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Childproofing (also called baby proofing) is the act of making an environment or object safe for children. This reduces risks to a level considered acceptable by a society, an institution, or to specific parents. Childproofing may include restriction of children to safe areas or preventing children from reaching unsafe areas.
Most children are “generally ready” to stay home around 12 or 13 years old, according to Safe Kids Worldwide, a non-profit working to prevent childhood injury. But the organization advises ...
Food poisoning, also known as foodborne illness, is a common sickness caused by swallowing food or liquids that contain harmful bacteria, viruses or parasites, and sometimes even chemicals.
Under Article 19 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, a 'child protection system' provides for the protection of children in and out of the home.One of the ways this can be enabled is through the provision of quality education, the fourth of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, in addition to other child protection systems.
A University of Missouri Health Care pediatrician says these healthy habits can help prevent childhood illness. Childhood illnesses spike as school year begins. Here's how to keep kids healthy
Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970; Long title: An Act to amend the Federal Hazardous Substances Act to provide for child resistant packaging to protect children from serious personal injury or serious illness resulting from handling, using, or ingesting a hazardous substance, and for other purposes.
Children under 6 are especially vulnerable to the effects of lead exposure, which is easily absorbed into their system, the CDC says.
Baby dumping refers to parents leaving a child younger than 12 months in a public or private place with the intent of terminating their care for the child. [1] It is also known as rehoming when adoptive parents use illegal means, such as the internet, to find new homes for their children.