Category: Kidz Health N Safety
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Buying a Used Car Seat
Updated 7/25/23 Mention a car seat, and you have our attention. We firmly believe that car seats and restraints should always be used for kids who need them. In Arizona, this includes kids who are: Children ages eight to 17 must be restrained by shoulder and lap belts. Read more about current Arizona car seat…
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Stay Away From Seat Belt Extenders!
Have you heard about people using seat belt extenders to make it easier for kids to buckle into car seats? If you have, this is one “tip” to ignore. Seat belt extenders are devices that extend seat belts to let overweight or large passengers buckle in. They are only meant to be used in front…
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Swimming Lessons for Kids
It’s been crazily cool lately, especially for May, but we all know the temperature is going to hit triple digits soon. That means swimsuits and toys will be pulled out as more people take to the water! So let us ask you: have your kids had swimming lessons? Knowing how to swim is a basic…
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Let’s End the Epidemic of Child Drowning
It’s the saddest news we hear in the Valley every year: a toddler or child drowning. It’s already happened this year: a 3-year old drowned in the family pool in Queen Creek in April. It’s not that parents aren’t alert. Many do all they can. But just losing sight for a moment, through distraction or…
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Please Remember When Someone is in a Hot Car!
If it seems like each summer brings a news story about a child who died after being left in a hot car, you’re not imaging things. Last year, 43 children around the country died from heat stroke after being left in cars. Not all these kids had “bad parents.” But all had parents who either…
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Target Pulls Fidget Spinners
Target has pulled two types of fidget spinners from its stores and website following complaints from consumer groups about lead and mercury content in them. We posted an article earlier this year about why we choose to not carry fidget spinners in our store: We read the same reports about lead content in them. We…