Posted on July 22, 2014 · Leave a Comment
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 15 events & stories.
- When Your Child is Exposed to Porn | Educate Empower Kids http://t.co/TeQ4AKfJjr Great article! 2014-07-18
- Family Volley: Are you an Overly Protective Parent? http://t.co/HJ9p0QTEL8 2014-07-18
- Why Taking My Child to a Restaurant Is a Safety Issue | http://t.co/xYPri7bAI6 2014-07-18
- Teen Hashtags: What Every Parent Ought to Know http://t.co/XcrCu6rDSG Learn these hashtags! It could save your teen’s life 2014-07-18
- Spoon Measurements Are Behind Many Child Drug-Dosing Errors: Study http://t.co/wkDxXirhv8 2014-07-18
PedSafe Child Health & Safety Headline of the Week:
99 texting acronyms and phrases used by teens & tweens http://t.co/QM8y8Rgqxs
Parents you’re going to want to read and keep a copy of this
- Leaving a Kid Alone in a Park Is Actually Pretty Safe – Businessweek – good check-in on judging risks to kids http://t.co/rzRwu5s75j 2014-07-18
- What NOT to Share: A Back-to-School List for Food Allergic Kids http://t.co/cSx8akTHbj 2014-07-18
- Happy 5 Years Pediatric Safety! We’re Hosting a Giveaway to Celebrate http://t.co/r5yo4odulp 2014-07-17
- Near-drowning events aren’t necessarily over once your child is out of the water http://t.co/I7mZiv7RBv 2014-07-16
- Counter the Risks of Over-Sexualized Images On Young Girls http://t.co/fsybFuI756 2014-07-14
- Cyberbullying in the summer: Why it’s a problem and what you can do to stop it http://t.co/zDdunrsDcg 2014-07-14
- What Parents and Kids Should Know About Selfies http://t.co/bXtSOB3GmQ Very interesting read… 2014-07-14
- Expert shows danger in thrift store shopping for child safety devices – brief, excellent video shows what to avoid | http://t.co/SaCzTW65NR 2014-07-14
- Summer Car Safety: Look Before You Lock, and More http://t.co/tnnleqhwdV http://t.co/5ca0Dw6whd 2014-07-14
- Death in Hot Cars: Why Can’t the Automakers Prevent the Danger? http://t.co/ECLraRRG3E 2014-07-14
