The fire service is backing Child Safety Week, promoting practical steps families can take to protect children from harm at home, outdoors and near water. With warmer weather approaching and children spending more time outside, NFRS is emphasising the need for supervision and hazard awareness. Joe Hunter, group manager for community risk and response at...Read More
Tioga County officials say the money will strengthen local efforts to keep children safe while traveling. OWEGO, NY (607NewsNow) — Tioga County Public Health is getting a grant. The Community Foundation of South Central New York has awarded the department $5,000 for the county’s child passenger safety program. “Correct car seat installation and use are critical to...Read More
By Zaheer Kachwala April 13 (Reuters) – Videogame platform Roblox on Monday said it will create tailored accounts for young users in a push to shore up online safety, as it deals with intense global scrutiny over concerns of child endangerment. Through the company’s age-check nL6N3WT1HT system or parental verification, Roblox will assign users aged...Read More
Meta unveiled new safety features on Tuesday to limit harmful content shown to teenagers on Instagram, Facebook and Messenger, its first major policy change since the company was found liable in March for harming a young woman with the design of its platforms. The features will limit how frequently teenagers are shown posts about topics...Read More
The Chicago Bears will proceed with plans for a new stadium in Hammond, the organization announced Friday, positioning the team to play its home games in the state of Indiana. The announcement comes after the Chicago Bears’ Board of Directors voted Thursday to advance the stadium development project in Hammond and after Illinois failed to...Read More
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A portion of a street in Miami-Dade County’s rural Redland area was designated “Jimmy Ryce Avenue” a little more than three decades after the young boy’s abduction and murder. Leer en español Jimmy, 9, was kidnapped at gunpoint when he got off of his bus, just a block from his home,...Read More
Dozens of emails land in my inbox every day. But this one was different. It was from a child in residential care, and they were desperate. “What I am currently going through is not okay,” they wrote. “If I die while in my situation, I want residential care to be called out for what it...Read More
Cans of Celsius lined up on a store shelf by MDV Edwards via Shutterstock (1) Celsius Holdings (CELH) remains in focus after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launched an investigation into the company for marketing Alani Nu to teenagers and children. Alani Nu is a low-calorie energy drink containing 200 mg of caffeine per 12-ounce...Read More
Beyond major retail platforms, independent direct-to-consumer sites have cropped up to sell loungers that don’t appear to meet the new lounger standards or other infant product standards that might apply, including sites like Little Manta, Mumzworld, and SunLoveKids, all of which sell lounger-style products. In some cases, those products are marketed with soft sleep-adjacent language...Read More
In recognition of National Internet Safety Month, the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force is encouraging parents, caregivers, and communities across the state to strengthen their approach to protecting children online. Historically, the largest increases in online enticement cases occur during the summer months and the beginning of the school...Read More
