Summer time brings thoughts of swimming — and drowning potential. The reality is that drowning does not look like drowning, at least not the way the movies show […]
Category: Other Child Safety Tips
Holiday Safety Reminders
Keep your holiday peaceful with these holiday safety reminders. How many holiday safety errors can you see in this picture? Oh, Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree An average […]
Planning for a Safe Halloween With Children
Halloween is a fun holiday that children look forward to and plan for all month long, if not longer. It can only be fun if it’s also a […]
3 Tips to Prepare Your Child for Riding the School Bus
Starting school is a new and exciting time for your child, and part of that is riding the school bus. If they’ve never traveled without you before, this may be a scary step for them. If your child will be getting the bus, here’s three tips to help them get ready for the bus ride every day. […]
How to Keep our Children Safe Online
There’s a whole new world from when many of us parents grew up. And that world is called the Internet! Our children have access to… well… everything. Everything […]
Childhood Injuries: Go to the ER or Urgent Care Center
It’s a Sunday fall afternoon, we are in a mountain town in Colorado and our child falls and splits his ear lobe in half. He’s screaming. My dad is frantically running around telling us to leave right away. But to where? Luckily Greg was with us and kept his calm, paramedic, let’s-figure-this-out approach. […]
Staying home, staying safe, staying sane
Stuck inside, soooo bored… How are you doing staying home so far? For a lot of parents this is a new experience. Here are some ideas to keep your child safe while staying sane during this time. […]
How to Keep Kids Safe in Hotels and Motels
Traveling with the kids or grandchildren can be a lot of fun, but there are also some precautions you’ll want to take that you normally wouldn’t think about. For instance what are the differences (and similarities) between hotels and motels in terms of safety, and more importantly offering some practical advice for keeping kids safe whether you’re staying in a hotel or a motel. […]
Heat Stroke: It could not happen to us……
A powerful, personal story about heat stroke and how easily it can happen so unintentionally and so tragically.We were a typical all-American family. Mom, Dad, two sons, a daughter and two miniature dachshunds living […]
Hot Car Deaths: What you Need to Know
Every year we hear about it on the news, the tragedy of a young child being left in a car and ending up in hot car deaths. Remember […]
