KID Blog

  Summer is a time for children to explore the outdoors and enjoy warm-weather activities. Many children’s products that are used in the summer help them reach important developmental milestones: cycling, swimming, jumping, balancing and more. However, many of those… Read More

When school’s out and the sun is out, families across the country are headed to their local park or playground. Playground equipment are just one of many types of children’s products that can pose hidden hazards. Read more below about… Read More

KID is so grateful to our hard-working interns and volunteers for all they do to support KID’s mission. Meet our 2018 summer team: Ashley Galbraith My name is Ashley – this year I’ve been working with KID through the University… Read More

Note: As of 2023, United Furniture Industries (UFI) of Tupelo, Miss. is no longer administering the recall and replacement latches and locks are no longer available. KID urges families to remove the latch and drill holes in the back of… Read More

Today’s #FamilyVoicesFriday is dedicated to Juliette, who was killed eight years ago this month. At just four months old, Juliette died of positional asphyxiation when she rolled over the side of a sleep positioner. Juliette’s parents, Kristine and Brian, remembered… Read More

We’ve already seen a few dozen children’s product recalls in 2018. At this time of year, KID likes to highlight the biggest recalls of the year, so far. Checking your products for recalls regularly will protect your children from common… Read More

Since June of this year marks KID’s 20th anniversary, we’re taking a minute to reflect on the past 20 years and how we got to where we are today. The story of our Chicago-based nonprofit, Kids In Danger, begins with… Read More

The Center for Disease Control reports that one in every 150-two-year-olds visits the emergency room with medication poisoning each year. In fact, medication is the leading cause of child poisoning and children under five are the most at risk. Medicine… Read More

According to the CPSC, drowning is the leading cause of unintentional deaths for children between the ages of one and four. In honor of the first official day of summer and National Safety Month, KID wants to provide you with… Read More

On November 9th, 2015 CPSC issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) for incorporating high chair safety standards into Danny’s Law. In May, KID, frustrated by the CPSC’s delay in publishing a final rule, began drafting a report on high… Read More