Keeping young children safe on Halloween involves not just trick-or-treating with caution, but being cautious at home as well. Candles inside a jack-o-lantern, for example, can be magnets for toddlers and preschoolers. Consider using a flashlight or glow stick instead of a candle to light your pumpkin, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) advises. If you […]
5 Tips For Easing Children’s Fears about Scary Clowns
Clowns, usually a fun staple at kids’ birthday parties and circus visits, have gained a different reputation this year – as something to be feared. Driven in large part by posts and images shared on social media, children may feel a very real threat from scary clowns. While in most cases the threats have turned […]
Enjoy the thrills, avoid the spills, this Halloween (VIDEO)
Halloween is the one time of year when it’s necessary – even fashionable – for parents to have eyes in the back of their heads. In this Children’s Channel video, Heather Trnka, EMT-P, EMS-I, the injury prevention coordinator for Akron Children’s Hospital and Safe Kids Summit County, discusses ways to keep little boys and ghouls from […]
