Brain Injuries in Children – How Do They Happen?
Everyone knows the joke: “I’m strange because I was dropped on my head as a baby.” But it’s no joke when a baby or a child hits her head hard.
How do brain injuries in children happen? Here are the five most common causes.
1. Falls. Kids are super active, so falls happen often. Not surprisingly, they [...]
Our children are safer in cars today.
Did you know that one reason our children are safer in cars today is because for many years lawyers have filed lawsuits against automobile manufacturers that forced them to make safer cars? We now have seatbelts, airbags (front and side), safety glass, and cars that don’t unexpectedly jump into reverse, to name a few, because [...]
Buckle Up – Prevent Brain Injuries
Let’s talk seatbelts.
We make a commitment to keep our children safe in our cars. When they are small, we go to great expense to buy the best car seats we can and spend a lot of time buckling/unbuckling them in and out. But what about when they are older? And, what about buckling ourselves in?
March [...]
Do You Understand How Brain Injury Affects A Child?
So many things change in a child’s life when she acquires a brain injury. Regardless of the child’s age, traumatic brain injury affects every area of her life — and the lives of those who live with her. How will she make new friends? How will she cope with school? Will she ever be the [...]