Archive for the ‘Child Safety’ Category

How to Install a Child Safety Seat That Won’t Budge

Written by dad - 6 Comments

Over the years, I’ve had a lot of experience putting child safety seats of one kind or another into our cars. Remember, if you can move the seat more than an inch side to side or toward the front of the car, it’s not tight enough. After struggling to get our seats secured countless times, [...]

Read the full article »

Published on January 15th, 2007 - 6 Comments
Filed under: Child Safety
digg this - stumble it - save to del.icio.us

Infant Car Seat Safety

Written by dad - 3 Comments

Hmmm… This is kind of troubling… As you may or may not know, car seats can’t be sold unless they can withstand a 30 mph front-impact collision. But as it turns out, exceeding the federal standards by even a little bit can be disastrous…. According to a recent study by Consumer Reports, the vast majority [...]

Read the full article »

Published on January 11th, 2007 - 3 Comments
Filed under: Child Safety
digg this - stumble it - save to del.icio.us

Swallowed a Button Cell Battery? Nope (Thankfully)

Written by mom - 6 Comments

My husband took all four boys to the bowling alley the other afternoon, so I decided to listen to Christmas carols and put away the Christmas tree. In no time at all, the living room looked like a tornado had hit. Amidst the chaos I discovered some tiny bits of trash. Unfortunately, this wasn’t just [...]

Read the full article »

Published on January 5th, 2007 - 6 Comments
Filed under: Child Safety,Health
digg this - stumble it - save to del.icio.us

Ten Most Dangerous Toys of 2006

Written by dad - Leave a Comment

Just in time for Christmas, World Against Toys Causing Harm, Inc. (W.A.T.C.H.) has released their list of the ten worst toys of 2006. What follows is a quick rundown of the ten most dangerous toys of the year…

Read the full article »

Published on December 18th, 2006 - Leave a Comment
Filed under: Child Safety,Toys & Gifts
digg this - stumble it - save to del.icio.us

Monitoring the Sex Offender Registry

Written by dad - 3 Comments

If you’re thinking of buying a house, and even if you’re not, it’s probably a good idea to check out your state’s sex offender registry just to see what’s out there. Especially if you have kids. After all, who wants to move into a new neighborhood only to find out that Chester the Molester lives [...]

Read the full article »

Published on July 14th, 2006 - 3 Comments
Filed under: Child Safety
digg this - stumble it - save to del.icio.us

Magnetix Building Sets Recalled

Written by dad - 2 Comments

This actually happened a couple of weeks ago, but I just ran across it last night… The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a product recall for Magnetix building sets. This is a pretty scary one, as some rather nasty things have already happened.

Read the full article »

Published on April 18th, 2006 - 2 Comments
Filed under: Child Safety
digg this - stumble it - save to del.icio.us

Big Heads, Little Helmets, and Plagiocephaly

Written by mom - Leave a Comment

Our kids were all born via C-section. I tried to get the first two boys out through more conventional means, but they would have none of it. By the time numbers three and four came along, the decision to schedule the C-section was made as soon as I had a positive pregnancy test. Anybody who [...]

Read the full article »

Published on February 10th, 2006 - Leave a Comment
Filed under: Child Safety,Health
digg this - stumble it - save to del.icio.us

Harry Potter Keeps Kids Safe

Written by dad - Leave a Comment

Protego! British researchers recently reported in the British Medical Journal that emergency room visits dropped markedly on the weekends immediately following the release of the two most recent Harry Potter books (“The Order of the Phoenix” and “The Half-Blood Prince“). Apparently one of the study’s authors “conjured up the original idea” when he returned home [...]

Read the full article »

Published on January 12th, 2006 - Leave a Comment
Filed under: Child Safety
digg this - stumble it - save to del.icio.us

Father Rolls Over, Kills Sleeping Baby

Written by dad - 2 Comments

Here’s an extremely sad story… A three week old baby in Deland, Florida recently died in his parents’ bed when his father rolled over on him. Apparently Mom and Dad went to sleep around 12:30 AM and awoke at 5:00 AM to find that their baby wasn’t breathing. Dad then performed CPR until the paramedics [...]

Read the full article »

Published on January 11th, 2006 - 2 Comments
Filed under: Child Safety
digg this - stumble it - save to del.icio.us

Kids Not Safer in SUVs

Written by dad - 4 Comments

According to a recent article published in the journal Pediatrics, kids aren’t any safer in SUVs than in conventional cars. Apparently the size advantage of SUVs is offset by their increased rollover risk. This conclusion is based on a survey of accidents that occurred between 2000-2003 and involved nearly 4,000 kids under the age of [...]

Read the full article »

Published on January 5th, 2006 - 4 Comments
Filed under: Child Safety
digg this - stumble it - save to del.icio.us

Get free updates...

Articles via e-mail:

Search this site...

Sponsors...

Popular topics...

Recent articles...

Recent comments...

  • Tammy: My nine year old daughter just started Intuniv on Monday afternoon...
  • click: Boys are brave, clever, responsible.
  • Lynn: We have four little ones, my eldest is going to be nine on Sunday. He...
  • Val: Bought xbox this xmas and it has made the holidays soo much fun!
  • Beth: I have 2 boys a 10yr old nd a 7yr old both of them has ADHD my 10yr old...
  • Mike: Concerta causing eye rolling We have a 9 year old son diagnosed with...
  • Sage: Yes thank you all for so much useful information! My 6 year old son...
  • Allyson: My son is on his third week of intuniv & I’m wondering, if...

Most talked about...