Posted on March 11, 2014 · 2 Comments
Welcome to Pediatric Safety’s weekly “Child Health & Safety News Roundup”- a recap of the past week’s child health and safety news headlines from around the world.
Each day we use Twitter to communicate relevant and timely health and safety information to the parents, medical professionals and other caregivers who follow us. Occasionally we may miss something, but we think overall we’re doing a pretty good job of keeping you informed. But for our friends and colleagues who are not on Twitter (or who are but may have missed something), we offer you a recap of the past week’s top 15 events & stories.
- Children given unnecessary amputations as Syria’s health system disintegrates http://t.co/O78jUq7fB1 heartbreaking article 2014-03-09
- Active video gaming helps kids increase physical activity, lose weight http://t.co/funiwuVDLo interesting study 2014-03-09
- BuddyTag: a kid-friendly, inexpensive, dad-invented, “extra pair of eyes” to help keep track of your child in crowds http://t.co/apEKKUfZdi2014-03-07 Great idea 🙂
- Electronic devices to blame for kids getting less sleep http://t.co/kJsFCGLnDs up to 1 hr less per night 2014-03-06
- Study shows kids eating more fruits, veggies http://t.co/pTIktMfPDP likely linked to new standards that require schools offer healthier meals 2014-03-06
PedSafe Headline of the Week:
Exposure to parental smoking adds three years to the age of a child’s arteries http://t.co/VVORx5Etsa
- Early Treatment Is Found to Clear H.I.V. in a 2nd Baby http://t.co/7No9kHPvHu still early to draw definitive conclusions – but what a wonderful way to begin! 2014-03-06
- Team for child safety at railway stations http://t.co/nTAKylliCZ Help for runaways, lost or kidnapped kids. 2014-03-06 perhaps the idea can be duplicated elsewhere??
- Wondering how a few words on twitter or FB can do that much damage? Read this! The Cost of Internet Defamation http://t.co/t8INnP0JyU 2014-03-05
- Most Common Misconceptions New Parents Have About Their Child’s Health http://t.co/yf6Lf7P6id Wonderful Advice from 5 Experts! 2014-03-05
- Quad bike safety in Australia: suggestion – ban kids and make helmets mandatory http://t.co/m5OBC5jIcq last yr, 21 kids injured and 3 deaths 2014-03-05
- 14 things that are obsolete in 21st century schools http://t.co/leK8XhCz4b Wonderful!! Fun! (and educational) 🙂 2014-03-05
- Want to Know How to Get Your Kids to Really Talk to You?: http://t.co/sMQE4Wif4N 2014-03-04
- Teaching Kids to Apologize: A Step-by-Step Guide – Five steps to help kids learn the lost art of saying I’m sorry by Dr Michele Borba http://t.co/lKZAv17e0b 2014-03-03
- Child Vaccination Rates May Suffer Due To Rumors http://t.co/HrAmb7bQf4 2014-03-03
- Mother to child HIV transmission at record low in the UK http://t.co/yqtB2AfXt7 great news!! 2014-03-03
