Child Safety Issues & Common Concerns

It is commom for parents to have questions and concerns about many issues regarding the safety and health of their babies and children. Nowadays, we all have access to plenty of information on almost anything. There are researches, medical articles, facts, infinite internet resources, everything to help us find anything we need to know.

We listed here information about some Safety Issues we hear all the time, and some Common Concerns that all parents have once in while.

We hope these informations can educate parents and help them understand a little bit more about what are the things that scare them the most when comes to the most precious members of the family.

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Lead Poisoning

Concern over the health risks of lead poisoning, especially for children, isn’t new. Lead is no longer used in paints, gasoline, water pipes and other products, but some lead-based products still exist and may pose a health hazard.
Lead is toxic to many of your body’s tissues and enzymes. Children particularly are susceptible to lead [...]

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Inhalant Abuse

Inhalant Abuse: It’s Deadly. Inhalant abuse can kill.
It can kill suddenly, and it can kill those who sniff for the first time.
Every year, young people in this country die of inhalant abuse. Hundreds suffer severe consequences, including permanent brain damage, loss of muscle control, and destruction of the heart, blood, kidney, liver, and bone [...]

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Medicine Dosages

Children can easily overdose on acetaminophen (Tylenol, and others). To protect your child, always use the right dose and form. Acetaminophen (Tylenol, others) has long been the standard remedy for fever and pain in children. You can give acetaminophen drops to feverish newborns. You can buy acetaminophen at the grocery store without a prescription. But [...]

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S.I.D.S – Sudden Infant Death Sindrome

A lack of answers is part of what makes sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) so frightening. SIDS is the leading cause of death among infants who are 1 month to 1 year old, and claims the lives of about 2,500 infants each year in the United States. It remains unpredictable despite years of research. Even [...]

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Suffocation

Because babies aren’t yet able to raise their heads, they need special protection from suffocation. But small children are at risk, too. Protect your child from the dangers of suffocation by following these rules:

Never place an infant face-down on soft surfaces such as a waterbed, quilt, sheepskin rug, or mattress cover.
Never put an [...]

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Positional Plagiocephaly

Passage through the birth canal often makes a newborn’s head appear pointy or elongated for a short time. It’s normal for a baby’s skull, which is made up of several separate bones that will eventually fuse (or blend) together, to be slightly misshapen during the few days or weeks after birth.
But if you’ve noticed [...]

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Cosleep

The image of a baby and parent dozing off together isn’t an uncommon one. But the practice of cosleeping, or sharing a bed with your infant, is controversial in the United States. Supporters of cosleeping believe that a parent’s bed is just where an infant belongs. But is it safe?
Cosleeping supporters believe – and [...]

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Apnea

Everyone has brief pauses in his or her breathing pattern called apnea – even your child. Usually these brief stops in breathing are completely normal. Sometimes, though, apnea or other sleep-related problems can be a cause for concern. Find out what it means when your child’s doctor mentions apnea.
Types of Apnea
The word apnea comes [...]

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