safe sleep

We have been warning about the dangers of crib bumper pads for years. You can read Aiden’s story, Preston’s story, Dr. Thach’s research or some of our many blog posts and web pages on it. The Illinois Attorney General has… Read More

In 2010, on average, almost 230 children under six visited emergency rooms each day because of injuries associated with nursery products – cribs, strollers, high chairs, etc – the very products bought to keep them safe. The CPSC recently released… Read More

In their efforts to create safe sleeping environments for infants, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued a statement today updating their advice for parents, including opposition to the use of crib bumper pads.  In their policy statement, “SIDS and… Read More

First the Chicago City Council voted to stop the sale of crib bumper pads in the city starting in January 2012. Now, Maryland has announced a proposed ban on bumper pads. Maryland will post their proposal next week and give… Read More

The City of Chicago became the first governmental body to ban the sale of crib bumper pads.  The ordinance, effective in 180 days, aims to remove this dangerous hazard from an infant’s sleep environment. Crib bumpers pads can cause suffocation… Read More

Kids In Danger has worked since our founding to improve children’s product safety.  Much of the focus has been on sleep environments – the one place babies are left unattended and the subject of a multitude of recalls for dangerous… 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

A new acronym – and organization — was born last week in Ohio – MIPA.  It stands for Midwest Injury Prevention Alliance and is the brain child of Dr. Gary Smith at the Center for Injury Research and Policy at… Read More

Yesterday, CPSC released the Arm’s Reach Concepts, Inc’s voluntary recall of about 76,000 infant bed-side sleepers, due to entrapment, suffocation and fall hazards. Infants are at risk of falling from the raised mattress to the loose fabric at the bottom… Read More