tip-overs

Today, the U.S. House passed a number of important children’s product safety bills that would protect children from hazardous products by an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 325 to 103. The Stop Tip-overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth (STURDY) Act… Read More

Today, KID released Tracking Trends: Children’s Product Recalls in 2020 analyzing the children’s products recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Read our press release featuring quotes from Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, Parents Against Tip-overs, Illinois PIRG, and Illinois… Read More

Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-9) introduced The Stop Tip-overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth (STURDY) Act (H.R.1314) in the U.S. House today. KID thanks Rep. Schakowsky for her leadership in children’s product safety and for introducing this life-saving bill that… Read More

Furniture and TV tip-overs can happen in an instant even when parents are nearby, as seen in the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)’s PSA ‘Even When You’re Watching’. The CPSC recently released a report on tip-overs that contains data… Read More

Wednesday, November 18, 2020 marks National Injury Prevention Day, launched by the Injury Free Coalition for Kids, to raise awareness about the significance of injury and advocate for prevention. Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death and disability for… Read More

Putting it in perspective: You’re 4 years old. You and your siblings are playing hide and seek, and you’re struggling to find a place to hide. You look around everywhere, come across a dresser with an empty drawer, and decide… Read More

On July 16, KID hosted our first Conversation with KID, part of our Best Friend Award Conversations and Virtual Tribute. Our first talk was about the dangers of IKEA furniture tip-overs and featured Dan Mann, an attorney who represents families… Read More

Join KID Thursday, July 16, 2020 at 6pm-6:45pm Central for a virtual conversation with Dan Mann, attorney representing families against IKEA and Crystal Ellis of Parents Against Tip-Overs. Moderated by Shawn Kasserman, KID Board President. This is part of KID’s… Read More

Message from the executive director… One of the many privileges of my job is working with parents who have lost their children to unsafe products and have become advocates in our fight to save children’s lives. One such parent is… Read More

Once again, IKEA’s tip-over prone dressers made headlines earlier this month, after IKEA agreed to pay $46 million to the family of Jozef Dudek who died after a recalled IKEA dresser tipped over on him. Jozef would be turning five… Read More