Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

Traces of Lead found in Baby Bracelets & Pacifiers: Recalled by CPSC

March 31, 2010 by admin  
Filed under Lead Poisoning, Unsafe Child Products

Allreds Design Company worked cooperatively with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to recall over 900 sets of baby bracelets and pacifiers.  The recall occurred after the family of a 10-month old infant came forward with news that their child had been diagnosed with lead poisoning.  However, it is unclear at this time how the [...]

Work to Put an End to Bullying

March 31, 2010 by admin  
Filed under Bullying

Late this week, a young boy in Houston, Texas attempted to take his own life after months of bullying.  The boy is still alive, but his mother has vocalized her concern for how the school handled her child’s bullying.  The mother, Yamshannta Robertson had urged the teacher several times to put an end to the [...]

Child Killed in Firearm Accident

March 24, 2010 by admin  
Filed under Children & Guns

Last week in Deerfield Beach, Florida, a young boy was killed by a firearm.  The situation was an accident, and occurred after his father asked him and his younger brother to go fetch his coat from their Dodge pickup truck.  The younger brother stumbled across a firearm and accidentally shot his older brother in the [...]

WARNING: Baby Slings Can Endanger Your Child’s Life

March 24, 2010 by admin  
Filed under Unsafe Child Products

Baby slings pose serious safety risk to infants. Suffocation, asphyxiation, and even skull fractures have occurred and may be linked to this product.

How to Prevent Child Athletic Injuries: What You Should Know!

March 11, 2010 by admin  
Filed under Sports Injuries

Could your child be the one out of every ten high school students that is physically injured while playing sports this year?  If your child is engaged in any physical activity at all, even the standard physical education class, you must read this! Are you doing everything to prevent a sports-related injury for your child?  [...]

Liquid Detergent Capsules Could Permanently Injure Eye

March 5, 2010 by admin  
Filed under Chemicals

Liquid Detergent Capsules can cause permanent damage to your childrens’ eyes.

Dog Attacks

March 5, 2010 by admin  
Filed under Dog Bites

What parents need to know to protect their children from a dog attack.