KID Blog

KID ED Nancy Cowles recently attended the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization’s (ICPHSO) regional workshop and training in Wayne, New Jersey.  ICPHSO, a coalition of product safety stakeholders, has a mission to provide a neutral forum for the… Read More

We all know it helps to have new eyes look at a problem – sometimes they see an overlooked solution.  That is part of the reason why KID started TEST: Teach Early Safety Testing.  We wanted to have undergraduate engineering… Read More

Summer is here in all its glory. The warm sun and long days provide lots of time for you and the kids to play outside. With it also comes some unique injury trends, but don’t fear. We have collected information… Read More

Chloe and Miriam have spent the past year interning with KID. Here are their reflections: Chloe’s Take: This year at KID has been a wonderful opportunity for growth. My eyes are opened to a whole field I never realized existed… Read More

Safe summer fun Summer is here, which means vacations and poolside lounging. No matter where you spend your sunny summer days, KID wants to make sure they are safe summer days. To help you out, we created our Summer Safety… Read More

KID’s annual recall reports from the last two years have shown that child product recalls are worryingly inefficient. Only 14% of all 2013 recalled children’s products were successfully corrected or destroyed. For comparison, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)… Read More

Did you know that you can check for unsafe, recalled products by accessing KidsInDanger.org from your smartphone? 3 years ago this week, KID teamed up with WeMakeitSafer and TableXI to develop this site which makes it easier for parents and… Read More

On April 28, 2015 the Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx opened the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) event, Retooling Recalls: Getting to 100% Completion, with a call on all in the room to find a way to get the… Read More

In April, 2014 I joined KID as their first Director of Development. How I got here is a story unto itself. I first met Linda Ginzel and Nancy Cowles in 2002. At the time, I was the senior producer of… Read More

Today, many of us are with our mothers, our children or perhaps both — celebrating Mother’s Day.  Here at KID we wish you all a wonderful day together.  Mothers and children are at the heart of our work.  We work… Read More