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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Wear Orange To Take a Stand Against Gun Violence
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What Is a Water Watcher—and How Can Identifying One Save Your Child’s Life?
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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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Kids as Young as 11 Are Becoming Addicted to Online Gambling
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Is It Wrong to Let Kids Play With Toy Guns?
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Mom Warns That Her 7-Year-Old's Avatar Was Sexually Assaulted on an Online Game
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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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Listeria-Contaminated Cheese Sickens Some Babies, Kills One
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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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CDC: Salmonella Outbreak May Be Antibiotic Resistant
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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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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
A Parents Guide to the Metaverse
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 Parent and a Privacy Lawyer: Here's What I Will and Won'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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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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Green Sprouts Recalls Sippy Cups and Bottles Due To Lead Poisoning
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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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Here's Why It's Dangerous To Go Down a Slide With Your Child
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What Is Dry Drowning? 5 Symptoms Parents Should Know
Father And Son In Woods Look at Rocks In Hands
The Differences Between Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, and Poison Sumac
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12 Home Remedies for Sunburns
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10 Ways to Reduce the Risk of Trampolines
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Home Swimming Pool Safety Tips All Parents Should Know
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What Parents Need to Know About Blue-Green Algae Poisoning
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Sending DNA Kits to Parents Is Not Providing Solutions—It’s Part of an Upstream Problem
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Social-Emotional Learning Can Help Prevent School Violence—Here's Why
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 11: Gun control activist David Hogg speaks during a March for Our Lives rally against gun violence on the National Mall June 11, 2022 in Washington, DC. The March For Our Lives movement was spurred by the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in 2018. After recent mass shootings in Buffalo, New York and Uvalde, Texas, a bipartisan group of Senators continue to negotiate a potential compromise deal on gun violence and gun safety legislation. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
School Shootings Have Turned Survivors Into Advocates—But They Shouldn't Have To Be
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I'm Not the Same Mom I Was Before the Uvalde School Shooting
Students from The Covenant School in Nashville on bus with police officers outside
Your Fears About School Shootings Are Real, but There Is So Much More We Can Do To Prevent Them
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'Dads on Duty' Prove Parent-Led Initiatives Are Effective Alternatives to Police in Schools
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New Way Found to Measure Football-Related Head Injuries
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Should You Let Your Kid Play Football? Experts Weigh In
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Your Child's Lack of Coordination May Be an Undiagnosed But Treatable Medical Condition
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Here's What To Consider When Your Kid Wants To Cheer
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Talking with Kids About a Neighborhood Sex Offender
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What to Do If Your Child Gets Lost
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Child Abduction Statistics for Parents
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Are Costume Contact Lenses Safe for Kids?