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Survey About Injury Risks To Children
A national survey of 1,000 parents found that many don't know key facts regarding potential safety hazards for children.
Among the survey's findings: One in three parents are unaware that children can drown in as little as 2 inches of water. Less than half of parents know falls are the leading cause of unintentional injuries to toddlers. And more than half underestimate how long children should be in a booster seat.
"Particularly in the area of car safety seat usage, parental knowledge tends to decrease as children age," said Dr. Michael Gittelman, an emergency room pediatrician and medical adviser to "Get on Board with Child Safety," a national child injury prevention initiative. "Parents need targeted information about the different unintentional injury risks to children as they grow, from infant stage to toddlers to kids and all the way through adolescence."
Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death for U.S. children ages 14 and under. "Get on Board with Child Safety" was spearheaded by the children's brand "Safety 1st" and the National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions. They offer the following tips for parents:
* Use a booster seat for children up to 8 years or 80 pounds. Adult seat belts usually do not fit such children properly unless they are in booster seats. When the belt sits too high in the abdominal and neck areas, it can cause serious injuries in an auto crash. Your child is approximately half as likely to be injured when using a booster seat instead of a seat belt alone.
* Always have your children wear a helmet. Bike injuries send hundreds of thousands of kids ages 5 to 14 to the emergency room each year.
* Supervise the trampoline. Approximately 90,000 kids visit the emergency room each year after a trampoline injury. Trampolines are even more dangerous when multiple kids are jumping at once or when a child does somersaults.
* Never leave children unattended in or near the water. Install gates around pools and use doorknob covers to prevent toddlers from getting out of the house and into water without supervision. Always drain small pools when not in supervised use.
BONUS : Survey: Moms Feel Need To Foster Kids' Creativity
Swim lessons and summer camp aren't the only activities that parents will encourage their kids to take on this summer break. According to mothers of grade-school-aged children surveyed by Parenting® magazine's MomConnections®, more than 75 percent of moms say they feel responsible for fostering their kids' creativity.
Creative Products
Cheryl Wilbur, market researcher at Parenting magazine, says, "For the last couple of years, we have been seeing a trend toward mothers embracing and purchasing simple yet effective creative tools that allow their children's imaginations to soar."
Mothers are looking for supplies that help unleash their kids' creativity, and the basics are winning out. The Parenting magazine survey reported that nearly one-fifth of mothers purchase paint and more than one-fourth purchase markers to aid their kids' creative inspiration.
Parents won't have to look far this summer in their pursuit for new, easy-to-use arts and crafts products for kids and teens on the go. Products such as Elmer's Paintastics™ Paint Brush Pens work like a marker but include a brush applicator that can mix paint colors and won't dry out. The thin brush tip allows kids to write or paint with fine lines or broad strokes. Paintastics also put parents' typical concerns about painting to rest-the paint is contained in the brush, dries instantly and is nontoxic and washable.
Summertime Activities
So how can parents foster creativity? Elmer's arts and crafts product expert Michelle Manning suggests the following activities to help parents elicit that creative spark in their kids while also getting quality time together.
• Photography classes: Summer is the perfect time to photograph nature. Frame and display the photos or use them as inspiration for a painting or sketch. Get creative with the mediums. Use charcoals, acrylics, pastels, Paintastics or mix mediums.
• Symphonies in the park: With good weather comes music in the park. Check with a local symphony or orchestra for upcoming performances.
• Personalized postcards: Make one-of-a-kind postcards on summer road trips with glue sticks, markers, paints, buttons, ribbons, stamps or whatever elicits creativity.
• Journaling: Create a wonderful memento by writing and designing a journal cover about the summer.
Swim lessons and summer camp aren't the only activities that parents will encourage their kids to take on this summer break. According to mothers of grade-school-aged children surveyed by Parenting® magazine's MomConnections®, more than 75 percent of moms say they feel responsible for fostering their kids' creativity.
Creative Products
Cheryl Wilbur, market researcher at Parenting magazine, says, "For the last couple of years, we have been seeing a trend toward mothers embracing and purchasing simple yet effective creative tools that allow their children's imaginations to soar."
Mothers are looking for supplies that help unleash their kids' creativity, and the basics are winning out. The Parenting magazine survey reported that nearly one-fifth of mothers purchase paint and more than one-fourth purchase markers to aid their kids' creative inspiration.
Parents won't have to look far this summer in their pursuit for new, easy-to-use arts and crafts products for kids and teens on the go. Products such as Elmer's Paintastics™ Paint Brush Pens work like a marker but include a brush applicator that can mix paint colors and won't dry out. The thin brush tip allows kids to write or paint with fine lines or broad strokes. Paintastics also put parents' typical concerns about painting to rest-the paint is contained in the brush, dries instantly and is nontoxic and washable.
Summertime Activities
So how can parents foster creativity? Elmer's arts and crafts product expert Michelle Manning suggests the following activities to help parents elicit that creative spark in their kids while also getting quality time together.
• Photography classes: Summer is the perfect time to photograph nature. Frame and display the photos or use them as inspiration for a painting or sketch. Get creative with the mediums. Use charcoals, acrylics, pastels, Paintastics or mix mediums.
• Symphonies in the park: With good weather comes music in the park. Check with a local symphony or orchestra for upcoming performances.
• Personalized postcards: Make one-of-a-kind postcards on summer road trips with glue sticks, markers, paints, buttons, ribbons, stamps or whatever elicits creativity.
• Journaling: Create a wonderful memento by writing and designing a journal cover about the summer.
