Tag Archives: Children Hurt by Unsafe Conditions

Toy Safety Tips Every Family Should Know This Holiday Season

As the holidays approach, many families in New York are shopping for toys and gifts. -->

Child Passenger Safety Week

The National Safety Council reports half of all children killed each year in car accidents -->

Preparing for Summer Fun, Firework Safety

Many towns throughout New York allow residential use of Fireworks, but just because it’s legal does -->

Dry Drowning: Important Information for Parents

On June 3rd a four-year-old boy tragically died after suffering symptoms of dry drowning. The -->

Is Your Child’s Backpack Causing Physical Harm?

Does it appear your child’s backpack is growing in size every day? Is your child -->

Proposed Facelift for Traffic and Parking Facilities at New Paltz Middle School, Pedestrian and Traffic Safety to be Addressed

Parents, teachers, and community members have expressed valid concerns regarding the safety of the current -->

Are Your Children Playing with Toxic Toys?

The last thing we want as parents is to provide our kids with toys or -->

Learning Starts at Home: Back To School Safety

It’s that time of year again, back to school! While you’re busy stocking up on -->

Does Your Child Know What to do in an Emergency?

In an ideal world no child would ever have to navigate through an emergency situation -->

Protecting Your Kids from Burns and Scalds this Thanksgiving

It’s almost Thanksgiving! That means lots of cooking for your family and loved ones. Keep -->

Kars 4 Kids Safety App: One Simple App Can Save Your Child’s Life

No parent thinks that it will happen to them, but unfortunately, it can happen to -->

Protect Your Child from Burns & Scalds

Did you know that any hot drink can scald a baby even 15 minutes after -->

More Kids Die in Shootings Than Statistics Show

Approximately two children die every week in unintentional shootings. According to a new study by -->

Child Safety and Outdoor Playtime: What You Need to Know about Sun Safety

Too much sun can be extremely harmful to your baby or child. They can sunburn -->

President Obama Tackles Concussion Safety at the Healthy Kids and Safe Sports Concussion Summit

In the last week of May, President Obama spoke at the White House Healthy Kids -->

Heatstroke: Don’t Let Your Child Become a Victim

Unfortunately, it’s more common that we think for young children to be left in hot -->

Drownings Among Adults Are on the Rise

It’s among common belief that drownings happen most often in children. However, that is not -->

6 Child Safety Errors Parents Make in Cars

AAA has identified the top child safety mistakes parents and caregivers make in cars, one -->

Shopping Cart Injuries in Children Remain Common

In 1990 to 2011, an average of 66 children a day sustained serious injuries in -->

Child-Safety Experts Call for Restrictions on Childhood Imagination

The Department of Health and Human Services issued series of guidelines to help parents reduce -->

Toy-Related Injury & Death Statistics – Keeping Your Children Safe

In 2011, there were an estimated 262,300 toy-related injuries treated in U.S. hospital emergency departments. -->