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Did you hear the story about the CFO who became a superhero?
His name is Doug Myers, the mild-mannered CFO of Children’s National Health System. Every day, Doug ensures the financial integrity of a $1 billion health system that cares for thousands of children annually. The job certainly qualifies him for hero status.
Washington, D.C.– Halloween might be scary for different reasons than you think. On average, twice as many kids are killed while walking on Halloween than on any other day of the year. With a few tips and tricks, kids can stay safe while out walking. Safe Kids Worldwide and FedEx Express®urge parents to prepare their children to walk safely, and remind drivers to be particularly alert this Halloween.
It’s that time of year again – the season to enjoy festive meals with family and friends, deck the halls with colorful trimmings and put together your holiday wish list.
This season, our partner, SANUS, is joining the holiday spirit by pledging its support to keep kids safe. For every TV mount sold this holiday, Sanus is donating a portion of its sales, up to $25,000, to help us protect kids from TV tip-overs.
And it’s easy for anyone to get involved.
Every December, my family piles into our 2001 minivan (275,000 miles and counting) and heads to Buffalo to visit my mother-in-law. I call her “Grammy Yes” because whenever my kids asked Grammy a question, the answer was always, “yes.”
“Yes, you can have chocolate-covered potato chips for breakfast.”
“Yes, you can stay up as late as you want.”
“Yes, we can keep that feral cat.”
“Yes.” “Yes.” “Yes.”
I am a parent of two beautiful young girls; and, my promise to them, above all other responsibilities in my life, is to protect them. It’s a non-negotiable obligation. It’s my highest priority. It’s an unflappable commitment. Period. So, it’s that mission, goal and purpose that lead me to do everything I can to protect my children from foreseeable harm.
It’s been almost exactly one year since I first set foot in the Safe Kids office and accepted a position to join the team. And what a year it’s been.
I don’t currently have any children, but I do plan on having some in the far-off future. And I want to be a good mom.
Working at Safe Kids as a pre-mom has opened my eyes to the shocking world of child injury. I’ve worked my way through a bunch of topics – some of which I have a general knowledge of like sports safety and medication safety; and others risk areas I didn’t even know were a hazard.
Check out our Weather or Not, 2018 Hurricane Season is Coming blog for the update information.
I’m a weather nerd. I’ve lived through hurricanes, blizzards, tornados, floods and other severe storms. I’ve only had to deal with minor earthquakes, which makes me happy. I am a trained weather-spotter and am hoping to go tornado-chasing next year. I am also a FEMA-certified livestock disaster manager. I have weather apps on the phone that drive my cube mates crazy. I’d like to think I’m prepared for any event Mother Nature can hand me.
This year, I got my Christmas present early – in March actually. That’s when my baby girl, Ruby, was born.
Ruby is at an age (9 months) where she loves to explore – crawling and trying to walk all around the house, especially tagging along behind her big sister, Nyla, who is 8. What a sight to see my big girl and baby girl playing together for hours. They'll sit and have "tea" with their stuffed animals and Nyla will even dress Ruby up like a doll herself, which is hysterical. They’ll go on that way for hours.
By Rob Pickle, with an intro by his Mom, Martha Wilcox
Can you tell when your kid is telling you the truth? Our kids have no idea what experts we become in watching their expressions; after all we’ve been doing it since the day they were born. “I didn’t eat the cookie,” may be declared with conviction by a 3-year-old, but the crumbs on the chin tell another story.
There’s lots of great ways to enjoy the winter. Sledding, ice skating, and the chance to wear big puffy coats and heavy boots. Of course, there’s also winter weather to consider and so far, we’ve seen it all: cold, wind, snow, and some sunny days too. Now that we’re about halfway through such an unpredictable winter, we thought it might be a good time to give you 5 things to think about when it comes to keeping your family safe.