child health and safety topics
What can happen when otherwise attentive parents get distracted For most of us, especially those of us in the Pacific Northwest, when the sun comes out our moods improve with the increase in temperature. Unfortunately, what also increases is the number of children who die from hyperthermia or overheating of the body, after being unintentionally […]
Approximately 9,300 people are seriously injured because of fireworks each year in our country – and children under the age of 14 incur nearly half of these injuries. Indeed, if they’re not handled properly, fireworks can cause burns, as well as hand, foot and eye injuries in both children and adults. Bottle rockets are the leading […]
A video of a 68-year old New York bus monitor being bullied by middle schoolers surfaced yesterday – bringing the unsettling topic of bullying top of mind. Bullying can be one of the toughest situations a child or adult can face – and can arise in many forms from verbal to physical to emotional. It can […]