When you take care of your grandkids — whether it’s for a few hours or a few days — you’re probably excited to put all of your great parenting experience to good use. But you may want to brush up on a few childcare basics. Government agencies and medical experts …
Walls & Floors, Doors & Windows, Furniture, Stairways: Household Safety Checklist
Walls & Floors Are walls in good condition, with no peeling or cracking paint (which could contain lead in older homes)? Are there any nails in the walls that should be removed? Are mirrors and frames hung securely? Are rugs secured to floors or fitted with anti-slip pads underneath? Doors …
Why Is Hand Washing So Important?
A delicious mud pie, a good-luck rock, a friendly frog — just some of the types of goodies kids love to bring home. But these adorable gifts also can bring millions of germs with them. Kids don’t always listen when parents tell them to wash their hands before eating, after …
Head Injuries
Head injuries fall into two categories: external injuries, usually involving the scalp internal head injuries, which may involve the skull, the blood vessels within the skull, or the brain Fortunately, most childhood falls or blows to the head cause injury to the scalp only. While these can be scary-looking, they usually …
Heat Illness
Our bodies create a tremendous amount of heat. Normally, they’re cooled through sweating and by heat radiating through the skin. But in very hot weather, high humidity, and other conditions, this natural cooling system may begin to fail, letting heat in the body build to dangerous levels. The can cause heat illness, such as heat …