Check your Rubber Duckies
Health Canadian has put out an alert about squeakers coming out of rubber duckies.please check your's, see which ones are affected. Rubber Duckie Recall
"Instead of putting a hole in the wall I have to carry this hole in my heart"
Dressers falling on young children is a REAL problem, learn from other parents.... Anchorit Watch
Researchers find more babies are dying in cribs because of bumpers than we knew.
For nearly 8 years, a Washington University School of Medicine physician has been trying to alert parents, consumers and regulators to the danger of infant suffocation and injury from crib bumpers. learn more
Not enough awareness or effort being put into preventing T.V. tip overs
Study in Journal of Neurosurgery finds "Television-toppling injuries can be easily prevented; however, the rates of injury do not reflect a sufficient level of awareness, nor do they reflect an acceptable effort from an injury prevention perspective."
Every 9 hours we loose a child and spend $27 billion / year on Injuries
Parachute has launched The Cost of Injury in Canada Report that shows the financial costs of preventable injuries are rising, while the human costs are catastrophic. Using the lastest data available (2010), the Report shows $27 billion is lost to the economy, surpassing heart and stroke disease costs. Injury is the number one killer of Canadians aged 1-44, with 43 people dyi...
SAFE CYCLING. SAFE ROADS. SAVE KIDS LIVES.
Safe Kids Week May 4 - 10 is focusing on safe biking. For information and tips about how to safely enjoy bicycling in your community, visit http://www.parachutecanada.org/safekidsweek.
National TV Safety Day in U.S. - January 31, 2015
Safe Kids and the Consumer Electronics Association are sponsoring National TV Safety Day again this year. 47 children are injured each day in the U.S. from Televsions falling on them.For TV safety information visit ChildproofingExperts.com.
Baby Gates prove to be Dangerous when improperly selected and installed
A new study points out how 5 children a day are sent to hospital because of falls associated with baby safety gates. This is found to be because parents are not chosing the right type of gate for the top of stairs and are not following the manufacturers recommendations for safe installation. For more information about the study click on Hazardous Gates.
Graco Safety Advisory to replace buckle
Graco has put out a Safety Advisory to replace the buckle on some models of their convertible car seats.On March 3rd, 2014, Graco Children’s products Inc, issued a voluntary Safety Advisory in Canada in conjunction with Transport Canada concerning certain Graco convertible child car seats. Further information pertaining to the Advisory that is being issued in Canada can be f...
Draw String Strangulation Hazard
There have recently been several recalls of clothing with draw strings, this lastest involves 47,400 articles of clothing sold in Canada, for more information on this latest one click here. For prior ones see this article
