Warning to Parents: Watch Your Kids… Especially at Chuck E. Cheese

At least that’s the message a TV station in San Antonio, Texas is trying to get out to parents. A local TV news crew there recently aired an investigative report illustrating dangerous lapses in security at nearly every Chuck E. Cheese restaurant in the city. At the heart of the investigation was the popular restaurant chain’s Kid Check program. Parents with young children are likely familiar with the service. Basically, when you visit the kiddie eatery, which is jam-packed with video games, indoor playground equipment and other toys, you get your hand stamped with invisible ink. When you visit in … Continue reading

Useful Websites: Child Safety

No matter how hard you try to prevent it, your children are inevitably going to get hurt at some point in their lives. Whether it’s falling off their bike and scratching their knees, getting stung by a bee, or even breaking a bone, knowing what to do when your child gets hurt can make you and your child feel much better. I know when I was a child I seemed to be accident prone. To this day I have scars on my knees because I fell on them so many times. In my left calf I also have a piece … Continue reading