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 Teenage drivers have the highest rate of car accidents. How can you protect your young driver? Set—and enforce—strict limits on car privileges to help teens gain driving experience safely. The two absolutes: Always wear a seatbelt. Never drink and drive. In addition, don’t allow an inexperienced teen driver to drive at night, in bad weather, on high-speed roads, or with teenage passengers.
Injury Prevention
Hauling a hefty backpack to school every day can damage a child’s posture. Parents can help by checking backpack weight and contents often. Know what your child needs to bring each day, and pull out any unnecessary items. A loaded backpack should equal less than 20% of your child’s weight—and should be carried on both shoulders, not one.
Archives of Disease in Childhood
Bowls, plastic containers, ball-shaped toys that split apart: Babies love these. But this type of item can easily be trapped by suction onto a baby’s face and cause suffocation. The risk is greatest for children ages 4 to 36 months. To safeguard young children, don’t allow them to play with these types of items unsupervised.
Pediatrics
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