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When A Child’s Laughter Disrupts Airline Passengers…

Yesterday it wasn’t the flight attendant. It wasn’t the guy next to us who had more right to be annoyed than the rest of the plane. And it wasn’t the grumpy elderly couple that spent the flight split between bouts of criticizing each other and snoring loudly. It was the mom behind me with two…

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National Child Passenger Safety Week: Choose the Right Car Seat!

Did you know that car crashes are the number one killer of children under 12 in the United States? That’s a pretty scary statistic. This week is National Child Passenger Safety Week, and we want to encourage parents everywhere to make sure their little ones are safe. According to theNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), “The best way to protect them in the car is to put them in the right seat, at the right time, and use it the right way.”

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Child Seat Belt Laws for a Pickup Truck

Pickup trucks are making resurgence in the United States, with many women preferring the truck to the traditional station wagon or minivans as their vehicle of choice. While the utility of a truck is without question, it does raise safety concerns for how to transport children safely. In most states, the laws require children to…

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How to Get Your Teen to Stop Texting While Driving

Teenagers are addicted to texting. They are expected to respond to text messages instantaneously and have no problem putting a stop to whatever it is they are doing in order to reply. This becomes a huge problem when what they are doing is operating a motorized vehicle. Many parents worry about distracted driving, and rightfully…