TJX recalls infant sleep bags due to suffocation risk. The size of the neck opening is too large for infants 0 to 6 months, which can allow an infant’s head to slip into and be covered by the sleep bag, posing a risk of suffocation. This recall involves infant sleep bags...
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Hello Great Start Parent Coalition: We had some new families join us for our February meeting and we were so glad to welcome them! We talked about prevention in general and about drug & alcohol prevention and body safety. A lot of the conversation centered around how important it...
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February is National Children’s Dental Health Month. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), tooth decay (cavities) is one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood. If left untreated, tooth decay causes pain and infections which can lead to complications with eating, speaking, and learning....
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Parent’s Guide Offers Top Tips to Keep Kids Safe Download the Parent’s Guide to Child SafetyDownload the Parent’s Guide in Spanish 3 Tips for Keeping Your Sleeping Baby SafeWatch the video Prevent Home Fires with our Fire Safety ChecklistDownload today Parent Pep Talk: Using Mindfulness to Reduce StressListen to the...
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Graco recalls the inclined sleeper accessory sold with the Pack ‘n Play Day2Dream Playard with Bedside Sleeper, Pack ‘n Play Nuzzle Nest Playard, Pack ‘n Play Everest Playard and Pack ‘n Play Rock ‘n Grow Playard to prevent risk of suffocation. Infant fatalities have been reported while using other manufacturers’ inclined...
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Each year, almost a thousand infants tragically suffocate in their sleep. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has long been concerned with infant deaths related to consumer products such as cribs, inclined sleepers, and pillows. While the agency investigates deaths associated with pillow-like products, we continue to remind...
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This year’s annual Baby Fair event has gone virtual and will consist of a series of webinars teaching the community about “Courageous Parenting in Times of Change”. The event will take place Saturday, October 10 from 10:00 am – 11:30 am. Join us for a three part live virtual...
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Attention new parents! If you are looking for information on important ways you can help keep your baby safe check out Sleeping, Crying, Driving, an online course created by LACASA’s Child Abuse Prevention (CAP) Council and MSU Extension. This three-part course contains videos and interactive content on infant safe sleep,...
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