Posted on March 8, 2016 · Leave a Comment
In this week’s Children’s Safety News: 3-year-old boy suffers injuries after getting slinky toy wrapped around his neck https://t.co/4wG5ETSHmt
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.
- FDA wants to eliminate the fast-track pediatric drug voucher program https://t.co/WGRcVe2GZ2 a little concerning… 2016-03-06
- Growing number of kids self-harming as mental health problems amongst pupils rise https://t.co/a2C8kPYEtO note: survey is UK based, the problem is not 2016-03-06
- Swipe Right for Prom: how teens are using Tinder | The Guardian https://t.co/dzNK3cVSIX 2016-03-04
- Sexting: Talking Points for Parents – https://t.co/X6nb3ZuO1v Great tips for parents of teens! 2016-03-03
- Federal Agencies Investigate Safety of Crumb Rubber on Playgrounds https://t.co/ABjYnSmXxP 2016-03-03
PedSafe Child Health & Safety Headline of the Week:
New kid-safe search engine – Kiddle – highly controversial https://t.co/2VllYv4ALt
Is restricting kid’s access to info the right choice? What if the internet is the only place a child in danger can find info / help 2016-03-06
- Advice for Keeping Your Child at a Healthy Weight https://t.co/ue7eFY4C81 2016-03-03
- How Silicon Valley’s parents keep their children safe online | Technology | The Guardian https://t.co/C95u8U0m4g 2016-03-02
- Animated film gives TEARFUL insight into what it is like to live with ADHD as a child https://t.co/xi4crk6N65 2016-03-02
- Moldy sippy cups that can’t be cleaned frighten parents https://t.co/aVtsVV9pPa 2016-03-02
- Evenflo has announced the recall of Over 50,000 of the Transitions 3-in-1 car seats https://t.co/S347rQR8WT 2016-03-02
- Kiddle – kid-friendly search engine does a decent job of filtering out “family-unfriendly” searches https://t.co/v6HpvhoJCh 2016-03-02
- Expelled for sexting? California bill sets discipline for sexy texts | The Sacramento Bee https://t.co/vBWcW4hEOC 2016-03-01
- Making a Family Media Use Plan https://t.co/fYUKAOzkYo by pediatrician Dr Heidi Ronin 2016-02-29
- Spring Break By the Water? 6 Boat Safety Tips You Need to Know https://t.co/RntlXjbuGS 2016-02-29
