Child Safety

When it comes to preventing a fire and getting out of a given structure when a fire does break out, most adults probably know what to do, but that knowledge doesn’t necessarily extend to children.  It’s up to parents to educate their kids about the steps they can take to stay safe, and some of… read more

Parents in the modern age have their hands full trying to keep their children safe from the various dangers they could confront online.  Safety isn’t as simple as it was even a decade ago.  Thankfully, a new report relates some tips from Cox Communications that seek to help parents safeguard their kids from harm. What… read more

With Halloween finally here, it’s important to supply some last-minute tips that anyone driving during the holiday can exercise in order to protect those child pedestrians who may be out trick-or-treating.  The tips hail from the Los Angeles Police Department and the California Office of Traffic Safety.  If possible to do so, don’t drive through… read more

We’re now just a day removed from Halloween, and although we’ve focused a lot in recent weeks on how parents can protect their children from potential harm while they’re out trick-or-treating or how to ensure decorations aren’t going to pose unnecessary fire threats, today we’d like to take a look at those things that drivers… read more

Target has announced the recall of sitting stools manufactured by the Culver City, California-based L. Powell Acquisition Corporation.  An estimated 69,000 stools from the Chloe & Conner Collection and under the Circo brand are affected by the recall, and each would have been sold at Target retailers across the country between April of last year… read more

In recent weeks, we’ve discussed some of the ways that parents can help keep their children’s Halloween as safe as possible, and one of the chief ways to do that is to not create any hazards with a costume choice.  Stressing visibility and comfort can go a long way toward eliminating some of the dangers… read more

The past couple of weeks have brought a number of reports focused on the myriad ways that parents can ensure the safety of their children on Halloween.  Most of those articles focus on stressing visibility and eliminating tripping hazards, but a new article takes a look at how children can be protected from predators during… read more

Parents do their children a favor when they sign up for free car seat installation education programs in their community.  Unfortunately, safety is undermined when these events are sparsely attended.  Many adults may simply believe that installation is so easy that they don’t require instruction.  Still others might figure that they’ve been using a seat… read more

Yesterday, the Consumer Product Safety Commission held a hearing centered around “toys” that are basically a set of small, high-powered magnets that can connect to one another.  Unfortunately, numerous incident reports have sparked concerns among safety advocates and calls for the products to be banned, an opinion that was held up by many who spoke… read more

When children grow out of a car seat, parents are left to figure out what to do with the unit they are no longer going to have any need of.  Consumer Reports has come out with an article focused on this conundrum, and perhaps the most important takeaway for parents is the fact that these… read more

The San Mateo, California-based Infinitoy has announced the recall of two types of toy sets that could create a choking hazard among young children.  The recall affects the Deluxe Circus Train Set and the Super Safari Set from Softimals, adding up to a total of 7,134 toy products.  These items come with Mighty Mike and… read more

October has received the designation as SIDS Awareness Month, and numerous safety agencies are doing their part to explain to parents the danger posed to newborns by this condition.  A new report notes that in the state of Washington alone, 387 infants died in 2011 because of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome or some other medical… read more