Posted on June 10, 2014 · 4 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 and Facebook 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 not on Twitter or FB (or who are but may have missed something), we offer you a recap of the past week’s top 20 events & stories.
- Junk food in India’s schools to be banned soon? http://t.co/a58bdK1UNp 2014-06-08
- Teach Kids Bike Safety Rules – AAP offers bike-safety guidelines http://t.co/gr3belsUnB 2014-06-08
- In the Absence of Federal Regulations, E-Cigarette Advertising to Young Adults Jumps 321% http://t.co/XTm2ZlCh4q 2014-06-07
- ‘Often and early’ exposure gives children a taste for vegetables http://t.co/w4Fpy4fZK8 2014-06-07
- Parents Confront Data Mining Dilemma http://t.co/WT11k3eo7X a huge amt of data is being collected about your child through “educational” software 2014-06-07
PedSafe Child Health & Safety Headline of the Week:
Teens and the Cold Water Challenge: Parents Beware! Hypothermia can kill and kids are drowning! http://t.co/feCXwrwoLa
- Emma’s Inspirations After barely avoiding a “baby left in a car” tragedy, this mom invented something to prevent others from going down the same path http://t.co/HzYiRI0epM 2014-06-07
- Feeding Your Preschooler: What Makes A Cereal “Healthy”? http://t.co/HwVtQyfeVU Great article with detailed recommendations – worth reading 2014-06-07
- 59% tweens and teens engage with strangers online & 1 out of 12 of those who engage will meet a stranger in person http://t.co/j1gfeevUd0 scary! 2014-06-07
- New Study Finds Teens Who “Sext” Are More Likely to Engage In Other Sexual Behaviors http://t.co/BTs7c0arI9 Tks @marykayhoal 2014-06-07
- Young Transplant Patients at Higher Risk of Kidney Infection – Reinforcing Need for Ongoing Monitoring http://t.co/uS8R5N4KRJ 2014-06-07
- Blurred lines and internet safety – in the wake of the Slenderman killings, what can parents do? http://t.co/zbJGobezpR 2014-06-06
- Boston Marathon bombings linked to PTSD symptoms in kids (both those present during the race & those watching reports on TV) http://t.co/pi0eTV3jdc 2014-06-06
- 1 of 8 U.S. Kids Mistreated Before Age 18, Study Finds http://t.co/I9T79mGFUn 2014-06-06
- Internet Safety Month Poll for Teens – 2014 http://t.co/FfZtS4aUwD Also great to use as discussion points with your kids 2014-06-06
- Food Allergies, a New Sibling and Hidden Blessings: http://t.co/VwRiF6EIAY 2014-06-06
- Google+: A Playground For Predators? What Parents Need to Know http://t.co/P2K1igH85p 2014-06-04
- Coughy Cup http://t.co/XRCbvH6Ltq has a Cups4Kids Indiegogo campaign raising $ to start mfg & sending cups to schools http://t.co/DE2nwQjk5u 2014-06-02
- Brain implant allows baby girl, born deaf, to hear for the first time http://t.co/5qZGgyJVHr Great beginning to the week! 2014-06-02
