Advocacy

Why Advocate?

Protecting children from dangerous products means changing the children’s product safety system.

KID has worked since its inception to convince policymakers to address safety standards and recall procedures. With a concerted effort by the government, consumer advocates and concerned individuals, we are changing the system and improving product safety.

On a national level, KID is working to protect the landmark provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Act of 2008 and to improve CPSC’s recall effectiveness. KID also participates in the ASTM standards setting process to strengthen voluntary standards for children’s products. In the states, we are working with local advocates to improve product safety both in homes and in child care facilities. And locally, KID works to encourage local policymakers to examine how they can keep the children in their community safe.

Most recently, in 2022, KID successfully advocated with a coalition of consumer groups and parent-advocates for a series of child safety bills in Congress: Safe Sleep for Babies Act, Reese’s Law, and the STURDY Act which protects children from unsafe sleep products, button and coin cell battery ingestion, and furniture tip-overs. Currently, we’re working to get Congress to pass the Ban Water Beads Act and Esther’s Law, which will ban the sale of water beads marketed to children. Read more advocacy updates at KID’s News page.

Add your voice to the call for safer children’s products.