Childproofing Your Home
How to keep your child safe at home We can better protect our children, particularly youngsters between the ages of one and four, by effectively childproofing our homes and the homes where our children spend time. Sadly, children between the ages of one and four are more likely to be killed by ...
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Childproofing and Preventing Household Accidents
When was the last time you crawled around your home on your hands and knees? Probably not since you were a young child. As strange as it sounds, it may be time to try it again. Your everyday environment is new and worthy of exploration to young eyes, which is why it's crucial to get down on the ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Choosing Safe Baby Products: Backpacks and Soft Carriers
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Poor firearms-storage practices by many gun-owning parents are putting kids at serious increased risk for...
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Bisphenol-A: What you Need to Know
Bisphenol-A: probably not a chemical you'd given much thought to before recent reports labeling it as a possible danger...
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Keeping Kids Safe From Medication Exposures
Child-resistant caps and packaging help to prevent poisoning deaths in kids, but thousands of children are still exposed...
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Young Children and Falls
Falls can occur anywhere at any time, and children are capable of falling or hurting themselves at any age. No one can...
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Beware of Poisonous Houseplants
Plants are among the most common household substances that children may eat. But, did you know that some common indoor...
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Do You Know What's in Your Deck and Playground?
There's nothing healthier or more wholesome than a romp on the playground or dinner under the stars - unless your deck...
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Think Safe Be Safe: Swimming Safety
According to The State of Home Safety in America™ report, drowning is the fifth leading cause of unintentional injury...
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Selecting Safe Pets
Pets love us unconditionally. They're also great for our health — mentally and physically. Caring for pets can boost...
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Lead Poisoning
If you have young children, it's important to find out whether there's any risk that they might be exposed to lead,...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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