Articles tagged: child safety & injuries
Parenting: What do you think of the new drop-side crib ban?
Posted: Dec 15, 2010Forbes is reporting that the Consumer Product Safety Commission has voted unanimously to ban the manufacture, sale and re-sale of drop-side cribs, which have a side rail that moves up and down. The deaths of ... Read more »
Kids meal toy ban is disappointing to children only?
Posted: Nov 10, 2010The tiny blue thing clutched in my son’s 4-year-old grasp became even more objectionable when my son excitedly exclaimed that he had to go see the movie that these “toys” came from. While this normally ... Read more »
Parenting: Car seat safety check for all, and free cloth diapers for WIC families Sept. 18 at The Little Seedling
Posted: Sep 16, 2010My kids grow so quickly that I sometimes don't notice the position of their heads in their booster seats. It was just before vacation I realized my son was riding around with his head above ... Read more »
Sports concussion conference scheduled
Posted: Sep 04, 2010Perhaps, like me, you've received a phone call in the middle of your son's football practice from his trainer. "...he took a pretty hard hit to the head". Not the call you want to get.Sure ... Read more »
Parenting links: Murder-cycles, sex in the media, and preschool depression
Posted: Aug 31, 2010Here are a few interesting stories from around the Web this week: Murder-Cycles Simply Not Child's Play (Fanhouse): Takes a critical look at whether children should be allowed to compete in motorcycle racing, in the ... Read more »
Opinion: End corporal punishment, which is still legal in schools in 20 states
Posted: Jun 12, 2010I remember many things from when I was in elementary school in Colorado. One thing in particular, was the buzz of fear around any minor infraction that might result in a trip to the principal's ... Read more »
Anti-bullying legislation is timely; Saline takes action
Posted: May 22, 2010Thank goodness and thank you State Rep. Pam Byrnes, D-Lyndon Township, for sponsoring and obtaining support for "Matt's Safe School Law," passed in the Michigan House of Representatives May 13. The law is based on ... Read more »
Parenting: Are playgrounds becoming too safe?
Posted: May 19, 2010An article in Salon on Monday takes a critical look at how regulated America's playgrounds have become. While allowing that some rules make sense, author Lenore Skenazy asks whether things have gone too far. "It's ... Read more »
Too Young For Singing Lessons?
Posted: Jan 16, 2010My seven year old loves to sing. You wouldn't know it from his interest in his music class at school, but play some of his favorite pop music or theme songs and he's not only ... Read more »
Kids Count report shows children in Washtenaw County faring better than most in Michigan
Posted: Jan 12, 2010The annual Kids Count in Michigan Data Book 2009 report found poverty, abuse and neglect worsened for children statewide, but childhood deaths were down and educational indicators improved. About one in 10 Washtenaw County children ... Read more »
Parenting: Is Halloween really dangerous for kids?
Posted: Oct 28, 2009Here's a Halloween safety pop quiz. Over the past 50 years, how many American children have been harmed by tainted Halloween candy given to them by a stranger? a. 24 b. 87 c. 9 d. ... Read more »
Helpful Halloween safety tips
Posted: Oct 26, 2009We're lucky this year to have Halloween fall on a weekend this year, that means families with younger children may be able to start their trick-or-treating a little earlier in the day. Regardless though, families ... Read more »
opinion: Don't blame Somer Thompson's mother for her death
Posted: Oct 23, 2009If you've tuned into the news at all this week, you've probably heard about Somer Thompson, the 7-year-old Florida girl who disappeared on her way home from school Monday and whose body was found in ... Read more »
Parents, safety advocates debate risk of publishing photos of children
Posted: Oct 04, 2009Cynthia Bostwick posts photos of her son, Ben, on her blog. She says she doesn't understand the level of fear many parents have. Photo courtesy of Cynthia BostwickWhen Katie Moon took over as president of ... Read more »
Privacy also a concern with online photos of children
Posted: Oct 04, 2009Although there seems to be very little safety risk in putting photos of your kids online, Anne Collier, founder and executive director of Net Family News, says there are other concerns parents should consider. One ... Read more »
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