Sometimes, real life truly is much stranger than fiction. This is especially the case wherever children and safety issues come together. One of these stories really happened. The other two were derived from the voices inside our head. Can you … Continue reading →
Here we are yet again: Another mass shooting, another group of kids mowed down in their classroom, another set of grieving parents suddenly forced to refer to their children in the past tense. A new batch of photographs running across … Continue reading →
In the book ‘Guns for Protection?,’ I write about the folly of Stand Your Ground laws, which allow people to go free from murder after shooting someone dead, so long as they claim to have felt threatened by the other … Continue reading →
As previously promised, here is our newest resource for parents and teachers: A six page printable coloring book that teaches kids about the dangers of walking on frozen lakes, rivers, or ponds. A handful of kids die this way each … Continue reading →
To be a safety advocate is to surround yourself in tragedy on a daily basis. So it’s nice when every once in a while a story comes along that allows us to teach a lesson while still giving readers a … Continue reading →
Of all the dirty industries out there, few, if any, are dirtier than the U.S. military. Former military bases are some of the most contaminated sites in America. A buddy of mine who served in Afghanistan says that he and … Continue reading →
Some of the most pertinent dangers are those that are the easiest to overlook. One such overlooked risk comes from falling tree branches, which consistently snatch away the lives of several dozen children every year. Typically downed in storms or … Continue reading →
There’s little about society that the coronavirus has left untouched. This pandemic has had consequences extending far beyond its medical toll: economic hardship, increases in inequality, and a general rise in fear and paranoia, as if America needed any more … Continue reading →
Having studied child safety for close to 20 years now, we’ve seen a lot of odd injuries in our day. The cardinal rule seems to be: If it exists, then children will find some way to injure themselves with it. … Continue reading →
