By: Jeff Pegues Last month, Elizabeth Perry felt helpless as it became clear something was very wrong with her 21-month-old son Oliver. “When I laid him down in his crib, he kind of went rigid and started shaking and crying,” […]
www.huffingtonpost.com Ikea’s Malm bureau was recalled — twice — but it’s likely still in millions of homes. By Catherine Pearson Shortly after Jozef Dudek went down for a nap last May, his father, Craig, peeked in his bedroom to make […]
Associated Press, via ABC News The wildly popular fidget spinners that seem to be in the hands of the half the children in the U.S. are also potentially dangerous, a consumer watchdog group warned Wednesday. The small plastic and metal […]
Pediatric Health and Safety Guide Written by David Patterson Mar 30, 2017 Parents, teachers, guardians, and even babysitters are all people who are routinely responsible for the care and well-being of children. Because both infants and children are not capable […]
NBC News An alarming trend is called a “Skittles Party.” The main focus of these parties is prescription pills. Teens raid their parents’ medicine cabinets and then dump the drugs in a bowl. They take handfuls of a random assortment […]
Jill Robins, Yahoo Parenting Playdates and birthday parties: things that make me cringe. My two kids make enough mess and noise all by themselves. Then there are the parents, who I may or may not jell with, and the complex […]
Herb Scribner, Deseret News Emotional abuse may be no different than physical abuse when it comes to how a child’s emotions are affected, according to a new study. The study, published in the academic journal JAMA Psychiatry, found that children […]
The Guardian Parents who allow their young children to sleep with them in bed are risking the youngsters’ lives, a coroner has warned. Senior coroner Anne Pember issued the stark warning after concluding an inquest into 11-week-old Darcie-Rose Souster, who […]
(Photo: YouTube) Elise Sole, Yahoo Parenting A father who was frustrated by all the speeding cars in his neighborhood decided to do something about it by illegally posting his own stop signs. Kurt Smith, a father of two, lives in […]
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) When you leave for work or maybe on that special date night with your significant other you usually leave your children in someone else’s care. The Grand Strand Medical Center is helping young babysitters learn the skills […]
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