Everyone wants the best for their children and loved ones. Ensuring they are happy and healthy is likely your top priority. Sometimes as parents or caregivers, we forget amidst our own stressors that kids can also have their own worries and anxieties. Know the signs to look for and how …
Read MoreChoking and suffocation can be fatal in both adults and children. Every time your kids eat or put something in their mouths, the potential is there. Unsafe sleep environments also present suffocation and choking hazards. Follow these safety tips to prevent them. Newborn and Baby Positional Sleeping Tips Newborns and …
Read MoreTrampolines are an excellent source of entertainment and fun for kids. You can keep it fun by preventing injuries. Over 247,000 trampoline injuries occur each year in the United States. Of those injuries, 75% occur in children 14 or younger. Trampoline Placement Where you put your trampoline is the first …
Read MoreYes, you read the title correctly. So what is it that leads to nearly 4,000 emergency calls per day and an astonishing 150 calls per minute? Poison. There are so many household products, medications, and nature-born poisons which makes it impossible to keep them all out. They live next to …
Read MoreAll too often kids are left to their own muses because parents have a hard time finding things to occupy their minds and their energy levels. Reading books with your kids is a great way to spend time with them and they can actually learn something other than how the …
Read MoreWe recently covered a number of things you can do to protect your children from sexual solicitation online. In this article, we’ll tell you about tools that you can use to further protect them by truly limiting access via your ISP and one of our favorite child-safe devices on the …
Read MoreIn 2017 alone there were over 250,000 children seen in U.S. emergency rooms for toy-related injuries. Toys are an integral part of learning and fun for any child, but there are safe toys and toys you should avoid. Avoiding Toy Injuries It’s extremely important that you only buy age-appropriate toys …
Read MoreHaving a well-stocked first aid kit stored in an area your child or children have access to and know how to use is an essential safety precaution all parents should make. Even if they never stay home alone together, they can still be a big help when the need arises. …
Read MoreBoth skating and skateboarding are very good exercises that increase agility, coordination, balance, and reaction time. They should not only be a welcome activity for your child to participate in but encouraged – with rules in place! Know the Risks With any activity your child does, there are going to …
Read MoreAt some point as a parent, you make the decision to let your child or children stay at home while you are not there. They grow up, you have work and responsibilities – it happens. But before you do that, there are a few things you need to teach them …
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