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Rear-Facing Car Seats Advised for Older Toddlers

A pediatricians’ group now says that toddlers shouldn’t move to a forward-facing seat until at least age 2.

 

'Open Wide!' exhibit displays toys kids have cut their teeth on

Parents and children can drill down to dentistry's fun side at the National Museum of Dentistry through Jan. 30.

 

40,650 drop-side cribs recalled for safety risks

More than 40,000 drop-side cribs are being recalled for safety concerns.

 

Fisher-Price Recalls 10 Million Items

Fisher-Price Recalls 10 Million Items

The recalls, which cover the United States and Canada, involve seven million tricycles and more than a million high chairs as well as other products.

 

Stop using baby sleep devices, U.S. tells parents

Sleep positioners marketed with the promise of helping babies sleep safely are too dangerous to use and should not be sold, U.S. officials warned on Wednesday.

 

Move afoot in Congress to ban drop-side cribs

Move afoot in Congress to ban drop-side cribs

The baby crib, usually a safe haven for little ones, became a death trap for 6-month-old Bobby Cirigliano. The side rail on his drop-side crib slid off the tracks and trapped his head and neck between the mattress and the malfunctioning side rail. His face pressed against the mattress, the boy suffocated....

 

1.8 million toy dart guns recalled after 2 boys die

1.8 million toy dart guns recalled after 2 boys die

Nearly 2 million toy dart sets have been recalled after two boys chewed on the soft-plastic darts and then choked to death.

 

Children’s Tylenol and Other Drugs Recalled

Children’s Tylenol and Other Drugs Recalled

Consumers should stop using certain lots of infants’ and children’s Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec and Benadryl because they may contain too much of the active ingredient.

 

Government recalls thousands of Simplicity, Graco cribs

The government recalled thousands of Simplicity and Graco cribs Thursday, warning that babies could suffocate or strangle in ...

 

Tot falls, lodges chopstick in brain

Tot falls, lodges chopstick in brain

Li Jingchao learned the hard way -- be careful what you stick up your nose.

 

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