Cost Plus Inc. Recalls Wooden Animal Drum Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard

The paint used on the drum is in excess of the maximum allowable level of 90 ppm, a violation of the federal lead paint standard. US Consumer Product Safety Commission – Recent More »

Target Recalls Children’s Task Lamps Due to Laceration and Fire Hazards

Lamps can overheat, causing the adhesive inside the lamp socket to melt and migrate into the bulb area of the socket. The cooled glue can adhere to the light bulb base and More »

Mini Stars Building Sets Recalled by Edushape Due to Choking Hazard

Plastic knobs can break from the center of the stars, posing a choking hazard to young children. US Consumer Product Safety Commission – Recent Child-Related Product Recalls More »

Prime-Line Products Recalls Child Bathtub Non-Slip Pads Due To Fall Hazard

Some pads do not stick to the bathtub surface, posing a fall hazard to consumers. US Consumer Product Safety Commission – Recent Child-Related Product Recalls More »

Child Safety Latches and Outlet Covers Recalled by Prime-Line; Screw Breaks Can Allow Unintended Access

The screws on the safety latches and outlet covers can loosen and/or break. When this happens, young children can gain access to electrical outlets and other potentially hazardous items. US Consumer Product More »

Strollers Recalled by phil&teds USA Due to Risk of Injury from Brake Failure

The brake mechanism on the strollers can fail, posing an injury hazard. US Consumer Product Safety Commission – Recent Child-Related Product Recalls More »

Fisher-Price Recalls to Repair Little People Builders’ Load ‘n Go Wagons due to Laceration Hazard

The back of the wagon’s plastic handle has molded-in reinforcement. This design adds stiffness and facilitates children gripping the handle. The handle poses a laceration hazard if a child falls on it. More »

Toy Keys with Remote Recalled by Battat Due to Choking Hazard

The metal toy keys and the plastic key ring can break, posing a choking hazard. US Consumer Product Safety Commission – Recent Child-Related Product Recalls More »

Bravo Sports Recalls Disney-Branded Pogo Sticks Due to Fall and Laceration Hazards

The bottom rubber tip attached to the pogo stick frame can wear out prematurely, posing a fall hazard to consumers. Also, the end caps on the handlebars can come off, exposing sharp More »

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Mother Killed Shielding Children From Gunfire: More Than A Hunt For Gunman

October 26, 2011     No comments

Mother Killed Shielding Children From Gunfire: More Than A Hunt For Gunman
By ARTHUR CHI'EN pix11.com Police are searching for 3 suspects in the shooting death of a Brooklyn mother who tried to shield a group of children when gunfire erupted outside a Brownsville school just as students were dismissed. …
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'Real Housewife' Caroline Manzo: 'My Children Didn't Sign Up For This'
And what hurts Caroline the most is that her children have been attacked by Teresa and her friends — something that visibly haunts the reality star. "My children didn't sign up for this. We put ourselves out there and have no idea. …
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Anti-depressants linked to autism spectrum disorders in children
In a study just published (1), pregnant rats fed SSRI drugs – which are usually prescribed for depression – gave birth to pups who exhibited similar behaviors to children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The study in rats follows an epidemiologic …
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Latest Children News

October 25, 2011     No comments

Warm Assist: NBA's Cavaliers host charity event to raise money for children's …
The team hosted a fashion runway show on Tuesday night at Quicken Loans Arena for “Flashes of Hope,” a national nonprofit organization that raises money for pediatric cancer research and provides free photography portfolios to children fighting the …
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Children wounded in Durham shooting head home
Durham, NC — Two children wounded Sunday in a Durham shooting were released Monday afternoon from Duke University Hospital, and authorities offered a reward for information leading to an arrest in the case. Au-Nestii Hagans, 1, was shot in the arm, …
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Senate education committee passes bill that assists foster children
WASHINGTON, October 24, 2011—In what is widely seen a as major step forward in improving education for foster care children in America, an amendment to the No Child Left Behind education bill passed in a 15-7 vote by the Senate Health, Education, …
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Greenfield Flu Vaccination Clinic for School-Aged Children is Wednesday
The Greenfield Health Department is preparing for the upcoming influenza season by focusing its efforts on vaccinating children under 18, individuals over 65, and individuals with chronic medical conditions. Those three groups are most susceptible for …
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Best Blu-ray/DVD Releases for Young Children – 2011

October 25, 2011     No comments

Best Blu-ray/DVD Releases for Young Children – 2011
The new Pooh movie hit theaters in July of this year and had children singing along with silly yet profound (in a Pooh sort of way) songs and giggling at the all new tale based on AA Milne's original Winnie the Pooh stories. …
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Hundreds of toddlers drowning in pools
ALMOST 30 children aged under five have drowned in Australia in the past year, new figures show. Royal Life Saving CEO Rob Bradley said the data highlighted a "hidden epidemic" with almost 300 children drowning, most of them in pools, over the past …
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'The Walking Dead' postmortem: 'Bloodletting' capitalizes on children in peril

October 25, 2011     No comments

'The Walking Dead' postmortem: 'Bloodletting' capitalizes on children in peril
Children in jeopardy: sometimes it's a cheap ploy, but "The Walking Dead" does it with effective intensity in Sunday's new episode, "Bloodletting." (Please note: as with all my "Dead" recaps, spoilers abound. If you have yet to see last week's season …
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BBC host Matt Baker to cycle 484 miles on rickshaw for Children in Need
by Mark Jefferies, Daily Mirror 25/10/2011 TV host Matt Baker, 33, will cycle a rickshaw 484 miles from Edinburgh to London over eight days for Children in Need. The One Show presenter will embark on his arduous journey on the morning of November 11 …
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Safety risks highlighted after children fall from windows

October 22, 2011     No comments

Safety risks highlighted after children fall from windows
"It's not like we just let our kids just run around and do whatever," Argo said. "I guess that's why I got so frustrated with myself. I missed that one little part and that's something that could have killed him above everything else. …
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Child-safety checks
Residents are invited to take their cars to a free child-safety restraint checking day in Coburg this week. Authorised fitters will check restraints and discuss issues with parents at the event hosted by Moreland Council and Victoria Police. …
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October 20, 2011     No comments

Santa Cruz man accused of inappropriately touching children
By Jessica M. Pasko – Santa Cruz Sentinel SANTA CRUZ – A Santa Cruz man is accused of inappropriately touching two 7-year-old girls, police said Wednesday. Subal Smith, 39, was arrested Tuesday by Santa Cruz sex crimes detectives after an investigation …
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Maine seeks early education grant
incorporating early care and education programs into the State Longitudinal Data System to analyze the impact of the programs on children's later educational achievement. Much of the focus is on high-needs children, such as those raised in poverty or …
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Reporting child abuse
Allegations that the diocesan leaders were negligent and had disregard for protecting children suggests an assault by those motivated to discredit the conservative Bishop Robert Finn, his diocese and the Catholic faith. May God bless our country and …
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Abused kids win million from B.C.
By Tara Carman, Vancouver Sun October 20, 2011 A judge has ordered the province to pay almost $ 1 million to six children as compensation for the Ministry of Children and Family Development's failure to remove them from an abusive home when it was …
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Leave the children out of dirty politics

October 19, 2011     No comments

Leave the children out of dirty politics
One wonders what they would be willing to do to their own children and family to gain advantage. Real low grade riff-raff. I always believed that it was not the sort of thing you would see in Malaysia, obviously I was wrong. …
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Kids, teachers easily mistake medicine for candy
Gittelman's father, Dr. Michael Gittelman, a pediatrician at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, helped the girls with the study. The specially stocked medicine cabinet came from the hospital's Drug and Poison Information Center. …
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Raising bilingual children: The infant and toddler years

October 17, 2011     No comments

Raising bilingual children: The infant and toddler years
Further, research has shown that language development is not slowed in infants and toddlers by learning more than one language, but rather improved. CAL says that mixing two or more languages in a sentence is not language confusion. …
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Two-car crash kills toddler
MERCER COUNTY, Ohio (WANE) – A two-car crash in Mercer County, Ohio killed a three-year-old girl and injured four others Saturday. Around 11:20 am Jinghao XU, 50, of Hamilton, Ohio was traveling westbound on State Route 119 in a 2006 Chevy Express Van. …
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Toddler shot and killed at Mesa apartment complex
by Morgan Sailor and Alex Ferri – Oct. 10, 2011 09:19 AM A 1-year-old boy who was shot in the head at a Mesa apartment complex Monday morning has died, according to the Mesa Police Department. The child's grandmother was doing laundry around 6:30 am …
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Children found in sheds, meth seized at cockfighting site

October 16, 2011     No comments

Children found in sheds, meth seized at cockfighting site
Deputies served a search warrant at an Antelope Valley cockfighting operation where they allegedly seized $ 1 million in methamphetamine, 100 roosters and found a 4-year-old boy and a half-dozen other youths living in dilapidated sheds. …
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Sesame Street Addresses Preschool Bullying
One reason Sesame Street has always stood out among the leaders in children's programming is because it faces the issues children deal with on a daily basis. The PBS show set to air on Monday, October 17 will address preschool bullying. …
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October 14, 2011     No comments

Reduce risk during disaster and protect children
Disasters such as earthquakes, droughts, typhoons, hurricanes, flooding, fires have caused untold suffering to people especially among children. The United Nations acknowledges that education, training, and information exchanges are effective ways to …
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Grandmaster Maurice Ashley in D.C. to promote chess for children
Since becoming the first African American to win the elite title in 1999 according to the US Chess Federation, the Jamaican-born New Yorker has traveled the country to promote the game of kings as a game for children. Thirty students from the District, …
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Nonprofits bear burden of Illinois' unpaid bills
By SOPHIA TAREEN AP October 13, 2011 4:24PM CHICAGO (AP) — When the owner of a southern Illinois child care center didn't get the state funding he was promised on time and faced laying off employees and cutting service to low-income children, …
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