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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.
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.
Safe Kids promotes several risk area specific campaigns each year on topics such as sports safety, child passenger safety and medication safety. The organization also engages in media initiatives to spread general safety tips, information for new parents, and children’s product recall information.
A child safety lock is a special-purpose lock for cabinets, drawers, bottles, etc. that is designed to help prevent children from getting at any dangerous things or contents. Young children are naturally curious about their surroundings and will always explore, but as they may be unaware of dangerous substances or situations, the results can be ...
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
Vaccinations play a big role in preventing holiday illness, according to Probst. Read On The Fox News App 82% of Americans plan to gather for the holidays to share celebrations, gifts, memories ...
More than 90% of these poisoning occur in the home, and a majority of these occur with children five years of age and younger. [3] Though calls regarding children still make up more than half of all calls to poison control centers, they only account for a small percent of the deaths due to poisoning.
Children under 6 are especially vulnerable to the effects of lead exposure, which is easily absorbed into their system, the CDC says.