Child Health & Safety

Now that your baby is getting older, there are a fewer things to pay attention when caring for your child. Children develop at the fastest paces, and parents need to keep up with them. Everyone knows that taking care of children is not easy job, it gets less complicated along the years, and you get the hang of it, but many other tasks appear, so the job is never done.

For healthy growing children parents need to pay attention to the Child Fitness and Nutrition, a healthy diet not only includes healthy foods, but good exercising and physical activities.

Children also need Discipline, Limits and Education to mature and become respectful adults. Another important thing that parents always have to watch out is the Child Safety & Accidents Prevention – always keep the child environment safe, because you never know when it comes to children, they always get in trouble. We listed information about some Safety Issues & Common Concerns that parents always have, we also included CPSC Warnings & Guidelines and some Child Safety Checklists to help you keep up with everything.

At last, but not least, parents need to be aware and get a good understanding of all Child Common Illness and Preventions.

Dont’t worry too much, in this section – Child Health & Safety – we gathered all the information you are going to need to take good care of your growing child.

Be healthy, safe – and have fun!




CPSC: Trampoline Safety Alert

Consumer Product Safety Alert – Trampoline Safety Alert
The U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) wants you and your family to be safe when using trampolines. The CPSC estimates that in 2001 there were 91,870 hospital emergency room-treated injuries associated with trampolines. About 93 percent of the victims were under 15 years of age, [...]

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CPSC: Hazards on Snowmobiles

CPSC Document #541 – Safety Commission Warns About Snowmobile Hazards
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that each year about 110 people die while riding snowmobiles. The Commission estimates that about 13,400 hospital emergency room-treated injuries occur each year with snowmobiles. Approximately two-fifths or 40 percent of the reported deaths resulted from colliding with trees, [...]

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CPSC: Children Injuries from Exercise Equipment

CPSC Document #5028 – Prevent Injuries to Children From Exercise Equipment
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) estimates that each year about 8,700 children under 5 years of age are injured with exercise equipment.There are an additional 16,500 injuries per year to children ages 5 to 14. Types of equipment identified in these cases include [...]

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CPSC: Injuries on Hard Surfaces Playgrounds

CPSC Document #5119 – Never Put Children’s Climbing Gyms On Hard Surfaces, Indoors Or Outdoors
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning parents and daycare providers that children’s plastic climbing equipment should not be used indoors on wood or cement floors, even if covered with carpet, such as indoor/out-door, shag or other types of [...]

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CPSC: Injuries from Movable Soccer Goals

CPSC – Movable Soccer Goals Can Fall Over On Children
Movable soccer goals can fall over and kill or injure children who climb on them or hang from the crossbar. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has reports of at least 28 deaths since 1979 resulting from soccer goals falling over. Both homemade and professionally [...]

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CPSC: Injuries from Furniture Tip Over

Document #5004 – Furniture Can Tip Over On Children
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) estimates that 8,000 to 10,000 victims are treated annually in U.S. hospital emergency rooms for injuries associated with the tipover of furniture. CPSC also receives reports of about 6 deaths each year. The majority of these injuries and deaths [...]

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CPSC: Accidents on Tubular Metal Bunk Beds

CPSC Document #5034 – Warns That Tubular Metal Bunk Beds May Collapse
The U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) advises owners of children’s tubular metal bunk beds to inspect the beds for metal or weld cracks which may lead to collapse and serious injury. The bunk beds may have been welded poorly or have inadequate [...]

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CPSC: Child Accidents on Recliner Chairs

CPSC Document #5071 – Warns Parents About Child Accidents in Recliner Chairs
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is concerned about possible accidental death or injury to young children using or playing on recliner chairs. Since January 1980, the CPSC has received reports of 8 deaths and several serious brain injuries to children involv-ing recliner chairs. [...]

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CPSC: Dangers with Toy Chest Lids

CPSC Document #5099 – Warns Consumers of Dangers With Toy Chest Lids
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) knows of 45 children who died when lids of containers used for toy storage fell on their heads or necks. There have been at least three incidents of permanent brain damage. Many deaths involved products specifically manufactured [...]

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CPSC: Safety Alert on In-Line Skaters

CPSC Document #5014 – Warns In-Line Skaters
SKATE BUT SKATE SAFELY — ALWAYS WEAR SAFETY GEAR
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) warns that in-line skating – a popular new sport – can be hazardous if skaters do not wear helmets and other safety gear or do not learn to skate and stop safely. CPSC estimates [...]

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