Daycare Death and Outrageous Texas Law Loophole
I’m visiting my family in Texas and read about a case that had been filed against a day care center and the outrageous loophole in Texas law that has allowed the day care center to continue to operate.
The lawsuit was filed by Jeff Rasansky, a Dallas lawyer with special expertise in daycare abuse, on behalf [...]
Why must school buses in Virginia stop at railroad tracks?
Have you ever wondered (especially when you’re behind one) why school buses stop at railroad tracks when there are no flashing lights and the gate isn’t lowering? The answer is simple: SAFETY.
Think about it. Mechanical devices are not foolproof and, I don’t know about you, but I sure wouldn’t want my child to be on [...]
Don’t put your child at risk by trying to save dollars. These child items are dangerous.
We all like saving money and families with children always seem to be especially strapped for cash. Yard sales and hand-me-downs are great places for getting cheap toys and clothes. However, you must know as much as possible about the item you are buying. Many products have been on the market for many years, but you [...]
Teen Killed by Overdose of Fentanyl in Seattle
Michael Blankenship was 15 years old when he went to Seattle Children’s Hospital in March for routine dental surgery. Michael was autistic and could not speak. The next morning, Michael’s family found him dead in his bed at home. What happened?
After the dental procedure, Michael had been given a fentanyl patch for pain. Two problems with that: [...]
Should you get an ATV for your child? My opinion: NO!
I remember when I was a kid, whenever my parents would get out of the car, I’d scoot over into the driver’s seat, put my hands on the wheel and pretend I was driving — with appropriate sound effects, of course.
Almost all children dream of what it would be like to drive a car like [...]
Fewer Drunk Drivers?
I read a headline this morning that drunken driving was down in Maryland. It turns out that the headline was citing a study that surveyed people and asked whether they had gotten on the road after having had a few drinks in the last 30 days. The more accurate headline would have been that fewer people admitted to driving while drunk, [...]
Safety Gates Aren’t Always Safe
Safety 1st Stair Gate Recall
What are parents scared of when they have an infant or toddler moving around? Stairs! Keeping infants and toddlesr away from dangerous areas such as a flight of stairs is hugely important. Enter the stair gates. We all use them to prevent our children from reaching these hazardous areas.
Unfortunately, one of those gates has now [...]
Drunk Driver Kills Two Year Old and Grandmother
On Friday, a two-year-old boy was killed, along with his grandmother, when a man who had decided to get drunk and then drive slammed into the back of their car in Prince William County. How does anyone make any sense of that.
Gloria Delgado had done everything right to protect her family. Her little boy, Jonathan Wade-Ortiz, was [...]
Daycare Center Shut Down
Last week, I wrote about a young child who died in July from heat exposure after being left in a van for seven hours. The van was driven by an employee of Yellow Brick Road daycare center. The driver “forgot” the child was in the van and the daycare center did not call the parents by [...]
The Loss of a Child
There is nothing more devastating than the loss of a child.
Period.
Chuck Collins, a fellow member of the Fairfax Bar Association, wrote a book and created a website, both called Holding Onto Love. Both are full of resources for grieving parents, and the website offers an exchange of coping ideas and comments from others. Chuck and [...]