of a street because the bus driver was drunk?
Well this is exactly what happened in Tennessee today.
An East Tennessee school bus driver was found passed out behind the wheel, with 30 students were on the [...]

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Sep
2008

Tips For Keeping Your Nursery and House ‘Baby Safe’

The CPSC has posted some great tips to keep your baby safe in the house and in their nursery.
The safety commission is urging all parents to avoid putting any kind of pillows in the crib due to the high risk of suffocation and entrapment. They are aware of at least 47 infant deaths between January [...]

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Jun
2008

Pediatricians Warn Parents About The Signs Of Dry Drowning

Today was the first time I have heard of dry drowning. This is an article that every parent should read.
The tragic death of a South Carolina 10-year-old more than an hour after he had gone swimming has focused a spotlight on the little-known phenomenon called “dry drowning” — and warning signs that every parent should [...]

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Jun
2008

8-Year-Old Girl Survives After Swallowing 20 Steel Marbles, 10 Magnets

This story sends a strong message to parents: Leave the magnets at the store!
Haley Lents of Huntingburg underwent emergency intestinal surgery last month in Indianapolis after she swallowed pieces from her Mega Brands Magnetix MagnaCase set.
She was taken to the emergency room for stomach pains, and an X-ray revealed the force from the magnets [...]

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May
2008

Couple Forgets Toddler At Airport

A couple forgot their 23-month-old boy in the Vancouver airport and learned he was missing only when contacted during the next leg of the trip.

Jun Parreno, the boy’s father, told The Vancouver Sun the mix-up occurred Monday as he, his wife and two grandparents of the child, J.M., were scrambling between their arrival in [...]

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Mar
2008

Would You Harness Your Child?

The other day at the mall I saw a woman holding a leash that I thought was attached to a puppy. Once I got a closer look I realized the ‘leash’ was attached to a child.

To her credit, the harness was disguised as a teddy bear, which her child wore on his back like [...]

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