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October 27, 2011
AAP Gives Crib Bumpers the Boot
Last month, Chicago banned the sale of crib bumpers. Now, the American Academy of Pediatrics has revised its recommendations: It's time to ditch those cute crib bumpers altogether, Moms. The AAPs prior recommendations, which came out in 2005, advised parents to use only crib bumpers that are "thin, firm, well secured, and not 'pillowlike'" in order to prevent SIDs. But bumpers of all kinds have come under scrutiny in recent years, as cases of baby suffocation deaths have been linked to them. So the AAPs new stance is: "Keep soft objects, loose bedding, or any...
baby products, crib bumper ban, SIDs
October 5, 2011
Study Abroad Safety in the Wake of Amanda Knox's Experience
Anyone who has a child studying abroad or one who hopes to someday probably shudders upon hearing about Amanda Knox. Sure, what happened was a freak series of events not likely to happen again, but it sheds light on the vulnerability of young Americans abroad. No bueno. I didn't study abroad in college but did go to Paris for a week in high school. There were probably 40 students and five chaperones, who we were near us just about every minute of the trip. One evening (not even late at night), taking a scenic walk back to our hotel after dinner, me and two or three other girls...
Amanda Knox, study abroad, travel safety