Your Child Grows into a Forward-Facing Car Seat
I’ve been posting about safe car seats for your child as she grows from infancy into older childhood. See my two prior posts for birth to about one year. We had just moved into forward-facing seats.
Forward-facing models should all have a 5-point restraint harness. Children should stay in this model until at least 40 pounds, [...]
Dangers in Your Kitchen Cabinet
I was reading a medical publication today, and found this information interesting. It’s certainly something I didn’t know when my children were very young.
Vanilla Extract – I often heard that a person could get drunk by drinking vanilla extract. I’ve wondered if that’s true. The answer seems to be “yes”. For children, that’s a real [...]
How Do I Know When to Change My Child’s Car Seat?
From the day you take your baby home from the hospital they should be in a properly attached car seat. The difference between a car seat and a booster seat is that a car seat is the means of protection for the child. A booster seat simply boosts the child to fit properly in the [...]
Which Car Seat Is Right for My Child?
I don’t mean to sound old, but things sure have changed since you and I were children, haven’t they? The way things were when we were kids often doesn’t apply anymore — not to mention the extraordinary technological advancements.
Sure, we had seatbelts and car seats in our cars when we were kids, but how many [...]
Toys That Can Hurt Your Child – Resources
ToySafety.mobi – Good, clear summaries of a variety of child hazards. Many are divided by age range – choking dangers for infants and noise injuries for music-listening adolescents.
Keeping Your Child Safe in Your Car – Resources
Car Information
Car Safety Seats Information – Detailed guidelines for children based on age and weight with illustrations sponsored by Healthychildren.org
Kids And Cars –This website helps prevent accidental vehicular injuries by offering educational information, technological devices, and a breadth of news stories.
Child Burn Injuries – Resources
Burn Resources
International Society for Burn Injuries – hosts conferences and supports organizations in burn research
Camp Susquehanna – A camp for survivors of burn injuries of all ages in Lancaster, PA
Burn Resource Centre – Provides information and links to resources for burn survivors
American Burn Association – Information about advocacy, prevention and other aspects of burn injuries [...]
Child Abuse Prevention – Resources
Child Abuse Prevention
Childhelp USA: (800)-4-A-CHILD A hotline provides crisis counseling and literature about child abuse.
National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse: 800-Children This organization provides information and referrals about child abuse.
National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome, 1-888-273-007 The National Center for Shaken Baby Syndrome is a private, nonprofit organization that provides information to professionals and parents [...]
Keeping Your Child Safe – Resources
Injury Prevention
Lead Poisoning Information from the Center for Disease Control – An all encompassing website on lead poisoning in children. Covers all topics from prevention to advocacy to making your sure your home is safe.
Home and Recreational Safety Information from the Center for Disease Control – Information and Fact Sheets on a variety of dangers [...]
Day Care Safety Resources
Day Care Safety
Virginia Star Quality Initiative – A voluntary rating system for day care facilities in Virginia. Includes a list of the highest rated establishments.
State by State codes for child care administration – This site lays out the rules and regulations for day care facilities by state.
National resource Center for Health and Safety in Child [...]