Looking at recent (2010) statistics compiled by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, provided by the Kids Count program, it is clear that accidental deaths occurring to children ages 1 - 14 are reducing in number--and are currently lower than in the ten years preceding 2010.  This is good news for kids, parents and for our…

(This article was originally published by the FDA in their Consumer Updates section) You're at the beach, slathered in sunscreen. Your 5-month-old baby is there, too. Should you put sunscreen on her? Not usually, according to Hari Cheryl Sachs, M.D., a pediatrician at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). "The best approach is to keep…

In 1963, a vaccine against Measles (Rubeola), Mumps and Rubella (German Measles), the MMR vaccine, was developed and finally made available through physicians to the general public.  This was a great day in medical science for all, especially children, parents and prospective parents. For hundreds of years, Rubeola, the “regular” measles had been a devastating,…

On February 26, 2014, at 6:00 p.m. the president and CEO of Safe Kids Worldwide, Kate Carr, joins a discussion on Making Play Safe for Kids, hosted by the Arthur Blank Foundation and moderated by Sanjay Gupta, MD. To listen to this event sign up at:   http://blankfoundation.org/play-safe

"The safety commission and consumer advocates maintain that the ban is warranted because rare-earth magnets are irresistible to children, even if the packaging says the toys are intended for adults. " - The New York Times' article by Andrew Martin of August 16, 2012. Buckyballs VS. The Consumer Product Safety Commission A video from the…

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - January 17, 2014 Contact: HHS Press Office 202-205-0143 Surgeon General report says 5.6 million U.S. children will die prematurely unless current smoking rates drop Report also finds cigarette smoking causes diabetes and colorectal cancer Approximately 5.6 million American children alive today – or one out of every…

According to the United States Fund for UNICEF President and CEO Caryl M. Stern’s latest  letter,  “Every day, 18,000 children under five die of things we can prevent.” That’s a startling figure!  And although the under-five child mortality rate in the world has been practically cut in half in the past few years, there are…

Annually in the United States, approximately 300,000 children are injured in bicycle accidents and require emergency room visits to a hospital, and another 10,000 children must remain in the hospital due to injuries suffered in bike accidents.1  BeSafeChild wants parents, family members and caregivers to know that bicycle safety is very important for young children…

Requiem for Jaylen and Neaveah-- August 12, 2013--In Center Point, Indiana, the evening of August 5, one-year old Jaylen, was riding with his two-year old brother Xavier in an ATV being driven by their 22-year old mother. Suddenly the ATV they were riding in, crashed into a cement wall.  Someone had reported an ATV in…