LRN the Lingo – Save A Kid
A few months ago, I blogged about bullying by TEXTUAL HARASSMENT of our children and its abusive nature that can lead to dangerous and tragic results. Since then, I have read again and again about teens being bullied (both textually and otherwise). One recent tragic case in Virginia resulted in a teen’s committing suicide because [...]
What If Your Child’s Daycare Provider Doesn’t Have A Handbook? Go Elswhere.
If your child’s daycare provider doesn’t have a handbook, be very careful. After all, how else is anyone supposed to know how to behave and what the rules are if there’s no handbook? A handbook doesn’t have to be long or fancy. It just needs to BE.
If your child’s daycare provider does have a handbook, [...]
A Hot Dog Can Be Dangerous for Your Young Child
A toy with small parts will have warning labels that the toy is not meant for children younger than, say, 3 years old because of choking hazards. But, you will not see warnings on food that can be a choking hazard.
FOOD? Food can be a choking hazard? Yes, and a major one, according to [...]
Danger – Exploding lids injuring kids – Aromatherapy Fountain & Bath Benefits Kits
Nobody wants to buy a toy for their child that explodes and send dangerous projectiles into their child’s body. But that is just what some Spa Factory Aromatherapy Fountain & Bath Benefits Kits have done. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has reannounced its recall of the kits that were sold from August 2008 until August [...]
Do You Know the Signs of a Bad Daycare Center?
I have read so many stories lately about daycare center deaths and injuries to young children in Virginia and elsewhere. Many parents cannot get along without daycare centers and must entrust the care of their babies and young children to others for some part of the day. It’s hard to find good care. Here are [...]