Our recent posts (except Recalls) are posted here.
Safe Sleep for Babies!
Today, I received an email from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about a roundtable webinar that will be held in a week for health professionals on Safe Sleep for Babies which BeChildSafe.org will lean in and listen to, but I wanted to share the statistics CDC shared with the public just now about…
Virginia’s New Car Seat Law Promotes Better Safety for Kids in Car Seats!
SafeKids Coalition says that Virginia has a new car seat law which promises better safety for children in car seats. Children riding in cars in Virginia must now sit rear-facing in their car seats until they reach the age of 2 years or the maximum weight and height limit called for by the car seat’s…
Children Are At Risk Unless You Care!
Here we are, at the beginning of the new school year all over the Country, and some very disheartening things have happened to children recently, things which should concern parents, family members, caregivers, and guardians. Things which should make us be more aware of where and with whom we place our children, for their safety…
CPSC Approves New Federal Safety Standard for Booster Seats
Release Date: July 18, 2018 Release Number: 18- 191 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has approved a new federal rule intended to improve the safety of booster seats for children, including booster seats used at home and in restaurants. A booster seat is a “juvenile chair” that is placed on…
Water Safety This Summer!
Parents and caregivers, Watching kids in the water is important! Keeping young ones only as far as arms’ length when in or around water is important. I read it and say it, over and over. To-date, in New Jersey alone, since May there have been 18 drownings. Some of these drownings were adults, some were…
Children, the Flu, and the Flu Vaccine
Children, especially those younger than 5 years, are at higher risk for serious flu-related complications. The flu vaccine offers the best defense against getting the flu and spreading it to others. Getting vaccinated can reduce flu illnesses, doctor’s visits, missed work and school days, and prevent flu-related hospitalizations and deaths in children. Information on this…
Virginia’s New Car Seat Law: What You Need to Know
LAW: This Spring, Virginia’s legislature passed a new, stronger law on child passenger safety, and Governor Northam signed the bill into law. It makes Virginia children safer by requiring them to remain rear-facing in their car seats until they reach age 2 or the minimum weight limit called for by the car seat manufacturer. If…
Kids in Hot Cars: One Child is Too Many
The National Safety Council has released a groundbreaking report on pediatric vehicular heatstroke (PVH) titled, Kids in Hot Cars; a Legislative Look Across the U.S. On average, 37 children die each year due to PVH1; 42 children died during 2017, alone. All of these deaths were preventable. In an effort to better understand and document…
Keeping Foodborne Illness Away This Summer!
Summer is coming! Barbeques, picnics, fishing and camping trips, days at the beach, family reunions, wedding receptions...and more. There are plenty of activities where you may be served food out of doors! In the heat… The longer perishable food stands out… the quicker it will become less palatable and more dangerous! Yes, dangerous to those…
For Safety’s Sake
Thinking about safety this week because over the weekend there were many… not several… but many... tragedies. Some could not be avoided, but many could have been. I’d like readers to know that there has been a purposeful respite in my writing for this blog during the past nine months, I have only posted the…