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“You watch television to turn your brain off and you work on your computer when you want to turn your brain on.” — Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Computer and Pixar, in Macworld Magazine, February 2004 Few days back I went to pick up my friends little girl from the child care center. I was shocked watching those little young children in front of the television set, watching babies and toddlers educational TV shows. I wondered, if there’s any age limit for kids “media watching”. Are there any benefits of those satellite television shows aimed at little boys and girls? Are those “Cartoon TV Shows” or “Kids Comedy Shows” helping our... Read More

Safety in the car becomes our first priority when kids are traveling in the car. Car manufacturers have come a long way about car safety and car safety ratings have improved. As parents its our responsibility too, to make sure that our kids are safe and secure once in the car. Most common cause of infant,toddler or young child death, is car accidents. Children in the car without the proper restraint can be seriously injured or die during the accident. Child safety seats and seat belts are the major safety features for the kids. Children of all ages from new born to teenagers should be fastened properly in the car according to size and weight, when traveling. We have discussed the safety measures... Read More

It was just last week I was running late for work and driving down in the peak hour traffic. I had just hit the main road, suddenly I received a phone call from work, if I can pick up a client from the airport. I was really angry, it was already so hot and the peak hour traffic and another 10 km drive. Somehow I reached the airport and started looking for the car park. Another 10 minutes wasted looking for the parking. As soon as I opened the door I could hear the planes landing and taking off and than I heard some little kid screaming “Alloplane”. I turned around and it was my own one and half year old in the child seat whom I was supposed to drop at the day care center. I had completely... Read More

Playgrounds and outdoor play equipment provide fun, fresh air, and exercise, but they also can pose some safety hazards. Faulty equipment, improper surfaces, and careless behavior are just a few of the hazards of playgrounds. Many of these could be prevented with the proper supervision. You can make the playground a place that’s entertaining and safe for your kids by checking equipment for potential hazards and following some simple safety guidelines. And teaching kids how to play safely is important: If they know the rules of the playground, they’re less likely to get hurt. Playground injury is a serious and common childhood event. The natural environment provides great opportunities... Read More

All children are eager to play outdoors. While the outdoors provides a wonderful outlet for children to release energy, there is always the potential for “accidents”. Children need and want to take risks when they play. It is therefore important to offer children stimulating, challenging environments for exploring and developing their abilities. It is however also important that the environment should be such that children are not exposed to unacceptable risk of severe injury. Getting outside with the family is great, but kids outdoor safety is an important factor not to be overlooked when planning outdoor activities. Sun safety Infants’ skin is particularly susceptible to... Read More

Plan child proofing of the house before the child’s first arrival at home and keep updating with the development of the child. Try crawling around the house on your knees and see where you can reach and what you can touch. All of these things that you see from child’s eye have to be child proofed. Child proofing is essential and possible at your home but when you visit somebody only child proofing that works is continuous supervision. Here’s the list of things that we see in every household and what can you do to make them child proof.   Chemicals and other substances Keep all dangerous substances, medicines, chemicals and other poisonous substances out of reach of the... Read More

This section is dedicated to the safety of our kids, the most important asset that we have. “SUPERVISION” is the magic word when it comes to the child safety. Most of the childhood accidents are avoidable if we can supervise the little ones by ourselves and with the help of the kids safe technology at our hands. Having said that, it takes only a split second for the accident to happen. Only way to avoid that is the preventitive steps and making kids surroundings child safe. In the current market there are childsafe products available for any given situation. In most of the developed world there are kids safe centres that provide education and guidelines to the parents free of cost. If you... Read More