Water safety tips and reminders for the start of summer swim season
Many of Houston’s city pools will be opening this weekend just in time for the Memorial Day holiday. You can find a list of pools that will be opening in the first phase here. A second phase of pool...
View ArticleHow to tell if your crib meets new safety standards
I’ll admit it. I got my crib secondhand. That’s how I got most of my baby gear actually. As far as cribs go though, that will probably not be an option for new parents looking to stretch a dollar, at...
View ArticleMacy’s to pay $750 thousand fine for selling clothes with a drawstring
Macy’s has agreed to pay a $750,000 penalty for failing to report the department store sold children’s outwear with drawstrings that had been recalled, according to the Associated Press. The U.S....
View ArticleHouston mom accused of leaving baby in locked car while shopping
KTRK is reporting 37-year-old mom Anna Delonde Kazmi is charged with endangering a child after police say she left her 7-month-old child in a locked SUV while she went grocery shopping. The incident...
View ArticleShould kids be allowed to box?
It’s a sport where two people enter an enclosed area and then punch each other as hard as they possibly can. Pediatricians say that’s not a good activity for kids. The American Academy of Pediatrics...
View ArticleWhy the first month behind the wheel is most dangerous for teens
Three big mistakes trip up new teen drivers — they don’t slow down when necessary, they’re inattentive and they fail to yield. But they learn fast. That makes them about 50 percent more likely to crash...
View ArticleThe controversy over men who wipe babies’ butts
A mother in Chicago has started a nation-wide debate over the role of men in caring for children when she wrote that she was uncomfortable with her daughter’s preschool policy of having parent...
View ArticleDoes our society make boys easy victims of sexual abuse?
In light of the recent Penn State sex abuse scandal, ABC News ran two stories over the weekend about how young boys in particular are susceptible to ongoing abuse, in part because of their hesitancy in...
View ArticleFewer kids are victims of drowning-related deaths and hospitalizations
Fewer children are being hospitalized due to drowning incidents, and researchers say that also corresponds to a decrease in the rate of child-drowning deaths, according to a study to be published...
View ArticleEaster egg hunts get rowdy, thanks to parents
Overzealous parents have forced some organizers to boost security at the kids' events, ABC reports.
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