Teaching your kids the value of sunscreen from day one and make sun safety part of your family wellness ritual.
Browsing: Safety
Hannah Rhudy began brainstorming ideas about how to make sure children were not left in a hot car after hearing last May about the death of five-month-old twins that had…
Parents can’t wait to mark milestones in their child’s life, such as a first birthday or first steps. However, with these exciting milestones come added dangers, especially related to accidental…
I’ve logged many a rocky road in flip-flops. To date, I’ve survived ten years traveling with two exasperating eaters to research and write 100-plus family travel articles, and ultimately savor…
A local teen’s disaster preparedness training kicked in when a young female friend crashed her bicycle into a tree on a bike trip. The young woman took action immediately, checking out…
As families celebrate, take note of these scary statistics from AAA: Children are four times more likely to be struck by a motor vehicle on Halloween than any other day of the…
As climate disruptions continue and we live with more severe weather more often, consider these important driving and safety strategies.
Back in 2011, a 6-year-old girl – playing on a summer day in the Outer Banks with her family – was bitten by (best guess) a black-finned shark while standing…
Many of us have memories – some fond, some awkward – of those times when our parents sat us down to discuss sex and sexuality. For some, information from these…
It happens a lot. Children with autism leave a safe, supervised area because they are attracted to something of interest, especially water. This tendency to wander, combined with no intrinsic…
Julie Garner has described herself as a member of a club no one wants to be in. She is a parent who lost a child, tragically and way too young. Her…
There was a certain panic in that voice that made me stop and look around. A middle-aged man was standing in front of the theatre; his head darted from person…