Saturday, February 7 th is National TV Safety Day. Traditionally, it’s recognized the day before the Super Bowl, and it gives you the perfect opportunity to make sure you’re keeping your family safe from TV or furniture tip-overs. It’s important to be aware of the hazards of furniture and TVs – in the U.S. a child dies every 3 weeks from a TV tipping over. Essential TV and Furniture Safety Steps · Secure all TVs and Furniture : Mount all flat-screen televisions directly t

Children's products are frequently recalled. Did you know that Reese's Purpose publishes an easy to use Monthly Recall Digest. Reese's Purpose is an organization whose goal is to advocate to protect children form hidden dangers and threats to their safety. Visit their website at https://www.reesespurpose.org/prodcut-recall-notices-digest The latest digest in English and Spanish is available below.

It’s Super Bowl Week! Lots of American buy TVs to watch the big game. Sometimes the old television ends up in a bedroom. There is one step in these purchases and moves that many families miss – anchoring the television. According to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, 11,300 are treated in a hospital emergency room each year due to TV, furniture and appliance tip-overs. Some children don’t survive these tip-over incidents and 77% of fatalities involved children under 6

I try to keep things out of the landfill as much as possible so I love to give thoughtful and practical gifts. I tend to fill my family's stocking with a few surprises but mostly extremely practical things like toothbrushes,lotion, socks, etc. Your family's safety is important so I thought I would share a few simple ideas for safety-related stocking stuffers and gifts. Stocking stuffers Smoke detector with 10-year battery (new law in IL requires all homes to have them) Carbon