Baby Emergencies - How To Handle Them
While the tears and shrieks that accompany minor injuries may cause you moments of terror, your childs reaction will most likely be far more severe than the injury. In the vast majority of these cases, the treatment will require nothing more than cleaning and bandaging the injury and plenty of reassurance.

However, there are certain circumstances that require urgent care. Based on your childs symptoms, you may need to contact a medical professional for advice. Timely treatment of illness or injury can prevent a situation from becoming an emergency. A true emergency is when your childs injury or illness may be life-threatening or may cause permanent harm. Many emergencies involve unexpected injuries including:

• Poisoning
• Burns or smoke inhalation
• Falls
• Bicycle or car crashes
• Choking
• Near drowning
• Electric shocks

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Child Safety versus Child Freedom - Treading the Fine Line
The turn of the century has seen the human race step from the golden age of innocence into a world of fear and violence. We live in an uncertain world nowadays where there seems to be danger everywhere. Home invasions, bombs, terrorism, predators... even catching the subway seems fraught with danger.  more >

Keeping Kids Safe Basics At Home
Parents, do your children know about strangers? Are you comfortable letting your children answer the telephone or front door if you are home or if they are home alone? Take a minute to go over the following safety tips with your children.  more >

The Tricks Online Predators Use On Your Kids
If you think online predators are blunt and obvious, consider this story about internet safety:

Jessica (not her real name) is 12 years old. In the world's eyes, she's just a child. But she feels like an adult. It bothers her that her teachers and her parents treat her like a little kid.  more >

What Are Your Children Doing Online?
In the Internet age, our children use the computer as much as or maybe more than their parents do. Kids use the Internet to do homework, play video games, converse with their friends and more. As parents, we want and need to protect our kids.   more >