School Bus Safety

  Did you see the video of the motorist driving a car on a sidewalk to get past a line of school buses in front of a school building last week? (Watch here.)  Crazy, huh? You would hope everyone would know the law: In Pennsylvania, it is illegal to pass a school...

*Flashback Friday*

*This post originally appeared on The PediaBlog on January 4, 2016.   Saving Lives With Car Seats     Last week we learned that parents and caregivers are finding the installation and proper use of car seats, booster seats, and seat belts challenging....

Child Passenger Safety Update

  Even though safety features in cars have evolved over the last several decades and car seat manufacturers have improved the quality and safety of their products, motor vehicle crashes continue to be the leading cause of death in children 4 years and older. Last...

What Is Killing Our Kids?

Lisa Rapaport reviews the results from the CDC’s new National Vital Statistics Reports which shouldn’t be surprising if you’ve been watching the news: Murder, suicide, car crashes, and addiction have all contributed to a spike in deaths among U.S....

*Flashback Friday*

*This post first appeared on The PediaBlog on June 8, 2015.   Preventing Hot-Car Deaths   It seems like every summer we hear the tragic story about some poor child left alone in a hot car by a clueless or negligent parent. This happened 30 times in the U.S....