A former dentist who was charged with causing brain damage to a 4-year-old patient made an appearance in court to end the month of July. The incident dates back to January of 2016 and resulted in brain damage to the child that doctors said cannot be repaired. The former dentist made her first court appearance in the case at...
Continue ReadingYou’re a parent, and you know what it’s like to worry. It never leaves you. Your friend who watched the kids all day says she’ll have them home by 6 o’clock. At 6:01, you’re already concerned. By 6:10, you’re imagining that they must have been in a car accident on the way over. By 6:20, you’re calling local hospitals....
Continue ReadingMany parents would rather stay and home and take care of their children, but they cannot financially afford to do so. This is why moms and dads entrust the care of their children of skilled caregivers such as daycare workers. Some parents live to regret this decision though, especially when their children get hurt. There are a few common injuries...
Continue ReadingData published by the Cooperative Extension of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) captures how the leading cause of disability or death among young children are injuries. How they become hurt varies depending on a child’s age. Many of their injuries are completely preventable. The USDA’s data shows that most children’s accidents occur because the kids involved were inadequately supervised...
Continue ReadingYou work full time, so the easiest way for you to make sure your child is safe and happy is to use a day care center. It’s easy to drop the child off on the way to work and pick him or her back up on the way home. But is your child really safe and happy? It’s important...
Continue ReadingMany of us experienced some sort of bullying when we were kids. It was, unfortunately, part of the school experience, particularly for kids who were perceived to be “different” in some way from most of their classmates. Today, bullying extends past the halls and playgrounds of schools. It follows kids home via cyberbullying. Social media, texting and phone calls...
Continue ReadingAs a parent, you often worry about your child getting hurt, and you do everything in your power to prevent it. One thing you may be forgetting, though, is that injuries are often not as bad for children as they are for adults. Kids really do heal faster in many cases. For one thing, children’s bodies are not as...
Continue ReadingMedical malpractice can lead to serious injuries and fatalities, and children can be victimized by it as well as adults. It’s important for parents to be aware that this happens and that they have legal options when it does. These cases can be complex because children are often unaware of what happened, making it all the more important for...
Continue ReadingWhile many people throw around the word “bullying,” few have a clear understanding of what exactly entails. In short, it’s any type of undesired, aggressive action taken by a child against another one. Any power imbalance between peers such as this may be deemed as bullying, especially if it’s repeatedly enforced. Such treatment can leave a lasting impact on an individual’s...
Continue ReadingCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data shows that motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of childhood fatalities here in the United States. There were an estimated 116,000 children age 12 or younger that were injured in car crashes in 2017. A total of 675 children died in similar incidents that same year. Many of these crashes...
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