Posted on March 24, 2015 · 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 20 events & stories.
- Graco to pay $10 million following largest U.S. recall of child car seats http://t.co/CzRQ7Q801u 2015-03-22
- Monica Lewinsky: The price of shame http://t.co/6t7pg1yION 2015-03-22
- Research shows more children than adults survive cold water drownings http://t.co/elkNZeoWY7 2015-03-21
- Your New Baby Safely Met Your Dog … Now What???: http://t.co/Y7SBpDdWsd 2015-03-20
- Ashley Judd Pressing Charges Against Twitter Trolls for Vulgar Tweets http://t.co/rQ9adY1ydU sending message gender violence is NOT ok! 2015-03-19
- Safe Kids Advocacy Action Alert – Poison Centers need your support! http://t.co/XXngiUQMI1 2015-03-19
PedSafe Child Health & Safety Headline of the Week:
Patient Safety Week: 8 tips to prevent medicine poisoning in young children http://t.co/dDsKef7qGc
- Eating Disorders in Kids: Advice for Parents http://t.co/cnS8gabM0Q 2015-03-19
- Increased popularity of high-deductible health plans could be bad trend for kids | http://t.co/mLmCvxkmnD 2015-03-17
- Child safety warning over children swallowing laundry pods – reminder: they look like candy http://t.co/a4Gs7AlG9C 2015-03-17
- Burger King snack has salt equivalent of 9 packs of crisps |experts concerned restaurants are creating salt addiction http://t.co/Fgk8y4ZeM1 2015-03-17
- These High-Tech Shirts And Pants Can Help Protect Kids With Autism http://t.co/rmYohrdf9E 2015-03-17
- Parents on Smartphones Get More Irritated With Their Kids http://t.co/FE98FRgpc4 2015-03-16
- Music Probably Doesn’t Make Kids Smarter. So What? | Psychology Today http://t.co/LeVI8QXMsG 2015-03-16
- How to Handle Technology in Your Child’s Classroom http://t.co/KjiBwAdzR8 2015-03-16
- Parents’ Depression Linked to Toddler’s Troubling Behaviors | Psych Central News http://t.co/nsxA7roNOa 2015-03-16
- Facebook New Community Standards: to help keep you safe, keep your info secure & protect your IP: http://t.co/N288G0BKnT 2015-03-16
- 6 tips for reducing stress during pregnancy | Fox News http://t.co/JLPD0CKhyd 2015-03-16
- Warning Signs Your Child Is Being Bullied …And What To Do http://t.co/lfRPCrMhoN 2015-03-16
