Kids Safety

Keep your kids safe with these great tips for childproofing your home, preparing your kid for weather emergencies, and more. Plus: Why the internet can be a dangerous place for your kid.
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Another Baby Dies in the Back of a Hot Car
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Is Your Home as Safe as You Think?
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Confessions of a Recovering Helicopter Mom
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Letting Kids Sip Alcohol May Lead to Heavy Teen Drinking
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The AAP Says Medical Marijuana Is ONLY Okay For...
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8 Kids Die in Hot Cars So Far This Spring
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CPSC Bans Sale of Buckyball Magnets, Citing Child Health Hazard
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How can I teach my child about strangers without making her unfriendly?
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Everything You Need to Know About Lead Poisoning in Kids
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Mom Whose Daughter Was Killed by a Stray Bullet Is Fighting for Change: 'Enough Is Enough'
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Is It OK to Let Your Kid Drink Coffee?
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How to Know If There Are Sex Offenders in Your Neighborhood
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Parents Share the Codes Their Kids Text When They Need Help
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How to Talk to Your Kids About Road Safety, According to the Department of Transportation
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Kids as Young as 11 Are Becoming Addicted to Online Gambling
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Peloton Recalls Treadmills After Multiple Child Injuries—Including One Death
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3 Car Safety Features That Are Definitely Worth The Upgrade Costs
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Is It Wrong to Let Kids Play With Toy Guns?
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Why We Wear Orange To Raise Awareness for Gun Violence
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Mom Says Kids Should Steer Clear of Wearing Flip-Flops at the Pool—Here's Why
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Mom Is Warning Parents About an Online Game After Her 7-Year-Old's Character Was Sexually Assaulted
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Teachers Turn to Reddit to Share Stories of How They Spotted Neglect and Child Abuse in Their Students
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Gun Safety: The One Question You Must Ask
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This Bus Driver Saved 20 Kids from a Fire but Says She's Not a Hero, Just a Mom
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Room-by-Room Fire Hotspots
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Listeria-Contaminated Cheese Sickens Some Babies, Kills One
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Whole Foods Recalls Cheese Due to Listeria Threat
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FDA Proposes New Arsenic Limit for Apple Juice
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Listeria Fears Prompt Recall of Apple Slices
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FDA Will Not Ban BPA from Food Packaging
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FDA Detains Orange Juice Due Over Fungicide
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FDA, Dr. Oz Clash Over Arsenic Levels in Apple Juice
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Cargill Recalls Ground Turkey on Salmonella Fears
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CDC: Salmonella Outbreak May Be Antibiotic Resistant
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Avanza Pasta Recalls Almost 10,000 Pounds of Ravioli and Tortellini
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What Parents Need To Know About the Gas App
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What Parents Need To Know About Sextortion
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Google Assistant Is Getting Parental Controls—Here's What To Know
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UK Teens Say They're Sick of Social Media
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Facebook Now Has a 'Parents Portal' to Help Stop Cyberbullying
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5 Things I Didn't Know About Young Kids and Social Media
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How to Tell If Your Kid Is Ready for a Smartphone
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How to Talk to Your Teens About Online Scams
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Fun and Games in the Metaverse: A Guide to What's Here and What's Coming
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What Parents Need to Know About the Metaverse
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Is Roblox Safe for Kids? Here's What the Experts Have to Say
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I'm a Mom and a Children's Privacy Lawyer: Here's What I Do and Don't Post About My Kid Online
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Is TikTok Safe for Kids?
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How to Teach Kids To Be Good Digital Citizens
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The Safest Phones for Kids of All Ages, According to Experts
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The Benefits of Screen Time in Play That Parents Need to Know
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Instagram Announces New Parental Supervision Tools and 'Family Center' Safety Hub
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Is Omegle Safe for Kids? 7 Safety Concerns for Parents
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Is Snapchat Safe for Kids?
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PSA: Using These Popular Hashtags Could Put Your Kid in Danger
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What Is Parler and Is It Safe for Kids?
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Green Sprouts Recalls Sippy Cups and Bottles Due To Lead Poisoning
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Folk Remedies Blamed for Lead Poisoning Scare
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A 'Silent Killer' Masquerading as the Flu Took the Life of One Boy
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Mom Arrested For Leaving 8- and 9-Year-Olds Home Alone for Less Than an Hour
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How to Choose the Best Life Jackets for Kids
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We Now Know Why a 10-Year-Old Died on the Verruckt Water Slide in Kansas
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Scary News: Number of Kids Killed by Guns Is Rising Again