I’m sure I may have written about this more than once, but I still feel that it is important to keep doing so. This time I have an expert in my corner. Dr. Ronald B. Herberman, Director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute believes that excessive cell phone use could have serious health implications [...]
Tags: cell phones and children safety, cellphone safety issues, cellphones and kids, child safety, Dr. Ronald B. Herberman, using mobile phones
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Interestingly, the headline in a news report caught my attention because I was just discussing this same topic with a group of other mothers. It has happened a number of times in my native Jamaica.
In the incident that occurred in Detroit, the mother was pumping gas at a service station. Her pleas to have [...]
Tags: baby in stolen car, car safety and infants, child safety, keeping children safe
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New Federal Law Mandates Child Resistant Portable Gasoline Containers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Children and gasoline don’t mix. With the passage of the Children’s Gasoline Burn Prevention Act, an additional layer of fire safety and burn protection has been added for families across the country.
President George W. Bush signed the Act into law which requires portable gasoline [...]
Tags: child safety, fuel dangers, Gasoline, hazard, New Federal Law
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When I heard about tattoos for toddlers, I thought Oh. My. Gosh.
Is this the teenager-ifying of our toddlers going completely off the hook? Are manicures for infants and high heels for newborns not enough? (Tamsen, my Babies Online blogger colleague recently wrote about manicures for preschoolers and I totally agree with her. One manicure [...]
Tags: child safety, tattoos
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Spring is arriving in the northern USA, at long last. After all that winter, I am so excited to do all those summer activities – eating ice cream, playing at the park, going to the beach and swimming.
Something all parents and children need to be aware of that the water in lakes, pools, swimming holes, [...]
Tags: child safety, drowning, outdoor activities, spring, summer, swimming
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