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A pandemic Halloween is different, but it can still be fun

• Post author:Scott Williams
• Post published:October 8, 2020
• Post category:Children's Safety / COVID-19
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Kids and many adults look forward to Halloween all year. Spooky decorations, mounds of free treats, dance parties and dressing up in a terrifying or hilarious costume—what’s not to love?…

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Keep your kids safe at home during the pandemic

• Post author:Shelley Kofler
• Post published:May 20, 2020
• Post category:Children's Safety / COVID-19 / Infectious Diseases / Wellness
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Now that schools are closed until the end of the school year, kids are spending a lot of time at home. And while parents are doing their best to keep…

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Six tips to protect your kids from household poisonings

• Post author:Don Finley
• Post published:April 16, 2020
• Post category:Children's Health / Emergency care / News

Through the eyes of a toddler, the world is a collection of fascinating shapes and sizes and colors. Some of those colorful shapes contain things that taste pretty good when…

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Children face injury when car seats are misused

• Post author:Shelley Kofler
• Post published:November 13, 2019
• Post category:Children's Health / Children's Safety
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When parents leave University Hospital with their newborn baby, Injury Prevention staff are available to provide information on how to correctly secure the infant in a rear-facing car seat. The…

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Summon the babysitter!

• Post author:Don Finley
• Post published:July 7, 2017
• Post category:Children's Health / News

It’s been a long week. You need a night out. Time to call the babysitter. But finding a good babysitter takes a little time, planning and research. If you’re looking…

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Hitting the road Memorial Day Weekend? Read this first.

• Post author:Don Finley
• Post published:May 25, 2017
• Post category:Children's Health / Emergency care / News / trauma

The long Memorial Day Weekend marks the start of summer travel season. In fact,  AAA predicts that 39 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more this weekend — the…

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When a winter coat can be dangerous

• Post author:Don Finley
• Post published:February 7, 2017
• Post category:Children's Health / News / trauma

We love our puffy jackets and we love to bundle our children up on chilly days. But it turns out that they (and we) are far less securely buckled when…

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