Virginia car accidents can cause serious injuries to yourself or your loved ones, including small children. By using the appropriate method of buckling up, you can lessen the amount of damage a collision could inflict. Here are some safety tips to keep in mind the next time you and your children are on the road, …
Tips on Protecting Virginia Children from Tip-Over Accidents
Injuries to children are inevitable, but there are steps families can take to try to prevent some of the more dangerous ones, such as tip-over accidents. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, tip-over accidents such as falling furniture or televisions injure around 25,000 children every year. Falling television have proved most fatal, accounting …
Virginia Injuries To Children and Minors: A Look at Broken Bones
It’s just a fact of life that children are going to run, jump, hang, spring, bound and buzz around regardless of where they are or what they are doing. Unfortunately, with such activity comes the risk of injury, especially from slips or falls. Parrish Law Firm, PLLC is here to give you some information on …
Childhood Bullying
With the media attention that has followed a frightening trend of bullying-related suicides in the United States and other countries, it has become nearly impossible to accept the schoolyard bully’s actions as him or her “simply being a kid”. Childhood bullying has been linked to school absenteeism with approximately 160,000 kids citing a fear of …
2011 Child Booster Seat Rating – Belt Fit
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) evaluated the belt fit of the variety of booster seats on the market in 2011 and found 31 booster seats meet their top rating of “best bet”. This gives parents more of a selection than ever when choosing a booster seat perfect for their child. Please note this …