National Clean Hands Week: Best Soaps for Handwashing
It’s National Clean Hands week. We know that getting kids to wash their hands effectively can be difficult so we found some soaps that may help.
It’s National Clean Hands week. We know that getting kids to wash their hands effectively can be difficult so we found some soaps that may help.
Unsure about whether 13 Reasons Why on Netflix is okay for your teen? My teen and an educator help me break it down for parents who have concerns.
Looking to make your bathroom more child-friendly? We test out some bath spout safety guards and a faucet extender for you.
A mom to a kindergartner is asking whether she needs to start talking to her kids about current events now that her child has started school?
How old is too old for the bottle or pacifier? Worried about judgement from other parents? Trusting your instincts is key, but we have advice to help you figure out and do what’s best for you and your child.
So you had to fire the nanny or sitter or leave the daycare suddenly. Do you just move on? Or do you write it up so other parents are informed?
In light of the tragedy at Virginia Tech, we thought it would be a good day to share some resources to help parents talk to children about school violence.
Our new-to-us house is one big adventure zone for my 2 year old. Babyproofing is at the top of my current to-do list. Here are my five top tips.
The rails under our dining room table are super sharp. I worry that our grandson is going to split his head open! Any advice?
Recent events in the news are enough to make a rational person want to secede from the human race. How can we make this a learning opportunity for our teens?
in 2013, there were 113 children’s products recalled. Whoa. I couldn’t name one of them. However, Empowered SAFETY does all the legwork for you.
We’ve been talking a lot about teaching your teen to drive ’round here, lately, and so we thought it might be a useful thing to come up with a sample template of parent-teen driving agreement.
A mom is looking for advice now that her 10-year-old daughter’s friends have started texting but she doesn’t think that she is yet ready. What should mom do?
“Look Mommy! There’s a dog over there! Can we go pet it?” There are some rules of engagement you should learn first that will keep everyone happy and safe.
On Halloween, pay attention to the Teal pumpkins and Blue candy buckets as they exist to make it a safer and inclusive holiday for kids with food allergies and with autism.
Once you accept that your kids will be monitored around school by a tracking device, what’s next? Should we have a problem with schools tracking our children with chips embedded in their school ids?
National Child Health Day was founded in 1928 by President Coolidge to bring public awareness to various health issues facing children.
There was an unexpectedly large snowstorm that paralyzed parts of the NY tristate area. This is one of the many stories of bravery by young people that night.
Many children can and often do sleep right through the piercing sound of a smoke alarm. So what should parents do?
How do you put together a first aid kit for your college kid? With a little time and thought, and they’ll thank you later.