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Injury Prevention

 Hauling a hefty backpack to school every day can damage a child’s posture. Parents can help by checking backpack weight and contents often. Know what your child needs to bring each day, and pull out any unnecessary items. A loaded backpack should equal less than 20% of your child’s weight—and should be carried on both shoulders, not one.

Archives of Disease in Childhood

 Bowls, plastic containers, ball-shaped toys that split apart: Babies love these. But this type of item can easily be trapped by suction onto a baby’s face and cause suffocation. The risk is greatest for children ages 4 to 36 months. To safeguard young children, don’t allow them to play with these types of items unsupervised.

Pediatrics