Kids and Guns
Guns in the home would be 100 percent safe for kids — if the guns were always unloaded, locked away, and never touched. But as soon as a bullet enters the chamber and a hand nears the trigger, guns become a serious hazard to children. According to th…
Learn MoreFood Safety for Kids
With all the news about contaminated food, is there anything I can do to lower my child’s risk? There’s good reason to wonder. Salmonella, E. coli, Listeria, and other potentially dangerous germs can be transmitted in food, causing illness and, in ver…
Learn MoreBicycle Helmets
Why should my child wear a bike helmet? Every year about 25 children an hour are rushed to hospital emergency rooms with injuries from bicycle wrecks — many of them head injuries that can cause brain damage and life-long disabilities. But these injur…
Learn MoreChoosing an Eye Doctor
Why do I — or members of my family — need to see an eye doctor? Sooner or later almost everyone will need to use eyeglasses. Vision problems are generally divided into two categories: nearsightedness (being able to see clearly only when things are c…
Learn MorePlayground Safety
Spend an hour at a playground, and there’s a good chance that you’ll see a child in tears. As long as kids climb, play tag, and reenact superhero battles, a few bruises and scrapes will be part of the scene. But not all mishaps on the swings, slides, …
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