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Good morning blogosphere! My name is Hannah Thompson and I’m the newest addition to the Kids In Danger team. I’m very excited to jumpstart some new Spanish language outreach programs and projects during my internship at KID this summer. I… Read More

Join us for the 1st Annual Project Safe Child Walk-a-Thon! When & Where: Sunday, June 26th, at Cedar Creek Park in Seaford, New York. This walk will raise awareness about the new federal standards for child product safety and raise funds… Read More

Early in 2010, KID learned of two deaths involving crib bumper pads.  One was six month old Aiden in Texas, the other, seven week old Preston in Alaska.  These preventable deaths strengthened our resolve to continue to warn parents about… Read More

Update #2: (5/31/11) The House Energy and Commerce Committee never did get around to voting last week on this measure.  And it looks like they won’t this week either and then have a break next week.  So that gives us… Read More

The House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade is holding a ‘mark up’ session on a draft amendment on Thursday in their latest attempt to unravel the safety net provided by the landmark consumer protection bill (CPSIA) passed in 2008…. Read More

Home can be a dangerous place for young children. Dr. Kieran J. Phelan, a head researcher at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital explains, “The home environment is the most common location of injury for younger children.” Every year, around 2800 children… Read More

A sad story in this week’s news — a young baby in Pennsylvania was strangled in a recalled stroller while he slept at a family gathering.  The baby was placed to sleep in the Graco Quattro Stroller.  At some point… Read More

A few weeks back, we posted a blog about Tami as she was getting ready to start her hike on the Appalachian Trail. As of Friday, April 22nd, she had made her way up from Georgia into North Carolina!  Tami… Read More

Welcome to KID’s blog on our new website — we’ve listened to what parents, caregivers, advocates and others want to see and made some amazing changes. We think you’ll find the new KID website easier to use and navigate and… Read More

So the week spent with other product safety folks at the International Consumer Product Health and Safety (ICPHSO) Symposium was full of information and opportunities to collaborate on new approaches to safety. The first day and 1/2 of the meeting… Read More