child safety News

West Virginia Lawmakers Ban Smoking in Cars with Kids Present

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia, which has the highest rate of adult cigarette use in the nation, became the 12th state to ban smoking in vehicles with children present under a bill signed by Republican Gov. Jim Justice on …

Critics Hit Marketing of Flavored Cannabis Products They Say Targets Kids

When New York’s first licensed recreational marijuana outlet opened last month, the chief of the state’s Office of Cannabis Management, Chris Alexander, proudly hoisted a tin of watermelon-flavored gummies above the crowd. Outside the Manhattan shop, he displayed another purchase …

Bill Would Require Front-View Safety Cameras for New Vehicles

For several years now, new vehicles have been required to have rear-view cameras – a safety feature designed to help prevent autos and trucks from backing over children. But most vehicles on the road today do not have similar camera …

‘All Kids Buckled Up’ Legislation Passes Oklahoma House

A bill that would strengthen seat belt laws for youth ages 8 to 17 has passed the Oklahoma House with a vote of 78-18. House Bill 2791, by State Rep. Ross Ford (R-Broken Arrow), would require every person under the …

Researchers Say Bounce Houses Raise Heat Safety Concern

Heat safety issues in bounce houses can put children in danger, according to a new University of Georgia study. Expanding on the concept of microclimates like those in parked vehicles that cause serious injuries to children, the study investigated potential …

New Vermont Law Makes Child Safety Priority

Vermont’s new child safety law shifts the state’s priority in protecting children to their well-being from an imperative to reunite them with their families, officials said Monday during the governor’s bill-signing ceremony at his Statehouse office. The workings of Vermont’s …

Nationwide on the Darker Side in Super Bowl Ad

Nationwide Insurance ran into some social media backlash to its Super Bowl commercial that the company says was intended to spark a “fierce conversation” about preventing childhood deaths. Late last night, the insurer issued a statement explaining and defending the …

Child Boosters Improve: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

Fifteen of 17 booster seats introduced in 2012 earn the top rating of BEST BET from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, evidence that more than ever, manufacturers are designing seats to provide good safety belt fit for booster-age children. …

Few Kids Use Recommended Safety Seats in Cars: Study

Despite the fact that car crashes are the leading cause of death for children older than three years in the U.S. and send more than 140,000 children to the emergency room each year, new research has found that low proportions …

House Backs Obama Quashing of Safety Rules for Child Farmworkers

The House of representatives this week barred the labor secretary from imposing new safety rules for children working on farms, putting a legal stamp on a Labor Department decision to put off action on the rules. The Labor Department announced …