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Eye Injuries in Children

Heat Related Illnesses in Children

Safe equipment and safe surfacing prevent playground injuries

'Tis the Season for Holiday Safety

CPR Basics
Drowning and Near Drowning

Information for Parents
SIDS Resources on our site

2005 "10 Worst Toys" List

2005 Worst Toy List

30 million children need emergency care each year - They can't all belong to someone else

7 Steps to Protect Kids' Eyes after Accidents

A Good Beginning: Harmful Influences For Your Unborn Baby

A Grave Risk for Young Athletes

A Guide for Car Seat Selection

A Guide for Choosing the Right
Car Seat

A Guide to Sports Injuries in Children

A Wary Christmas Healthy Hanukkah

Accidental Iron Poisoning

Accidents Happen, but can be Minimized or Prevented

American Academy of Pediatrics Updates Firearm-related Injury Policy

Antibiotic Side Effects

Are Tanning Beds Safe for Teenagers?

Are Your Children's Crayons Safe?

As Memorial Day Kicks off the Summer, remember to be safe

Asking Your Teen about Relationship Violence

Avoid Toys that Play Loose with Child Safety

Avoiding Overuse Injuries and Burnout in Kids

Back Seat Bikers

Become a Kidsgrowth.com Child Advocate
Support Pax

Beware of the Fire Ant!

Bike and Helmet Safety

Brain Damage Rarely Results, but Parents Need to Pay Careful Attention to a Range of Symptoms

Braving the Elements

Buckle-Up America

Burn Injuries: Prepare, Prevent, Respond

Can I Borrow the Car?

Car Seat Guide
Infant Under 20 lbs.

Car Seat
Infant over 20 lbs.

Car Seats for Hard-to-Fit Children

Carbon Monoxide - The Silent Killer

CAUTION: Liquid Tylenol for infants is more concentrated than other Tylenol liquids

Celiac Disease and Gluten-sensitive enteropathy

Chicken Pox Vaccine
What Parents Need to Know

Child Passenger Safety Week Emphasizes Using Right Restraint to Save Kids’ Lives

Childhood Injury: It's no Accident!

Childhood lead poisoning prevention

Children can Drown within Seconds

Children Left in Cars at Risk for Burns and Heat

Children Need Preventive Maintenance, Too!

Children riding in pickup trucks

Common Houselhold Products to get Child-Resistant Packaging

Commonly Ingested Nontoxic Substances

Cooking Turkey Is a Family Affair…with the Right Food Safety Tools

Cool Tips for Beating the Heat

Corporal Punishment in Schools

Critters that live in Florida

Crying in the Car Seat

Danger Afoot

Debunking Myths About Violence

Did you buy a basketball net for your child this holiday?

Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis Vaccines
What Parents Need to Know

Do not "toy" around with safety

Dog Days of Winter!

Don't Invite Food-Poisoning to Dinner

Don't Let Food Poisoning Spoil Your Summer Fun

Don't let Tragedy Ruin your Fourth

Drowning: Cause and Prevention

Drug Makers Withdraw Cough, Cold Meds for Infants

Drug Side Effects can be Deadly in Children Under 2

Drugs Highly Toxic To Toddlers

Ear Injuries in Children

Education, supervision can prevent dog bites

Eliminate Potential Dangers from Holiday Lights and Decorations

Eye Injuries in the Home

Eye on Safety Makes Halloween Less Scary

Eye Safety begins at Home

Family: Your child's best anti-drug

Finding a Safe Haven for your Baby

Fireworks Pose Dangerous Risks, Especially to Children

First Aid for Eye Emergencies

First Aid Tips for Parents

Flying with Young Children

Football Gear Safety Tips

Foresight makes camp more fun for your kids

Four Stay-Safe Tips for an Active Summer

Frequently Asked Questions - Mosquito-borne Diseases

Frequently Asked Questions about Tick-borne diseases

Front Air Bag Blamed In Child's Death

Get All the Buzz on Bug Bites

Get Rid Of Baby Walkers And Bath Seats

Growth Milestones - EIGHTEEN MONTHS

Growth Milestones - FOUR MONTHS

Growth Milestones - FOUR YEARS

Growth Milestones - NINE MONTHS

Growth Milestones - SIX MONTHS

Growth Milestones - THREE YEARS

Growth Milestones - TWELVE MONTHS

Growth Milestones - TWO YEARS

Halloween and Hounds

Halloween Safety Tips

Have a Safe and Happy Holiday

Health Tips for College Students and their Parents

Healthy Baby: 7 - 9 Months

Healthy Sexuality in Children

Herbal Medicine and Your Child

Hib Vaccine
What Parents Need to Know

Holiday Decorations can lead to fires and injuries

How are Our Boys Doing?

How frequently do sports injuries occur in children?

How to Choose a Safe Car for Your Teen

How to Control Biting
in a daycare or preschool setting

How to Help your Baby Sleep Safely

How to Raise a Healthy Baby: 5 - 6 Months

How to Raise a Healthy Baby: The Newborn

Ibuprofen: An Injured Child's Best Friend

If a Child Chokes be Ready to Help

If your child has been Poisoned.......

Illnesses Caused by the bite of a Tick

In the event of Bioterrorism

Infant Deaths Prompt CPSC Warning About Sling Carriers for Babies

Infant Swimming Classes: A Good or Bad Idea?

Is it a concussion or just a bump on the head?

Is Your Child at Risk for Lead Poisoning

Is your Tetanus Immunization Up-to-date?

Keep A Cool Head On Hot, Humid Days To Avoid Heat Stroke

Keep Children Healthy and Happy

Keep Your Child Watered All Year Long

Keep Your Cool When Kids Bump Heads

Keep your Family Warm ... and Safe this Winter

Keeping Your Baby Safe

Kids Still Riding In Front Seats

Kidsgrowth Parent Guidelines

Lawn Mower Safety

Leave Fireworks to the Pros

List of Toys recalled because of possible lead exposure

Make "roughing it" safe for campers

Make Packed Lunches off-limits to Germs

Make Water Safe for Children with Epilepsy

Making Sense Of Medical Warnings

Medicine, Cleaning Supplies Can Kill Young Children

Minor Problem or True Emergency

MMR Vaccine
What Parents Need to Know

Mom! Please Let Me Go See the Dog!

Never,never Shake a Baby

Newborn heads and infant sleep position

Nine Things You Don't Want your Child to Ingest or Inhale

Nonpoisonous Substances that Children might Eat

Nursemaids Elbow

Old Paint, Pipes Remains a Threat

One Minute Car Seat Safety Checkup

Out of the Mouths of Babes

Pacifier Safety

Parenting Magazine Printouts

Parenting Tip of the Week: Keeping Kids from Drowning

Parents can help prevent teen driver car crashes

Parents Latch On To New Car Seat System

Parents Should Dispose of Ipecac Syrup

Parents urged to check furnaces to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning

Personal Watercraft and Children

Pesticide Safety for Home Gardening

Pesticide Safety for Home Gardening

Pet Turtles: Cute But Contaminated with Salmonella

Plants that Poison

Play it Safe for the Holidays

Play It Safe for the holidays
when buying Toys

Play it Safe when on Amusement Park Rides

Playgrounds Pose Threat to Children

Playing with Fire

Poison Control Week - Children Act Fast . . . . So do Poisons!

Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, and Poison Sumac

Poison Prevention and Treatment Tips

Polio Vaccine
What Parents Need to Know

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders in Children: After an Emergency is Over

Pottery Barn Recalls Stinson Bunk Bed

Prevent Heely Injuries

Prevent Holiday Mishaps

Prevent Household Poisonings

Prevent Summertime Disasters

Prevent Your Child From Choking

Preventing accidents and injuries during your child's bath

Preventing and Treating Burns

Preventing Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Preventing Spills and Falls

Prevention is the Antidote

Product Recalls - Backpack Carriers , Pull Toys , Tommy Hilfinger Infant Socks , Toy-Shaped Lighters

Proper Medications are Crucial for Kids

Protect Children From Being Injured In Lawnmower Accidents

Protecting your child's vision

Put sports injuries on ice

Questions and Answers on the Safety of Phenylpropanolamine

Quick Tips to Poison-Proof Your Summer

Raising a Healthy Baby Index

Recall: "John Lennon" crib mobiles

RECALL: Millions of Car Seats Recalled

Recalls - Wooden Pull Toy and Baby Wipe Warmer

Recalls: Infant Swings - Little One's Wooden Lamps - 3/1 Cradle Swings - Bounce 'n Play Activity Dome

Recalls: Jogging Strollers

Recalls: Wooden Stacking Toys - Baby Hammocks - Candle Holders

Reducing Injury And Death In Teen Drivers

Reducing the Risk of Injury while Traveling thisThanksgiving holiday season

Remember: Use Your Child's Car Safety Seat Properly

Researchers Discover Possible Cause of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

Safe on the School Bus?

Safety in the Bathtub

Safety on Wheels

Safety Recall: Window Blinds

Safety Recalls:
Dollar Tree Doll Feeding Set

Safety Recalls: Elmo Night-Lights

Safety Report: Scooters

Safety tips for children as they go to and from school

Safety Tips for Grandparents

School Bus Injuries Much More Common Than Thought

School Bus Safety

School Safety: How To Help Prevent and Prepare for an Emergency

Score a Point for Kids' Sports Safety

Seven Parenting Tips to Help Your Kids Avoid Drugs

Seven Steps to Fire Prevention and Burn Safety

SIDS Facts for Grandparents

SIDS Rate: Decrease Seen, but more Can be Done

SIDS Still Poses Problems

Soft Bedding in Playpens: a dangerous combination!

Some Thoughts on Colic

Sports Injury Prevention Tips

Sports Related Brain Injuries

Summer Break - Tips For A Healthy Summer A Guide for Parents of Young Teens

Summer Can Bring Sun, Fun and Trouble

Summer Safety Tips , part II

Summer Safety Tips - 2007

Summer Safety Vital for Kid's Fun

Summertime Safety Tips

Sun Bugs are Banes of Summer

Survey Says Parents, Kids Get Failing Grade in Child Helmet Use

Swallowed coins

Swimming Lessons Not Recommended Under Age Four

Symptoms of Brain Injury

Take Frights out of Trick-or-treating

Ten Mistakes That Parents Make with Child Passenger Safety

Ten Tips To Reduce Teen Auto Accidents

The Awesome Apple: Why An Apple A Day Keeps The Doctor

The Characteristics of Baby Monitors

The Dangers of Small Batteries

The Facts of Cough Medicine Abuse

The Hazards of Summer

The Health of our Children:
The Good and Bad News

The Hidden Consequences of College-Age Drinking

The Lowdown on Food borne Illness

Three Myths about Childhood Head Injuries

Three R's Of Medicine Cabinet Safety

Tips for a Safer Turkey

Tips for Preventing Football Injuries

Toddler Food Safety

Top Ten Summertime Tips

Toy Safety Warnings Issued for the Holidays

Tragedy can strike quickly for kids left alone in cars

Triggers for Tragedy

Two Ways to Prevent Injuries in Children

Urgent Recall: Bicycle Forks by RockShox

Urgent Recall: Klackeroo Toys by Playskool

Urgent Recall: Toy Bars for Carseats and Playpens

Urgent Recalls- Pacifiers by Platex

Urgent Recalls: Busy Poppin' Pals Toys

Urgent Recalls: Century Rear Facing Infant Car Seats

Urgent Recalls: Playtex Pacifiers

Urgent Recalls: Scooters

Urgent Recalls:
Stand-up 'N Play Tables
Wiggle Waggle Caterpillar Toys
Hop,Skip Jumpers

Urgent Safety Recall: Cosco High Chairs!

Use this Checklist to Keep your Children Safe This Summer

Valentine's Day without the Calories - 2006

Vigilance is the key to prevent choking accidents

Water Safety for Your School-Age Child

Water Watcher Pledge

Ways to Prevent Choking in Infants and Young Children

What are Sports Injuries

What happened to syrup of ipecac?

What Is a Bone Fracture and How Is it Treated?

What is Botulism

What is tetanus?

What to do when a child gets a Burn

What to do when an Infant Is Choking

What Your Kids Should Know About Gun Safety

When dogs bite children they have a good reason

When to Worry About a Head Injury

Where Is Your Child most Likely to Drown?

Which type of Car Seat is Best for your Child?

Why are Baby Walkers Still Being Sold?

Why I Love Mom!

Winter Safety Tips

Health Information from our Experts

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