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Having lost my “ER viriginity” this year, once for each child, I know how stressful a visit to the ER can be. Given that neither of my kids had major, life-threatening conditions and were not admitted, though, for me it was more annoying and day-wrecking than lastingly traumatic, and the same is true of my kids.
For parents whose children experienced a more serious injury, though, the effects can be serious and long-lasting. New research by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia found that one month after a child’s injury, Continue reading »
An announcement from a bunch of famous number crunchers this morning almost spelled an end to the booster seat. But not so fast – also released is an announcement from a bunch of children’s health professionals who say the booster seat is saving kids.
The researchers at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Center for Injury Research and Prevention found there’s a forty-five percent reduction in risk of injury for kids in booster seats in an accident than for kids wearing just a seatbelt. Continue reading »
You needn’t fear the lions, tigers and bears at the Louisville Zoo – fear their Zoo Train. On Monday the small open-air train that circles the popular animal park derailed. The bright red train was carrying about thirty passengers, a little more than half were children –with one two-month-old on board – when… Continue reading »
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