Some over-the-counter meds aren’t safe for kids younger than 4 years old. Learn how to protect your child from medication side effects and overdose.
Don’t be lulled into thinking that cough and cold medicines are harmless because they are sold in grocery stores andsay “children’s” on the label. Giving children too much cough and cold medicine [...]
Today’s toy stores offer thousands of products from which to choose, and that’s just in the newborn and infant aisles. Here are some criteria to help you select appropriate toys.
Age-appropriateness: Your baby will get the most enjoyment out of a toy only if he can use it. An age-appropriate toy encourages or challenges your baby [...]
Each year thousands of young children are killed or injured in car crashes worldwide. The relatively large weight of their makes them particularly vulnerable heads as they are thrown forward upon impact. As a parent one of the most important jobs you have is to keep your child safe when riding in a vehicle. Beginning [...]
Driving a car is among the most dangerous things people do. Here some safety precautions that must be followed when driving with children.
Be sure before any journey that the child seat is properly fitted with a belt.
Never place anything underneath [...]
Parents should ensure that any child seat they use was produced later than 1981.
Make sure that the child seat was not involved in a car accident. Examine it thoroughly for cracks and marks and check that the belt is complete.
Only buy a child seat that has been approved by one of the two standards for [...]
A secure child seat must conform to safety standards. Several standards exist. However, the child seat must not be produced earlier than 1981, as the child seats from that time do not fulfil current safety requirements.
The BS-standard is the British standard (Kite mark).
An E-standard is a European standard of approval. There are no special requirements [...]
Airbags were made to protect adults weighing about 75kg. They are very powerful when they are inflated and they are placed so low that a child placed in front of an airbag may suffocate or be severely injured by the impact of a rapidly inflating airbag.
If your child is younger than 12 years, they must [...]
