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• Do You Speak Up When You See a Child Hit in Public?

  Every April, I get that old Edmund Burke quote stuck in my head: "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." Or something to that effect.  April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, the time when child protection groups across the country start beating that drum again. Speak up, speak up, speak UP when you see something.  Except, I am not that parent. Read More... Posted Apr 16 2009, 05:31 PM by JeanneSager with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: discipline, behavior, spanking, judgment, child safety, child abuse, abuse, Jeanne Sager, carseat, mommy police, child abuse prevention month

• Six-year-old Goes to Traffic Court

  He wasn't behind the wheel, but a six-year-old New Mexico boy was sentenced by a judge to traffic court. After all, it was his fault his mother ended up with a traffic ticket. Read More... Posted Apr 13 2009, 09:34 AM by JeanneSager with | with no comments Filed under: cars, discipline, behavior, crime, child safety, safety, family car, Jeanne Sager, judge, booster seat, carseat, seatbelt

• The First Look at Booster Seats Shows - Unlucky 13 Fail

  That's it. I'm putting my daughter in a bubble. No, really. I bought a gas guzzler because I wanted the most steel I could put between her and everyone else on the road. I kept that little booty facing backward for as long as the law allowed. I went through one of those car seat inspections to make sure I got it right. I waited until she was exactly 38 inches (by the pediatrician's measurements, not my writer's math) before putting her in a booster seat. And now this: the first ever review of child's booster seats finds a list of dangers lurking in our backseats. Excuse me, did that say FIRST EVER? Read More... Posted Oct 02 2008, 12:35 PM by JeanneSager with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: recall, safety, kids in cars, danger, Jeanne Sager, safety seat laws, booster seat, highway, carseat, Institute for HIghway Safety