Rear-facing car seats have been shown to significantly reduce infant and toddler fatalities and injuries in frontal and side-impact crashes, but they’re rarely discussed in terms of rear-impact collisions. Because rear-impact crashes account for more than 25 percent of all …
Companies that make child booster seats for vehicles are getting better at designing them to protect kids, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said Thursday. Of the 53 new booster seats IIHS tested, 48 received the nonprofit’s highest rating. Two …
Hot cars are a danger to children, particularly in a sweltering summer like this one. There are some devices on the market – built into cars as well as child seats – that can help prevent kids from being left …
Window covering cords have been the cause of more than 800 deaths of children globally, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The hidden hazard occurs when a child gets entangled within the loose cords. In 2014, the federal …
Kids In Danger (KID), Consumer Federation of America (CFA), Consumers Union and the National Center for Health Research called on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to secure a formal recall of IKEA furniture responsible for the deaths of …
A review of 20 Michigan home daycares found that each wasn’t in compliance with at least one state licensing requirement for children’s health and safety, according to a report released Monday by the U.S. Health and Human Services inspector general’s …
A coalition of agricultural groups has launched a campaign to encourage parents to keep children off tractors after numerous youngsters were killed or severely injured in accidents in the past year. Public service announcements, posters and other materials distributed by …
Lawmakers have passed a bill that would require child-proof safety features on novelty lighters sold in Nebraska. The measure won final approval on Friday with a 34-6 vote. The final legislation was a compromise between supporters who view the lighters …
More than half of child booster seats that went on sale this year earned a top rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The institute, which is funded by insurers, ranked 31 new models. Nineteen earned the top rating …
Childcare providers across Indiana are scrambling to find money to pay for broader criminal background checks of employees and educate staff about new rules to improve safety and prevent child abuse ahead of a July 1 deadline. Indiana lawmakers this …