Infant Deaths, Injuries Associated with Nursery Products up Sharply in 2009
Faulty infant carriers, cribs, high chairs and other nursery products caused a 21% spike in injuries last year, Consumer Ally reported today on WalletPop.com. Regulators estimated there were 77,300...
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9.2 million unwanted injuries happen to kids each year, so commit a minute to keeping your children safe this holiday season. Prevent unwanted injuries with simple tasks such as making sure batteries...
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IUDs, Implants Best for Birth Control, Docs Say New guidelines from the nation’s leading group of obstetricians and gynecologists advice that all women, including teenagers, should look to IUDs and...
View ArticleImportant Safety Lessons From “Safe Kids Day”
This post is written by Dana Points, editor in chief of Parents. Q: Who is responsible for our kids’ safety? A: We all are! A recent trip to “Safe Kids Day” in Washington, D.C., opened my eyes to how...
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Disabled Parents Often Lose Custody Of Children, Report Finds A new study estimates that there is an 80% child removal rate for the 6.1 million parents with intellectual or psychiatric disabilities in...
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Oregon Teachers Fail Active Shooter Drill As Masked Men Shoot Blanks At Surprised Faculty Cammie DeCastro, principal of the Pine Eagle Charter School in Halfway, Ore., admits that the plan she had to...
View ArticleMaggie Gyllenhaal on Motherhood: “I Wanted to Be Cool and Easygoing”
Photo credit: Amy Sussman/AP for Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc. Last week, Parents caught up with Maggie Gyllenhaal at the 125th Anniversary celebration of The First Aid Kit by Johnson...
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