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Are Your Infant’s Sleeping Accommodations Safe when you Travel?

September 12, 2016 by kidstra

Safety alert! When traveling, many parents put their infants to bed in unsafe positions or locations, increasing the risk of SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) and other injuries. 1. Safe sleeping arrangements are often difficult to duplicate away from home. Until infants are one year of age they should be put to bed on their […]

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Children/Cold weather/Car rides/Health and safety

January 6, 2013 by kidstra

Many steps that parents take to keep infants and toddlers safe and warm for car rides in cold winter weather are ineffective, unhealthy and, sometimes, dangerous. Here is what you should know: 1. Secure your footing when maneuvering a car seat and infant in and out of cars. Is the ground icy? Holding an infant/car […]

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Infants/sleeping/away from home/cribs/health and safety

April 5, 2010 by sonicblum

Before traveling with an infant, consider the following: How will he or she sleep (or not sleep) away from home? Should your infant sleep in your bed? Are car seats OK for overnight sleeping? Are hand-me-down cribs at grandmother’s house acceptable? What about cribs available in hotels? Are portable travel cribs safe? Here is what […]

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