Away From Home Safety

Car seat and seat belt rules by age US

Car seat and seat belt rules by age US

Age is a guide, not the only rule U.S. child passenger safety guidance is best understood as a sequence of restraint stages rather than a rigid birthday schedule. Age provides a useful developmental framework, but the transition from one stage to the next should usually occur only when the child outgrows the current seat according […]

Water safety mistakes parents make

Water safety mistakes parents make

Mistake 1: Treating swimming lessons as complete protection Formal lessons can improve water competency, but they do not eliminate drowning risk. A child’s ability may vary with fatigue, illness, water temperature, clothing, currents, unfamiliar surroundings, or the distance to safety. Even a child who swims confidently in a supervised lesson may panic after an unexpected […]

Bath safety and supervising children around water

Bath safety and supervising children around water

Why children need close supervision around water Drowning is the process of experiencing respiratory impairment from submersion or immersion in liquid. It may occur in a bathtub, toilet, bucket, paddling pool, swimming pool, pond, or natural body of water. The World Health Organization identifies children as a higher-risk group, particularly when they are near water […]