| The safety of your child - not an issue to be taken lightly | | Posted Monday, January 30, 2006 9:33:03 PM by Rose Martins | Child safety is an issue that is not always treated with the seriousness that it deserves. There is a myriad of information online regarding child safety and advice is easy to come by.  Before purchasing a child safety product, one should do research.
There are opinions and advice that can help the decision making process, and help you to make the correct decision in buying the best child safety product for your child and your needs. A home that has stairs should have a child safety gate, as should an entrance leading outdoors.
If there is a pool in the garden (or a fish pond), the necessary safety precautions should be taken. The pool should have a fence with a gate that is locked. The gate should be locked in such a way that only an adult can open it.
A toddler walking in the street should be holding a hand, or wearing a child safety harness. The harness allows the child a certain amount of freedom, but giving the parent ultimate control. It is also important to purchase a child safety kit which contains various gadgets helping to make the home a safe place for a child.
There are snaps that lock cupboards and drawers, a lock for the over door and corner pieces that fit on to the sharp corners of a table. The contents of the child safety kit may vary, and you should purchase the one that is most suited to your needs.
Car safety seats are of the utmost importance. One often sees an adult sitting in the car, holding a child on their lap. This could be a death sentence. There are various laws regarding car safety seats and hefty fines for perpetrators.
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| | | Child Safety Top Concern At District 51 Meeting | | Posted Friday, January 26, 2007 2:50:43 PM by Blog57 Team | | A three-car crash Wednesday night, forces authorities to shut down Patterson Road Thursday afternoon.. Patterson Road between 24 and 24-and-a-half Road was shut down for more than an hour so police could re-construct the crash. Police say 22-year-old Armando Romero's truck struck the median and flipped over into the oncoming lanes, striking two cars. The drivers of the cars, 50-year-old Denise Mercer and 50-year-old Michele Thorton were both injured. They were treated and released from Saint Mary's Hospital. No charges have been filed in the crash. .... | |
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| | | AAA Minnesota/Iowa Announces its Top 2007 Legislative Priorities | | Posted Wednesday, January 17, 2007 12:50:46 PM by Blog57 Team | | DES MOINES, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AAA Minnesota/Iowa announced today its 2007 legislative priorities. Stricter laws for seat belts, child passenger safety and graduated drivers' licensing top the list. Universal Seat Belt Since 1986, Iowa has had a seat belt law that requires a fastened seat belt for the driver, a passenger riding in the front seat and recently included children between the ages of 6-10 in any seat of a vehicle. AAA Minnesota/Iowa is calling for implementation of a universal seat belt law that requires a fastened seat belt for every body, every seat, every time. "Seat belts save lives regardless of which seating position a passenger is in," said Gail Weinholzer, director of public affairs, AAA Minnesota/Iowa. According to the Iowa Department of Transportation, traffic crashes cost Iowa taxpayers millions of dollars annually for crash-related services, not to mention the needless lives lost due to seat belt non-use.... | |
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| | | Man arrested in death of child in Alamogordo | | Posted Tuesday, November 14, 2006 2:51:57 PM by Blog57 Team | | ALAMOGORDO, N.M. A man has been arrested in the death of his infant in Alamogordo. The Alamogordo Department of Public Safety says 26-year-old Larry Pone has been charged with three counts of child abuse resulting in death or great bodily harm. Police say he's being held in the Otero County Detention Center on 150-thousand dollars' bond. Officers say the child died today of injuries suffered last Friday. Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. .... | |
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| | | City considers ban on sex offenders in "child safety zones" | | Posted Saturday, November 11, 2006 6:52:51 PM by Blog57 Team | | (Danbury-AP Nov. 9, 2006 9:00AM)_ Danbury's common council is considering a new ordinance that would set up child safety zones to protect kids from sexual offenders. Under the proposal, convicted child sex offenders will be banned from parks, playgrounds, sports fields, swimming pools and other so-called child safety zones. The proposed ordinance does not put a distance requirement on where sex offenders can move about in the city and does not go further to restrict where sex offenders live. What the ordinance does say is that child sex offenders are prohibited from a variety of area ranging from parks and recreation centers to sports facilities. Sex offenders who are spotted in one of the banned areas could be fined and ordered to leave the area.... | |
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| | | For safety, make child booster seats the law | | Posted Saturday, November 11, 2006 12:53:48 PM by Blog57 Team | | More children die from motor-vehicle accidents in the United States each year than any other cause. In Florida, this is the leading cause of death and hospitalization for children five and older and results in permanent disability of several hundred children each year. Widespread use of child-safety seats and seatbelts dramatically reduced injury rates, but researchers learned there were children too large for infant seats and too small for adult seat belts still being injured at a higher rate. Many organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, advocate legislation requiring booster-seat usage. In 2001, Gov. Bush vetoed legislation that would have made Florida one of the first states to have booster-seat laws.... | |
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| | | Training rewards participants with child safety seats this morning | | Posted Wednesday, November 08, 2006 6:50:46 PM by Blog57 Team | | In an effort to help protect children and educate their parents about the proper way to use a child safety seats, a 90-minute training will be conducted this morning by the Riverside County Department of Public Health Injury Prevention Services. The training, held in the Palm Springs Unified School District's Tech Room A, 1000 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, in Palm Springs, will begin at 9:30 a.m. Participating parents, upon completion of the session, will be able to purchase a car seat at a reduced rate, $25. .... | |
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| | | Child found in idling car at bar | | Posted Sunday, November 05, 2006 6:49:23 PM by Blog57 Team | | -Police charged a woman Monday with child neglect after finding her passed out in an idling car in a bar parking lot and an infant in the back seat. Witnesses called police, saying Danielle Tozer, 31, had stumbled to the car from the Crown Lounge about 2 a.m. Monday after downing shots of a German bitter liqueur. A bartender summoned police. .... | |
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| | | NSPCC pilots child safety initiative in Brent | | Posted Thursday, November 02, 2006 10:52:35 PM by Blog57 Team | | COMMUNITY groups and individuals working with children in the Brent area will be able to get information, advice and training on keeping them safe under an NSPCC initiative being piloted in the borough. The Safe Communities Project will run for three years to ensure all children and young people in England and Wales can take part in organised activities safely. The aim is to bring about far-reaching changes in policy and practice. .... | |
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| | | Child Safety Different for Halloween Trick-or-Treat and School Fundraisers | | Posted Monday, October 30, 2006 6:52:14 PM by Blog57 Team | | (PRWeb) October 30, 2006 -- Chatterbean.com found that a whopping 40.6 percent of parents said "no way" to allowing their kids to approach strangers' homes for school fundraisers while the number dropped to 17.3 percent for trick-or-treating. When asked if fund-raising with an adult is okay, 41.6 percent of the respondents agreed, while 68.3 percent of the respondents didn't have a problem with their children trick-or-treating with an adult (http://www.areyouaslackermom.com). On average, for both activities, only 11 percent of respondents felt that children could go unsupervised as long as they stayed within their own neighborhood. Five percent of the respondents trusted their child's judgment to keep away from threatening situations. .... | |
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| | | Child safety festival to be held Thursday | | Posted Friday, October 27, 2006 10:50:46 PM by Blog57 Team | | PEORIA - The Center for Prevention of Abuse will hold a child safety festival on Thursday. As part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month activities taking place during October, the abuse prevention organization will hold the festival from 5 to 7 p.m. at 720 Joan Court. The free event, now in its fourth year, will feature food, games, a costume contest and safety tips regarding child abduction and abuse. For more information, call the Center for Prevention of Abuse at 691-0551. Peoria - Parent organizations at Hines Primary School, Von Steuben Middle School and Woodruff High School will bring internet safety officials together for a parent forum on potential dangers online. The free forum will begin at 6 tonight at Hines Primary School, 4603 N. Knoxville Ave.... | |
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