Accident Prevention

Articles exploring measures to reduce the risk of serious injury or death to a baby or child.

  • Pregnancy and Exercise

    Pregnancy exercise guide: safe activity levels, benefits, warning signs to stop, and how to stay active while protecting your baby.

  • Risky Play is Not Child Abuse

    Risky play helps kids build confidence, resilience, and life skills. Learn why it supports development and isn’t neglect or abuse.

  • 6 Easy Ways to Childproof Your Kitchen

    In the eyes of small children, the kitchen is a wonderful and mysterious place full of sights, sounds, smells, and tons of strange metal apparatuses that magically make food. It’s basically the grown-ups’ playroom! But in the eyes of parents, the kitchen is a warzone full of sharp edges and unknown dangers that can potentially…

  • Is Co-Sleeping Really Unsafe?

    Co-sleeping or co-bedding, where a parent brings an infant into a bed with them for sleep, is risky. The statistics show that. Here is the evidence and proven mechanisms by which having a baby in bed with you can, sadly, result in their death. Nightmare of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome It has been every parent’s…

  • Product Recalls

    The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission maintains a recall list. The recall list shows many dangerous products that have been recalled due to safety concerns. A significant percentage of the recalled products are specifically targeted for use by children. Here are some examples of recall notices. Playgro Recalls Infant Activity Rattles Due to Choking Hazard…