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August 2009 Child Product Safety Recalls
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The Safe Kids Buckle Up Program™ addresses the greatest cause of preventable deaths and injuries to children in the United States and around the world.
Safe Kids has worked to promote public policies for child safety and our efforts show that changing attitudes and policies can save countless lives.
It’s National Teen Driver Safety Week, and it’s still hard to believe that it has anything to do with me.
I still remember putting my babies in their first car seats. The long drive home from the hospital in the backseat scared that someone was going to hit us. Since my career is all about keeping kids safe in and around cars, it was a big part of my kids’ life, too, which was not always easy.
Safe Kids found that one in five parents whose children carpool say they “bend the rules” when driving, letting kids ride without seat belts and without the car seat or booster seat they would normally use. Watch this quick segment from the Today Show, and visit Buckle Up: Keeping Your Kids Safe in the Car to learn more.
School is out and summer is finally in full swing. Whether your plans include backyard barbecues and road trips or bike rides and beach vacations, we’ve got some tips to help parents keep kids safe while they have fun in the sun.
At Safe Kids Day in Palm Beach County, FL, a young middle school boy in a bright red Safe Kids Day shirt greets guests and passes out My High 5 booklets. He shows them where to get in line to pick out their free bike helmet. The boy has some difficulties speaking and seems shy. His mom explains how they began volunteering for their local Safe Kids coalition. One day, he fell off his bike, was not wearing a helmet, and suffered a traumatic brain injury.
We’re all looking forward to some well-earned relaxation, peace, and joy this holiday season. And we don’t want preventable injuries to get in the way. So here are some proven and practical tips to keep kids safe and to give parents some peace of mind during all your holiday adventures.
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