Child Health & Safety News Roundup: 03-24-2014 to 03-30-2014

Last updated on April 7th, 2014 at 08:58 pm

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 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 who are not on Twitter (or who are but may have missed something), we offer you a recap of the past week’s top 15 events & stories.

• G.M. Recall Total in 2014 Reaches 4.8 Million http://t.co/gg6XierUHF Saturday, they recalled another 490,000 trucks & 172,000 cars 2014-03-30
• Yik Yak App Makers Do the Right Thing http://t.co/BdH82IuheT  2014-03-28
• Kid’s Companion for Special Needs Children http://t.co/CXf3Dx2PpB2014-03-28
• Should Parents Be Posting Photos of Their Kids Online? http://t.co/9kmu2BqsFY Wonderful post! worth taking time out to read 2014-03-26
• Teen cyberbullying grows with “anonymous social chat apps http://t.co/SlORxOw6b5 2014-03-26

PedSafe Child Health & Safety Headline of the Week:
National Fire Protection Association has created new videos for young children that connect Fire Safety with learning, using music, catchy lyrics & dance moves  http://t.co/aTtPrIYJ75

• This Saturday, MUPPETS MOST WANTED is Sensory Friendly http://t.co/il3dIGAZN8 Great for little kids! 2014-03-26
• How-To: Parental Control Settings on Sony PS Vita : Yoursphere for Parents s http://t.co/oF8cgzc5SA2014-03-25
• Kids and Racism – Teaching Kids Not to Hate | Parenting expert, parenting speaker, Deborah Gilboa, MD http://t.co/JbmPdfmt9u 2014-03-25
• National Fire Protection Association –  New Children’s Videos for Young Children, Connect Fire Safety with learning using music, catchy lyrics & dance moves http://t.co/aTtPrIYJ75  2014-03-25
• New study to focus on understanding challenges of transgender children and their parents http://t.co/6uJnzPpSNL 2014-03-25
• What a Father Did After a 9-Year-Old Allegedly Bullied His Son? He filed a restraining order http://t.co/hfagTwD4ba thoughts? 2014-03-24
• Anxious About Summer Already? Create a Family Gadget Plan http://t.co/F9DQspp1QL via @suescheff 2014-03-24
• Every 8 Minutes a Child goes to an ER for Medicine Poisoning – 3/4 of time it’s on parents or grandparent’s meds http://t.co/64CFxSLuMb2014-03-24
• 168 Shanghai taxis are putting children’s safety first by starting to carry child safety seats http://t.co/uSPDxd46er Way to go!! 2014-03-24
• Seflies are ‘Out’ – Uglies are ‘In’ – Teens Leading the Trend – Yoursphere for Parents http://t.co/iLmhZnfYAy nice 🙂 2014-03-24
• Diagnosing ADD or ADHD: a Pediatrician’s Perspective: http://t.co/CkcaaitnuT 2014-03-24

Child Health & Safety News Roundup: 03-17-2014 to 03-23-2014

Last updated on March 28th, 2014 at 12:08 am

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 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 who are not on Twitter (or who are but may have missed something), we offer you a recap of the past week’s top 10 events & stories.

• Fatal ‘freak accident’ sparks safety warning for parents – 6 yr old Canadian girl crushed by falling TV http://t.co/htyfgExaYP 2014-03-22
• Teens’ Virtual Playground and the Giant (aka Google) http://t.co/aCW2rixm9D 2014-03-22
• When is Your Mommy Voice Right??? by Nutrimom – Food Allergy Liason, Tracy Bush http://t.co/JA0v9Tv9z0 2014-03-21
• Mental Illness to Blame for 10 Percent of Kids’ Hospitalizations: New Study http://t.co/sAyJhzvpr1 2014-03-20
• Head Lice… AGAIN! No!! http://t.co/VJUKyIfpuH Terrific post from a mom who “survived the lice nightmare” & shared her story. Send her a hug! 2014-03-20

PedSafe Child Health & Safety Headline of the Week:
Children and Accidental Poisonings: What You NEED to Know http://t.co/tmBrjKsniP  Please Read, Save & Pass this on!

• Welcome to Spring!! 🙂 Good Reasons Why You and Your Kids Should “Eat Your Colors” http://t.co/DMkUPNVau9 2014-03-20
• How to talk to your kid about porn…or Parent ALERT: re-check your child’s parental controls after any operating system updates http://t.co/ftHVi31eJC2014-03-19
• Cyberbullying survey finds lines blur between bullies, victims http://t.co/74HMKdbD9t2014-03-18
• **RECALL: Design Ideas and Neatlife Rubber Ducky Magnets, and Design Ideas Blowfish and Splat Magnets http://t.co/xpu1HnEABE 2014-03-18
• #iCANHELP released their latest video challenging us to stand up against negativity on social media http://t.co/MFZqa2JfZW 2014-03-18

Child Health & Safety News Roundup: 03-10-2014 to 03-16-2014

Last updated on March 2nd, 2018 at 02:18 pm

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 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 who are not on Twitter (or who are but may have missed something), we offer you a recap of the past week’s top 20 events & stories.

• If you’re a farmer, talking to your kids about farm safety is critical – but what’s the best approach? http://t.co/BpVBTURfJ9 2014-03-16
• East Bay middle school students sexting may have led to forced sex acts http://t.co/Ev5I2jUq2p when sexting gets even worse! 2014-03-16
• Children experiencing 3 or more stressful events show Big, Immediate adverse effects on their health http://t.co/VwTc5Uxoo9 2014-03-16
• Graco expands child safety seat recall http://t.co/RpykRrEsu4 2014-03-16 contact consumerservices@gracobaby.com with questions
• Blogger Mom Shocked to Find Her perfectly PG Photo on Porn Site http://t.co/V28BbsgXkR this happens! please be careful!  2014-03-16

PedSafe Headline of the Week:
An Unexpected Danger for Baby’s Hearing: sleep monitors pose a surprising risk   http://t.co/bnZw3UTRbK

• Teachers Have Feelings Too: Tweets To Teachers  http://t.co/hwSy5GRMmd please remind your kids tweets are as public as FB posts! 2014-03-15
• Resources to Promote a Positive Online Experience – The Online Mom http://t.co/PtlRD9goiv great reference! 2014-03-14
• 5 Ways to Help a Toddler in Distress | Truly wonderful read by Confessions of a Dr. Mom 🙂 http://t.co/EqfkYFfJap 2014-03-14
• For all the moms who could use a smile today… The Scary Mommy Manifesto http://t.co/eMvMLnoKcZ2014-03-12
• STOPit: New App May Help Schools Fight Cyberbullying http://t.co/QWoUwSUyQa parents – check this out… 2014-03-12
• Time and time again we learn they actually do care what we have to say…we just need to get involved http://t.co/XwK8l5vGMc 2014-03-12
• Teaching gratitude, and perspective, to children http://t.co/7QV7yDluav terrific feel good article! 🙂 2014-03-12
• Protect your child’s health — listen to World Health Organization, your pediatrician, not Hollywood http://t.co/iDoeLTvbwM 2014-03-12
• Child health care experts in Wales sound warning about severe staff shortages for mental health svces http://t.co/r3Zi40BL9l 2014-03-12
• How to Become a Better Parenting Team! http://t.co/3oLeSwVpAV 2014-03-12
• 3 Things Kids Need to Know About Yik Yak – including the impact of a Yik Yak school bomb threat http://t.co/Gg45ZdBKhX  2014-03-11
• Of Cigs And Selfies: Teens Imitate Risky Behavior Shared Online http://t.co/uGXRayyWGk worth reading  2014-03-10
• The Real Problems With Yik Yak, and How Parents Should Respond http://t.co/Ryl6YzE6cU  must read post! 2014-03-10
• Travel with Kids – Safely and Sanely http://t.co/RAsLbwtck7 2014-03-10

Child Health & Safety News Roundup: 03-03-2014 to 03-09-2014

Last updated on March 2nd, 2018 at 02:25 pm

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 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 who are not on Twitter (or who are but may have missed something), we offer you a recap of the past week’s top 15 events & stories.

• Children given unnecessary amputations as Syria’s health system disintegrates http://t.co/O78jUq7fB1 heartbreaking article 2014-03-09
• Active video gaming helps kids increase physical activity, lose weight http://t.co/funiwuVDLo interesting study 2014-03-09
• BuddyTag: a kid-friendly, inexpensive, dad-invented, “extra pair of eyes” to help keep track of your child in crowds http://t.co/apEKKUfZdi2014-03-07 Great idea 🙂
• Electronic devices to blame for kids getting less sleep http://t.co/kJsFCGLnDs up to 1 hr less per night 2014-03-06
• Study shows kids eating more fruits, veggies http://t.co/pTIktMfPDP likely linked to new standards that require schools offer healthier meals 2014-03-06

PedSafe Headline of the Week:
Exposure to parental smoking adds three years to the age of a child’s arteries  http://t.co/VVORx5Etsa

• Early Treatment Is Found to Clear H.I.V. in a 2nd Baby http://t.co/7No9kHPvHu still early to draw definitive conclusions – but what a wonderful way to begin!  2014-03-06
• Team for child safety at railway stations http://t.co/nTAKylliCZ Help for runaways, lost or kidnapped kids.  2014-03-06 perhaps the idea can be duplicated elsewhere??
• Wondering how a few words on twitter or FB can do that much damage? Read this! The Cost of Internet Defamation http://t.co/t8INnP0JyU 2014-03-05
• Most Common Misconceptions New Parents Have About Their Child’s Health http://t.co/yf6Lf7P6id Wonderful Advice from 5 Experts! 2014-03-05
• Quad bike safety in Australia: suggestion – ban kids and make helmets mandatory http://t.co/m5OBC5jIcq last yr, 21 kids injured and 3 deaths 2014-03-05
• 14 things that are obsolete in 21st century schools http://t.co/leK8XhCz4b Wonderful!! Fun! (and educational) 🙂 2014-03-05
• Want to Know How to Get Your Kids to Really Talk to You?: http://t.co/sMQE4Wif4N 2014-03-04
• Teaching Kids to Apologize: A Step-by-Step Guide – Five steps to help kids learn the lost art of saying I’m sorry by Dr Michele Borba http://t.co/lKZAv17e0b 2014-03-03
• Child Vaccination Rates May Suffer Due To Rumors http://t.co/HrAmb7bQf4 2014-03-03
• Mother to child HIV transmission at record low in the UK http://t.co/yqtB2AfXt7 great news!! 2014-03-03

Child Health & Safety News Roundup: 02-24-2014 to 03-02-2014

Last updated on March 2nd, 2018 at 02:26 pm

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 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 who are not on Twitter (or who are but may have missed something), we offer you a recap of the past week’s top 20 events & stories.

• BeatBullying’s Big March Campaign | An E-March across Europe to protest Bullying http://t.co/cAxGHaEb4l  2014-03-02
• **RECALL: Rowe Fine Furniture Ottomans recalled due to child suffocation risk http://t.co/3f0QwQQdIk2014-02-28
• 3 Simple Ways for Parents to Keep Their Kids Safe Online http://t.co/HmVeytkwLK Great tips from Disney’s Club Penguin 2014-02-28
• China: law proposed for child safety seats to become mandatory http://t.co/feiJPBBEe8 2014-02-28
• Bicycle Helmet Safety Is Vital For Children – great tips for helmet selection and use http://t.co/TpeH8UgYYW 2014-02-28

PedSafe Headline of the Week:
New App Makes It Easy to Stalk Friends (or Strangers!) Without Them Really Knowing  http://t.co/i1B4USnBR2   yes parents, there’s another app you need to watch out for…

• Child restraint system to be introduced in passenger vehicles in India from October 1 http://t.co/nT5MWBSfV2 Great news!! 2014-02-28
• New F.D.A. Nutrition Labels Would Make ‘Serving Sizes’ Reflect Actual Servings http://t.co/3lH40AkZ59 great idea…hope it passes! 2014-02-28
• Despite Recession, Children’s Health Care Spending Has Increased Every Year Between 2009-2012 (report) http://t.co/qek738QVRq 2014-02-28
• The Power of Positive Communication – How it can make a real difference to a child being bullied http://t.co/2wqd8obuWn Great post! 2014-02-28
• Nude Webcams and Diet Drugs: the Facebook Ads Teens Aren’t Supposed to See http://t.co/0wBz8d0HB2  2014-02-28
• Mental Illness Risk Higher for Children of Older Fathers, Study Finds http://t.co/IpxoFltxAR not a cause for panic however – vast majority of kids will be fine 2014-02-27
• Are You a Drama Mama? Know When to Back Off http://t.co/nNocfHVL3f2014-02-27
• Obesity Rate for 2-5 Year Old Children Plummets 43% in a Decade http://t.co/m4NQPm9k99 Nice to hear some good news on #obesity 2014-02-26
• **RECALL: Amputation risk on Britax baby strollers, Lion Force & Sugarfly jackets strangulation risk http://t.co/WvDPYttCng 2014-02-25
• Child product safety recalls have a dismal response rate – only 10% fixed or returned http://t.co/e8p5fmFJh2 not good! 2014-02-25
• Nigeria: Maternal and Child Health – How Lagos Recorded 20,638 Safe Deliveries in 10 Months http://t.co/NtO5ymktRG Great news! 2014-02-24
• Danah Boyd’s book “It’s Complicated” is an in-depth look at how teens use social networks http://t.co/0muKRqh6sg great review 2014-02-24
• Doctors Train to Spot Signs of A.D.H.D. in Children –  http://t.co/Q4xoH1Uzyo interesting read… 2014-02-24
• Eating Issues and Kids with Special Needs: http://t.co/qCJTtF05gV 2014-02-24
• The Perils of Distracted Driving http://t.co/UG3Ztv6rck Terrific post by pediatrician/mom Dr. Heidi Roman. Worth reading!! 2014-02-24

Child Health & Safety News Roundup: 02-17-2014 to 02-23-2014

Last updated on March 2nd, 2018 at 02:28 pm

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 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 who are not on Twitter (or who are but may have missed something), we offer you a recap of the past week’s top 15 events & stories.

• The importance of oral health in orthodontics http://t.co/j2QXoRK8dR worth reading as your child starts down the braces road 2014-02-23
• Cyber Bullying Just As Damaging As In-Person Bullying (Study) http://t.co/maONBrIYci no surprise, but what do we do about it? 2014-02-23
• Healthy Kids: Children and caffeine http://t.co/3MHBUusKp2 Parents – beware of energy drinks! 2014-02-23
• China’s Year of the Golden Horse to Embrace Baby Boom http://t.co/kzXCzhqdjN 🙂 2014-02-23
• How Students, Teachers and Schools Use Social Media to Make A Difference http://t.co/Y7XANedr1J  Must read, Feel Great post! 2014-02-22

PedSafe Headline of the Week:
College football recruiter says scholarship offer was nixed because of athlete’s Twitter posts  http://t.co/9F2V8RSlbl Parents please share this with your kids!

• The American Academy of Pediatrics is hosting its first-ever Healthy Children Conference + Expo this March http://t.co/4qkTljzB3m2014-02-22
• Do young children need their own airline seats? http://t.co/PZlDdY86v8 A baby flying from their moms arms this week begs the question – according to the FAA, answer is still no 2014-02-21
• So Are You ‘Hot or Not?’ App Rates Appearance | McAfee http://t.co/dHSlOavzo9 Great app review from Toni Birdsong 2014-02-21
• His House Burned: Now He’s Trying to Keep Your Family Safe http://t.co/M8WDHztaMg 2014-02-21
• Yik Yak Is An Anonymous Messaging App Aimed At College Campuses http://t.co/RCwRdFRXe5 2014-02-21
• Selfies: Why They Can Be a Good Thing: Yoursphere for Parents – Helping Families Live Healthy Digital Lives http://t.co/BoA2t3xMV3 2014-02-21
• Your Stay Healthy Guide for Common Kid Ailments http://t.co/zhdMLRqOlA2014-02-19
• How Can Genetics Impact Your Child’s Oral Health?: http://t.co/mYjErtC5i62014-02-17

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