Category: Safety

Hit My Kid and You Won’t Need a Lawyer

Street Sign Graphic Printable: Speed Limit 25 - Hit my kid because you're speeding, you won't need a lawyer.

Clearly I’d never advocate violence as a solution to ones problems. That said, if some idiot hit our kid because they were speeding… well, what would you do?

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5 Things Parents Need to Know Now about the Flu

what is influenza, how can you get influenza, and what to do for the flu

What is influenza? How can you get influenza? Telling colds and flu apart? What to do for the flu? How long can flu last? Here is what we parents need to know:

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Heroic Teachers and Frightened Parents

Taft High School California ShootingTaft High School California Site of Today's Shooting

I just want to reach out to my fellow parents. Are you feeling as sick to your stomach as I am right now? Does the thought of sending your child to school create a feeling of anxiety that’s hard to shake?

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Light Amidst the Darkness at Sandy Hook Elementary

A Teacher Saves Her Class at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut

One Dad’s thoughts about the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT that left 28 people dead; 20 of them young children just like our daughter…

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Should Your Child Get a Flu Vaccination This Year?

Are Flu Shots Safe?

Are you going to have your children vaccinated against flu this year? How about you… have you gotten the vaccine? Is it safe? Doesn’t thimerosal cause autism?

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VERY SCARY: Halloween Face Paint—Does Yours Contain Lead?

Girl with Cute Halloween Face Paint

We would never paint a baby’s nursery with lead paint, but unknowingly we may actually be painting our children’s faces with paint containing lead. Read more >>

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Top 5 Causes of Child Death | Number One May Surprise You!

Top 5 Causes of Child Death - Do You Know Number 1?

What is the leading cause of accidental death in children 1–4 years of age? Motor vehicle, fire, poison, suffocation? No, it’s none of these. Please read this:

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Air Travel with Toddlers: Car-Seats & Diapers & Lovies, Oh My!

Over-stuffed bag - Packing for a family summer trip by plane

Summer’s approaching and many of us are thinking about a trip. If you have limited space to pack (air -vs- car trip) what do you bring? Please add your tips! 🙂

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