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3Feb

National Children’s Dental Health Month

Feb3, 2021 Health/ Safety

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....

15Jan

Safety

Top Tips for Safe Sleep, Fire Prevention and Reducing Stress

Jan15, 2021 Safety

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...

5Jan

Safety

Infant Product Recall

Jan5, 2021 Safety

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...

10Oct

Safety

CPSC Warns Parents Not to Use Nursing Pillows for Sleep; Agency Is Investigating Infant Deaths that May Be Associated with Pillow-Like Products

Oct10, 2020 Safety

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...

21Sep

Baby Fair/ Events/ Health/ Parent Education/ Safety/ Virtual Events

Courageous Parenting in Times of Change

Sep21, 2020 Baby Fair/ Events/ Health/ Parent Education/ Safety/ Virtual Events

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...

10Sep

Health/ Safety

Sleeping, Crying, Driving

Sep10, 2020 Health/ Safety

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,...