http://virginiachildinjurylawyer.com Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:49:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Scary statement: "Parents don't know this is going on whatsoever." What's "this"? It's a form of abuse and bullying called textual harassment. And, it's dangerous.   Abusive relationships have been around a really long time, and technology now makes the abuse much easier. Harassers can, and do, send hundreds of text messages a ... http://virginiachildinjurylawyer.com/textual-harassment-takes-abusive-relationships-to-new-depths Sprout Stuff has recalled its popular baby sling in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) due to the risk of suffocation.     One newborn baby has reportedly died due to suffocation in this specific sling.  The CPSC issued a warning on March 12, 2010 about all baby ... http://virginiachildinjurylawyer.com/another-baby-sling-recalled-risk-of-suffocation I did not write the bulk of this post. I got this message from a lawyer I know in Dallas, Texas, Jeff Rasansky.  Jeff Rasansky's firm represents injured people in all kinds of cases. I am posting his message here because it is important to women who take Paxil and ... http://virginiachildinjurylawyer.com/is-there-a-link-between-paxil-birth-defects Window screens are designed to keep bugs out, but you cannot rely on them to keep your child indoors. An adult pushing on a screen may conclude it would keep a child from falling out the window. Don't count on it. Children have an amazing way of getting past barriers in ... http://virginiachildinjurylawyer.com/will-your-window-screens-keep-your-child-in-no If your teenager is about to become an "adult" -- that is, is about to turn 18 years old -- he or she needs to know how the laws affect their new adult status. The Virginia State Bar has a free pamphlet with information about the new adult's rights and ... http://virginiachildinjurylawyer.com/free-pamphlet-how-the-law-treats-your-teenager-now-that-shes-turned-18 Social media. Want to know what  that means? Ask your teen. If she's not on it, all her friends are, and they spend lots of time posting pictures and stories and sharing them with their friends -- and with people they don't even know. Including prospective employers. And, being teenagers, sometimes ... http://virginiachildinjurylawyer.com/easy-way-for-your-teen-to-mess-up-her-job-prospects I was recently in a hotel room in Norfolk, Virginia, where I was staying while attending a conference of lawyers and judges from all over Virginia. As I often do in the morning when I'm out of town, I turned on the local TV news while I was getting dressed. The ... http://virginiachildinjurylawyer.com/can-you-get-your-child-out-of-the-house-if-it-is-burning Bike helmets save lives. We want children to be safe when they ride their bikes, so we announced in our most recent newsletter our FREE BICYCLE HELMET GIVEAWAY. We offered our newsletter subscribers a free child's bike helmet for any child who needs one. Trudi Hays, who lives in Herndon, Virginia, ... http://virginiachildinjurylawyer.com/free-bike-helmet-giveaway Does your child's personal injury lawyer know whether your child ought to have a special needs trust? Unfortunately, many personal injury lawyers don’t know how a special needs trust can protect their young clients. I recently attended a seminar sponsored by the Fairfax Bar Association and the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. ... http://virginiachildinjurylawyer.com/will-your-special-childs-personal-injury-lawyer-screw-up-the-case A wonderful for children and adults with special needs opened last weekend in San Antonio, Texas. Morgan's Wonderland was created by Gordon Hartman whose 16-year-old daughter, Morgan, has severe cognitive delay and has faced limitations her whole life. Mr. Hartman, a retired real estate developer, decided to build a fully-accessible ... http://virginiachildinjurylawyer.com/morgans-wonderland-a-special-place-for-special-people