Child Trends – Natalia Pane, M.B.A., M.A.
“It’s that time again, time for the release of everyone’s summer safety tips. Here at Child Trends, our safety tips are based on—what else?—data! First, your suspicion is correct: June, July, and August are more dangerous for children than other months , at least if we use deadly unintentional injuries as the measure (see graph). Nearly one-third of all fatal child injuries occur during these three months…Given what we know are the most common fatal injuries, here are our tips for keeping the summer safe.”(more)