Our 5 Favorite Baby Safety Blog Posts

For Baby Safety Month, We Take a Walk Down Memory Lane on the Blog

We know Baby Safety Month rolls around every September, but keeping your baby’s safe is a round-the-clock job. We’re not gonna reinvent the wheel — refresh your memory and check out our 5 favorite past blogs about safety.

Guest Katie Prochaska on The Motherhood Podcast Talks All Things Car Seats

Today’s guest is Katie Prochaska, Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST) and Certified Babywearing Educator (CBWE). Today we are talking about all things car seats! How to pick one, how to use one, what know about them… all of it! Keep Reading.

The Babysitter Checklist

Not everyone is lucky enough to have trusted close friends and willing family nearby to babysit. And for those who don’t, finding the right person to trust can be HARD.

Sure, you’ve had people generously offer. You’ve had locals moms tell you that their teenager is always available. You’ve heard from a friend about a great professional sitter that she uses. But when you don’t know someone all that well, or at ALL, the thought of leaving your little one with them can be daunting. In fact, the thought alone can put you off the idea of even having a night out in the first place… Keep Reading.

The Key to Summer Safety is Drowning Prevention

If you’re a parent, it’s likely you heard about the drowning of Olympic skier Bode Miller’s 19-month-old daughter, Emmy, LAST SUMMER. The fear of such an accident occurring in our own lives is unfathomable. We don’t even want to think about it.

Listening to this sort of news and reading the heartbreaking accounts of parents just like the Millers who are living without a child due to drowning is not something we want to do with our time. Drowning prevention just isn’t something people like to talk about. Keep Reading.

If There’s One Thing You Do This Month, Do This…

It’s September and the school runs are back in full swing. While we are all talking about how ghastly the morning traffic is, it’s also the perfect time of year to talk about car seat safety, because September 17 – 23 is National Child Passenger Safety Week.

This means you’ll be seeing and hearing a lot of hard hitting statistics flying around. Stats like: car crashes are the leading cause of death of children 1 to 13 years old.

It’s easy (and normal) to not want to think about such gut wrenching facts, so more than often we switch off as a method of emotional self -defense. But the truth is, the BEST defense is ALWAYS knowledge. Keep Reading.

Sun and Water Safety Tips

Babies under 6 months: The two main recommendations from the AAP to prevent sunburn are to avoid sun exposure, and to dress infants in lightweight long pants, long-sleeved shirts, and brimmed hats that shade the neck to prevent sunburn. However, when adequate clothing and shade are not available, parents can apply a minimal amount of sunscreen with at least 15 SPF (sun protection factor) to small areas, such as the infant’s face and the back of the hands. If an infant gets sunburn, apply cool compresses to the affected area. Keep Reading.