Posted on November 8, 2016 · Leave a Comment
In this week’s Children’s Health News: The effects of Zika on babies’ brains go beyond microcephaly, report finds https://t.co/aF4UN0hNgv
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.
- 70 per cent of pregnant women in UAE risk health issues due to vitamin D deficiency: study https://t.co/c0ENUB7GSY 2016-11-06
- Parents up in arms about UK anti-obesity policies, but 1 in 5 kids leaves primary school obese… https://t.co/LixiYSwqM8 2016-11-06
- 5 Ways to Set High Expectations for School Success https://t.co/AFeQzjIam4 2016-11-06
- Is it OK to Let My Kids Eat Vegetarian or Vegan? https://t.co/PpXMSbummx 2016-11-06
- Gun safety with children in the home – includes video showing safe gun storage https://t.co/DB7EpeTS3T 2016-11-06
- Fourth child death associated with Ikea recall of 29 million chests, dressers https://t.co/imXeSrTfYu 2016-11-06
PedSafe Child Health & Safety Headline of the Week:
In 2014, for the first time, suicides among kids age 10-14 surpassed traffic accidents as a cause of death https://t.co/QtezqPdBsz
- Childcare Costs More Than College And Parents Are Drowning https://t.co/gaKB3JtwMP 2016-11-05
- PG-13 Reporters – kid press corps – are Covering an R-Rated Election https://t.co/EaZcNYisom 2016-11-04
- 2014: For the first time, suicides among kids age 10-14 surpassed traffic accidents as a cause of death! https://t.co/QtezqPdBsz 2016-11-04
- New video trains emergency responders to recognize child abuse https://t.co/PzVgZQ1tlm 2016-11-04
- Election 2016: Are Our Fears Becoming Our Kids’ Phobias? https://t.co/ZPEBmXKPzu 2016-11-04
- Nov 6th Toys R Us Stores across the UK Offering Quiet Shopping Hour For Kids With Autism https://t.co/aAQcGRvpGL 2016-11-03
- 300 Million Children Breathe Highly Toxic Air with Life-Long Consequences, Unicef Reports https://t.co/IzZlnU9Wq3 2016-11-02
- Supporting Friends or Relatives with Eating Disorders https://t.co/gZTIS1iPjR 2016-11-02
- 11-year-old brain cancer survivor committed suicide over non-stop bullying https://t.co/uiMigfOLtv 2016-11-01
- 5 Clever Ways to Deal With Leftover Halloween Candy https://t.co/Bp110pLkPq 2016-11-01
- These 4 things made all the difference when it was time to give birth https://t.co/WthTF318NW 2016-11-01
- Tweens and teens around the world are falling prey to an online criminal epidemic — online enticement (sextortion)… https://t.co/hjUJwaKsRf 2016-10-31
- Halloween, Kids and Pets …Ensure a Fun Holiday For All: Part II https://t.co/lDvMhPAZwB 2016-10-31
