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Choosing the Correct Child Safety Seat

On a daily basis, your children are in your car. You need to take them to school, extracurricular activities, playmates, the library and so forth. No matter how much time little ones are spending in the car, safety is of major concern. You want to make sure you are following these tips to get a car seat for your precious little ones.

Know the Laws

Before you purchase any safety seat, you need to make sure that it matches the laws for your child’s height, weight and/or age. Find out what the particular laws are governing your situation, and you must be sure to purchase a seat that matches up with these requirements. Some parents think that it’s fine to shirk the law a little bit because things were different when they were growing up. However, they would also probably find that accidents, injuries and deaths for children in car accidents were higher than too.

Space in Your Car

As you are selecting the seats, you need to make sure that the appropriate amount of space exists for them in your vehicle. Be sure to have your car seat inspected to ensure that it is installed properly. This note is especially important if you are putting more than two car seats into the vehicle. Obviously, you also need to pay attention when you are choosing a car.

If you are planning to have children in the near future, then you must think about the space that the car has for such a seat. You can check with your local car dealership, like Rouen Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, to see if they will be conducting a car seat safety checkpoint soon or if they can recommend somewhere for installation.

The Maximum Age

At a certain age, your child might be in-between two safety seats. You need to look at the requirements as a whole, and you may also want to have a conversation with your child’s doctor to find out which seat is better. Now, at some point, your child might be on the cusp of needing a seat and not needing a seat. It is better to err on the side of caution. However, if your child is too old, heavy or tall for the maximum requirements, it could actually be dangerous to keep him or her in it.

Reading Reviews from Parents

Ultimately, you want to hear what other parents have to say about the particular safety seat that you are choosing. Therefore, it’s wise to find forums of people in your community to see what they have to say about the seats. Additionally, you could also look into general reviews online, but make sure they are coming from a reputable source that you trust. Ask your friends who are parents what brands they use. As a result of all this research, you are sure to have a decent idea of what the best models on the market are.

When it comes to safety, you want to exercise the utmost caution because you always want your little ones to be safe. Through following these tips and suggestions, you will be able to create a safer environment when you are travelling with your precious child.

Child Safety/Recalls, Dental, Sports

Mouthguard Smarts: What Parents Need to Know to Provide Their Kids with an Extra Dose of Protection

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Does your child wear a mouthguard whilst they’re cycling? Did you know that they should be wearing mouthguards when playing any type of sport? Getting your child to wear a mouthguard may be something you thought about for contact sports but you may not have thought it necessary for day-to-day activities. Equally, if your child is of a young age, you may not have known that mouthguards are available for children of all ages.

However, protecting their teeth by using a mouthguard could help to prevent them from suffering a dental trauma, which is particularly important for the longevity and health of their adult teeth. A variety of mouthguards are available at a walk in dentist near you, or you may find that your local chemist or sports center has a variety available too.

Sports That Require Mouthguards

Cycling: Mouthguards are a must for children who are going out on their bikes. Even the most experienced or careful rider could hit a rock and find themselves being thrown forward face first to the ground. From BMX riders to mountain bikers on a trail, mouthguards will help to make sure your child’s teeth are as accident-proof as possible.

Skateboarding: Just like cycling, something unexpected can happen at any time in skateboarding, which is why a mouthguard is required to help prepare your child’s teeth for any eventuality. If you can, kit your child out with a mouthguard whenever they’re on their skateboard, regardless of whether they’re playing on your driveway or they’re down at the park with their friends.

Volleyball: You’d like to think that you’ll get your hands to the ball in volleyball, especially if you’re going to win the game. But, there may be times when the ball gets to your face before you’ve had chance to put your hands in front of it. So, make sure your child wears a mouthguard to protect their smile during this sport.

Softball / Baseball: These sports involve far less contact than the others but you’d be surprised at how much chance there is that a stray ball or face-plant could occur during this sport.

Surfing: Even though this is a sport that involves no contact, it’s the contact of the waves or surfboard that you should be wary of here. One big wave or wrong turn and your child could have a tooth knocked out, so have them wear a mouthguard to protect them from this.

What Traumas Mouthguards Protect Your Children From

There are a number of different oral traumas that your child can suffer from if they’re not wearing a mouthguard. These include having teeth knocked out, fracturing their tooth or having a tooth pushed into a gum. These can be incredibly painful and may lead to your child losing their tooth altogether, which is even worse if they’ve started to develop their adult teeth.

If any of these traumas occur, you should contact your dentist immediately and seek professional advice. However, if you can just get your child to wear their mouthguard whenever there’s a potential risk of sustaining such injuries, you could avoid a trip to the emergency room or your dentist!

Getting Your Child to Wear a Mouthguard

You’ve probably been reading the above thinking, “How on earth am I going to get my child to wear a mouthguard, especially when they’re playing with their friends?” Well, thankfully, dentists have thought of these scenarios and have developed a number of cool features that will help to encourage your child to wear a mouthguard.

Fun mouthguards include colorful ones that can be matched to their favorite team or color, with some dentists even offering branding on the guard. With this, your child can customize their guard to suit their favorite things so they can’t wait to pop it in their mouth and show it off to their friends. Some have even gone as far as creating mouthguards in a number of flavors, from strawberry to bubblegum. With the taste lasting quite a long time, this provides a sugary sweet way to get your child to wear their mouthguard whilst they’re playing their favorite sports.

Looking after mouthguards is easy too. Once they’ve been worn they just need to be rinsed out and cleaned like you would a set of dentures. A lot will come in hard cases too so they can just be popped away until your child needs them next.

Mike Plambeck is a dental marketing professional who writes about the world of online dental marketing as well as educational dental health topics. He lives in Lincoln, NE and raises 2 kids, Noah and Dani, along with his wife Marissa.

Child Safety/Recalls, Sponsored Post

Protect Your Children from the Dangers of Lithium Coin Batteries

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*This post is brought to you by our friends at Duracell. I received a promotional item in order to facilitate this review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. This post may contain affiliate links.*

Seriously, what is it with little kids and putting everything in their mouth? They don’t seem to care what it is or where it came from and if it is shiny, you get bet it will find its way into their mouth.

While most of the things my little ones discover and put in their mouth are harmless doesn’t help me from worrying that something will end up in there that could really hurt them.

Lithium coin batteries can lead to serious injury or death if they are swallowed and every year there are thousands of cases of coin battery ingestions reported.

Duracell is doing their part to prevent battery ingestion by updating their packaging to be child resistant and placing warnings on the batteries themselves.

With the great infographic below, Duracell is hoping to raise awareness about this issue.

To prevent your children from injury, here are a few safety tips:

** Secure the battery compartments with tools or tape. (Coin batteries can be found in garage-door openers, medical devices, watches, some remote controls and those annoying greeting cards that sing or talk to you).

** When disposing batteries, wrap them in tape first.

** Keep ALL batteries out of reach of children.

Child Safety/Recalls

Evenflo Convertible High Chair RECALL -June 5, 2012

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I know that I usually do not post about products that have been recalled but this time I am since we have this product in our home and I purchased it for Ellie 2 months ago.

If you have one please register for your replacement tray NOW!!

News from CPSC

U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission
www.cpsc.gov

For Immediate Release
June 5, 2011
Release #12-192

Firm’s Recall Hotline: (800) 233-5921
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

Evenflo Recalls Convertible High Chairs Due to Fall Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of product: Convertible high chairs
Units: About 35,000 in the United States
Distributor: Evenflo Inc., of Miamisburg, Ohio
Hazard: The activity tray on the high chair can unexpectedly detach and allow an unrestrained child to fall, posing a risk of injury to the child.
Incidents/Injuries: Evenflo has received 18 reports of trays that detached, including eight reports of children who fell from the high chair and sustained bumps and bruises.
Description: This recall involves Evenflo high chairs that convert from a high chair to toddler-size table and chair. The convertible high chair can be identified by the model names and numbers listed below. Model numbers are located on a label on the lower portion of one of the high chair’s legs.

MODEL NAME	MODEL NUMBER
Dottie Lime	29111259
Dottie Rose	29111271
Marianna	29111234

Sold at:Toys R Us and Walmart stores nationwide and online at Walmart.com and Wayfair.com between December 2011 and June 2012 for about $40.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers with the recalled highchairs should immediately contact Evenflo for a replacement tray with installation and use instructions.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, please contact the Evenflo at (800) 233-5921 between 8 a.m. through 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s website at safety.evenflo.com.

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TigTagz ID Wristbands for Kids

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Do you have a child who tends to wander off from time to time?
I happen to have a 4 year old, Alexander, who has been known to be hell on wheels at times.
The boy….he is quick!
You can be in the store, and in the blink of an eye he is off.
Now, things like this tend to happen more often when he is with others than when he is with me.
Not only does he like to check out the stores, we attend a lot of events for kids in our area.
These events can have thousands of children running around at one time.
In order to keep our little man safe, we like to do whatever we can to ensure that should he get separated from us, we are easy to locate.
No joke.
His name and my phone number are on a sticker in his shoe, in his jacket, in his backpack and yes, even in some of his clothes.
I like to make sure he will be returned to me.
Another great tool in case your child gets lost are TigTagz ID bracelets.
These bracelets are a wonderful (inexpensive) investment to help protect your little one. They come in a variety of designs for both boys and girls and can be personalized to include your information on them in addition to adding a medical alert in red or you can order them blank and write your own information in when you need too.
Another great thing about these bracelets is that when they are put on the proper way, they can only be removed with scissors. TigTagz bracelets are also tear-proof, sweat-proof, smear-proof, and water-resistant. I am happy that when we visit the local beach/pool this summer our little Alexander will be able to wear it in the water and we know that it will stay the same!

Kids LOVE wearing TigTagz bracelets and you can have peace of mind knowing that your child has such important information right on their precious little bodies!

You can learn more about TigTagz ID wristbands by visiting their website, or by finding them on Facebook.

Disclaimer: I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.